Standing in a framed house deciding where the outlets go is the wrong time to be making those calls, though that's exactly when it usually happens. Craig Faria Electrician has handled custom home wiring and electrical planning in Taunton, MA, and nearby areas since 1996, sitting down with homeowners and builders while the plans are still on paper. Moving a circuit costs almost nothing before the drywall goes up and a genuine headache afterward.
Craig Faria Electrician works out of Taunton, MA, and takes on residential projects throughout Bristol and Plymouth counties. Our crew specializes in custom home wiring and electrical planning for new construction and luxury builds, covering service sizing and load calculations, panel and subpanel layout, circuit planning, device and fixture placement, low-voltage and network pathways, exterior and landscape provisions, generator and EV charging rough-in, and coordination with architects, builders, and integrators. Craig has run the company since 1996, and we're members of the Massachusetts Electrical Contractors Association.
Most custom builds handle electrical the same way. Framing goes up, an electrician walks through with the builder, and locations get marked with a pencil in an afternoon. That works well enough until the homeowner moves in and starts finding the gaps.
The reason is that a walkthrough during framing captures the obvious and misses the rest. Nobody's thinking about where the Christmas tree goes, which wall the sectional will sit against, whether the island pendants center on the island or the room, or how many circuits the primary bath needs once the heated floor, the towel warmer, and the steam shower are in it. Meanwhile the service size got picked from a rule of thumb rather than a load calculation, so the pool heater and the car charger arriving two years later have nowhere to go.
Doing this properly means planning on paper before anyone touches the site. Our team reviews the architectural drawings and the furniture plan, runs a real load calculation covering everything you intend to add now and later, lays out the service and panels with room to grow, and walks the plan room by room with you deciding placement before it gets built. Low-voltage pathways, network runs, generator provisions, EV charging, and landscape lighting all get planned at the same time, since conduit costs almost nothing while the walls are open. The finished plan goes to your builder and inspector as a document everyone works from.
The result is a home that works the way you live in it from the first day. Switches land where your hand reaches for them, outlets exist where you need them, nothing trips when two things run at once, and the additions you make five years from now plug into capacity that's already there. Builders tell us the pre-planned jobs run faster on site because nobody's making decisions with a crew standing around.
Planning is the cheapest part of any build, and it's also the part most likely to get compressed.
Load calculations that include the pool, the shop, the generator, and the car charger produce a service you won't outgrow. Adding capacity after the fact means utility coordination, a new panel, and possibly a trench across a finished lawn. Getting the number right up front costs a conversation.
Walking the plan room by room catches everything a framing walkthrough misses. Furniture layouts, appliance locations, seasonal outlets, and switch reach all get discussed while changes are still free. Homeowners consistently tell us this is the part they'd repeat on every build.
Conduit and empty raceways installed during construction cost very little and save enormous expense later. Network runs, future landscape circuits, generator feeds, and control wiring all benefit from having a route already in place. Retrofitting through finished plaster is a different project entirely.
Architects, builders, HVAC contractors, and AV integrators all have requirements that overlap with ours. Sorting out conflicts on paper prevents the site arguments that cost days. Our plan gets shared with the whole team rather than living in one person's head.
Panel schedules, marked-up drawings, and labeled circuits all get handed over when the job finishes. Whoever services the house in fifteen years will thank you for it. A one-year workmanship warranty stands behind our labor.
New builds are one part of what we handle for homeowners across the region.
Existing homes bring conditions no drawing predicts, and working carefully inside finished space is its own skill. Home addition and luxury remodel electrical covers tying new construction into an existing service, rewiring during renovation, and protecting the parts of the house nobody's touching.
Lighting shapes a finished home more than any other electrical decision. Designer lighting installation and controls covers layered plans, dimming systems, fixture installation, and the programming that makes it all behave.
Our full range of high-end residential electrical work includes panel upgrades, dedicated circuits, smart home integration, and standby generator installation. Homeowners across Bristol and Plymouth counties bring us the whole range.
Custom work asks for a different pace than production building, and not every crew adjusts to it.
Craig started this company in 1996 and has since wired custom homes, additions, and high-end renovations throughout the region. Long experience with older and newer construction alike means fewer surprises once work begins.
Massachusetts code carries particular requirements around AFCI protection, tamper-resistant devices, and circuit counts that trip up plans drawn without local knowledge. Our layouts account for what the wiring inspector in your town will be looking for. Rough inspections pass without a punch list.
Homeowners building once in their lives have questions, and answering them is part of the job rather than an interruption. We'll explain what a dedicated circuit does, why the panel needs the space it needs, and where spending more actually pays off. Nobody should sign a plan they don't understand.
Craig built this company's reputation partly on how job sites look while we're working. Conduit runs straight, boxes sit level, and debris leaves with us. Builders notice, and so do the trades following behind.
Every project runs under a permit from the wiring inspector in the town where the home sits, performed by licensed electricians. Belonging to the Massachusetts Electrical Contractors Association keeps our crew current as code cycles change.
During design, ideally, well before framing starts. Reviewing drawings early catches conflicts with HVAC and structural elements and lets the service get sized for everything you plan to add. Homeowners building in Taunton, Bridgewater, or anywhere nearby who wait until framing routinely end up making expensive decisions in a hurry.
It depends on square footage, heating type, and what else you're running, so 200 amps covers many homes while larger builds with pools, shops, or heat pumps often need 400. A load calculation gives the real answer rather than a guess. We'd rather size it correctly than have you upgrade in three years.
Almost always, yes, because empty conduit during construction costs a fraction of what retrofitting runs afterward. Common candidates include EV charging, generator feeds, landscape lighting, outbuildings, and network runs. Spending a little on pathways is one of the better decisions available during a build.
Regularly, and projects go more smoothly when we do. Our team reviews drawings, flags conflicts, and attends coordination meetings when the schedule calls for it. Getting the trades aligned on paper prevents most of the problems that surface on site.
Control systems need their pathways and panel space planned before walls close, even when the equipment gets selected later. We rough in the wiring, provide the space and power the system requires, and coordinate with your integrator through commissioning. Leaving room for a system you haven't chosen yet is far easier than adding it afterward.
FAQs reviewed by Craig Faria, a licensed electrician and the owner of Craig Faria Electrician, working with custom home builders and homeowners across Taunton, MA, and Bristol and Plymouth counties.
Send us the drawings and we'll sit down with you and your builder while changes are still easy to make. You'll walk away with a real load calculation, a panel layout with room to grow, and a room-by-room plan everyone can build from.
Business Name: Craig Faria Electrician
Address: Taunton, MA, 02780
Phone: 508-509-0076
Business Hours:
Mon - Fri: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sat-Sun: Closed
Emergency Service Available
One-year workmanship warranty.