A huge share of the Dallas–Fort Worth housing stock was built in the 1960s and 1970s — ranch homes in Garland, Richardson, Irving, and east Dallas that still run on their original wiring. Some of that wiring is aluminum branch-circuit wire installed during the copper shortage years; some of it is aging copper with brittle insulation and no ground. Either way, wiring doesn't last forever, and the warning signs usually show up long before the wiring fails completely. Grizzly Electrical Solutions performs whole-home and partial rewires across the DFW metroplex, handling the permits, the inspection process, and the panel work that usually goes with it.
From roughly the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s, builders across North Texas wired homes with single-strand aluminum branch circuits instead of copper. Aluminum expands and contracts more than copper as it heats and cools, and it oxidizes at connection points — over decades, connections at outlets, switches, and junction boxes loosen, resistance climbs, and heat builds where you can't see it. That's why aluminum branch wiring is treated as a fire-safety concern and why some insurers ask about it before writing a policy.
A full rewire isn't the only answer for aluminum. In some homes, approved remediation methods — such as copalum-style crimped pigtails that transition every connection to copper — are an accepted alternative. We evaluate the actual condition of your wiring and give you a straight recommendation: remediate, partially rewire the problem circuits, or rewire the home. If you're buying or selling a home with aluminum wiring, our electrical inspection service documents exactly what's there before you commit to a scope.
Wiring problems rarely announce themselves all at once. These are the signs electricians take seriously:
Any burning smell or visible scorching deserves immediate attention — our emergency electrician service runs 24/7 for exactly that. Intermittent symptoms that come and go are a job for our electrical troubleshooting service first, so we can tell you whether you're looking at a bad connection or a systemic wiring problem.
A partial rewire targets the circuits that actually need it: the kitchen and laundry circuits feeding modern appliances, the bathroom and garage circuits that need GFCI protection, or the aluminum branch circuits identified as the highest risk. It's less invasive, less disruptive, and often the right call when the rest of the home's copper wiring tests out healthy.
A full whole-home rewire replaces every branch circuit from the panel to the devices — new grounded copper wire throughout, new boxes where needed, modern AFCI and GFCI protection, and enough receptacles per room to meet current code. It makes sense when the wiring is original end-to-end, when insulation is failing broadly, when aluminum is present throughout, or when you're already gutting rooms for a renovation. A full rewire is also the moment to add capacity: dedicated circuits for the home office, the kitchen remodel, or a future EV charger from our EV charger installation service.
We'll map your circuits, test what you have, and lay out both options with honest trade-offs before any wall gets opened.
Rewiring is permitted work in every DFW city we serve. We pull the electrical permit, schedule the rough-in and final inspections with the city, and make sure the work passes — you don't manage any of that. Inspection typically happens in two stages: a rough-in inspection while walls are open, and a final inspection once devices and cover plates are on.
The electrical panel is often upgraded alongside a rewire. Original 1960s–70s panels were sized for a fraction of today's electrical load, and many are brands with known breaker reliability issues. If your rewire adds circuits or capacity, the panel usually needs to grow with it — our panel upgrade page covers that side of the project. Pairing a new panel with whole-home surge protection is a smart add while the system is already open. And a rewire is the natural time to bring smoke and CO detectors up to code with hardwired, interconnected units.
Rewiring is one of the larger electrical projects a home can need, and scope drives the price. The main cost drivers:
Call or text us to walk through your home's symptoms — we'll assess the wiring on site and give you an honest scope and price before any work begins.
Yes. Rewiring is permitted electrical work in every DFW city. We pull the permit, coordinate the rough-in and final inspections with the city, and ensure everything passes. Permit and inspection handling is included in our scope — it's not something you need to manage.
Not always. Depending on the wiring's condition, approved remediation methods — crimped copper pigtails at every connection — can be an accepted alternative to full replacement. We evaluate your specific wiring and recommend remediation, a partial rewire of the affected circuits, or a full rewire based on what's actually there.
It's real work — walls get opened in places, and circuits are offline while they're replaced. We plan the job circuit by circuit to keep as much of the home powered as possible, protect floors and furnishings, and coordinate with you on room-by-room timing. Most families stay in the home during the project.
Often, yes. If your panel is original to a 1960s–70s home, it was sized for far less load than a modern household uses, and a rewire that adds circuits or capacity usually requires panel work anyway. Doing both together means one permit cycle and one project instead of two.
A partial rewire of a few circuits can wrap up quickly; a full whole-home rewire typically spans multiple days to a couple of weeks depending on home size, access, and scope. We'll give you a realistic timeline with your estimate.
Grizzly Electrical Solutions is based in Rowlett and serves the entire Dallas–Fort Worth area: Rowlett, Plano, Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Arlington, Royse City, Garland, Rockwall, Irving, Grapevine, Richardson, McKinney, Sachse, Wylie, Murphy, and Farmers Branch.
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