Electrician in Third Ward, Houston

Third Ward sits just south of downtown and is home to Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, Emancipation Park and Project Row Houses. Many homes date from the 1920s through the 1950s. Bungalows, shotgun houses and duplexes make up much of the older housing.

Older wiring is the main electrical issue here. Some homes still have knob-and-tube wiring, cloth-covered wire or fuse panels. Others have panels from the 1960s and 1970s that are overloaded by modern AC and appliances. Two-prong outlets are still common, and they leave no safe path for ground faults.

Newer townhomes near Riverside Terrace and the Medical Center edge have the opposite problem. They may need EV chargers, bigger panels and surge protection. We see many calls for panel upgrades, dead outlets and breakers that trip when the AC kicks on.

Storms also matter. Street trees drop branches onto service lines, and flooding can reach meter bases at lower lots. We repair service masts, meter bases and panels, and we coordinate the CenterPoint disconnect when it is needed. Every upgrade gets a City of Houston permit and an inspection.

Places we work in Third Ward

• Riverside Terrace
• MacGregor
• Third Ward core
• University of Houston area