Your electrical panel is the heart of your electrical system. If it's a fuse box, an FPE/Zinsco, or an undersized 100A panel that can't keep up with EVs, heat pumps, and modern loads — it's time to upgrade. We handle load calcs, permits, PSE&G/JCP&L coordination, and inspection.
We charge the service rate at booking to lock your slot. Cancel up to 2 hours before with no charge. On larger jobs over $1,500, your same-day service fee is credited toward the total.
Your electrical panel is the heart of your home's electrical system. If it's a 60-amp fuse box, an obsolete Federal Pacific or Zinsco, or a 100-amp panel that can't keep up with modern loads (induction stove, EV charger, heat pump, hot tub), it's time for an upgrade — for safety, capacity, and code compliance.
Gareffa Electric is a licensed and insured NJ electrical contractor specializing in residential and small-commercial service upgrades across Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties. We handle the full job: load calculations, permits, utility coordination with PSE&G and JCP&L, panel installation, inspection, and final close-out.
Honest answer: it depends. A straightforward 100A → 200A overhead service swap on a single-family home runs roughly $3,500–$6,500 all-in. Underground service, mast relocations, meter pan moves, sub-panels, or load-side rework push it higher. We don't quote panel upgrades over the phone — we send a licensed estimator out, walk the job, look at your meter and existing routing, and hand you a written line-item bid.
Our $100 Estimate covers the on-site walk-through and detailed written quote. The $100 is credited back if you hire us for the job.
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On-site walk-through and written estimate
Booked appointment, standard scheduling
Priority dispatch, same-day response
Pick the service that fits, share your address, leave a card on file. The whole thing takes a minute.
Your booking pings us instantly. We text you to confirm an arrival window and dispatch a licensed electrician.
The tech walks you through what's wrong. If the fix needs more than an hour, you get the full price before we touch anything.
We finish the work, test it on the spot, clean up our mess, and send you a digital receipt. You see the work pass before we leave.
We're family-run, locally based, and on the road every day across Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties. Not sure if you're in our area? Book online or give us a call, and we'll let you know.
Same-Day Service ($350) is priority dispatch for problems you need fixed today — broken, dead, or tripping. We get there, diagnose, and repair on the spot, with the first hour included. Scheduled Service ($150) is the same hands-on diagnostic and repair work, but for non-urgent issues you can book a day or two out. Estimate ($100) is a written walk-through for planned upgrades — service panels, EV chargers, additions, remodels. The $100 is credited back if you hire us for the project.
The trip out, the diagnostic, and a full hour of a licensed electrician's labor on-site. That's not a "show-up fee" — it's an hour of real work. Most common residential issues (dead outlets, tripping breakers, faulty switches, GFCI replacements, light fixture troubleshooting) get diagnosed and fixed within that hour. If the issue runs longer or needs parts, we give you a complete written price before we keep going.
We diagnose first, then quote the full job before doing any extra work. You see the price and approve it before we proceed — never any "oh, that'll be another $400" at the end. If the project ends up over $1,500, your $350 same-day service fee is credited toward the total.
Honestly, because the moment you book, we're already on our way. Your deposit dispatches a licensed electrician toward your house, locks in your slot, and gives our techs a confirmed schedule, so we're not double-booking or showing up to empty driveways. If you cancel more than 2 hours before your window, we refund in full. Inside 2 hours we keep the deposit since we've already held the slot for you and the truck is rolling.
Yes — NJ Electrical Contractor License #18578, $2M general liability, fully insured for residential and commercial work. We're happy to send certificates of insurance to property managers, condo boards, or landlords on request.
Book online in under a minute. A licensed electrician will be on the way today, and you'll know exactly what it costs before we even ring the doorbell.
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