Kitchen Electrical Remodel in Logan Square, Chicago

For greystone kitchen remodels, we start with the basement. Most greystones have a main service and three separate unit panels — one per floor. We evaluate the unit panel feeding the kitchen-floor unit, check for available circuit slots, and confirm that the building service (usually a 200A or 400A main) can handle new kitchen circuits on top of the existing building load. When the unit panel is already full or outdated, we replace it before adding new circuits.

After confirming panel capacity, we plan circuit routes from the basement through the greystone's plaster-and-masonry walls. Logan Square greystones have thick masonry walls between units but plaster-and-lath interior walls within the unit — we fish new circuit runs through interior walls whenever possible and plan any masonry penetrations carefully. We pull the electrical permit, schedule rough-in to align with demo and framing, and close the permit before drywall or tile covers the work.

For coach house ADU kitchens, the process starts earlier — at the ADU permit stage. We design the electrical system, specify the sub-panel or independent service, and run the load calculation that the ADU permit requires. Then we do the rough-in during framing and the trim-out after cabinets.

• Dedicated appliance circuits in greystone kitchens — Minimum: 20A circuits for refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, and disposal. If electric range is part of the remodel, a 240V/50A circuit is required — often the most significant new circuit in a greystone that previously had only gas cooking.
• GFCI-protected counter outlets — All counter outlets and sink-area outlets get GFCI protection. In older greystones being renovated unit by unit, we extend GFCI protection to all countertop receptacles regardless of how the original circuit was run.
• Under-cabinet lighting — LED strip lighting hardwired under upper cabinets on a dedicated 15A dimmer circuit. In greystone kitchens with plaster soffits above the upper cabinets, we run wiring through the cabinet interior so there's no exposed surface conduit.
• Island receptacles — Logan Square gut-rehab kitchens increasingly include a kitchen island. We install island outlets during rough-in — typically a quad-outlet set in the island end panel or a pop-up outlet mount in the counter surface — before the island cabinetry is delivered.
• ADU coach house kitchen circuits — A complete kitchen system for an ADU: 20A refrigerator circuit, 20A microwave circuit, 20A dishwasher circuit, 240V range circuit if electric, two small-appliance counter branch circuits, and a GFCI lighting circuit for under-cabinet and ambient lighting.
• Recessed ambient lighting — Logan Square greystone kitchens with original high ceilings benefit from recessed LED cans on a separate dimmer for overhead ambient light that doesn't interfere with the task lighting under the cabinets.

Logan Square clients renovating greystones need an electrician who understands masonry buildings, knows the landmark district review process, and has experience working inside buildings where three units, three panels, and shared infrastructure all have to be kept happy at once. We've rewired greystone kitchens on Kedzie, Logan, and Palmer Boulevards, and we coordinate with property managers, landlords, and owner-occupants to keep the building running during the work.

For ADU coach house kitchen work, we've designed and installed complete electrical systems for coach houses throughout the ADU pilot zone — understanding what the city's ADU permit requires electrically and how to design a compliant system that doesn't need to be reworked at inspection.

Our permits close. Our work is clean. We coordinate with the GC, the cabinetmaker, and the tile contractor so the kitchen trim-out happens in the right sequence.