Pontiac Electrical Company handles the full range of residential and commercial electrical work in Pontiac and across Oakland County, Michigan. Whether a breaker keeps tripping at two in the morning or a property manager needs a panel upgrade before a tenant moves in, we take calls every day from 8 AM to 11 PM and get the job scoped on the phone before anything is scheduled. Breakers that hold. Outlets that work. Lights that stay on.
From routine outlet repairs to whole-home rewiring, the work covers every corner of the electrical system, for homeowners, landlords, and commercial clients alike.
No matter what's going wrong with your wiring, the first step is a clear diagnosis. Flickering lights, dead outlets, a breaker that trips every time you run the microwave, a room that loses power for no obvious reason: these are the calls we get most often, and each one starts the same way. We talk through the symptoms on the phone, figure out what the job most likely involves, and give you a price before anyone is dispatched.
The everyday work covers electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics, wiring repair and replacement, outlet and switch installation, breaker panel work, and lighting across every room and fixture type. We install GFCI and AFCI protection where code requires it and where older homes are missing it. We work on single-family homes, rental properties, small offices, and retail spaces throughout the Pontiac area.
Commercial clients get the same process: scope the job on the call, confirm the price, schedule the visit. Whether it is a retail fit-out that needs additional circuits or an office building with a panel that has run out of capacity, we handle it. Reach out and we'll get it diagnosed.
Keeping a home safe starts with the wiring behind the walls, and in a city with as much older housing stock as Pontiac, the wiring behind those walls often tells a story. Many homes in this area were built with fuse boxes or early breaker panels that were never designed to carry a modern electrical load. A 200-amp panel upgrade replaces an undersized service with one sized for modern appliances, EV chargers, and the additional circuits a household actually draws on.
Fuse box to breaker panel conversions, subpanel installations, and full service-entrance upgrades all fall within this scope. When a load calculation shows the existing service cannot support what a homeowner needs, we work through the upgrade in a logical order: service capacity first, then the circuits that feed it.
Rewiring is a separate conversation, but a related one. Knob-and-tube wiring is still present in a meaningful number of Oakland County homes built before the mid-twentieth century. Aluminum branch-circuit wiring, common in homes built during the 1960s and 1970s, carries its own set of concerns around connections and heat. We replace both, and we handle whole-home rewiring projects where the scope calls for it. Grounding, bonding, arc-fault and ground-fault breaker installation, and dedicated circuit runs for dryers, ranges, refrigerators, and large appliance loads are all part of the panel and rewiring work we do regularly. The wiring done properly, start to finish.
Your time matters, so we keep the wiring job moving from the moment you call. Installation work is where most residential calls land, and the range is wider than people expect. Recessed lighting, pendant and chandelier installation, under-cabinet lighting, track lighting, dimmer switches, and LED retrofits are all straightforward scheduling items. Ceiling fan installation and wiring, including runs where no existing ceiling box is in place, is one of the more common requests we handle in Oakland County homes.
Outdoor lighting covers security lights, motion sensor fixtures, post lights, and soffit-mounted fixtures. Weatherproof outlets for garages, patios, and exterior walls, along with GFCI protection for bathrooms, kitchens, and any outlet near a water source, round out the installation work that comes up week to week.
For property managers, a batch of outlet replacements, a lighting upgrade across multiple units, or a ceiling fan swap across a building can all be handled in a single scheduled visit. We make the fix and leave it tidy.
What sets this service apart is straightforward: we handle the electrical work that goes beyond a simple repair, and we scope it accurately before the visit so there are no gaps between what was agreed and what was done.
Level 2 EV charger installation requires a dedicated 240-volt circuit, and in many Pontiac homes, that means evaluating whether the existing panel has the capacity to support it. We run the circuit, install the outlet or hardwired connection, and confirm the panel can carry the added load. For homes that need a panel upgrade before the charger can go in, we handle both in the right order.
Backup generator hookups and transfer switch installation keep the lights on when the grid goes down. We wire the transfer switch, connect the generator feed, and make sure the system is set up so utility power and generator power cannot feed back against each other. Whole-home surge protection is installed at the panel and protects connected equipment from voltage spikes that come in through the service entrance.
Electrical safety inspections cover the panel, the branch circuits, grounding and bonding, outlet condition, and any visible wiring concerns. Pre-purchase inspections for buyers considering older homes in Pontiac and the surrounding area are a common request. Hardwired smoke detector and CO detector installation, bathroom exhaust fan wiring, and garage circuit work round out the specialty side of what we do. Electrical service scheduled without the runaround.
