Post-War Home Rewires
Levittown, Hicksville and Massapequa homes have carried load for decades on ungrounded, two-prong circuits. We rewire them with grounded copper and AFCI/GFCI so they're safe and inspection-ready.
Serving Nassau & Suffolk
Wiring & Rewiring on Long Island
Older Nassau and Suffolk homes share two wiring issues that drive most of the work out here: aging branch runs that need a rewire, and 1960s-70s aluminum wiring that needs proper remediation. Precision Power handles both — and we file with your local town building department and coordinate PSEG Long Island, not the NYC DOB or Con Edison.
Local Long Island Expertise
Why Long Island Homes Need Rewiring
Long Island is the land of the post-war single-family house. Whole communities like Levittown, Hicksville and Massapequa went up in a hurry in the mid-20th century, while the older village centers of Garden City, Mineola, Huntington and Babylon hold homes from well before that. Decades on, a lot of that housing is running on its original wiring — and it's starting to show.
Two problems dominate the calls we get. The first is straightforward age: branch wiring that has carried load for fifty or sixty years, with ungrounded two-prong outlets and circuits never meant for today's appliances. The second is the aluminum branch wiring installed during the 1960s-70s copper shortage — it loosens and overheats at connections and is a well-known fire and insurance concern. Both get done right: grounded copper, AFCI/GFCI, and aluminum remediated with the correct, listed methods.
The local rules out here are their own thing. Permitting goes through your town building department — Hempstead, Huntington, Islip, Smithtown and so on — not the NYC DOB. And the utility is PSEG Long Island, not Con Edison. We know both processes, file the paperwork, and carry the job through inspection so it signs off clean.
Nassau & SuffolkRewires & aluminum repair
What's Different Here
Wiring That's Specific to Long Island
Post-war housing, aluminum wiring and town-by-town permitting set Long Island apart. Here's where our local experience shows up.
Aluminum Wiring Remediation
1960s-70s aluminum branch wiring loosens and overheats at connections. We remediate it with the right listed methods so the fire risk and insurance flag both clear.
Town Permits & PSEG
No NYC DOB, no Con Edison out here. We file the permit with your town building department and coordinate PSEG Long Island so the inspection signs off without delays.
Want the Full Picture?
How Wiring & Rewiring Works — the Complete Guide
The warning signs, knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring, whole-home vs partial rewires, permits and inspection — all explained in one place.
Read the Full Wiring Guide- Signs you need rewiring
- Knob-and-tube & aluminum wiring
- Whole-home vs partial rewire
- Permits, PSEG & inspection
Where We Work
Wiring & Rewiring Across Long Island
Licensed electricians on call across Nassau and into Suffolk.
Hempstead
Garden CityHicksvilleHuntingtonLevittownMassapequaBabylonIslipSmithtownFreeportLong BeachMineola
"Our Levittown house still had its original post-war wiring and some aluminum runs from a '70s addition. Precision Power rewired the old circuits, remediated the aluminum properly, pulled the town permit and coordinated PSEG. Everything passed first time."
TCThomas C.Levittown, Long Island
Long Island Wiring Questions
Wiring & Rewiring on Long Island — FAQs
My post-war Long Island home still has two-prong outlets — does it need rewiring?
Two-prong outlets mean ungrounded wiring, common in Levittown-era and older Nassau and Suffolk homes. Whether it's a full rewire or just the affected circuits depends on the condition of the runs — we assess on site and ground everything to current code.
How do I know if my Long Island home has aluminum wiring?
Homes built or expanded in the late 1960s and 1970s are the usual candidates. Warm or discolored outlets, flickering and a faint plastic smell are warning signs. We confirm it on site and remediate the connections with the correct, listed methods.
Who do I get a permit from on Long Island — and which utility?
Not the NYC DOB and not Con Edison. Your electrical permit is filed with your local town building department — Hempstead, Huntington, Islip, Smithtown and the rest — and the utility is PSEG Long Island. We handle both the filing and the PSEG coordination.
Will rewiring or aluminum remediation help my Long Island homeowners insurance?
Frequently, yes. Aging branch wiring and aluminum wiring are leading reasons Long Island insurers raise rates or decline coverage. Documented work brought up to code, with the inspection sign-off, is exactly what they want on the file.
Get Started on Long Island
Free Wiring Assessment, Anywhere on Long Island
From Hempstead to Smithtown — licensed electricians, upfront pricing, town permit and PSEG Long Island coordination handled. Call now.