Cedar Rapids Electricians
Custom Electrical Services Cedar Rapids ensures the safe and efficient performance of all electrical systems in your property. From grounding and bonding home wiring to installing new light fixtures in an office, electricians protect and support you in your daily life.
So, when you’re looking for reliable electricians in Cedar Rapids, you need licensed professionals with decades of experience in electrical repair and installations in local homes and businesses. Call our Cedar Rapids electrical services team for 24/7 service throughout the Corridor area.
Cedar Rapids Location: 1120 Depot Ln SE #100, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401E
Family operated since 2005
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Our Electrical Services in Cedar Rapids
Home electrical services require the steady, experienced hand of a Cedar Rapids electrician who has experience completing electrical projects and the communication skill to explain their working process to you.
When you call our licensed electricians to your home, a certified, experienced professional will arrive ready to work within a short time. Whether you’re in central Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Fairfax or the surrounding areas, we’re the local electricians of choice for dependable electrical performance.
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Panel upgrades & replacements
Swapping out undersized 60- and 100-amp panels (and recalled Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels still found in older KC homes) for safe, code-compliant 200-amp service
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Rewiring for older homes
Replacing knob-and-tube and aluminum branch wiring common in homes built before 1975
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Whole-home generators
As an authorized Generac® and Kohler® dealer, we design and install standby systems built for the local weather
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Surge protection
Whole-home surge protectors that guard your electronics and appliances from the voltage spikes that follow lightning strikes and grid switching during storms
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Lighting
Custom indoor and outdoor lighting installations, including recessed kitchen LEDs, under-cabinet fixtures, chandelier hanging, and exterior security or landscape lighting.
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Outlets & Switches
Upgrading ungrounded two-prong receptacles, installing required GFCI protection in kitchens and bathrooms, adding smart dimmers, and running dedicated circuits for heavy appliances.
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EV Chargers
Hardwired and plug-in Level 2 charging station installations for all electric vehicle models, safely integrated with your home’s electrical load and local Evergy rebate requirements.
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Troubleshooting
Rapid, accurate diagnostics for tripping breakers, flickering lights, dead receptacles, or burning odors, isolating the electrical faults regardless of the home’s age or project size.
Why Cedar Rapids Homeowners and Businesses Choose Custom Electrical Services
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Locally responsive, backed by two decades of experience
Our electricians understand how spring storm season and winter ice events stress the grid here, and we plan our generator and surge-protection recommendations accordingly. That experience comes from two decades of doing this exact work here in the Midwest.
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Upfront pricing, every time
You’ll know the cost before we start — no hourly guessing games, with financing options available for larger projects such as panel upgrades and generator installations.
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Full-time, background-checked electricians
Every technician who comes to your door or job site is background-checked with many years of experience, not a subcontractor.
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24/7 emergency response
Whether it’s a flickering circuit in a bungalow, a tripped main breaker at an office park, or a full generator install ahead of the next ice storm, Custom Electrical Services is available 24/7.
Book a Consultation with Our Cedar Rapids Electricians
Experienced and ready to respond with a customer-friendly service, Custom Electrical is your Cedar Rapids leader for electrical repairs, upgrading home electrical panels, installing LEDs and dimmer controls, and much more. Schedule your free quote today to speak with an electrician.
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Common electrical questions
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Why do so many older homes here need an electrical panel upgrade?
Many homes built before the 1980s still run on 60- or 100-amp panels never designed for today’s HVAC systems, EV chargers, and home electronics. Some also contain Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels, which have known safety recall histories. Upgrading brings the home’s capacity and safety up to current local codes.
Do you pull electrical permits with the city or county?
Yes. We handle permitting directly with the city and with the appropriate jurisdictions. You won’t have to navigate permitting systems yourself.
What causes my power to flicker or dip every time a storm rolls through?
This is common across the region during spring severe weather season. It can be caused by grid switching on Evergy’s distribution lines, a loose utility connection, or aging wiring inside the home that struggles to handle voltage fluctuations. We can diagnose whether the issue is on your side of the meter and recommend whole-home surge protection.
Should I install a whole-home generator given how often we lose power?
