Most homeowners don’t think about electricity until something goes wrong. A tripped breaker, an outlet in the wrong place, a kitchen that needs three extension cords to function. By then? The drywall is already up. The floor’s been laid. Fixing it costs real money — sometimes more than doing it right the first time would have. Electrical planning is one of those topics where the gap between “I understand it roughly” and “I understand it well enough to make good decisions” matters enormously. This piece is for homeowners who are either building new or doing a serious renovation — the kind where walls come down, permits get pulled, and an electrician will be on-site for more than an afternoon. Why Electrical Planning Happens Earlier Than You Think Here’s something that trips people up: electrical decisions don’t get made when the electrician shows up. They get made in design, sometimes months…
