Renovating your home? Make sure the wiring behind the new walls is permitted, inspected, and to code — before anyone closes them up.
TriCoast Electrical is a licensed master electrician (TDLR EC #EECELE00037785, 27+ years) serving the Galveston Bay / South Houston corridor. We do the rough-in and the finish/trim-out on kitchen remodels, bath remodels, additions, and garage and attic conversions — pull the permit, wire it to NEC 2023, and meet the inspection. So the part of your renovation nobody sees is the part you never have to worry about.
Here's the quiet thing that goes wrong on a lot of remodels and additions: somewhere between the demo and the drywall, the electrical permit gets skipped.
Sometimes the general contractor "handles it" and doesn't. Sometimes a handyman or a remodeler does the wiring himself and treats the permit as optional. And sometimes — this is the one to watch for — the contractor asks you, the homeowner, to pull the permit.
In Houston, that last one is a red flag, and here's why: electrical permits are only issued to a registered master electrician. As a homeowner, you legally can't pull it for this work (City of Houston Permitting Center). So if someone is asking you to apply for the electrical permit yourself, either they don't know the rule, or they're not the licensed electrician this job requires.
If you've been quietly suspicious that the wiring in your remodel is being done a little too casually, that instinct is worth trusting. Unpermitted, uninspected electrical work is the kind of corner-cutting that doesn't show up the day the walls go back on. It shows up later — at resale, or at a claim.
That's not a scare tactic. It's just what's true:
TriCoast is the antidote to all of this. We are the registered master electrician who can legally pull the permit — and we do, on every job.
More on the Texas permit rules: Do you need an electrical permit in Texas?
Concrete competence, not a brochure. On a remodel or addition, our work falls into two phases:
We can do the whole electrical scope or just the rough-in or just the finish, coordinating with your general contractor (more on that in the FAQ below).
Building a whole house from the ground up instead? See new-construction wiring — that's a different job, and we do it too.
Adding rooms, a kitchen full of new circuits, or an EV charger raises a fair question: does my existing panel even have the capacity for this?
A lot of electricians answer that question by quoting you a panel upgrade. We answer it by running a load calculation first. We verify whether you actually need more capacity before we ever quote a panel — so you're not paying for an upgrade you don't need, and you're not finding out mid-project that the panel was the blocker all along.
If the load calc shows your panel can carry the addition, great — we wire it and move on. If it genuinely can't, we'll show you the numbers and walk through a panel upgrade (typically $1,183–$1,972), so the capacity is there before the new circuits go in.
Ask for a load calc first — request a quote and we'll start there.
Process is the proof here. On every remodel and addition:
We're the registered master electrician who legally can — you don't have to, and you shouldn't have to.
Code-correct rough-in, AFCI/GFCI where required, proper grounding and circuit sizing.
We're there for the rough-in inspection (before the walls close) and the final.
The permit and the passed inspection become part of your home's history — protecting you at resale and protecting your insurance position.
That last point is the whole reason this matters. When a future buyer's inspector or your own insurer goes looking, "permitted and inspected" is the answer you want on file.
Related: electrical inspection for older homes, pre-sale, and remodels.
3–6 photos of actual TriCoast remodel/addition jobs — open-wall rough-in (with the permit placard visible if possible) and finished trim-out (recessed cans, new outlets, kitchen circuits). Caption each with city/neighborhood + job type (e.g. "Kitchen remodel rough-in — League City," "Garage conversion finish — Friendswood"). This is the single biggest anti-doorway lever for this page. Do not fabricate — leave placeholder until real photos exist.
We'd rather show you the work than claim it. Real rough-in and finish photos from remodel and addition jobs across the Bay corridor go here, captioned by city and job type.
We're not always the cheapest remodel-wiring quote you'll get — but we're always permitted, inspected, and warrantied.
What you get for that is the part that actually protects you — we pull the permit, wire it to NEC 2023, pass the inspection, and back the work with a workmanship warranty. No upsell games, no "you also need…" surprises, same-day callbacks, and one accountable local master electrician on the job, not a rotating crew.
