Panel upgrades, surge protection, rewiring and repairs for Aurora homes and businesses, from post-war ranches on the north side to newer subdivisions out east.
Aurora is one of the largest cities in Colorado, and its housing covers almost every era the metro has built. The north side holds modest post-war ranches and 1960s split-levels on the older streets off East Colfax Avenue. The middle of the city filled in through the 1970s and 1980s with tract homes, townhouses and apartment complexes. Keep driving southeast and the homes get newer, with large subdivisions still growing toward the open plains. Northgate Electric works across all of it, and the first thing we do on any Aurora call is work out which kind of house we are standing in, because a 1955 ranch and a 2018 two-story fail in completely different ways. Many of these homes have also been updated piecemeal by several owners over the decades, which is exactly why we test before we guess. Our licensed electricians handle repairs, panel and service upgrades, new circuits, lighting and light commercial work for homeowners, landlords and business owners throughout the city. Aurora is inside our regular service area, so there is no trip charge, and urgent problems are usually seen the same day. Every visit ends the same way: a plain explanation of what we found, the options that make sense for your home and your budget, and a written price before any work begins.
The problems we see most often in Aurora depend on when the house was built, but a handful come up week after week:
None of these problems announces itself loudly at first. A breaker that trips once a month, an outlet that no longer holds a plug, or lights that dip when the furnace blower starts are easy to live with until they are not. We start with an inspection of the panel, the service entrance and the circuits you use most, then rank what we find by risk. Some homes need an electrical panel upgrade before anything new can be added. Others only need a few loose connections remade, some grounding corrected and GFCI protection added in the kitchen, bathrooms and garage. If you are not sure where your home stands, an electrical inspection gives you a prioritized written list, so you can fix the urgent items now and plan the rest around your budget.
Aurora has a large share of rental housing, from single-family homes and duplexes to townhouse communities and older apartment buildings, and landlords make up a big part of our work here. Rental units see hard use. Tenants plug in space heaters, window air conditioners and extra freezers, outlets get worn loose, and small repairs made in a hurry between tenants are not always made correctly. We help owners and property managers keep units safe and working with prompt repairs, smoke detector replacement, outlet and switch updates, and panel work when a building has outgrown its service. A unit that is turning over is the easiest time to catch problems, because nobody is living with the power shut off, so a focused walkthrough between tenants pays for itself. We document what we repaired so you have a record for your files, and we schedule around occupied units so tenants are not left without power any longer than necessary. For larger buildings we look at the house panel, common area lighting and exterior fixtures as well as the units themselves.
The farther east you go in Aurora, the more open the ground gets, and weather reaches homes there with little to slow it down. Strong winds pull at overhead service drops and loosen weatherheads, hail cracks exterior fixtures and outlet covers, and summer thunderstorms bring lightning and utility surges that travel into the house along the power lines. After a big storm, look at the mast where power enters your home. If it is bent, pulled away from the wall or the wires look strained, stay clear and call us. The mast and meter base are usually the homeowner’s responsibility, while the line from the pole belongs to your utility, and repairs often need both. Inside, surges rarely do dramatic damage all at once. More often they wear down the control boards in furnaces, refrigerators, garage door openers and televisions until something quits. A whole-home surge protector at the panel, paired with plug-in protection for sensitive equipment, is an inexpensive way to cut that risk. We also check that outdoor outlets have weatherproof in-use covers and working GFCI protection, which matters on patios and decks exposed to wind-driven rain and snow.
Lights that flicker grab your attention fast. You try the switch again and…
Light switches look simple, but a switch that quits can mean there is a…
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Aurora sees plenty of summer lightning, and utility switching and large motors inside your own home create smaller surges every day. A whole-home surge protector installed at the main panel clamps voltage spikes before they reach the circuits that feed your furnace, appliances and electronics. It is a short install, often finished in a couple of hours, and it works best alongside plug-in protectors for computers and entertainment equipment. We check your grounding on the same visit, because a surge protector is only as good as the ground behind it…
Aurora stretches into Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties, and that confuses a lot of people when a project needs a permit. For property inside city limits, electrical permits go through the City of Aurora no matter which county the home sits in. Some neighborhoods carry an Aurora mailing address but are actually unincorporated county land, and those permits go through the county instead. We confirm the jurisdiction before we quote, so the permit, the fees and the inspection all line up with the right office from the start.
Most work beyond a simple like-for-like repair needs a permit, including new circuits, panel and service changes, EV chargers, generators, hot tubs and basement finishes. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector on site, then correct anything that gets flagged without adding to your bill. Newer subdivisions often add one more step, because many have HOA or metro district rules for exterior equipment such as generators, charger pedestals and outdoor lighting. We supply the equipment specifications and a simple site plan when your association asks for them. Keeping the paperwork right protects your insurance coverage and makes a future sale or refinance far simpler. For rentals, we can send the permit and final inspection records straight to the owner or property manager. Call today to find out exactly what your project needs.
Planning for outages and storms in Aurora? See our pages on generator installation in Aurora and surge protection installation in Aurora for what those projects involve here, from permits to placement.
Whether you own one home, manage a handful of rentals or run a business on the east side, Northgate Electric is ready to help. Our licensed electricians bring honest assessments, written pricing before work starts, permitted and inspected installations, and a workmanship warranty on every job. We also work with property managers who need one dependable electrician for several addresses at once. Call (720) 555-0142 to book a visit, or tell us about your project online and we will reply the same day.
Straight answers to the questions Aurora homeowners and landlords ask us most about electrical work.
For permits, usually not. Work inside Aurora city limits is permitted through the city whichever county the home sits in. Addresses in unincorporated areas go through the county instead, and we confirm which applies before we quote.
Yes. We repair and update single-family rentals, duplexes, townhomes and small apartment buildings, schedule around tenants, and give owners a written record of every repair for their files.
Two-prong outlets are not automatically unsafe, but they have no ground path and cannot safely serve many modern appliances. We can run grounding where it matters most, or install GFCI protection, which code allows for ungrounded outlets when they are labeled correctly.
Most installs at an existing panel run roughly $300 to $800, depending on the device and how much room the panel has. The exact price is confirmed in writing after we see your panel.
If the line from the pole is down, stay well away and call your utility first. If the mast, meter base or weatherhead on your house is bent or pulled loose, call us too, because that equipment usually has to be repaired before the utility can restore power.
Yes. We work across the whole city, from the older north side to the newest subdivisions near the plains, with no trip charge anywhere in Aurora. Scheduled work is typically booked within a few business days.
Usually, yes. We check whether the panel has capacity and open slots first, then route the new circuits with as little wall opening as possible, adding AFCI and GFCI protection wherever current code requires it.
