Renovating your home is exciting. However there is one thing…the majority of homeowners repeat these electrical mistakes. Electrical mistakes that can cost you money, cause fires, and even kill you. The good news? Nearly every electrical error can be prevented. All you need is to know what to look for before you swing that first hammer. Why Electrical Mistakes Happen So Often Most homeowners underestimate just how risky electrical work really is. It appears easy from a distance. Flip a switch here, pull some wire there, plug stuff in and call it good. And that’s how problems are made. One little thing wrong can mean huge disaster ahead. Statistics don’t lie. The Electrical Safety Foundation International says that home electrical fires account for approximately 51,000 fires per year, resulting in almost 500 deaths and $1.3 billion dollars in property damage. That’s billions of dollars for something that is largely preventable.…
