Whole-Home Rewiring & New Construction Wiring

Whole-home rewiring replaces the wiring inside your walls — the part of your electrical system you can’t see and probably haven’t thought about until something started going wrong. Wave Electrical rewires older Baldwin County homes that still have aluminum branch wiring, cloth-insulated cable, or knob-and-tube, and also handles the full rough-in for new construction from the slab up. Jimmy’s licensed and insured, and the work is done so that an inspector signs it off the first time.

A lot of homes around here were built between 1965 and 1980, when aluminum was used for residential branch circuits across Alabama. Aluminum wiring is a known fire hazard at the terminations, and coastal humidity does it no favors — the connections corrode faster, the breakdown happens sooner, and what was marginal twenty years ago is dangerous now. Most rewires Jimmy does start as a panel upgrade and turn into a bigger job once the panel comes off the wall and the condition of the branch wiring becomes obvious.

When you need this

• Your home was built before 1980 and still has original wiring, especially aluminum
• You smell a burning or fishy odor near outlets or switches
• Outlets feel warm, lights flicker when appliances cycle on, or breakers trip without an obvious cause
• A panel upgrade has already revealed unsafe conditions inside the walls
• You’re remodeling, adding on, or doing a full gut renovation and want to start fresh
• You’re building new and need a licensed electrician for the rough-in, trim-out, and final

What the process looks like

For an existing home, Jimmy starts with a walk-through and a free quote. He’ll look at the panel, pull a few outlets, check the attic and crawlspace, and put a number on what a full rewire actually involves for your house. You’ll get a written quote, a timeline, and an honest answer about what can be saved versus what needs to come out.

The work itself is staged. Wave Electrical pulls the permit, runs new circuits from a new or upgraded panel out to every device in the house, and uses fishing techniques that minimize drywall cuts. You’ll have some patching to do at the end — that’s unavoidable — but Jimmy keeps the access points small and predictable. Most whole-home rewires take three to seven days depending on the size of the house and how accessible the walls and ceilings are. The inspector signs off and the house is good for another fifty years.

For new construction, Wave Electrical handles the full electrical scope — rough-in before drywall, trim-out after paint, panel and service install, and the final walkthrough with the inspector. Jimmy works with builders on custom homes across Fairhope, Daphne, and the rest of Baldwin County, and he’ll coordinate with your GC’s schedule so the electrical isn’t what holds the close-out up.

From your home to your business, the wiring is done right the first time, to current code, with the documentation to back it up.