Wiring & rewiring
House rewiring in Delray Beach, FL
Rewiring is the least glamorous electrical work there is and one of the few that changes how safe a house actually is. We rewire older Delray Beach homes, remediate aluminum branch circuits, add dedicated circuits for modern equipment, and wire remodels and additions across Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Every job is performed by licensed, insured technicians, with the electrical permit pulled and inspections scheduled. 35+ Years in Business.
- Whole-house and targeted circuit replacement
- Aluminum and cloth-insulated wiring addressed properly
- Load calculation before scope, not after
- Permit pulled, inspections coordinated
35+ Years in Business · Licensed & Insured AC and Electrical Technicians · Open 24 hours · 7 days a week · 24/7 Emergency Service
What we do
Rewiring and wiring scope
A rewire is not one decision, it's a series of them: which circuits are genuinely unsafe, which are merely old, what the house needs to support now, and how much of the finish work you want to take on. We start by finding out what is actually in the walls.
Whole-house rewiring
Staged replacement of branch wiring in older homes, coordinated so you keep power to most of the house while the work moves room to room.
Aluminum wiring remediation
Connections at devices are where aluminum branch wiring fails. We address terminations with listed connectors or replace circuits, depending on condition and your plans for the house.
New and added circuits
Dedicated circuits for kitchens, laundry, garage equipment, workshops, pool and spa equipment, well pumps, and window or mini-split air conditioning.
Remodel and addition wiring
Rough-in and finish wiring for kitchen and bath remodels, additions, garage conversions, and detached structures, coordinated with your other trades.
Subpanels and feeders
Subpanels for additions, garages, casitas, and outbuildings, sized from a real load calculation rather than whatever fits.
Repair of damaged wiring
Rodent damage, water intrusion, overheated conductors, failed splices, and wiring cut during other trades' work.
Older homes
Signs the wiring is the problem
Two-prong receptacles throughout the house mean there is no equipment grounding conductor on those circuits. Brittle or cracking insulation, cloth sheathing, splices made outside a box, and paint-painted-over junctions all indicate wiring that has outlived the assumptions it was installed under. Heat damage or darkening at the screw terminals of receptacles and switches is the classic aluminum-wiring finding.
None of that means the house is unsafe today. It does mean an inspection should decide the scope, rather than a symptom deciding it for you in a few years. If you are buying, selling, or shopping for insurance, that documentation has value of its own.
Licensed, insured, and permitted
Delray Beach Air Conditioning & Electrical is a collective of licensed electricians and air conditioning technicians. Work is performed by licensed, insured crews, including permitting and inspection where your municipality requires it. Open 24 hours · 7 days a week.
How it goes
The rewiring process
- Step 1
Walk the house and take stock
Panel, service size, wiring types actually present, grounding and bonding, device conditions, and where circuits run. Older Delray Beach homes are frequently a mix of eras.
- Step 2
Load calculation and scope
We calculate the load for the house as it will be used — not as it was in 1968 — and define what gets replaced now versus what can wait.
- Step 3
Written plan and sequence
Which rooms, in what order, how long power is off each day, what gets opened up, and who patches. Surprises on a rewire are almost always sequencing surprises.
- Step 4
Permit and inspection
We pull the electrical permit with the jurisdiction that covers your address and schedule rough and final inspections around the drywall work.
- Step 5
Rewire, terminate, test
New cable runs, boxes, devices, grounding, and panel terminations, then circuit-by-circuit testing and a labeled panel directory when we're done.
Permits & code
Permitting and inspection
Rewiring requires an electrical permit and inspection in both jurisdictions we work in. Properties inside city limits permit through the City of Delray Beach Building Division, which also requires the electrician to be registered with the city in addition to holding state licensure. Unincorporated county addresses permit through Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning & Building. We pull the permit, schedule the rough inspection before anything is closed up, and return for the final.
New circuits are installed to the National Electrical Code edition adopted by the Florida Building Code, which brings current arc-fault and ground-fault protection requirements, tamper-resistant receptacles where required, and proper grounding and bonding into the work. Where a service is replaced as part of the project, a surge protective device at the service is part of the current requirement set rather than an upsell.
