Services
Electrical services in Barrie
Residential and light commercial work across Barrie and Simcoe County. Planned jobs are quoted as a fixed price with the ESA permit inside it; diagnosis is hourly and written down.
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Panel upgrades
Moving from 60 or 100 amp to a modern 200 amp service, including the ESA permit and the Alectra service connection.
$2,200–$4,500 Typical 100A → 200A upgrade, mast and meter base included -
Emergency callout
Burning smells, dead circuits, sparking outlets, storm damage. Live phone, not an answering service.
$180 first hour After-hours callout, diagnosis included -
ESA inspections
Pre-purchase electrical inspections, insurance-required certificates, and clearing outstanding ESA deficiencies.
$350–$550 Full residential inspection with written report -
Aluminum wiring
AlumiConn pigtailing and full remediation for the 1966–1978 Barrie builds insurers keep flagging.
$1,200–$2,800 Whole-home pigtailing, typical 3-bedroom -
Knob & tube
Staged rewiring for pre-1950 downtown and Allandale homes, with insurance certificates at each stage.
$8,000–$20,000 Partial to full rewire, varies with access -
EV chargers
Level 2 charger installs with a real load calculation, permitted through ESA, plus load management where the service is tight.
$900–$2,400 Level 2, typical attached garage run -
Lighting
Retrofit LED pot lights, fixture replacement, and switching — cut in cleanly with insulation-contact-rated housings.
$120–$180 Per pot light, retrofit into existing ceiling -
Backup power
Manual and automatic transfer switches, standby generator hookups, and interlock kits — safely, and legally.
$1,100–$5,500 Interlock kit through to automatic transfer switch
Talk to a Barrie electrician
Describe the problem over the phone. We can usually tell you whether it needs a truck today or can wait for a scheduled visit — and roughly what it costs — before anyone books anything.