If you’re a homeowner looking to remodel or renovate your house, it’s always a good idea to consider getting electrical upgrades from a licensed professional. Most homes built before the 1990s aren’t equipped to handle the electrical load that is used today. While upgrading a home’s entire electrical system may seem like a lot, it’s necessary to modernize your electrical system to ensure maximum functionality, safety, and efficiency. In this article, we’ll make some recommendations for some electrical upgrades you should consider when renovating your home!
Rewiring
One electrical upgrade that is essential when remodeling your home is rewiring or rerouting. When you remodel your house, oftentimes appliances and machines that require electricity are moved to different places. It’s essential that you rewire your electrical system so that enough power can be delivered to the areas where large appliances have been moved to. This is especially important in rooms like your kitchen and laundry room because refrigerators, washers, and dryers use a significant amount of electricity. You should always make sure that your electrical system can handle the load!
Panel Upgrades
Like with rewiring, panel upgrades are essential when remodeling your home. Each room in your home uses different amounts of electricity – for instance, your kitchen usually uses significantly more power than your bedroom. When renovating your home, you should take these factors into consideration and ask your electrician about upgrading your panels to fulfill each different room’s needs.
Smart Features
In today’s day and age, almost anything that runs on electricity can be remotely controlled via the internet: refrigerators, washing machines, thermostats, security systems, and even coffee machines. When it’s time to remodel your home, you should consider adding some of these smart features. These features will not only make your life easier, but they’ll increase the value of your home as well. Before you finish planning your remodel, ask your electrician about smart home capabilities!
Contact RCA Electric & Generators!
If you have any questions about electrical upgrades or are in need of a licensed, reliable electrician in the southeastern Massachusetts area, don’t hesitate to contact RCA Electric & Generators! Not only are we a Power Pro Premier dealer of Generac generators, but we also provide electrician services to clients throughout the region! Give us a call today at (508) 428-0449 or fill out the contact form on our website, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!