If a contractor's quote is lower because the electrical isn't permitted or isn't being inspected, that's not really a lower price. It's the bill moved to later — to a failed inspection, a stalled closing, or a denied claim. We just put it where it belongs: in the quote, done once, done right.
Remodel and addition wiring is scoped per job, so there's no honest single number we can print — and we won't fake one. What drives the price:
And how much of the home is opened up.
Kitchen and bath circuits, dedicated appliance/EV/HVAC circuits add up.
Recessed cans, fans, the count of outlets and switches.
If the load calc shows it does, a panel upgrade ($1,183–$1,972) gets added; if it doesn't, it doesn't.
Anchor the other direction, too: re-opening finished walls to fix or re-inspect unpermitted work later costs far more than doing it right once while the studs are still open. The permitted job isn't the expensive option — it's the one you don't pay for twice.
We give you a clear, written quote up front. No surprise trip-fee games. If financing helps the project pencil out, see financing options.
A verbatim review from an actual remodel/addition customer. The reviews shown below are general service reviews, NOT remodel jobs, and must not be relabeled as one.
Verified customer reviews (general service — not specifically remodel jobs):
Both techs were very knowledgeable and professional from start to finish. They left the job site clean and all work was tested and reviewed with us before they left. My wife and I were extremely impressed. I would recommend TriCoast to all my friends and family.
TriCoast did an amazing job. Donald was so polite and his wife was very quick to reply to emails and requests. We were so impressed that we will be using TriCoast Electrical Services to handle all of our electrical needs in the house we are purchasing!
Donald is the best. He is very knowledgeable in his field and listens and answers any and all questions. Thank you for getting us all fixed up!
The checklist-driven, leave-it-spotless approach in those reviews is exactly how we run a remodel job, too.
We cover the Galveston Bay / South Houston corridor. That includes our core mainland hubs — League City, Friendswood, Pearland, Webster/Clear Lake, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, and Galveston Island — plus surrounding communities like Santa Fe, Hitchcock, Kemah, Seabrook, Nassau Bay, El Lago, Taylor Lake Village, Bacliff, San Leon, Bayou Vista, Tiki Island, Clear Lake Shores, Jamaica Beach, Alvin, Manvel, and south Pasadena.
Don't see your town? We likely cover it — ask us.
Yes. Electrical work in a remodel or addition is permitted work — and in Houston the permit is only issued to a registered master electrician. As a homeowner you legally can't pull it for this job. TriCoast is that master electrician (TDLR EC #EECELE00037785), and we pull the permit on every job. More on Texas electrical permits.
Treat it as a red flag. In Houston, electrical permits are only issued to a registered master electrician — so a contractor asking you to apply either doesn't know the rule or isn't the licensed electrician this work requires. Beyond the legality, unpermitted work can get insurance claims denied and can stall a future sale. The clean answer is to have the master electrician pull it, which is what we do.
Maybe — and we find out the right way. We run a load calculation first and only recommend a panel upgrade if you actually need one. No assuming the upsell.
Yes. The rough-in is the wiring done while the walls are open; the finish (or trim-out) is the devices, fixtures, and lighting installed after they're closed. We can handle the full electrical scope or just one phase, coordinating with your general contractor's schedule.
The permit stays with the house, so a missing one tends to surface during a buyer's inspection or title search — and an unpermitted addition can stall the closing. Separately, insurers can deny claims involving areas altered without the required permits and inspections. A permitted, inspected record is what protects the sale and your coverage.
It's scoped per job — the price depends on the number of rooms, circuits, and fixtures, and whether your panel needs added capacity (a panel upgrade runs $1,183–$1,972 if capacity is the blocker). We give a clear written quote up front, with no surprise trip-fee games.
Get a remodel or addition wiring quote that's permitted, inspected, and code-correct — no obligation, no upsell, backed by a workmanship warranty.