Cost
What drives rewiring cost
| What changes the price | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Size and layout of the house | Square footage, number of rooms and circuits, and one story versus two all set the baseline quantity of work. |
| Access to the wiring paths | Accessible attic and crawl space makes a rewire far less invasive than block walls, slab construction, or finished ceilings that must be opened and patched. |
| Whole-house versus targeted | Replacing every branch circuit costs more than remediating specific problem circuits. Condition and your plans for the home decide which is right. |
| Panel and service capacity | A rewire often reveals that the service or panel also needs upgrading before the new load calculation works out. |
| Code-required additions | New circuits bring current GFCI, AFCI, tamper-resistant device, and grounding requirements with them — those are part of the job, not extras. |
| Drywall, paint, and finishes | Whether we open and patch or your contractor handles it changes both cost and schedule. We're explicit about the line between the two. |
| Permit and inspection scope | Jurisdiction, inspection count, and scheduling all factor into the timeline and the labor. |
Rewiring is priced from a walkthrough, not a phone call — the wiring paths in your specific house are the biggest variable.
Local context
South Florida wiring realities
- Aluminum branch-circuit wiring was widely installed in homes built roughly 1965–1973; South Florida has plenty of it, and it is a common insurance question.
- Cloth- and rubber-insulated wiring in 1950s and 1960s houses becomes brittle in attic heat, and Delray Beach attics get very hot.
- Block construction with slab-routed conduit changes the approach entirely compared with wood-frame homes elsewhere.
- Coastal humidity and salt air accelerate corrosion at terminations, exterior boxes, and outdoor disconnects.
- Additions built decade by decade often mean four wiring eras in one house — a rewire is when that gets rationalized.
- Homes being prepared for sale or a new insurance policy often need documentation of what was replaced; we provide it.
Choosing a scope
Partial rewire vs. whole-house rewire
Most Palm Beach County homes do not need every circuit replaced. The decision comes down to what the wiring actually is, how much of it is failing, and whether you are already opening walls for a renovation.
| Comparison | Partial rewire | Whole-house rewire |
|---|---|---|
| Best when | Specific circuits are failing, or one area — kitchen, bath, addition, garage — needs modern wiring and protection. | The home still has cloth-insulated, ungrounded, or aluminum branch wiring throughout, or a renovation already has walls open. |
| Living in the house | Usually livable throughout, with power off only in the work area. | Phased by area; some households stay, others move out for part of the work. |
| Wall and ceiling repair | Limited to the circuits being replaced. | Extensive — patching and paint should be budgeted alongside the electrical scope. |
| Panel work | Sometimes; only if the existing panel cannot support the new circuits. | Almost always paired with a panel or service upgrade. |
| Permit and inspection | Permitted through your city or Palm Beach County, inspected on completion. | Permitted and inspected, typically with rough-in and final inspections. |
Partial rewire
- Best when
- Specific circuits are failing, or one area — kitchen, bath, addition, garage — needs modern wiring and protection.
- Living in the house
- Usually livable throughout, with power off only in the work area.
- Wall and ceiling repair
- Limited to the circuits being replaced.
- Panel work
- Sometimes; only if the existing panel cannot support the new circuits.
- Permit and inspection
- Permitted through your city or Palm Beach County, inspected on completion.
Whole-house rewire
- Best when
- The home still has cloth-insulated, ungrounded, or aluminum branch wiring throughout, or a renovation already has walls open.
- Living in the house
- Phased by area; some households stay, others move out for part of the work.
- Wall and ceiling repair
- Extensive — patching and paint should be budgeted alongside the electrical scope.
- Panel work
- Almost always paired with a panel or service upgrade.
- Permit and inspection
- Permitted and inspected, typically with rough-in and final inspections.
Scope is set after an on-site evaluation of the existing wiring, not from a photo or a phone description.
Rewiring questions
Contact
Request service
Tell us what's going on and when you'd like us out. For anything that feels like a safety issue — burning smell, scorched outlet, sparking — call instead.
- (561) 816-5331
- admin@acdelray.com
- 956 SW 20th Ct, Delray Beach, FL 33445
- Open 24 hours · 7 days a week
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