Your electrical contractor in Northern Virginia.
Panel, lights, outlets, switches, the safety stuff behind the walls? One licensed crew handles all of it. A 30-minute fixture swap gets the same care as a full panel job. We pull the permit, and the inspection passes the first time.
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What do you need done inside the house?
Indoor electrical sorts into five areas, from the panel that powers everything to the switch on your wall. Pick the one that's on your mind. We'll take you straight to it.
Why is the wiring in an older home trickier than it looks?
Indoor electrical looks simple. It isn't. An older Northern Virginia home holds decades of wiring choices, code changes, and shortcuts from the owners before you. The real story is behind the wall plates. That's the part that decides whether your inspection passes.
Older NoVA homes carry real risks
Homes built before 1980 in Northern Virginia often have at least one of: Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels (both with known defects), aluminum branch wiring (fire risk), knob-and-tube wiring (no ground, insurance issue), or ungrounded two-wire circuits. We assess all of this during the consultation.
NEC code keeps changing
What was code-compliant in your home in 1995 is not code-compliant today. AFCI breakers, tamper-resistant receptacles, GFCI in laundry rooms, smoke/CO interconnect requirements: the code has tightened across multiple categories. We bring work to current code without re-doing what doesn't need it.
Permit and inspection coordination
Indoor electrical projects beyond like-for-like replacement require electrical permits. We pull them in every NoVA jurisdiction: Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and the independent cities (Manassas, Manassas Park, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Alexandria). You never handle paperwork.
Indoor jobs we've finished around Northern Virginia
Who's actually going to be in your house, and how do you know it'll be done right?
The master electrician set the standard
Brad Anson is a Virginia Master Electrician trained in the Shreve/McGonegal lineage. He runs the company, sits in on most panel and code visits himself, and the crew wires your house to the standard he holds them to.
The person who quotes it is the person doing it
No sub you've never met pulling wire through your walls. The crew that prices your job is the same crew that runs the circuits and walks the inspector through at the end.
To code, in writing, permit handled
Your quote names the exact NEC section. We bring old work up to current code without tearing out what's already fine, label every breaker, and pull the permit so you don't touch the paperwork.
5.0 on Google, 20+ years in NoVA
Two decades of master-electrician work and a 5.0 Google rating built largely on neighbors who called us back for the next thing. We charge for what we do, skip what you don't need, and earn the next call.
What happens after you call?
A single fixture swap and a full panel replacement run the same way. One crew from start to finish. The same written paperwork. And a walkthrough before we leave, so you know what we did and what every breaker controls.
Free consultation
We come look at the panel, the existing wiring, and the work area. Most consultations take 30-45 minutes. No high-pressure sales.
Written proposal
Itemized. NEC sections cited. Good for 30 days. For panel work, includes the permit fee and utility-disconnect coordination.
Permit, work, inspection
We pull every permit in your jurisdiction. Same crew start to finish. For panel work we coordinate the utility-side disconnect with Dominion or NOVEC.
Final walkthrough
We show you what every breaker controls, label the panel directory, leave you the inspection card, and clean up before we leave.
If your panel is a Federal Pacific or a Zinsco, I'm going to tell you it needs to be replaced. I'm not going to soften that. These panels were installed in millions of homes across the U.S. and have failure modes that genuinely start fires. I've watched the aftermath of one of them in a Lake Ridge house twenty years ago and it shaped how I run this company. We don't add breakers to FPE panels. We don't "rehab" them. We replace them. Same with knob-and-tube and aluminum branch wiring in homes that aren't being remodeled around it. The wiring inside your walls is not a place to cut corners.
Common questions about indoor electrical
How do I know if my panel needs to be replaced?
The clearest indicators are: the panel is a Federal Pacific or Zinsco (replace regardless of age, given the known defects), the panel is full and you want to add circuits, breakers trip repeatedly, you see scorching or rust inside the panel, or your home insurance has flagged the panel during an inspection. Most homes built before 1980 have at least one of these conditions.
Other signals: the panel is original to a 1960s or 1970s home (lifespan is 30-40 years), tandem breakers in slots that aren't rated for them, breakers that feel loose, or you're planning an electrical upgrade (EV charger, basement finish, addition) that pushes capacity. We do free assessments. If your panel doesn't actually need replacement, we'll tell you. We've talked plenty of homeowners out of unnecessary panel swaps.
Is it safe to leave a Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel in my home?
No. Both panel brands have documented failure modes: Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breakers fail to trip during overload at significantly higher rates than other brands, and Zinsco breakers can melt to the bus bar and bypass overcurrent protection entirely. Both are no longer manufactured, and most insurance carriers either refuse to insure homes with these panels or charge significantly more to cover them.
There is no reliable way to "rehab" an FPE or Zinsco panel. You cannot swap the breakers and call it done, because the underlying defects are in the breaker mechanism or the bus bar design. Replacement is the only fix. We treat this as the single most important electrical project you can do on an older NoVA home. Most home sales also fall through during inspection over these panels, so if you're planning to sell in the next few years, this is worth addressing now rather than under contract. For background, see the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Federal Pacific circuit breakers.
What's the difference between an electrician and a Master Electrician?
In Virginia, "Electrician" can refer to an apprentice, journeyman, or master license. A Master Electrician has passed additional licensing exams beyond journeyman, has typically 7-10+ years of supervised experience, and can pull permits and supervise other electricians on residential work. For complex work like panels, service upgrades, and code corrections, hiring a Master Electrician is the higher standard.
Anson is Master Electrician founded. Brad's license #2705178102 is what's on every permit we pull. Most NoVA electrical companies are journeyman-led with a master electrician on paper but not on site. We're the opposite: Brad is on most consultations himself, and our crew works to his standards because he set them. Whether that matters to you depends on the scope. A single GFCI install probably doesn't need master-level supervision. A panel replacement does. You can verify any Virginia license through the Virginia DPOR license lookup.
Do you do whole-home rewires?
Yes. Whole-home rewires are typically needed when wiring is past usable life, usually knob-and-tube (pre-1950s homes), failing cloth-insulated wire, or homes where the original wiring isn't safe to extend. We also do partial rewires when only certain circuits need replacement. Both are quoted in writing with NEC sections cited.
Whole-home rewires are major projects, typically 1-3 weeks of on-site work depending on home size and whether walls are open from another remodel. The ideal time is during a kitchen or basement remodel when walls are already open. We coordinate with general contractors regularly for this. Standalone rewires (no other work going on) are also possible but slower because we have to open and close walls ourselves. See our Whole-House Rewiring page for the detailed scope.
Can you coordinate indoor electrical work with a remodel?
Yes, we do this constantly. Most kitchen, bathroom, and basement remodels include significant electrical scope (new circuits, recessed lighting, GFCI upgrades, sometimes subpanels). Because Anson is also a Class B Builder, we can run the whole remodel under one contract: electrical, plumbing (in-house, no second contractor), framing, and finishes. Or we can be the electrical sub if you're already working with another contractor.
When we're the electrical sub on someone else's remodel, we coordinate with the GC on schedule and inspection. When we're the GC ourselves, we own the whole timeline: the electrical permit, the plumbing permit (now in-house thanks to our VA plumbing license), the inspections, and the finish coordination. The single-contractor path almost always runs faster than coordinating multiple separate contractors, especially on bathrooms where electrical and plumbing have to happen in lockstep.
Got something electrical on your mind? Let's take a look.
The consultation is free. You get a written, itemized quote within 48 hours. We pull the permit, and the inspection passes the first time.