Dead outlets, dark kitchens, a bath fan that vents into the attic, two-prong plugs in every bedroom. Our licensed electricians fix the little stuff the big companies won't schedule — and we bundle your whole punch list into one visit with one price in writing.
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Dead outlets, dark kitchens, a bath fan that vents into the attic, two-prong plugs in every bedroom. Typical price: $180 – $2.5K. Licensed & insured, written itemized price before work starts, no deposit, one dedicated crew. Serving all 21 New Jersey counties from Paramus. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free estimate.
Recessed lights fail two ways: too few, so the room has dark corners, or a straight line of them down the middle like an airport. We lay them out on the ceiling with you before we cut a hole — spaced to the room, pulled toward the counters and the couch where you actually need light, and on a dimmer.
We use slim LED wafers that go into insulated ceilings without a can, last about 20 years, and come in a warm color that doesn't make your kitchen look like a hospital. If there's attic access, the wiring is quick. If the ceiling is finished, we fish the wires and patch the holes — the carpenters are on our crew, so the patch actually disappears.
A GFCI outlet cuts the power in a fraction of a second when electricity finds a path it shouldn't — like through you. Code wants them anywhere water lives: kitchens, bathrooms, garages, basements, laundry rooms, outdoors, and within six feet of any sink. Older New Jersey homes usually have none of them. Adding them is cheap and it's the single best safety upgrade in the house.
An AFCI breaker catches arcing — the tiny sparks inside a damaged cord or a loose connection that start fires behind the wall. New circuits in living areas need them. We'll tell you where code requires each one and where it's just a good idea, and we won't sell you protection you don't need.
Two-prong outlets: you have two honest options. Run a ground to the outlet so a real three-prong works, or install a GFCI with the "no equipment ground" label the code allows. We price both. We don't just swap in three-prong outlets with no ground — that's the trick that fools the plug tester and protects nothing.
A ceiling fan on a regular light box wobbles, then it falls. We install a fan-rated box screwed to the framing, balance the blades, and add a separate switch or a remote so the light and the fan run on their own. Sloped ceilings, tall rooms and porches are all fine.
Bath fans are the quiet cause of a lot of attic mold in this state. Half the ones we open up dump wet air straight into the insulation. We vent through the roof or the soffit with insulated duct so it doesn't drip back in winter, size the fan to the room, and add a humidity sensor so it runs itself after a shower and shuts off when the mirror clears.
Most smart switches need a neutral wire in the box, and a lot of New Jersey switch boxes from before the 1990s don't have one. We check before you buy a dozen switches that won't work. We match dimmers to your LED bulbs so they don't buzz or flicker at low settings, set up three-way pairs so both ends of the hallway work, and get them talking to your phone before we leave.
Based in Paramus, serving all 21 New Jersey counties — 219+ towns. Licensed & insured, price in writing before we start, and we'll happily knock out your whole list in one trip.
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Swapping a bad outlet or switch, or adding a GFCI, sits at the low end. A new dedicated circuit for a microwave or a sump pump runs $400 – $800. Six recessed lights on a dimmer in a room with attic access lands around $1.2K – $2K; fishing them through a finished ceiling costs more. A ceiling fan on an existing box is $300 – $500, and $550 – $950 if we're adding the box and the switch. A bath fan replaced in the same spot is $350 – $650; a new fan with a duct run to the roof or soffit is $700 – $1.4K. Bundle a list and the per-item price drops.
How we beat the big chains: The electrical franchises charge a $150 trip fee just to look, then price every outlet like a new circuit. No franchise fees, no commissioned salesmen, no rented subcontractors — that's typically 15–30% under national-brand quotes for the same or better spec. Bring us any written quote and we'll match the scope line by line.
“I called four electricians about two outlets and a fan. Nobody called back. Too small for them.”
“The new bath fan is louder than the old one and the attic is dripping.”
“He swapped my two-prong outlets for three-prong and charged me for "grounded outlets." There's no ground wire.”
You found a crew that is actually near you. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus, in Bergen County, and our own licensed techs handle lighting & outlets in all 21 New Jersey counties — no call center, no subcontractor sent from two states away. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies go to the nearest crew, 24/7.
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Replacing an outlet, switch or fixture in the same spot usually doesn't. Adding a new circuit, a new outlet where there wasn't one, or a fan on a new switch leg usually does. We tell you which on the estimate and we pull it when it's required — it's a small fee and it protects you at resale.
As a rule of thumb, one 4-inch LED wafer for every 20–25 square feet, pulled toward the counters, plus under-cabinet lights for the work surface. A 12-by-14 kitchen usually lands at six to eight on a dimmer. We mark the layout on the ceiling with you before cutting.
Either the circuit is overloaded — a space heater and a hair dryer on one 15-amp line — or something on it is failing: a bad outlet, a damaged cord, a motor drawing too much. Sometimes the breaker itself is worn. We find which one and fix that. Replacing the breaker with a bigger one is not a fix, and we won't do it.
Almost always. We fish the wire through the wall from the basement or the attic, cut one small opening for the box, and patch anything we open. Because our carpenters and painters are on the same crew, the patch matches when we're done.
Usually, once we confirm there's a neutral in the box. If there isn't, there are switches made for that, or we can pull one. Check before you buy — we'll look at a photo of the inside of the box and tell you.
It's a row of small color-changing LED pucks set into a slim aluminum channel that tucks under the drip edge or along the top of the gutter, wired back to a controller and its own outdoor circuit. It stays up all year, so nobody is on a ladder in December or March. You change colors, brightness and schedules from an app instead of untangling a box of string lights.
Barely. The channel is color-matched to your trim or gutter and sits in the shadow line under the roof edge, so from the sidewalk it reads as another piece of trim. At your free in-home consultation we hold a sample piece against your own fascia so you can walk to the curb and judge it before you spend a dollar.
No ladder on an icy Bergen County roofline, no dead bulbs halfway through the season, no staples chewing up your fascia. One track does orange in October, red and green in December, and a plain warm white the other ten months. The lights you already own go in the attic and stay there.
Most people run a soft white wash as everyday accent and curb-appeal lighting, then switch to team colors, a birthday, or a holiday scene when they feel like it. Schedules run on a timer so it comes on at dusk and shuts off when you sleep. It's outdoor accent lighting first and a holiday display second.
The channel, pucks and connectors are built for outdoor use and sealed against water, which is what you need for a season that runs from nor'easters and ice to a 95-degree August roof. We flash and seal every penetration the way we'd seal a roof detail. Our installation is covered by the No-Surprise Guarantee, and if something acts up, a warranty call gets a real appointment within two business days.
Yes. Colors, brightness, zones, scenes and schedules all run from an app on your phone or tablet, and most systems tie into the voice assistant you already use. Before we leave, we set up the app, save a few scenes you actually want, and walk everybody in the house through it.
No. A full roofline of LED pucks draws roughly what a couple of light bulbs draw, and it's off most of the day. We put it on its own switched circuit so it isn't fighting your outdoor outlets or the garage.
The low-voltage run is the easy part. The outdoor receptacle or circuit that feeds the transformer is electrical work under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, and most towns want a permit and an inspection for a new exterior circuit. Our own licensed electrician does that piece — no rented subcontractor — and we pull the permit and meet the inspector.
If you're anywhere in New Jersey, yes. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus and handles lighting & outlets across all 21 counties with our own licensed crew. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies are dispatched to the nearest crew 24/7. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free in-home estimate.
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