Bay Street. Mission Street area. Lower Westside up to UCSC. K&T-era homes + insurance-driven rewires.
Westside Santa Cruz is THE neighborhood for pre-1950 electrical work in our service area. Most homes are Victorians + early-1900s craftsman built between 1890–1930, and most still have knob and tube wiring somewhere behind the walls. Westside rewires and panel replacements are steady, bread-and-butter older-home work for Sunrise.
The other defining Westside reality: home buyers and existing homeowners get pressured by insurance carriers when K&T or aged panels are found during inspections. The knob & tube guide covers the decision matrix; this page is the service entry point.
Most common Westside call. Insurance carrier will likely push remediation. We do a free walk-through + give honest options.
This is what we specialize in. Plaster + crown stays. Small access patches at strategic points. Drywall coordination handled separately.
“Thank you to the Sunrise Electrical Contracting team for updating the new main electrical system on my mom's home after the storm damaged the power lines and home equipment this winter… They replaced Main Service Upgrade Overhead, and added a Sub-Panel Install/Replacement Outdoors… the team of Branden, Jimmy, Ian, and Tylor worked long hours during the storm for a few days to get us up and running again before the next storm arrived.”
“Sunrise Electrical rewired our house, replacing the old knob-and-tube wiring with seamless, safe, and up-to-code wiring at a very reasonable price. They were incredibly efficient, worked cleanly, and addressed all our questions and concerns with care. We can't recommend them highly enough!”
“Branden & his experienced crew installed a Level 2 electric charger together with an extra 240v outlet in our Live Oak garage. They were informed, congenial, & professional and their work was timely and permitted as required by the County. (The cost of the County permit was 53% of the entire project cost — no 5 stars for the County.) I highly recommend Sunrise Electrical!”
Westside is City of Santa Cruz — permits through the City Building Department. Simple permits are often same- or next-day; more complex scopes can take longer — we pull the permit and give you the realistic timeline with your quote.
Sunrise serves Santa Cruz County — Davenport to Pajaro Dunes. Free inspections anywhere on this map; emergency calls answered day or night, anywhere in it; the 20-year guarantee everywhere we work.
Serving Westside Santa Cruz since 2022. Book online, call, or start with a free whole-home inspection — Victorians are what we do.