Short answer
Most commercial calls we see are lighting that doesn't work and added circuits and installs as a business grows: new equipment, more outlets, a remodeled space. We work with small retail shops, offices and workshops, and plan around your business hours so the power is off as little as possible.
Businesses call us with electrical problems like lights not working, or when they need additional installations. One recent job was a full rewire of an old brick-and-plaster building in downtown Huntington that hadn't had electricity since the 1970s, with power run to a new subpanel fed from the main panel.
What we do
Lighting that doesn't work
A dark aisle, a flickering office or a sign that won't light costs you customers and makes the place feel neglected. Common causes are failed ballasts or LED drivers, worn fixtures, bad switches or occupancy sensors, timers and lighting contactors, and loose connections. We find the actual cause before swapping parts, and when older fluorescent fixtures keep failing, we can talk about replacing them.
Added circuits and installs as you grow
New equipment, a second register, more computers, a break room, a coffee setup that trips the breaker every morning. Growth usually means more circuits. We check what your panel can support, add dedicated circuits where equipment needs them, and add outlets where your staff actually works.
Small retail, office and shop spaces
Moving into a space or rearranging one often means relocating outlets, adding lighting, running circuits for equipment, and cleaning up wiring left by past tenants. Shops and light-industrial spaces may need 240-volt circuits for tools and machines.
Older commercial buildings
Downtown buildings often have wiring from several eras layered together, and upper floors that have sat empty for years. See rewiring older homes and buildings for how we approach them.
Signs to call
- Lights out, flickering or cycling on and off in part of the space. See lights flickering or dimming.
- Breakers tripping when equipment starts or during busy hours. See breaker keeps tripping.
- Outlets that are dead, warm, loose or discolored. See outlet not working.
- Extension cords and power strips doing a permanent job.
- A burning smell, buzzing or heat at the panel or a device. Turn it off if safe and call right away.
How the job goes
- What's wrong or what you need, and when you're open.
- A look at the space and the panel.
- A plan and written quote, including any time the power needs to be off and which areas it affects.
- Scheduling around your hours where the job allows: before opening, after closing, or on a slow day.
- The work, with a permit and inspection where your city or county requires it.
- A walkthrough and labeled breakers, so you and your staff know what runs what.
Keeping the business running
Most commercial work doesn't require shutting down the whole building. Circuits can often be added or repaired one at a time, with only the affected area off for a short stretch. When a larger shutdown is needed, such as for panel work, we plan it with you ahead of time and tell you which areas will lose power and for about how long, so you can let staff and customers know. Refrigeration, registers, computers and security systems are the things to mention up front.
What it costs
This work is priced per job, because the house, the distances and what's already in the panel are different every time. Ask for a quote that lists the materials and everything included. For what drives electrical prices in general, see what electrical work costs.
Commercial work is priced per job. The main factors are how much wiring is involved, the condition of the existing panel and wiring, access, and whether work has to happen outside normal hours.
Local detail: downtown buildings and small businesses
Downtown Huntington is full of brick buildings that have housed one business after another, each adding its own wiring. Across the county, many businesses are small shops, offices, farm-related operations and workshops, often in pole buildings or converted spaces. Those are the places where lights stop working, circuits get overloaded as the business grows, and a straight explanation of what's wrong is worth a lot. Customers often mention that we explain what we found and answer their questions.
Call (260) 519-1188 to talk about your building.
Common questions
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Small and local businesses such as retail shops, offices, workshops and storefronts, with problems like lights not working or the need for additional circuits and installs as the business grows.
Can you work around our business hours?
Tell us when you are open and when a shutdown would hurt least. We will talk through scheduling so the work, and any time with the power off, fits around your customers and staff as much as the job allows.
Our lights keep going out in one area. What is usually wrong?
In commercial spaces it is often a failed ballast or LED driver, a failing fixture, a bad switch or occupancy sensor, a lighting contactor or timer, or a loose connection on the circuit. We test to find which before replacing anything.
Can you bring an older commercial building back online?
Yes. One recent job was rewiring an old brick-and-plaster building downtown that had been without electricity since the 1970s, with power run to a new subpanel from the main panel.