Home electrical work is not a DIY project. The best way to keep yourself, your family and your home safe is to hire a licensed professional whenever you’re renovating, remodeling or adding a room to your home. This ensures the work is done the right way and will be safe in the future. A licensed electrician is required to complete an apprenticeship by being the apprentice of a licensed electrician and then they need to be licensed by their respective state.

Reasons to Hire a Licensed Electrician

1. State certification– The right training is needed to earn a state license with hours of practice and testing to ensure education on all the state electrical safety codes. These codes are updated from time to time, so electricians need to be in the know. When you hire a licensed electrician, you can be sure they take the time and effort to be informed of these codes and the changes through ongoing training. You can go the cheaper route and hire an unlicensed electrician, but you run the risk of dealing with safety and insurance issues.
2. Safe, quality electrical work— If an electrician is licensed then their work will be evaluated to make sure it’s up to all the specifications for safety. Having a friend come in and help you will certainly lead to work that hasn’t checked all the safety and quality boxes. This puts your home, your life and your family’s life at risk.
3. Your insurance requires it– If you read the fine print of your homeowner’s insurance you’ll likely find that it requires that you use a licensed electrician to perform any work in your home. Doing it yourself could void your policy if there’s ever any issues in the future. You may be out a lot of money in the event there’s a fire that was caused by an electrical issue and the insurance company doesn’t pay you what you think they should.
4. Home inspections– Home inspections are required when you sell your home. During the inspection all the electrical work will be checked to make sure it up to all the current codes in your state. There is no guarantee of this if you hire an electrician that isn’t licensed, or you do the work on your own.
5. Save time & money– It’s always cheaper to go with an unlicensed electrician but overall it will cost more if you run into problems in the future. Work that’s done incorrectly will end up costing you more when it needs to be redone and poor work can cause electrocution hazards or electrical fires. It’s just not worth the money you will save upfront. Save yourself the stress and worry about the safety of your home and family and hire a licensed electrician.

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The electricians at Peterkin Electric are up-to-date on all the current codes because nothing is more important than the safety of your home and family. We have a great track record so contact us today when you need any electrical work done in your home.