The protections a modern home takes for granted — GFCI and AFCI breakers, solid grounding, working smoke and CO alarms — arrived after most of these mid-century homes were built. We evaluate what your home has, show you what it’s missing, and bring it up to date.
A breaker that catches a fault, an alarm that sounds in time, a ground that carries a surge safely away — safety is the quiet absence of trouble. We make sure those quiet guards are in place.
GFCI near water, arc-fault breakers in bedrooms, modern grounding — much of it arrived after most of these mid-century homes were built. Knowing what yours has beats assuming.
Some West Lake Hills homes from the mid-1960s to the ’70s carry aluminum branch wiring that can loosen with age. With the right connectors it’s made safe — the first step is simply finding out.
A safe home rarely announces itself. It’s the quiet absence of trouble — the breaker that trips on a fault before you feel it, the alarm that speaks up in time, the ground that ushers a surge away from your family. We make sure those silent protections are in place and working.
Most of the original 1960s and ’70s housing on these hills predates GFCI outlets near water, arc-fault breakers in the bedrooms, and grounding done the way today’s code expects everywhere. None of that turns a home dangerous overnight — but it does mean a careful evaluation earns its keep where an assumption can’t. We map the protections your home already has and the ones it’s quietly missing.
A good number of West Lake Hills homes built from the mid-1960s through the ’70s carry aluminum branch wiring, which can loosen and run hot at the connections as the decades pass. It’s a known, manageable thing — the right connectors and devices make it safe without rewiring the house end to end. Step one is simply knowing whether it’s there, and the evaluation answers that.
West Lake Hills lives outdoors as much as in — pools and spas, outdoor kitchens, and for the waterfront homes, docks and lifts on Lake Austin. Every one of those is a place where water meets electricity, and where GFCI protection and proper grounding stop being a nicety and become the whole point. We check the circuits that run to the water and make sure they’re protected the way the code intends.
After the evaluation you get a plain-language summary — what genuinely needs attention, what’s worth planning for next, and what’s solid as it stands — with one clear price for anything you decide to address. We take care of what matters and tell you straight what doesn’t need touching.
We review protection, grounding, the panel and your alarms throughout — then explain what we find in plain language.
Protection near water, outdoors and in living spaces — added where your home needs it, not everywhere for its own sake.
A properly grounded home sends surges safely to earth; we make sure yours does, and add surge protection where it earns its place.
Where older homes carry aluminum branch wiring, the right connectors and devices make it safe without rewiring the house.
We confirm alarms are present where they belong, correctly powered, and within their service life.
We address what genuinely needs attention and tell you plainly what doesn’t — a clear picture, not a long invoice.
We do the work and walk you through the real options, so the decision stays yours and it fits the house in front of us — not the largest line item we could write.So the plan you approve is the one your home genuinely calls for.
We fit a single tier of equipment — the top-tier names we’ll warranty for years — because in a home like yours a bargain breaker or builder-grade device is a false economy that surfaces later.So what’s behind your walls today is still performing decades from now.
We’re not paid to hurry. We protect finishes, keep a tidy site, give the work the hours it truly needs, and treat a Stenger or a glass-walled hillside home the way it deserves.So the result is right the first time — and made right, on us, if it ever isn’t.
You’ll know exactly what’s protected and what isn’t.
Surge, GFCI/AFCI, grounding, and the age and coverage of your smoke and CO alarms — the whole picture.
What’s solid, what’s a genuine risk, and what it costs to close the gaps — explained, not just listed.
Protection added and corrected to NEC and local code, tested, and documented.
We show you what’s protecting what, and how to test it going forward.
Want to know where your home actually stands? Book a safety assessment.
Accredited with the Better Business Bureau, holding its highest A+ rating.
An Angi Award for service quality, earned every year from 2018 through 2025.
Tesla, SPAN, and the panel makers we install certify the people allowed to touch their equipment — and the bar isn’t low.
A 5.0 across Google, Yelp, and Angi — earned one finished job at a time, never purchased.
A warranty here means what it says — no loophole-hunting, no buried exclusions. If we installed it, it’s ours to make right.
Licensed and insured in Texas. When the work needs a permit, we pull it, file it, and meet the inspector — none of it lands on you.
DC upgraded our electrical panel and the service from start to finish was excellent — on time, hard-working, and everything explained before they left.
We got multiple bids and the team at DC were the easy choice. They walked us through what was a genuine risk and what wasn’t, took care of everything thoroughly, and there were no surprises.
Our safety work is backed by a workmanship warranty, and the equipment we install carries its manufacturer’s warranty. The protections you can’t see should be the ones you can count on.
A growing library of completed work across Greater Austin — and the badges we've earned along the way.
Tell us what you need and our office will get back to you to set a time. A licensed electrician handles the visit.
Our office calls to set a time that works. A licensed electrician then handles the visit — and walks you through clear options and pricing.
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3906 N Lamar Blvd, Suite 204 AB
Austin, TX 78756
Mon–Fri · Weekend service for existing customers
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