$9,000 - $18,000
Knob-and-tube is not automatically an emergency. It becomes one when someone buried it in blown-in insulation, spliced it into modern Romex in an uncovered junction box, or ran a window air conditioner off it for fifteen summers. All three are common in Tremont, Ohio City and Old Brooklyn.
More Ohio carriers now decline or surcharge homes with active knob-and-tube or cloth-insulated wiring. If you got a letter after an inspection, we can usually scope the work to satisfy the carrier without doing the whole house at once.
Very few people rewire an occupied house in one shot. We normally do the panel and service first, then the circuits that carry real load, which is kitchen, laundry, HVAC and bathrooms, then bedrooms and lighting last. Each phase passes inspection on its own, so you are never stranded mid-project.
A 1,500 square foot Cleveland two-story runs $9,000 to $18,000 depending on plaster versus drywall, attic and basement access, and how many circuits the finished layout needs. Plaster and drywall patching is quoted separately so you can hand it to your own painter if you have one.
| Job | Our published price | What that includes |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic service call | $89 | Waived when you approve the repair the same visit |
| Panel replacement, same amperage | $1,800 - $2,600 | Permit and utility coordination included |
| Service upgrade, 100A to 200A | $2,400 - $3,600 | Meter base, mast, grounding, permit, inspection |
| Level 2 EV charger install, run under 25 ft | $650 - $1,400 | Dedicated 240V circuit, breaker, whip and mount |
| Outlet or switch replacement | $145 - $225 | Per device, same-day |
| Whole-home surge protector | $425 - $650 | Panel-mounted, 5-year equipment warranty |
| Recessed lighting, 6 cans or more | $185 - $260 | Per can, insulated-ceiling rated |
| Ceiling fan install | $220 - $385 | Higher end covers a new box and bracing |
| Standby generator, 22kW installed | $9,500 - $14,000 | Pad, transfer switch, gas connect, permit |
| Whole-home rewire, 1,500 sq ft | $9,000 - $18,000 | Knob-and-tube removal, patching quoted separately |
Ranges are real and quoted before work starts. The final number depends on panel location, run length, drywall repair and your municipality's permit fee — all of which we confirm on site, in writing, before anyone picks up a tool.
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FAQ
No. We work room by room and you keep power everywhere we are not working that day.
Less than people expect. We fish from the attic and basement and cut small access holes at devices and corners. Plaster homes take more patching than drywall homes.
Yes, and for many homeowners that is the right first phase, because the kitchen carries the most load and has seen the most code change since the original wiring.
It removes an inspection finding that kills deals. Buyers in Northeast Ohio walk away from knob-and-tube more often than they negotiate on it.
Call and talk to a person, or book a real arrival window online. Flat-rate price before we start, every time.