Kitchen and bathroom circuits
Dedicated lines for the stove, fridge, dishwasher and microwave, GFCI outlets near water, a fan on its own switch.
Services
Plumbing and electrical
Our licensed electricians and plumbers do the wiring and the pipes inside our renovations. They work to the same calendar as the carpenters, and every job that needs a permit gets one.
Do you need an ESA inspection for a renovation in Ontario?
Yes, whenever a renovation adds or changes wiring: new circuits, a finished basement, a kitchen with new appliance outlets, a panel upgrade. The electrician files a notification with the ESA before the work and the ESA inspects it after. Swapping a light fixture or an outlet for the same thing does not need one.
Behind the walls
Problems we find on wiring and plumbing jobs
Three things the electrician and the plumber find in older houses before they can do the job they came for.
A full panel
There is no room for the new kitchen circuits. The panel gets replaced before anything else.
Double-tapped breakers
Two wires on one breaker trip and overheat. We split them onto their own breakers.
Drains with no slope
A drain that runs flat backs up. We re-run it with the right fall to the stack.
Old galvanized supply pipes
Rust narrows them from the inside and drops the water pressure. We replace the runs we can reach while the walls are open.
Step by step
How a wiring and plumbing job runs
Trades work runs in six steps, and the inspector is part of the fourth. Nothing is closed until it is seen. The process page covers the quote, the contract and the papers you keep on all of our jobs.
List the loads
We list every appliance, light, tap and drain the new room will need, so the circuits and lines are sized right.
File the permits
The electrician files with the ESA and the plumber pulls the plumbing permit.
Rough-in
Boxes, cables, drains and supply lines go in while the walls are open.
Inspection
The ESA and the building inspector see the rough-in before the drywall.
Finish
Devices, fixtures, taps and the panel cover go on after paint.
Test and hand over
Every circuit and every tap is tested. You get the ESA certificate, the paperwork and a walk-through of where every shut-off sits.
Three forms
Where the trades show up
The trades work shows up in three forms on our jobs. The third one is the one nobody plans for.
Basement wiring and plumbing
A full set of circuits, pot lights, a bathroom rough-in and a kitchenette for a suite.
Panel upgrades and re-runs
A full panel replaced with a bigger one, old cloth wiring replaced where we open walls, drains moved for a new layout.
The quote
What changes a wiring and plumbing quote
Wire and pipe are cheap. What costs is where they have to go and what we find on the way.
- 01A panel upgrade, which the utility and the ESA both have to see.
- 02A laundry room or second bathroom far from the main stack.
- 03Old cloth or aluminum wiring that must be replaced where it is found.
- 04Moving a drain in a concrete floor.
- 05A new bathroom where there was none.
- 06Running power to a detached garage or an island.
Questions
What people ask about plumbing and electrical
Two questions about permits and panels that most homeowners search first.
Do you need to upgrade your electrical panel for a renovation?
Only if the panel is full or too small for what you are adding. A new kitchen, a finished basement or an EV charger each want their own circuits. If the panel has no spare slots or it trips when two things run, it gets upgraded first. A licensed electrician looks and tells you.
Who files the ESA permit, the homeowner or the electrician?
Our electrician files it, and the ESA inspects the work before walls close. A homeowner can file for their own work, but on a renovation the contractor does, and the certificate comes to you at the end.
When this is an emergency
We do this work inside a renovation. For a burst pipe, a dead outlet or a panel that smells hot, call a 24-hour plumber or electrician today. Do not wait for us.