Whole-House Rewiring in Berkeley
New wiring behind the walls of an older home.
Rewiring older East Bay homes
Many Berkeley and Oakland homes still have their original wiring: knob-and-tube, ungrounded circuits or too few circuits for how a family lives today. Rewiring replaces it with new, grounded circuits run back to your panel.
We rewire whole houses or one room at a time. Where we can, we fish new wire through the crawlspace and attic, so a finished room, even one with custom paint, can be rewired with no damage to the walls. During a remodel, with the walls open, we rewire everything at once.
Rewiring services
Whole-house rewires
New circuits for the entire home, run back to the panel.
Room-by-room rewiring
Bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens, one at a time.
Minimal wall damage
Wire fished through the crawlspace and attic wherever possible.
Clean, organized runs
Neatly run and labeled circuits in the crawlspace and panel.
New lighting & outlets
Fixtures, switches and grounded outlets installed after the rewire.
Panel upgrade at the same time
Often paired with a 200A main panel and a subpanel.
Recent rewiring projects
A simple, transparent process
You'll know the scope, the price and the schedule before any work starts.
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Call or text
Tell us what's going on. Photos help.
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Estimate
We look at the job and give you a clear price before work starts.
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Clean, safe work
Code-compliant work, with your home or business treated like our own.
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Walk-through
We test everything, show you what we did and clean up.
Brandon Salazar, owner
Owner · CSLB #1138443 · C-10 – Electrical
Brandon founded Bear Wire Electric in 2025, after more than a decade with respected electrical companies throughout the Bay Area. His specialty is residential work: panel upgrades, EV chargers, hot tubs, lighting design, rewiring and detailed troubleshooting.
What drives him is helping families feel secure and confident in their electrical systems, with energy-efficient upgrades that save money and keep a home powered, safe and efficient for years to come.
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Rewiring questions
Do you have to open up my walls?
Not always. In many homes we can run new wire through the crawlspace and attic. One of our recent bedroom rewires, in a room with custom paint, was done with no wall damage.
How do I know if my home needs rewiring?
Knob-and-tube or ungrounded two-prong outlets, frequent tripped breakers, flickering lights or a home that hasn't been rewired in decades are all reasons to have it checked.
Can you rewire during a remodel?
Yes. With the walls open it's the best time to replace old wiring and add the circuits you'll need.
