Electrician Serving Keokuk, Iowa

Licensed electricians serving Keokuk and Lee County, Iowa.

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About half the homes in Keokuk were built before 1950

Keokuk’s median home was built in 1951, and roughly half the city’s houses went up before then. That’s part of what makes Keokuk feel like Keokuk — but it also means a lot of homes still run on wiring that was installed decades before modern code. Knob-and-tube wiring, two-prong outlets that aren’t grounded, fuse boxes instead of breaker panels, electrical service rated for the appliances of 60 years ago. If any of that sounds like your house, you’re not alone. And it’s fixable.

We’ve done this work in older homes across the area

Burlington and Fort Madison have a lot of the same historic homes as Keokuk — homes from the late 1800s and early 1900s that have been quietly running on wiring from a different era. We have 20+ years experience upgrading panels, replacing knob-and-tube, and bringing historic homes up to current code without tearing into more wall than we have to.

What we do for Keokuk homeowners

Most of what we do in Keokuk is residential work in homes that have been around for a while. A few of the calls we take most often:

• Whole-home rewires — replacing old or unsafe wiring throughout the house, including knob-and-tube
• Electrical panel upgrades — fuse box to modern breaker panel, 100-amp service to 200-amp
• Ungrounded outlet replacement — bringing 2-prong outlets up to current code, including GFCI where needed
• Service upgrades — for homes with electrical service rated for a different era
• EV charger installation — Level 2 chargers at home, even for older homes that need a service upgrade first
• Generator installation — we’re a Generac dealer
• Smart-home wiring and lighting — when you want your historic home to keep up with modern demands
• Commercial and industrial work — about 20% of what we do; if it’s electrical, we can handle it!

Same transparent pricing across all of Southeast Iowa

Most electricians in this part of Iowa won’t show you a number until they’re already at your door. We do it the other way around. Our pricing page lists the prices for the work we do most often — service calls, panel upgrades, rewires, EV chargers, generators — and the price we publish is the price we quote. The only thing that changes a quote after that is something we couldn’t see from the outside (the kind of thing nobody can quote sight-unseen, like asbestos in old plaster). If we find something like that on a Keokuk job, we stop, show you what we found, and update the quote before we keep working. Same way we’d want it if it were our house.

A note about The Gate City

Keokuk has been “The Gate City” since 1855, and Lock and Dam No. 19 — built in 1913 — was once the world’s largest single-powerhouse hydroelectric plant. Power has flowed through this stretch of the Mississippi for over a century. We’re proud to keep it flowing safely into Keokuk homes.

Licensed, insured, and easy to call

• Licensed and insured in Iowa and Illinois (IA Contractor Registration #C143094)
• BBB Rated
• More than 80 five-star Google reviews at a 5.0 average
• Available 24/7 — call, text, or use our quote form
• 24-hour callback promise — every call gets a response inside one business day
• No surprises — we stop and check in before any scope or price changes

Common questions from Keokuk homeowners

My home was built in the 1920s and still has the original wiring. Do I need to rewire?

Not every old home needs a full rewire, but most homes built before 1950 have at least some wiring that wouldn’t pass a modern inspection. The most common safety issues are knob-and-tube wiring with no grounding wire, brittle insulation, and undersized service for today’s appliances. The honest answer is we’d need to take a look to tell you for sure — and we can usually do that with photos and a phone call before anyone comes out.

What’s the difference between a fuse box and a breaker panel? Do I need to upgrade?

Fuse boxes were standard until the 1960s. They work, but they were designed for the electrical loads of that era — a refrigerator, a few lamps, a radio. Modern homes pull a lot more current, and a 60-amp fuse box can be a fire risk under that load. Upgrading to a 100-amp or 200-amp breaker panel brings the house up to current code and gives you the headroom for everything from a new HVAC unit to an EV charger.

How long does a whole-home rewire take in an older home?

It depends on the size of the home and how the walls and ceilings are built — plaster-and-lath takes longer than drywall. Most rewires we do in older Keokuk-area homes run between three days and two weeks. You don’t usually have to move out; we work room by room and keep power running where we can.

What does a panel upgrade cost in Keokuk?

Our pricing page lists the prices for panel upgrades, and those prices are the same across our whole service area. The final number depends on what we find when we look — every panel upgrade is a little different. If we need to do anything beyond the standard scope, we tell you before we do it.

Are you really 24/7, or is that marketing?

Real 24/7 for emergencies. If you’ve got sparks, smoke, a panel that’s hot to the touch, or a power loss that isn’t a utility outage, call (309) 333-3912 — you’ll get a person. Routine work happens during business hours like anyone else.

Need an electrician in Keokuk? Let’s talk.

We’d rather answer a quick question on the phone than have you wonder. Call or text (309) 333-3912 — we’ll get back to you within 24 hours. Or use the quote form below, and we’ll come back with a real number, not a sales pitch.