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Need a panel upgrade, a full rewire, or an EV charger installed at your LA home? Apex Build manages the entire electrical project for you, handling permits, scheduling, and code compliance, while a licensed C-10 electrical partner handles the licensed trade work itself. You get one point of contact and one project plan instead of coordinating separate contractors on your own.
Licensed California General Contractor (CSLB Class B) · Fully Insured · Serving Los Angeles and surrounding cities
Apex Build project-manages the full range of residential electrical work, coordinating licensed C-10 electrical partners for every scope below:
Electrical panel upgrades (100A to 200A) and subpanel installs
Whole-house and partial rewiring
EV charger (Level 2) installation
Indoor and outdoor lighting, including recessed lighting, LED retrofits, and ceiling fans
Outlet, switch, and GFCI installation or replacement
Knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring replacement
Electrical code-violation correction
Troubleshooting and repair for flickering lights, warm outlets, and tripping breakers
Free consult and scope walkthrough. We look at your panel, wiring age, and what you're trying to accomplish, whether that's a standalone repair or electrical work tied to a remodel or ADU.
Load calculation and project design. We size the work correctly and fold it into any related construction plans so nothing gets built twice.
Permit filing with LADBS. Apex Build handles the paperwork and submission for panel upgrades, rewiring, EV circuits, and any other work that requires a permit.
Licensed electrical work. A licensed C-10 electrical contractor we coordinate performs the actual installation, under Apex Build's project management and schedule.
LADBS inspection and sign-off. An inspector verifies the completed work meets code before it's considered done.
Final walkthrough. We confirm everything works and answer questions before closing out the project.
Electrical pricing depends heavily on scope, home age, and panel condition. These are the typical ranges homeowners in the LA market are seeing right now.
A standard 100A-to-200A panel upgrade typically runs $2,500 to $5,000 in Los Angeles. That range can climb past $6,500 if the job also requires meter or service-entrance work, or coordination with LADWP. Permit fees run separately, typically $200 to $800, and licensed electrician labor in LA generally falls in the $58 to $115 per hour range. Sources: Zerofi, Von's Electric, Angi.
Whole-house rewiring in Los Angeles runs roughly $5 to $15 per square foot, averaging around $10 per square foot. For a typical 1,500 to 3,000 square foot home, that puts most projects in the $8,000 to $15,000 range. LA labor costs tend to run about 25% above the national average, and a standard rewiring job takes up to a week to complete depending on the size and accessibility of the home. Sources: Angi, RenoVetted.
A standard Level 2 EV charger install, including the charger, wiring, and permit, typically costs $1,200 to $3,500 in Los Angeles. If your panel needs an upgrade first, or the run to a detached garage requires a long wire pull or trenching, total cost can move into the $2,500 to $6,000+ range. Sources: TIK Electric, Qmerit.
LADWP residential customers may also qualify for a rebate of up to $1,000 on a qualified home Level 2 charger, plus an additional $250 if a dedicated EV meter is installed. Income-qualified customers on Lifeline or EZ-SAVE can receive an additional $500, for a possible total of $1,500. This rebate applies to LADWP power accounts specifically, not other utility providers. Source: LADWP EV Charger Rebate Program.
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Yes, for most electrical work. The City of Los Angeles requires an LADBS permit for panel upgrades, service upgrades, whole or partial rewiring, subpanels, new circuits, EV charger circuits, and most code-correction work. Permit approval typically takes 1 to 2 weeks, and an LADBS inspector has to sign off on the completed work before the job is considered finished. Sources: LADBS Electrical Permit Process Guide, Panel Upgrade Permit Guide.
LA-area building departments generally treat small, like-for-like repairs differently. Swapping a switch, outlet, or light fixture for the same type of device in the same location generally does not require a permit under this minor-repair exemption principle. That said, changing the type of device (for example, adding a GFCI outlet where a standard one used to be) can trigger a permit requirement. If you're not sure which category your job falls into, we'll check with LADBS before starting work. Source: LA County Building and Safety, Permit-Exempt Work.
The permit requirements above reflect City of Los Angeles and LADBS rules specifically. If your property sits in a different city or unincorporated LA County, your local building department's process and fees may differ.
Apex Build holds a California Class B general contractor license, which covers general construction and remodeling work. It does not include C-10 electrical licensure. Under California Business and Professions Code Section 7057, a Class B contractor can only include electrical work when it's incidental and subordinate to a larger construction project, not as a standalone electrical job. Source: Contractors Licensing Schools, Delta Wye Electric.
That's why Apex Build works as the general contractor on your electrical project rather than as the electrician of record. We manage the scope, the permits, and the schedule, and we coordinate licensed C-10 electrical partners to perform the actual electrical installation and repair work. You get a single project manager overseeing a licensed trade professional, instead of juggling separate vendors yourself.
A note on older LA homes. Many houses built between the 1920s and 1960s in the LA area still have knob-and-tube or aluminum branch wiring. Knob-and-tube wiring has no ground wire, and its original cloth insulation degrades with age and wasn't designed for modern electrical loads. Aluminum branch wiring, common in homes wired between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s, expands and contracts differently than copper at its connection points, which can lead to loose or arcing connections over time. Homes with aluminum wiring are cited as having a meaningfully higher rate of fire-hazard conditions than homes with copper wiring, according to figures referenced by electrical-safety resources. Many insurers will decline coverage or require a full rewire before renewing a policy on a home with active knob-and-tube wiring. Sources: Home Alliance, Clearview Electrical Services.
If your home falls into that build range, our initial walkthrough includes a wiring-age assessment so you know what you're working with before you commit to a scope.
Most electrical companies in LA are standalone electrician shops. They're licensed for the trade work, but they don't manage the rest of your project, and most don't publish pricing on their site at all, leaving you to request a quote just to get a ballpark.
Apex Build works differently because we're a general contractor first. If your electrical scope is part of something bigger, like a panel upgrade that's really about prepping your home for an ADU or a kitchen remodel, we plan the electrical work as one piece of that larger project instead of treating it as a separate job with its own timeline. We handle the LADBS permit process, do the load calculations against your actual project plans, and coordinate the licensed C-10 electrical partner doing the trade work, so you're not the one managing multiple contractors and matching up their schedules.
Apex Build provides electrical project management across Los Angeles and the surrounding area, including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Malibu, and Venice.
Have questions? We've got answers. Here are some of the most common questions we receive from our customers.
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We pull permits and manage inspections, so the paperwork doesn't land on you.
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