Kitchen Electrical Remodel in Beverly, Chicago

Large-home kitchen remodels in Beverly start with a complete electrical assessment: service capacity, panel capacity, grounding system, and condition of existing circuits. For a home on 100A service that's adding a double wall oven, induction cooktop, and beverage center, we recommend upgrading to 200A service before the kitchen rough-in begins. We coordinate the service upgrade with ComEd, manage the permit, and sequence it so the kitchen rough-in follows immediately.

During rough-in, we run new home runs from the main panel to every new kitchen circuit, using the appropriate wire gauge for each load. For 240V circuits (wall ovens, cooktops), we use 8-gauge or 6-gauge depending on the breaker size. For 20A appliance circuits, 12-gauge. We don't reuse old wiring for new appliance circuits — Beverly's older homes have decades of add-on work that can hide problems, and new circuit runs from the panel ensure reliability.

We pull all Chicago Department of Buildings permits and manage both rough-in and final inspections. Our trim-out — outlets, fixtures, and dimmers — is sequenced after cabinetry and countertops are installed so under-cabinet lighting positions and outlet placements are confirmed against the final design.

• Service upgrade to 200A or higher — Required for most Beverly homes with 100A service taking on a full kitchen remodel. A large home with two wall ovens, an induction cooktop, beverage center, and EV charging in the garage easily exceeds 100A capacity. We recommend 400A service for large homes with comprehensive modern electrical loads.
• Multiple 240V appliance circuits — Beverly kitchen remodels frequently include separate circuits for a wall oven (240V/30A or 40A), an induction cooktop (240V/50A), and occasionally a steam oven (240V/20A). Each requires dedicated heavy-gauge wire from the panel.
• Dedicated 20A circuits for smaller appliances — Refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, disposal, and beverage center each get their own 20A circuit. In Beverly kitchens with a butler's pantry or secondary prep area, we add circuits for those locations as well.
• Island and peninsula wiring — Large Beverly kitchen islands — often 5 to 8 feet long — require island outlets by code. We typically install two outlet locations in the island end panels during rough-in, before the island cabinetry is delivered to the site.
• Under-cabinet LED task lighting — Low-voltage LED strips hardwired under upper cabinets on a dedicated 15A dimmer circuit. In Beverly homes with tile backsplashes, we rough-in the transformer location and wiring before tile is set.
• Layered lighting with dimmers — Large Beverly kitchens benefit from a full lighting plan: recessed ambient cans on a dimmer, pendant lighting over the island on a separate switch, under-cabinet task lighting on a third switch/dimmer. We plan all three during rough-in and install them in the correct sequence.

Beverly clients renovating large historic homes expect a contractor who respects the scale of the project and has done this work before. We've completed kitchen electrical remodels in Beverly Prairie homes and Ridge Historic District Victorians where a single misstep in the rough-in phase — wrong wire gauge, missing circuit, improperly placed outlet — creates expensive rework after the countertops are in. Our supervising electrician license, our large-home kitchen experience, and our honest assessment of service capacity requirements are why Beverly homeowners and their GCs call us.

We also coordinate generator projects with kitchen remodels when both are happening simultaneously — using the same permit pull and ComEd coordination to minimize disruption and cost.