Malden sits right on Medford’s eastern edge. Its housing runs from Victorian singles on the hills to early-1900s two- and three-families in Edgeworth, Maplewood and Linden, to the newer apartment buildings that have gone up around Malden Center and the Orange Line.
We see a lot of houses that have been renovated in pieces over the decades, with each owner adding circuits on top of the last.
Layered wiring
In older Malden homes it is common to find several generations of wiring in one house: some knob-and-tube in the attic, cloth-covered cable in the walls, newer cable in the kitchen and a panel full of doubled-up breakers. We sort out which circuits are which, label them properly and replace what is unsafe.
Full panels
Many Malden houses have panels with no room left. Air conditioners, induction ranges, heat pumps and EV chargers all need capacity. A load check tells us whether you need a new panel, a service upgrade or just better use of the panel you have.
Businesses around the Center
Malden Center and the Main Street and Pleasant Street corridors are full of restaurants, shops and offices. We do lighting, circuits and repairs for commercial spaces as well as homes.
Permits
Malden permits are filed by the licensed electrician with the city’s wiring inspector, and the work is inspected. We handle both for our work.
Common in Malden
Jobs we see here.
Victorian singles, early-1900s multi-families and new apartment buildings around Malden Center, minutes from Medford.
- Troubleshooting dead circuits and tripping breakers
- Panel replacements and service upgrades
- Replacing knob-and-tube and cloth-covered cable
- Kitchen and bathroom renovation wiring
- Lighting and ceiling fans
- Commercial repairs near Malden Center
Do you come to Malden from Medford?
Yes. Malden borders Medford, so it is one of the closest places we work.
Call (617) 692-0559 and tell us your neighborhood and what is going on.
Half the outlets in one room of my Malden house stopped working. What happened?
Usually a loose or burned connection at the first outlet that still works, or the first dead one, on that circuit. Older back-stabbed outlets fail this way often. It can also be a tripped GFCI somewhere else on the circuit.
Check for a tripped GFCI or breaker first. If that’s not it, don’t keep resetting things: a failing connection can overheat. Call us and we will find it.
Can my Malden house handle a heat pump?
Many can, but it depends on the size of your service and how full the panel is. Heat pumps and mini-splits each need a dedicated circuit.
We do a load check first and tell you straight whether the panel can carry it or needs an upgrade.