Louisville Knob & Tube is a knob and tube rewiring service for Louisville and Jefferson County, and Crescent Hill is one of the areas where that work concentrates. Here is what rewiring here usually involves.
Crescent Hill grew up along the streetcar line, and its houses grew up with early electricity. The frame Victorians and craftsman bungalows off Frankfort Avenue were mostly wired in the 1910s and 1920s, and where they have not been gut renovated, that wiring is still in the ceilings. We find it constantly during kitchen and bathroom remodels, which is how a lot of our Crescent Hill calls start.
A common pattern here: a 1990s owner updated the panel and the kitchen, and everything looks modern at the breaker box. Then a remodel opens a ceiling and there are the porcelain knobs, still hot, feeding the bedroom lights. A panel swap without a rewire does not remove knob and tube, it just hides it. Our assessment traces what is actually live so you know before the drywall goes back up.
Why frame houses here rewire cleaner
Crescent Hill’s frame houses have balloon framing more often than the brick neighborhoods closer to downtown. Balloon framing gives us open stud bays from basement to attic, which makes fishing new cable cleaner and keeps plaster cutting to a minimum. It also means a rewire here often prices at the low end of our published range.
Coverage around Frankfort Avenue
We cover all of Crescent Hill, including around Frankfort Avenue, Peterson-Dumesnil House, Crescent Hill Reservoir and Field Avenue. Nearby, we also rewire Clifton and Germantown, and the full published price table lives on the cost guide.
Crescent Hill rewiring questions
We are remodeling and just found knob and tube in the ceiling. Do we have to stop work?
Stop electrical work in that area, yes, but not the remodel. Code requires wiring exposed during renovation to be brought up to standard, and doing it while the ceiling is open is far cheaper than after. We can usually get a tracer out within a couple of days.
What does a full rewire cost for a Crescent Hill bungalow?
One-story bungalows run $8,500 to $14,000, and the neighborhood’s balloon-framed houses often land at the lower half of that because access is good. Two-story Victorians run $14,000 to $25,000.
The panel was replaced in the 90s. Doesn’t that mean the knob and tube is gone?
No. Panel swaps reuse existing branch circuits, so live knob and tube frequently runs right into a modern-looking panel. The only way to know is to trace circuits, which is what our $250 to $450 assessment does.
Can you keep the original light fixtures?
Yes. We rewire the boxes and can rebuild the fixture whips on period fixtures so the visible hardware stays original while everything behind it is new.
Ask us to trace your circuits
Start with the address. The circuit trace maps what is live, and the quote is written and itemized per circuit.