If your home was built prior to the start of the 21st century, it may need to be rewired. This may be especially important if you like to run multiple appliances, electronic devices, and other modern items that put a strain on your home’s older electrical grid. Fortunately, it may be possible to rewire your house without having to cut into drywall or by making strategic cuts that are easy to repair.
New Wiring Can Be Installed in an Exposed Area
In most cases, new wiring can be installed in an attic or crawlspace that an electrician has access to. Those wires will then be connected to the home’s electrical panel and secured to a joist or floorboard in the attic or crawlspace where they need to terminate. Prior to being secured, they will be run through the wall to the outlet or fixture that it needs to supply power to. When the work is finished, you’ll have safe and effective wiring that doesn’t need to be installed in exposed drywall or sheetrock.
What Happens to Existing Wires?
The wires that are already enclosed in your home’s drywall can remain where they are. They will no longer be live and generally pose no danger to your home or anyone inside of it. Essentially, they just sit inside of the drywall or sheetrock until you choose to take it out.
The Importance of Keeping Drywall Intact
There are a number of reasons why you don’t want to cut into drywall, sheetrock, or similar materials. First, it can be prohibitively expensive to do so because you have to factor in the cost of removing it as well as repairing and replacing what you’ve taken away. Although drywall itself doesn’t cost a lot, it has to be installed properly, which can take time and expertise. If you need someone to do the work for you, it’s possible that you’ll spend hundreds of dollars on labor costs.
You might also cause structural issues if drywall is taken from a load-bearing wall or a load-bearing section of a wall. If wires are located in such an area, it may not even be possible to cut into the drywall to gain access to it.
Finally, working with drywall means dealing with a lot of dust and other particles, which may be less than ideal if you have breathing issues. You may also put yourself at risk of an injury if you have to work in a tight space, which means that you may have to hire a professional to do the work for you.
Get in Touch with Mister Sparky for Assistance
If you’re looking to have your home rewired as efficiently as possible, don’t hesitate to contact the team at Mister Sparky today. We’ll create a plan that allows us to complete the project as cleanly and quickly as possible. Ultimately, you will be able to enjoy your home and feel good that it will be safe to occupy for years to come.