It is a smart investment if you have experienced outages from spring severe weather, summer thunderstorms, or winter ice storms. As an authorized Generac and Kohler dealer, we size and install standby generators that activate automatically to keep HVAC, refrigeration, sump pumps, and medical equipment running during an extended outage.
How Does a Backup Generator Work?
The size of the generator depends on factors such as the square footage of your property, the number of appliances you want to power, and your specific power needs during outages. Our team at Custom Electrical can assess your requirements and recommend the appropriate size for your generator.
Is the aluminum wiring in my 1960s or 70s home a fire risk?
Yes, we install Level 2 EV chargers for any vehicle make or model. Evergy offers residential customers a rebate of up to $500 toward a Level 2 charger installation when you enroll in a Time of Use (TOU) rate plan. We can help verify what is currently available for your address before the installation begins.
Do you install EV chargers, and are there any local incentives?
We answer the phone 24/7 and dispatch as quickly as possible, with same-day service available for most calls. For active hazards like sparking outlets, burning smells, or exposed wiring, call immediately and we will walk you through critical safety steps while our technicians are in transit.
What is your response time for an electrical emergency?
Yes! We’re proud to be the electrical contractor for more than half of the remodeled homes in the latest Home Builders Association of Des Moines tour of remodeled homes. Considering a remodel? Book a consultation with our certified Cedar Rapids electricians to review all the energy considerations.
Des Moines Areas We Serve
Below are the areas we serve and the electrical requirements we resolve:
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Brookside, Waldo & Hyde Park
These walkable, tree-lined neighborhoods feature 1920s–1940s bungalows and Tudors – beautiful homes with original wiring. We routinely find knob-and-tube circuits still live behind the walls, two-prong outlets with no ground, and 60-amp fuse panels never built for central air, a dishwasher, and a home office running at once. Panel upgrades and selective rewiring are the most common calls here.
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Westport, Crossroads & River Market
Dense, mixed-use, and full of converted lofts, restaurants, and older commercial buildings now serving as retail or residential space. Electrical work here usually means bringing a building’s service up to code for its new use, adding circuits for kitchen equipment, and working within historic-district permitting rules that don’t apply in the suburbs.
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Northland — Liberty, Gladstone & North Kansas City
A mix of 1950s–70s ranch homes and newer subdivisions. This is prime territory for aluminum branch wiring, installed widely in that era and now a known fire risk if it hasn’t been remediated. We also see many undersized service entrances that can’t support a modern kitchen remodel or EV charger without an upgrade.
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Prairie Village, Mission, Roeland Park & Merriam
First-ring Kansas suburbs built out heavily in the 1950s and 60s. As in Northland, the main electrical issues faced by homeowners include aluminum wiring, original 100-amp panels, and — in some homes — recalled Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel brands still in service. These are the calls where a routine outlet swap can uncover a bigger safety issue behind the cover plate.
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Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa & Shawnee
Newer construction generally means fewer safety surprises, but growing power demand — home offices, EV chargers, hot tubs, workshop equipment — is pushing panels that were adequate in 2005 past their comfortable limit. We complete most of our local EV charger installs and panel capacity assessments in this region.
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Independence, Raytown & Lee's Summit
A broad mix of postwar homes through recent new-build subdivisions. Storm-related work is common here — surge damage after a lightning strike, outdoor circuits knocked out by fallen limbs, and generator installs for homes on the edge of the grid that lose power first when a line goes down.
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Wyandotte County & Kansas City, Kansas
Older housing stock similar in age to KCMO’s core neighborhoods, paired with industrial and warehouse districts along the river. We see the same knob-and-tube and undersized-panel issues in older homes, plus heavier-duty commercial and 3-phase work for the area’s manufacturing and logistics facilities.
Don’t see your neighborhood listed? We cover the entire es Moines region — call us today, and we’ll tell you exactly what to expect for a home or building your age.
Trusted electricians. No subcontractors.
Our electricians are full-time team members. Every one passes an extensive background check and random drug screening, and receives in-house training above and beyond standard electrician training.
Tell us about your project and we’ll follow up with upfront pricing.
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