Electrician wants to rewire half the house, is that normal or overkill?
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We bought a 1960s ranch last year and the inspection flagged the wiring as "dated but functional", which I've since learned is inspector speak for "good luck". Now that we're finally getting around to the kitchen, the electrician who came out said we'd be mad to just patch things up and recommended a proper upgrade of the whole circuit layout, which is a much bigger number than I budgeted for. I get that old wiring is a real risk, but I can't tell if he's being thorough or just selling me the full package because the walls are already open. A friend mentioned she had Quality electrical upgrades throughout Palo Alto done a couple of years back and said it was worth every penny, though she also admitted she didn't really understand half of what they did. Has anyone here gone through this and did you do the whole house at once or phase it room by room? Also curious what actually counts as an upgrade versus a like for like replacement, because I suspect those are two very different quotes and I don't want to compare apples to oranges.