Residential Electrical Contracting
Single-family homes and multifamily residential projects are big businesses for electrical contractors, and ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine has you covered with news and monthly articles about electrical contractor residential work, the National Electrical Code sections related to dwelling units, smart homes, new lighting and home innovation technology and more.
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Challenge to Supplying New Loads: Installing a raceway chase between floors
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An existing multiple-floor dwelling can be a real challenge when supplying additional new loads, especially where there is a basement or crawl space and an attic with a walk-up stairwell that could be changed from a storage area into a livable room.
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Multifamily Hangs On: Residential’s success lives in apartments
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After a successful run over the past couple of years, multifamily hit a rough patch in May, showing a 40% retraction, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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![A Shortage of Available Lots Is a New Challenge to Homebuilding]()
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A Shortage of Available Lots Is a New Challenge to Homebuilding
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![Fraud Alert! Ask pointed questions when you suspect a scam]()
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Fraud Alert! Ask pointed questions when you suspect a scam
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![Webinar: Leviton Load Center Is Making Homes More Resilient and Efficient]()
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![Contractors Report Problems With Material Shortages]()
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Contractors Report Problems With Material Shortages
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![Discovering the Root of the Problems: Troubleshooting GFCI- and AFCI-protected electrical circuits]()
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![Multifamily Construction Sentiment Declines in Second Quarter]()
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Multifamily Construction Sentiment Declines in Second Quarter
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![Off to a Soft, or Hard, Start: Are soft and hard start kits necessary?]()
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Off to a Soft, or Hard, Start: Are soft and hard start kits necessary?
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![Homeowners’ Electric or Gas Preferences Depend on Many Factors]()
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Homeowners’ Electric or Gas Preferences Depend on Many Factors
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![Avoiding Kitchen Nightmares: Adding extra outlets and circuits to bathrooms, kitchens and garages]()
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![April New Home Sales Begin to Soften]()
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April New Home Sales Begin to Soften
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![Home Remodeling Work Increases Significantly]()
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Home Remodeling Work Increases Significantly
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![Bistro Lights: Decorative or Dangerous? Determine the legality and hazards of the installation]()
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![Protecting Hearth and Home: Don’t compromise security with an improperly wired alarm system]()
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![Home Remodeling Projects Start to Take a Hit]()
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Home Remodeling Projects Start to Take a Hit
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![Report Compares Costs and Savings Between Gas- and Electric-Served Homes]()
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Report Compares Costs and Savings Between Gas- and Electric-Served Homes
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![A Series of Faults: The emergence and advancement of AFCIs]()
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A Series of Faults: The emergence and advancement of AFCIs
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![New Home Buyers Seeking Special Features]()
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New Home Buyers Seeking Special Features
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![A Leading Light: Installing outside lighting for security and landscape illumination]()
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![Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: New dimmer and lamp technology requires mindful installation]()
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