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Safety inspections · Greeneville, TN
A home electrical safety inspection in Greeneville, TN is a close look at your home’s wiring by an electrician. GPM Electrical checks the panel, the wiring we can see, the outlets, and the equipment around them, and we explain what is fine, what needs attention soon, and what can wait. It is useful when you are buying an older house, when something has started to act strangely, or when you simply want to know what is behind the walls.
One important point up front: this is a safety check by an electrician. It is not a permit inspection, which is done by the state or city inspector who signs off on permitted work. It is also not a general home inspection, and we are not home inspectors. We look at the electrical system in more depth than a general walk-through can.
A general home inspector covers the whole house, from the roof to the foundation, in a few hours. The electrical part is a small slice of that. A home inspector may note that a panel looks old, or may spot a missing cover. A closer electrical look can go further: testing outlets and circuits, checking what is inside the panel, and tracing what we can reach in the attic or crawlspace.
That matters in this area, where many homes were built from the 1940s through the 1970s. We have found arcing behind a main breaker in a 1970s Greeneville house, and we have replaced fuse panels in older homes. Problems like those are best found before you close, when you can still talk about repairs or price.
If you are in the middle of a purchase, call us early. Timelines are tight, and we will tell you what we can fit in.
We do not open walls during a safety check. What we can see and test is what we report on, and we tell you where something should be looked at further.
When we finish, we go through what we found with you and give you a written list of the items that need work, sorted by how urgent they are. Anything that is a real safety risk goes at the top. You decide what to do with the list. If you want us to do the repairs, you get a price for each item before work begins, and you are under no obligation to hire us.
Permit inspections happen when work that needs a permit is finished, and the inspector is from the state, city, or county, depending on where you live. Our safety check does not replace that, and it does not give your home a pass or a certificate. If you are buying a house and want to know whether past electrical work was permitted, the local building office is the place to ask. We can tell you what we see and what questions to ask.
If a check shows a larger problem, we point you to the right service, such as electrical repair, a panel upgrade or rewiring.
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(423) 620-2283Same-day service when the schedule allows. You get the price before any work begins.
How it works
Tell Nick what’s going on. Photos help if you have them.
Many jobs can be priced over the phone. Larger ones may need a quick visit first.
If the job requires an electrical permit and inspection, Nick handles the permit.
We do the work, explain what we found, and clean up after ourselves.
Questions
Straight answers about pricing and how we work. Don’t see your question? Call Nick.
No. A home inspection covers the whole house and is done by a home inspector. Our check covers only the electrical system, in more detail, and is done by an electrician. Many buyers get both.
No. Permit inspections are done by the state, city, or county inspector after permitted work is finished. Our check does not replace that and does not certify the home.
No. We test and look at what we can reach and see, such as the panel, outlets, attic, basement, and crawlspace. If something needs more investigation, we tell you where and why.
It depends on the size of the house and what you want checked. We tell you the price before we start, and we explain any service-call fee when you call.
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Buying an older home or worried about your wiring? Call GPM Electrical, and we will walk through what to check.
Tell us about the job and Nick will get back to you.
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