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Whole-home rewiring replaces aging electrical systems — knob-and-tube, ungrounded circuits, undersized panels — common in the wet side's large pre-1960 housing stock. It's disruptive, permitted work that pays back in safety and insurability.
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Functionally it can run for decades, but many insurers now surcharge or refuse it, and it can't be buried in insulation — a real conflict with energy retrofits. Most owners rewire at remodel time or sale.
Good electricians fish most runs with strategic small openings rather than open trenches through plaster. Expect patching, not demolition — and get the patching responsibility written into the quote.
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