Kitchen Electrical Remodel in Englewood, Chicago

For gut-rehab kitchen projects, we coordinate with the general contractor on the rough-in phase timing. Walls must be open before we pull new circuits; we can't fish new circuits efficiently through closed plaster in an occupied home. In gut-rehab projects, we sequence rough-in after framing and before insulation, running clean home runs from the new panel to every kitchen circuit.

For homes requiring service reconnection after vacancy, we complete the inspection and remediation documentation required by the Chicago Department of Buildings, coordinate with ComEd on reconnection, and bring the kitchen up to full code compliance before the reconnection request is submitted.

For new construction, we price from architectural drawings, meet at framing, and hit the GC's drywall date. Kitchen rough-in on a new-build frame house is fast and clean — no plaster cutting, no fishing through closed walls, just open-frame circuit installation.

• Service upgrade as project foundation — In most Englewood gut-rehabbed homes, the service upgrade from 30A/60A fuse service to a modern 200A breaker panel is the first phase of the kitchen project. Without it, the kitchen circuits can't be properly protected. We coordinate with ComEd and sequence the service upgrade before rough-in.
• Dedicated appliance circuits — Full standard kitchen package: 20A for refrigerator, 20A for dishwasher, 20A for microwave, 15A for disposal. For homes adding an electric or induction range in place of gas, a 240V/50A dedicated circuit.
• Two 20A GFCI-protected counter circuits — Required by current Chicago code. For gut-rehab kitchens with open walls, we run clean individual home runs for both circuits during the rough-in phase.
• GFCI and AFCI protection — All counter and sink-adjacent outlets get GFCI protection. New circuits in kitchen and bedroom zones get AFCI protection at the breaker. Both are required by current Chicago code and are only possible with a modern breaker panel.
• Under-cabinet and ambient lighting — For gut-rehab kitchens, we rough-in under-cabinet lighting before insulation and drywall. For new-build infill kitchens, we include the lighting circuits in the standard rough-in package.
• Code-compliance documentation — For homes returning from vacancy, we provide the Chicago Department of Buildings with the inspection documentation, permit history, and test results required for service reconnection. This is part of our scope for vacancy-rehab kitchen projects.

Englewood's revitalization depends on contractors who deliver quality work at fair prices — contractors who respect the community and the investment that residents and developers are making in its future. We don't use the neighborhood's lower electrical baseline as an excuse to do substandard work. We apply the same licensed, permitted, code-compliant approach we use everywhere in Chicago.

For INVEST South/West projects and community development-supported renovations, we structure our pricing to work within program budgets while delivering full code compliance. We've worked alongside GCs and community organizations who are building the next chapter of Englewood's housing stock.