Wiring and Rewiring
New circuits, whole-home rewiring, and aluminum wiring repair for homes and shops in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, and Post Falls.
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Wiring is the part of your house you never see until it fails. Problem Solved Electric installs new circuits, rewires older homes, repairs aluminum and knob-and-tube wiring, and wires shops, garages, additions, and remodels across Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Rathdrum, and Kootenai County.
New circuits and dedicated lines
The most common wiring call we get is a home that has outgrown its circuits. Kitchen remodels need dedicated 20-amp small-appliance circuits, a microwave circuit, and often a new range or oven line. Laundry rooms need a dedicated dryer circuit. Home offices, garage shops, hot tubs, EV chargers, mini-split heat pumps, and space heaters all need their own properly sized circuit so the rest of the house stops tripping. We run the wire, install the breaker, and label the panel so the next person can read it.
Whole-home and partial rewiring
A lot of the housing stock in older Coeur d'Alene neighborhoods, downtown Post Falls, and around Hayden Lake was built between the 1940s and the 1980s. That means we regularly find knob-and-tube in the attic, ungrounded two-wire circuits, cloth-insulated wire that crumbles when you touch it, and aluminum branch wiring from the 1970s. Insurance companies increasingly ask about these when you buy, sell, or renew a policy.
A rewire does not have to mean tearing the house apart. We fish new NM-B cable through attics, crawlspaces, and wall cavities, replace every outlet and switch with a grounded device, add AFCI and GFCI protection where code requires it, and patch only where we absolutely have to open a wall. Many homes only need the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms redone, and we quote it that way.
Aluminum wiring repair
If your home was built between roughly 1965 and 1975, there is a good chance it has aluminum branch wiring. Aluminum expands, contracts, and oxidizes at the terminals, which is why so many of those homes have warm outlets and flickering lights. We remediate it with COPALUM or AlumiConn connectors at every device and junction, or replace the runs entirely, depending on what the inspection shows.
Shops, garages, additions, and outbuildings
North Idaho loves its shops. We run subpanels and feeders to detached garages and pole buildings, install 240-volt circuits for welders, compressors, and lifts, add exterior receptacles and lighting, and wire additions and finished basements from rough-in through final inspection. Underground feeders to a detached shop are trenched, conduit-protected, and sized for what you plan to run, not just what you run today.
Troubleshooting and repair
Dead outlets, switches that control nothing, lights that dim when the furnace kicks on, and breakers that trip for no obvious reason usually trace back to one bad connection somewhere in the chain. We find it, fix it, and tell you whether it is a one-off or a sign of a bigger problem.
Permits and inspections in Kootenai County
New circuits and rewiring in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Rathdrum, and unincorporated Kootenai County require an electrical permit and inspection. We pull the permit under our license, schedule the inspection, and are on site when the inspector shows up. You get a clean, documented job that will not cause problems when you sell.
Service area
Hayden, Hayden Lake, Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Athol, and the rest of Kootenai County. Licensed and insured Idaho journeyman electrician, 5.0 stars on Google.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to rewire a house in Coeur d'Alene or Hayden?
It depends on square footage, how many circuits you need, attic and crawlspace access, and whether the panel also needs replacing. We walk the house, count devices, and give a written quote before any work starts. Partial rewires of just the kitchen, bedrooms, or one problem circuit are common and cost far less than a whole-home job.
Does my older Hayden home need to be rewired?
Not always. Homes with knob-and-tube, ungrounded two-wire circuits, aluminum branch wiring, cloth-insulated wire, or repeated breaker trips are the usual candidates. We inspect first and tell you what actually needs replacing versus what can be safely repaired.
Do you pull permits for wiring work in Kootenai County?
Yes. Any new circuit or rewire in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, or unincorporated Kootenai County is permitted and inspected. We handle the permit and meet the inspector.
Call (208) 352-0662 or book online for a wiring quote in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, or Post Falls.