Aluminum Wiring Remediation.
Homes built between 1965 and 1973 often have aluminum branch circuit wiring. It's a fire hazard at every connection point. We remediate it so your insurance stays valid and your house stays safe.
Homes built between 1965 and 1973 often have aluminum branch circuit wiring. It's a fire hazard at every connection point. We remediate it so your insurance stays valid and your house stays safe.
Every outlet, switch, light fixture, and junction box gets opened and inspected. We count every aluminum connection in the house and document the scope before quoting.
COPALUM or AlumiConn connectors at every connection point. Copper pigtails get crimped or set-screw connected to the aluminum, then the copper tail lands on the device. No aluminum touches a terminal.
We inspect every aluminum connection inside the electrical panel too. Loose lugs and oxidized connections in the panel are just as dangerous as the ones at your outlets.
You get a signed letter listing every connection remediated, the method used, and the license number. Insurance companies accept this as proof of remediation.
The wire itself conducts electricity fine. The problem is what happens at every connection point over decades.
Aluminum expands and contracts more than copper when it heats up under load. Over years, this loosens connections at outlets, switches, and splices. Loose connections arc.
When aluminum oxidizes, the oxide layer is resistive — unlike copper oxide. More resistance means more heat at the connection. More heat means more oxidation. It's a cycle that only gets worse.
When aluminum touches copper or brass terminals (which most devices use), the dissimilar metals corrode at the junction. This is why you can't just land aluminum wire on a standard outlet — it'll fail over time.
The CPSC found that homes with aluminum wiring are 55 times more likely to have fire-hazard conditions at connections than homes wired with copper. That's not a scare tactic — it's federal data.
The dangerous connections are inside junction boxes, behind outlets, and in the attic. You can't see the problem until you open every box. That's why a full inspection matters — partial fixes don't cut it.
If outlet cover plates feel warm, lights flicker when you plug something in, or you smell something burning near a switch — those are signs the connections are already failing. Don't wait on this one.
A lot of the aluminum wiring work we do is in Wilmington neighborhoods that were built in the late '60s and early '70s — Pine Valley, College Acres, parts of Winter Park, and the older sections of Greenville Loop. These were tract-built homes during the copper shortage, and most of them still have the original aluminum branch circuits. We also see it regularly in Myrtle Grove and Monkey Junction, where a lot of the housing stock is from that same era.
Pre-purchase inspections catch aluminum wiring constantly in this area. If you're buying a home built between 1965 and 1973 in Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Wrightsville Beach, or anywhere in New Hanover County, have us inspect it before closing. We also handle remediation work in Leland, Hampstead, Ogden / Porters Neck, and Figure Eight Island. If you need a panel upgrade or rewiring at the same time, we handle it all in one trip — one license, one permit, one inspection.