Electrical problems don't wait, and neither do we, which is why the service area covers Pontiac and the communities around it across Oakland County. We service this area, and its neighborhoods each have their own wiring. A home in Waterford may have a different panel situation than one in Bloomfield Hills. A commercial property in Auburn Hills has different load requirements than a rental unit in Sylvan Lake. Knowing what is common in each pocket of Oakland County changes how a job gets scoped.
We treat your home and its wiring the way we would our own, which means showing up prepared for what the job actually involves rather than what a generic estimate assumes. Service extends to Waterford, Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Oxford, Sylvan Lake, and Keego Harbor, along with the neighborhoods and townships in between.
Commercial electrical work across the area includes office fit-outs, retail electrical work, warehouse circuits, and electrical contractor services for businesses that need a reliable point of contact for ongoing electrical needs. The same process applies: scope on the call, price confirmed before scheduling, work carried out to the code inspectors in this area enforce.
Pricing for electrical work depends on what the job actually involves, and that is exactly why we discuss the scope on the phone before anything is booked. A caller asking about the cost of a panel upgrade, an EV charger installation, or a straightforward outlet repair gets a real answer based on what their situation calls for, not a number pulled from a general range.
When you call, the person who answers knows the trade and can walk through the job with you. What the work covers, what it involves on the day, how long the visit is likely to run: these are questions that get answered before you commit to anything. Clear communication from the first call to the final test.
The price is confirmed before the visit is scheduled. If the scope changes when the work begins, that gets discussed before anything additional is done. Ask what the quote covers and you get a straight answer.
Pontiac's housing stock spans a wide range of construction eras, and that range shows up in the electrical work. Homes built in the early and mid-twentieth century often carry original wiring that was never updated, panels that were adequate for the loads of their time but not for a household running a modern kitchen, a home office, and an EV charger simultaneously, and grounding systems that predate current code requirements.
Knob-and-tube wiring, where it remains in service, is a common finding in pre-war homes across this part of Oakland County. Aluminum branch-circuit wiring turns up in homes from the 1960s and 1970s, particularly at outlets and switches where the connections need attention. Panel replacement and rewiring requests in Pontiac frequently trace back to these specific conditions rather than to general wear.
Garage and block-heater circuits are a practical request in Michigan winters. Well-pump circuits and dedicated appliance circuits come up regularly in properties outside the city center. Snow-melt system wiring for driveways and walkways is a specialty circuit request that fits the climate here. We scope each of these the same way: talk through what the property needs, confirm what the job involves, and give a price before the visit is scheduled.
We work with homeowners, renters coordinating on behalf of a landlord, rental property owners, property managers, and commercial clients across Pontiac and the surrounding Oakland County area. The scope of work varies, but the process is the same for every customer: scope the job on the call, confirm the price, and get the work done correctly.
We start with the symptom you called about and trace it to its source before anything else is discussed. If we find a related issue that needs attention, we explain what it is and why it matters before recommending additional work. You decide what gets done, and nothing is added to the scope without that conversation first.
We take care of the work area before the job starts and clean up when it is done. That means protecting surfaces where tools and materials are staged and not leaving the walls or floors in worse shape than we found them. The work area gets left tidy, and any access cuts or openings are handled with the finish in mind.
Oakland County has a wide range of housing stock, and the electrical conditions in a home built in the 1940s are different from one built in the 1990s. Knob-and-tube wiring, aluminum branch circuits, and undersized panels are common findings in the older parts of Pontiac and the surrounding townships. We scope work on older homes with those conditions in mind rather than treating every house the same.
We explain what we found before the work starts and check in if anything changes once the job is underway. If the scope needs to shift, that conversation happens before additional work continues. Clear communication from the first call to the final test is how every visit runs.
Some jobs, particularly rewiring projects or panel upgrades that require a permit inspection, are completed in more than one visit by design. If a second visit is needed, we tell you that up front when the job is scoped rather than after the first visit ends. The scheduling and the reason for the follow-up are explained clearly before anything is booked.
If something is not right after we complete a job, call (947) 999-8795 and we will work through what happened.
A callback gets treated with the same attention as the original call. rrectly, and if a question comes up afterward, we address it directly.
Electrical work in Michigan is subject to state and local code requirements, and permits are required for a range of jobs including panel replacements, service upgrades, and new circuit installations. We pull the required permits and complete the work so it passes inspection. If a permit is part of the job, that is included in the scope discussion on the call.
Pontiac Electrical Company takes calls every day from 8 AM to 11 PM. Whether the job is a flickering light that needs tracing, a panel that has run out of capacity, or a new EV charger circuit, the call reaches someone who knows the trade and can scope the work on the phone.
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Call (947) 999-8795 to get a quote and find out what the schedule allows. Call now and we'll get the power back where it belongs.
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