Whole-House Electrical Safety Inspections
Pre-Buy · Pre-Sell · Remodel · Aging-Home Audits
Before you buy, sell, remodel, or just for peace of mind, know exactly what's behind your walls. Almighty Electric LLC performs detailed whole-house electrical safety inspections across Chicago and the North Shore — a documented multi-point audit of your panel, wiring, grounding, outlets, and life-safety devices.
What Our Inspection Covers
- Main panel and subpanel condition, breaker age, and labeling
- Service size, grounding, and bonding verification
- Outlet grounding, polarity, and tension testing at every receptacle
- GFCI and AFCI protection verification where required by code
- Smoke and CO detector presence, interconnection, and age
- Wiring type identification — knob-and-tube, aluminum, or modern copper
Why Get a Whole-House Inspection
Catch Hidden Hazards
Degraded insulation, ungrounded outlets, and overloaded circuits hide behind walls. An inspection finds them before they become shocks, fires, or failed sales.
Negotiate & Close with Confidence
Buyers use our report to negotiate repairs; sellers fix issues in advance. Either way, you close with no electrical surprises.
Plan Upgrades & Budget
Our prioritized, plain-English report tells you what's urgent, what can wait, and what it costs — so you can plan and budget with confidence.
Our Inspection Process
Multi-Point Audit
We inspect the panel, grounding, outlets, wiring age, and detector coverage, testing as we go with calibrated meters.
Documented Report
You receive a written report with photos, findings, code references, and prioritized recommendations — no scare tactics.
Prioritized Plan
We separate urgent safety items from recommended upgrades and optional improvements, with upfront pricing for each.
Fix & Document
If you approve, we perform the repairs, pull permits, and hand you documentation for insurance and resale.
Inspection Questions
Q.When should I get a whole-house electrical inspection?
Before buying or selling a home, before a major remodel, after a storm or flood, and every 5–7 years in older homes. Homes over 40 years old — especially with original wiring — benefit most.
Q.How long does an inspection take?
A thorough whole-house inspection typically takes 1–2 hours depending on home size and accessibility, plus time to compile your written report. We test at the panel and at representative outlets throughout the home.
Q.Will I get a written report?
Yes. You receive a detailed written report with photos, findings, code references, and prioritized recommendations with upfront pricing — suitable for real-estate negotiations, insurance, and your own records.
Q.Do you do inspections for home buyers and sellers?
Both. Buyers use our report to negotiate repairs or credits; sellers use it to fix issues before listing and avoid deal-killing surprises. We're neutral — we report what we find.
Ready to get started?
Talk to a real licensed electrician on our crew — no call centers, no pressure. We'll give you an honest, upfront quote the same day.