Multi-Family Electrician in Shoreline, WA

Shoreline's housing ranges from 1950s and 60s buildings on 100-amp services to newer construction near light rail, and multi-family properties fall on both sides of that line. Older buildings can have shared neutrals, overloaded panels, ungrounded circuits, and missing GFCI protection, and those problems tend to show up as nuisance trips, tenant complaints, or insurance questions. Newer projects need their services, unit panels, and common-area feeders planned correctly from the start, with room for EV charging and electric heat. Getting that right early is far easier than reworking a building later.

We pull permits through the City of Shoreline Building Department and coordinate meter and service work with Seattle City Light. Where the utility and the city allow it, we can split a shared service into individually metered units with new meter bases and tenant panels. We keep each unit's circuits separate and labeled, put common-area lighting and laundry on their own feeders, and install interconnected smoke and carbon-monoxide detection to code. For EV charging, we add subpanels and load management so the building's service isn't overloaded.

On occupied buildings we schedule around tenants, keep hallways and stairwells lit, and coordinate access with the owner or property manager. When we're done, the panel is documented so future maintenance is simple. Whether it's one duplex or a small apartment building, we'll look at the service, the panels, and the common areas, then lay out what needs to change and in what order. Call (206) 533-6333 to walk through your Shoreline property.