Commercial
New Construction Wiring
Temporary power through rough-in to trim-out, on the general contractor's programme.
New Construction Wiring — what's involved
On a new build the electrical contractor is on site three separate times — temporary power at the start, rough-in once the frame is up and the roof is on, and trim-out at the end — and each visit has to land in the right window. Rough-in that is late holds up insulation and drywall and pushes every trade behind it; rough-in that is done badly is discovered at trim-out when the walls are closed.
Electric Shock takes on full electrical packages for new homes, additions and light commercial construction: temporary power, the permanent service, complete rough-in, and the finish work. The part worth investing in is the planning conversation before rough-in — receptacle placement, switching, lighting layout and provision for things like a future charger or a finished basement are nearly free while the walls are open and expensive forever afterwards.
New Construction
Photos of this work will appear here as jobs are documented.
The new construction package
- Temporary construction power, with GFCI protection for the other trades
- Permanent service, meter equipment and panel, coordinated with the utility
- Complete branch circuit rough-in, boxes, and recessed housings set in open framing
- Low-voltage and structured cabling rough-in for data, cameras and access points
- Provision for future loads — charger circuits, sub-panels, basement finishing
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm systems, interconnected to code
- Complete trim-out: devices, fixtures, panel schedule and testing
- Rough and final inspection coordination with the building department
The New Construction Wiring process
Temporary power
A temporary service so the other trades can work, with proper GFCI protection and a layout that suits the site rather than the first convenient post.
The pre-rough-in walk
We walk the framed shell with you and mark device and fixture positions on the studs. An hour here prevents most of the regrets people have about a finished house.
Rough-in to the programme
Service, panel, boxes, circuits and housings installed in the window between framing and insulation, so nothing behind us is held up.
Rough inspection
Inspected while everything is visible. Anything the inspector raises is corrected before the walls close, which is the entire point of the sequence.
Trim-out and final
Devices, fixtures and equipment connected, the panel schedule completed, everything tested, and the final inspection scheduled.
What you get out of it
Decisions made while they are free
An extra circuit, a conduit to the garage or a switch in a better place costs almost nothing before drywall.
Programme kept
Rough-in landing in its window is what keeps insulation, drywall and every following trade on schedule.
Provision for later
Charger circuits, basement sub-panels and data conduit roughed in now save opening a finished house later.
New Construction questions
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Often booked alongside this
- Commercial ElectricalService work, distribution, lighting and power for shops, offices, restaurants and light industrial.
- Tenant ImprovementsElectrical fit-out for new tenancies: demolition, distribution, lighting and equipment power.
- Electrical Panel UpgradesSwap a crowded, fused or obsolete panel for a modern breaker panel with room to grow.
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