From whole-house rewiring to knob-and-tube replacement, our licensed electricians bring your home's wiring up to modern safety standards and code compliance.
The wiring inside your walls is the backbone of your entire electrical system. When it's outdated, damaged, or insufficient, it puts your home and family at risk every single day. Many Austin homes, especially those in established neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Travis Heights, Bouldin Creek, and Allandale, were built decades ago with wiring systems that simply weren't designed for modern electrical loads.
Volt Masters Electric specializes in residential wiring and rewiring throughout Austin and the surrounding communities. With over 15 years of experience and Texas license TECL #28475, we have the expertise to handle everything from targeted circuit additions to complete whole-house rewiring projects.
A whole-house rewire involves replacing all of the electrical wiring throughout your home with modern, code-compliant copper wiring. This is typically necessary when a home still has original wiring from the 1960s or earlier, when the existing wiring shows signs of deterioration, or when you're planning a major renovation.
Our rewiring process is designed to minimize disruption to your daily life. We work room by room, carefully routing new wiring through walls, attics, and crawl spaces. Where possible, we use existing pathways to avoid excessive drywall damage, and we always patch and repair any openings we need to make.
Knob-and-tube wiring was the standard installation method from the 1880s through the 1940s, and it's still found in many older Austin homes. While knob-and-tube wiring was well-engineered for its time, it presents several significant concerns today. It has no ground wire, making it incompatible with three-prong outlets and modern appliances. The rubber insulation becomes brittle and cracks with age, exposing live conductors. And it was never designed to handle the electrical loads of air conditioning, modern kitchens, and home offices.
Many Austin homeowners discover they have knob-and-tube wiring when they try to get homeowner's insurance, as most carriers will either refuse coverage or charge significantly higher premiums. Our team has extensive experience removing knob-and-tube wiring and replacing it with safe, modern wiring — often without the need to gut your walls entirely.
Aluminum wiring was widely used in residential construction during the late 1960s and 1970s as a less expensive alternative to copper. Unfortunately, aluminum wiring has proven to be problematic. The connections at outlets, switches, and junction boxes tend to loosen over time due to aluminum's expansion and contraction rate, creating hot spots that can lead to fires.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has found that homes with aluminum wiring are 55 times more likely to have connections reach fire hazard conditions. If your Austin home has aluminum wiring, we offer two solutions:
Building a new home or adding on to your existing one? Volt Masters Electric provides complete electrical wiring for new construction projects and home additions throughout Austin. We work closely with your general contractor and the City of Austin permitting office to ensure your electrical system is designed correctly from the ground up.
All of our wiring work is performed to meet or exceed the current National Electrical Code (NEC) and City of Austin amendments. We pull all required permits, schedule inspections, and ensure every connection, every wire run, and every device is installed correctly. When the inspector signs off on our work, you can be confident that your home's electrical system is safe and up to code.
Common questions about residential wiring services in Austin
Common signs include frequent breaker trips, flickering lights, discolored or warm outlets, a burning smell near outlets or switches, two-prong outlets throughout the home, or a home built before 1970 that has never been rewired. If you notice any of these warning signs, schedule an electrical inspection with our team to assess the condition of your wiring.
A typical whole-house rewire for a 1,500 to 2,500 square foot Austin home takes 5 to 7 working days. Larger homes or those with particularly difficult access (concrete slab foundations, limited attic space) may take longer. We provide a detailed timeline during your estimate and work efficiently to minimize disruption to your household.
We take great care to minimize wall damage during a rewire. Our electricians use existing pathways through attics and crawl spaces wherever possible, and any necessary access holes are small and strategically placed. We patch all openings after the wiring is complete, though some homeowners choose to have their painter handle the final cosmetic touch-up to match existing paint.
In most cases, yes. We rewire your home in sections, so you'll have power in most of the house at any given time. There will be periods when certain circuits are off while we work on them, but we always restore power at the end of each workday. We'll discuss the project timeline and any temporary inconveniences during your initial consultation.