Electrical work for duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings.
Full electrical scope for multifamily residential — service entrances, suite metering, unit panels, common-area systems, and the ESA paperwork that goes with it. Built to be inspected cleanly and lived in reliably.
- Service entrance & mast200A, 400A, or 600A 3-phase where required
- Meter stacks & suite meteringIndividual meters per unit for tenant billing
- Unit panels & branch wiringFull rough-in, devices, and trim per suite
- Common areasHallways, laundry, mechanical rooms, exterior
- Life-safety systemsInterconnected smoke/CO, emergency lighting
- ESA permits & inspectionsRough-in and final under our ECRA/ESA licence
Building types we work on.
Small-scale residential multifamily is our focus — the sweet spot where quality workmanship and tight coordination matter most.
Duplexes & triplexes
New builds and conversions. Two or three units with separate metering, individual panels per suite, and a shared service entrance sized for the whole building.
Fourplexes
Purpose-built fourplexes with a central meter stack, individual unit panels, shared hallway and mechanical lighting, and proper interconnected smoke/CO per OBC.
Small apartment buildings
Six to twelve unit buildings. Larger service entrances, emergency lighting, hardwired smoke/CO, and coordination with the mechanical and sprinkler trades.
Basement suite conversions
Adding a second legal unit to a single-family home. Separate panel, proper egress lighting, interconnected smoke/CO between units, and an ESA permit.
Garden suites & ARUs
Detached secondary units on residential lots. Underground feed from the main house, sub-panel sized for heating and appliances, full ESA inspection.
Student & rental rentals
Upgrades to existing rental stock — panel replacements, rewires of knob-and-tube, added smoke/CO interconnection, and landlord-grade tamper-resistant devices.
Multifamily electrical FAQ.
Electrical only. We work under the GC or owner-builder on multifamily projects and coordinate closely with framing, mechanical, insulation, and drywall. If you need a referral to GCs we've worked cleanly with in Eastern Ontario, we're happy to share names.
Yes. Most multifamily projects we wire are suite-metered with individual meters per unit so each tenant is billed directly by the utility. House-metered buildings (one meter for the whole property, landlord pays) are also an option — we can price both and talk through the trade-offs.
Most fourplexes we wire land on a 200A service, with the actual sizing driven by a proper load calculation. Buildings with heavier load — electric heat, in-suite laundry, or EV charging at every stall — push up to 400A. We run the calc and confirm with the utility before finalizing anything.
Yes — rough-in and final ESA inspections are handled under our ECRA/ESA licence. You'll get the permit number and inspection reports filed against your project so the paperwork trail is clean for occupancy and for insurers later.
Yes. Adding a secondary suite usually means a panel upgrade on the main house, a separate sub-panel for the new unit, interconnected hardwired smoke/CO between the units, and proper egress lighting. We'll walk the home and give you a clear itemized quote before anything starts.
Quote your multifamily project with an electrician who's done this before.
Send us plans or a site address and we'll come back with a clear itemized quote, a realistic schedule, and a list of what we need from the GC to start.
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