OUTLET RELOCATION
Moving outlets or switches during renovations and remodels. Cable rerouted, walls patched, code maintained.
Keil Electric relocates outlets and switches during kitchen renovations, bath remodels, layout changes, and furniture-driven moves across San Diego County and the Austin metro. We reroute the cable, install the new box, terminate to current code, and coordinate with the drywall and finish trades.
Same scope on either side. Pick the shop that covers your area and we will route you to the right crew.
Kitchen islands move, bathrooms get reconfigured, a new built-in covers an existing outlet, a switch ends up behind the new door swing. Relocation is the right call when the change is planned and the new location is accessible.
The new device location needs cable. Sometimes the existing cable can be rerouted through the same wall cavity. Sometimes a new run is required from a nearby junction or from the panel. We map the route on the site walk and quote based on what the install actually needs.
The old device location cannot be abandoned with live cable behind drywall. Code requires either a blank-cover junction box at the splice (which has to remain accessible) or the cable removed back to the source. We handle both correctly so the old location is not a code or future-buyer issue.
Relocations almost always coincide with drywall, paint, tile, or cabinet work. We schedule the rough-in to land before drywall closes the new location, and we document the patch needed at the old location for the patch trade.
We map old and new device locations against the construction plan or your sketch.
New box install, cable reroute, old box handling, drywall coordination notes, and cost.
New cable run, new box installed, old cable terminated or removed correctly.
After drywall closes, we install devices and cover plates at the new location.
Not every job requires a permit. When the local AHJ requires one, we pull it, schedule the inspection, and stay with the job until it passes. No paperwork on you.
Written warranty: 5-year on outlets, fixtures, and EV chargers; 10-year on wire and breakers; lifetime on panelboxes and surge protection. Parts and labor. Transfers with the home.
Old box locations cannot be abandoned with cable still in the wall. Code requires either a junction box at the splice (accessible) or removal of the cable run. We address both during the relocation.
Real work from our San Diego and Austin shops. Same standards, same warranty, every job.
For outlet and switch relocation, here's the honest comparison. We'd tell you the same thing if we weren't trying to win the job.
Most outlet and switch relocation calls start when the homeowner is planning ahead: a renovation, an addition, an EV charger, a generator, a panel upgrade, or any project where the existing electrical needs to be sized correctly for the new load. The earlier we walk the property, the cleaner the project sequencing. Bringing us in before the drywall closes saves rework. Bringing us in before the contract is signed with the GC saves scope confusion. We are happy to walk a property at the planning stage even if the install is still months out.
A walk of the property with attention to the panel (age, capacity, available breaker space), conduit accessibility, attic / crawlspace conditions, and the load picture (current loads + planned future loads). For installs that touch the service drop, we factor utility coordination from the start. The estimate we leave with is fixed for the scope as walked. Change orders only happen for genuinely new findings during the work, you hear about them before we proceed.
Outlet and switch relocation is renovation work. It happens during kitchen and bath remodels, basement build-outs, additions, and any time the layout of a room changes enough that the existing electrical layout no longer works. The job has to coordinate with drywall, paint, cabinetry, and tile work, and the schedule has to fit the larger project flow.
The single most common code violation we see during renovation work is an outlet that was abandoned by covering it with drywall while the cable was still live in the wall. NEC requires every splice or termination to be in an accessible junction box. Drywalling over a live cable end is not acceptable. We always either install a junction box (with a cover plate flush to the new finish) or remove the cable back to the source.
A short relocation in the same wall cavity is a small job. Longer reroutes through finished walls or to new circuits cost more. We quote per relocation after the site walk.
Yes, and this is a common request. Kitchen counter receptacles often move when the layout changes. We relocate while maintaining the GFCI protection and counter-spacing requirements per NEC.
We remove the old device, splice in an accessible junction box if the cable continues onward, or remove the cable back to the source. The old location is patched by drywall.
Not for the rough-in. We need access to the wall and panel. The trim work after drywall closes also requires interior access. We schedule with you.
Yes. Light fixture relocations follow the same logic as outlets and switches: reroute the cable to the new ceiling box, install a code-compliant fixture box, and trim out the new fixture.
A licensed licensed electrician walks the relocation scope and writes the work in fixed-price terms. Coordination with the drywall and finish trades handled.
