Buildings, conversions, and rentals
Commercial knob and tube removal in Louisville
Old storefronts on Frankfort Avenue, Butchertown conversions, multifamily in Old Louisville. When a building changes use or an insurer asks questions, the old wiring has to go, on a schedule that keeps the building earning.
Call (502) 305-0444The three jobs we see most
Change-of-use conversions. A century-old storefront becoming apartments, or a warehouse becoming studios, triggers current-code requirements for the new occupancy. Knob and tube found mid-conversion stops the electrical scope until it is designed out. We quote from plans, coordinate with your GC, and keep the rough-in inspection off the critical path.
Occupied rentals. Landlords with pre-1950 units usually meet us through an insurance letter or a four-point inspection at refinance. We phase unit by unit as leases turn or with tenants in place, and every unit gets its own documentation for the carrier.
Mixed-use buildings. Retail below, apartments above, one ancient service feeding all of it. These get a load calculation first, then usually a service upgrade with separated metering, then circuits. It is the longest scope and the one where skipping the engineering up front costs the most later.
Commercial scopes are quoted per plan rather than from the residential table, but the same rules hold: written and itemized, permit filed with Louisville Metro before work starts, inspection closed before we invoice final. Residential pricing context lives on the cost guide, and the Louisville Knob & Tube homepage covers how we run house-scale work.
Commercial and landlord questions
We found knob and tube while converting a building to apartments. What does code require?
A change of use requires the electrical system to meet current code for the new occupancy, so live knob and tube cannot stay in service in the converted spaces. We design the new circuits to the residential load calculation, file the Metro permit, and carry the project through rough and final inspection.
Can a rewire happen without closing my shop or losing tenants?
Yes, phased. We sequence by suite or floor, keep power on in occupied areas each day, and schedule loud work around your hours. Each phase passes its own inspection, so partially completed work is never the reason an occupancy question comes up.
My commercial insurer is asking about the wiring in an older building. What do they want?
The same thing residential carriers want: live knob and tube out of service with a closed permit and inspection record proving it. For landlords, we also provide a per-unit map of what was replaced, which reads well at renewal and at sale.
Can you invoice our business entity, and do you take purchase orders?
Yes. Commercial work is invoiced to your entity with per-phase billing tied to passed inspections, purchase orders are fine, and net terms are available on approval for landlords and GCs with repeat work. Certificates of insurance and licensing documentation come with the proposal.
Who pulls the permit on a tenant improvement, us or you?
We do. Commercial electrical permits in Louisville must be pulled by a licensed contractor, and inspections get scheduled around your build-out timeline so other trades are not held up.
Scope your building
Give us the address and what is changing, conversion, refinance, or insurance letter, and we come walk it.