An empty unit earns nothing, and every extra day it sits waiting on an electrician comes straight out of the year's revenue. Craig Faria Electrician has handled multifamily unit renovations and rewiring in Taunton, MA, and nearby areas since 1996, working with owners and property managers who need apartments back on the market fast without cutting corners behind the walls. Turnovers run on tight schedules, and we plan our part around yours instead of the other way around.
Craig Faria Electrician has been in business in Taunton, MA, since 1996 and works with residential property owners across Bristol and Plymouth counties. Our crew specializes in multifamily unit renovations and rewiring for apartment buildings, condominiums, and multi-unit residential properties, covering full and partial rewires, knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring replacement, kitchen and bath circuit upgrades, GFCI and AFCI protection, unit panel replacement, fixture and device installation, and inspections through occupancy. Craig founded the business with no employees and grew it into a full crew, and we hold membership in the Massachusetts Electrical Contractors Association.
The schedule looks reasonable on paper. Two weeks for paint, flooring, and fixtures, then the unit goes back on the market. Then somebody opens a wall in the kitchen, finds cloth-insulated wire behind it, and the plan suddenly needs rewriting.
What's behind that is the age of the housing stock around here. Many of the multi-unit buildings in this region date back decades, and the wiring inside them reflects every renovation since. Knob-and-tube survives in walls nobody has opened, aluminum branch circuits from the seventies show up across whole floors, and previous work often got done fast rather than well. Then modern code enters the picture, because a kitchen or bath renovation triggers requirements for GFCI, AFCI, and dedicated circuits the original wiring never anticipated.
Handling it without blowing the schedule starts with looking before demo begins. Our crew opens a few strategic spots, checks the unit panel, identifies which wiring types are present, and tells you what the renovation will actually require under current code. From there we lay out a scope covering the rewire or partial rewire, new circuits for the kitchen and bath, panel work if the existing one can't support the plan, and all device and fixture installation. Permits get pulled with the local wiring inspector, and the rough and final inspections get coordinated around your other trades.
What you end up with is a unit that turns on schedule with wiring that will outlast the next several tenants. Inspections clear, the finishes go in over work that was done right, and the maintenance calls that used to come from that apartment stop coming. Owners who rewire during turnover rather than patching around problems tell us the difference shows up in their repair budget within a year.
Renovation budgets get scrutinized closely, so it helps to know where the electrical scope actually earns its place.
A unit stripped for renovation is the least expensive moment in a building's life to run new wire. Fishing circuits through finished walls costs several times more and takes considerably longer. Bundling the electrical scope into a turnover you're already paying for is simply the practical move.
Knob-and-tube and aluminum branch circuits raise questions from insurers, inspectors, and prospective buyers. Replacing them during a renovation removes the issue permanently rather than deferring it to whoever owns the building next. Documentation of the work goes into your file for exactly those conversations.
A tenant with a window unit, an air fryer, and three charging devices asks far more of a kitchen than the original wiring planned for. Dedicated circuits for the appliances that need them cut down on tripping and the service calls that follow. Kitchen and bath work also brings the unit up to current GFCI and AFCI requirements.
Electrical rough-in has to land before drywall and finish work follows behind it. Our crew works from the same calendar as your painters, flooring installers, and plumbers so nobody sits waiting. Delays in one trade have a way of cascading, and we try hard not to be the source.
Devices set straight, plates sitting flush, and no debris left behind is how a renovation should end. Small details shape how a prospective tenant reads an apartment during a showing. Our labor comes with a one-year workmanship warranty.
Unit work rarely happens in isolation, and the rest of the building usually needs something too.
Turnovers focus attention on the units, though the hallways and stairwells around them shape how the whole building shows. Common-area lighting and electrical upgrades cover corridor and stairwell fixtures, parking areas, laundry rooms, and emergency lighting.
Buildings run better when somebody is watching the electrical system between renovations. Property management electrical maintenance puts your properties on a schedule that catches failing components before a tenant calls about them.
Our broader multifamily electrical services cover service upgrades, generator installation, troubleshooting, and everything else these buildings need. Plenty of owners start with one renovation and keep us on for the rest.
Plenty of electricians can rewire an apartment, so the differences tend to show up around the edges of the job.
Craig started this company in 1996, and the crew has worked through apartment buildings, condos, and multi-unit properties across the region ever since. Older housing stock holds few surprises for us at this point.
A schedule that ignores inspection lead times helps nobody. We tell you how long the work takes including the inspector's availability in that particular town, so your marketing calendar reflects reality. Missing a promised move-in date costs more than a few extra days of vacancy.
Renovating one unit while neighbors live around it takes some care with noise, dust, and shared circuits. Shutdowns affecting other apartments get scheduled and posted in advance. Most residents notice very little beyond a crew in the hallway.
Owners with several properties would rather not manage a different electrician in each town. Our service area covers Bristol and Plymouth counties, so the same crew handles a building in Taunton and another in New Bedford. Consistency makes the scheduling and the invoicing easier on everybody.
Work gets performed by licensed electricians under permits from the wiring inspector in the city or town where the building sits. Belonging to the Massachusetts Electrical Contractors Association keeps our crew current, which matters when a renovation triggers code requirements that changed recently.
Not always, and plenty of units only need targeted work. The answer depends on what wiring is present, what condition it's in, and how much of the unit is being renovated. Kitchen and bath work in particular triggers current code requirements, and we'll tell you honestly whether a partial approach makes sense.
A typical one or two bedroom unit runs roughly three to seven working days of electrical labor split between rough-in and trim, though inspection scheduling adds to the calendar. Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford each have their own inspector availability. That gets factored into the timeline we give you.
Existing knob-and-tube isn't automatically required to be removed, though it can't be extended and many insurers now decline to cover buildings that still have it. Renovation work frequently forces the question anyway. Most owners we work with replace it while the walls are already open.
Yes, and that describes most of our unit renovation work across the region. Power interruptions affecting shared circuits get scheduled and announced ahead of time, and the mess stays contained to the unit. Common areas get cleaned up at the end of each day.
The licensed electrician doing the work files with the wiring inspector in that city or town, and each community handles the process a little differently. Inspections happen at rough and again at final before the unit can be occupied. We handle the filings and meet the inspector on site.
FAQs reviewed by Craig Faria, a licensed electrician and the owner of Craig Faria Electrician, serving apartment and condominium properties throughout Taunton, MA, and the surrounding area.
Send us the unit and the target date, and we'll take a look before demo starts so nothing surprises the schedule later. You'll get a scope, a realistic timeline including inspections, and a crew that works alongside your other trades.
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.