As homeowners, we are constantly looking for ways to improve upon the appearance and overall value of our homes. Home improvement projects do just that. From kitchens and bathrooms, to living rooms and backyards, home improvement projects are everywhere. Now that the holidays are here, why not improve upon your kitchen lighting and make this favorite room of the house your next project. Since the kitchen is one of the busiest spaces in your home, updating your kitchen lighting can certainly make it more efficient, but enjoyable at the same time. By changing the lighting in your kitchen, you can accomplish an entirely new stylish look and appeal.
With Gervais Electric, Inc. you can have an upgraded, newly modernized kitchen in absolutely no time at all. There is a wide range of lighting options you can choose from that can help you achieve that ideal look you are searching for. Abundant lights and fixtures, in a vast array of unique styles, designs and finishes are available on the market today to add ambiance and appeal to your kitchen living space.
Kitchen Lighting Options to Choose From
We want to share some of the more stylish and innovative lighting options that are available to you.
Recessed – Recessed lighting can, without a doubt, improve upon the ambiance of your kitchen significantly. Further, recessed lighting can add functional lighting that contributes to the many kitchen tasks performed including reading recipes, cooking, and countertop prep such as cutting, rolling, and decorating.
New Lighting Fixtures – You can choose to add a variety of new lighting fixtures that accent your existing kitchen décor. Upgrading your kitchen space with altogether new lighting fixtures is a spectacular way of adding a unique, customized touch. Typically, the fixtures you choose are a true reflection of your own personality and style.
Under Cabinet Lighting – Most of us would value additional lighting in our kitchens and surely the installation of stylish under cabinet lighting can accomplish just that. It’s always easier to get about and perform in the kitchen when sufficient lighting is available.
Pendants – Pendant lighting is a tremendous lighting option for islands and dining areas.
Chandeliers – Chandelier lighting certainly adds that perfect touch of elegance to your kitchen while providing additional lighting for all your kitchen tasks.
Customized Island Lights – What an exciting way to illuminate your kitchen island while adding a decorative appeal to the very heart of your cherished kitchen space.
Track Lighting – With state of the art track lighting you can move, rotate, swivel and/or aim the fixtures to provide ambient task or specialized accent light as needed.
Ceiling Lights – Installing additional ceiling lights provides easy and attractive lighting and can be mounted either flush with the ceiling or close to the ceiling; whatever suits your existing décor and your personal taste.
Fluorescent Fixtures – Fluorescent fixtures are a bright, high-efficiency lighting option that is ideal for creating whole-room illumination in your kitchen.
LED Lighting – LED lighting, as we all know, saves energy and helps to reduce your electric bills. In addition, LED lighting is cool to the touch and provides balanced light distribution throughout the entire kitchen space.
The kitchen is the new family room. It’s the room where everybody wants to hang out. Enhancing the overall appeal and appearance of your kitchen with upgraded lighting options is a sure-fire way of making your kitchen space stand out above the rest. Dimmers installed in your kitchen are a perfect way to alter or adjust the atmosphere to suit your every occasion and guest.
If you are interested in upgrading your kitchen lighting, whether conventional options or inspirational kitchen lighting, then the experts at Gervais Electric are the professional team for you.
Contact us today to learn more about how you can enhance your kitchen space with new, innovative lighting solutions from Gervais Electric.
As homeowners we are always looking for effective and efficient ways to improve our home. One of the best all round upgrades you can make to your home is electrical rewiring. Often in older homes that have the original wiring from the time they were built, homeowners encounter lots of problems. Rewiring your home can certainly provide severe improvement to both the functionality and safety of your home. At Gervais Electric, Inc. we specialize in everything electrical. We take tremendous pride in our top of the line products and services and in educating all our clients on important electrical facts they should know.
Does My Home Need Rewiring?
Electrical wiring, as we all know, is typically installed out of sight. People tend to overlook the electrical wiring in their homes for the simple fact that it is not visible. However, electrical wiring should be on your priority list when buying a home or renovating your existing home. It’s important that the wiring in your home is always up to date and complies with industry standards to avoid any electrical hazards, shocks or fires.
If you own an older home, it’s more than likely that the wiring is outdated. No worries. The professionals at Gervais Electric will perform the necessary inspection of your electrical wiring and suggest appropriate upgrades. Since most older homes have only a single circuit to house all the outlets in the home, we may suggest rewiring your home and splitting the outlets to avoid power trips and hazardous situations.
Here at Gervais Electric our highly skilled and certified electricians stand ready to perform your rewiring project. Our technicians will replace the old wiring, renew power points in the house along with switches, inspect and analyze your home’s current grounding system and, if necessary, upgrade the main panel and breakers. When it comes to electrical projects, we highly recommend that you do not attempt to perform them on your own, unless of course, you are trained to do so. Otherwise, it is imperative you rely upon the top-rated electrical services that we provide.
Benefits of Rewiring
The electrical wiring in older homes deteriorates over time and if it is not properly replaced could eventually lead to a house fire. Therefore, rewiring your home and performing a full assessment of the grounding in your home is essential to the overall safety of your home and family. Our licensed electricians will ensure that your wiring, grounding and other components are all up to date and comply with the applicable industry standards.
Another enormous benefit of having your home professionally rewired is that separate circuits will be established to accommodate some of the more important features in your home. Items such as your alarm system, your hot water heater, or your HVAC system should have their own circuit to keep them from being affected when the less important appliances in your home trip their circuits.
Finally, rewiring your home will most assuredly increase the value of your home should you ever want to sell it. Up to date wiring is something that the average buyer may ask about since they have obvious concerns for the safety of their family and their home. Rewiring your home is an incredible investment. It’s an investment in one of the most important assets you will ever purchase in your lifetime.
If your Franklin home needs electrical rewiring, or you simply want us to look at your home’s wiring needs, then act now. Reach out to the experts at Gervais Electric, Inc. and put the safety and well-being of your family into the hands of some of the absolute best in the industry. Contact us today. We look forward to serving you with all your electrical needs!!
Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) reduce the number of electrocutions that occur in homes by nearly 50% and have saved thousands of lives over time. There are many homes today that do not have proper electrical protection in those areas of the home inside or outside where water is present. Weather conditions outside and flowing water inside are obvious reasons why homeowners need to be guarded from the many risks of shock. Here at Gervais Electric we perform hundreds of GFCI installations every year.
What are GFCIs? Simply put, they are electrical safety devices that serve to trip home electrical circuits whenever ground faults or leakage current are detected. GFCI outlets prevent electrocutions by shutting off the power to a circuit quickly when it is detected that the electricity flowing into the same circuit differs somewhat from the electricity returning.
Whether indoors or outdoors, any area where water can come into contact with any electrical products should have GFCI installations in the immediate area. Electrical code requires that GFCI installations are used in all types of kitchens, bathrooms, recreation rooms, pools, garages and gardens as well. It is also required that your GFCIs be tested at minimum once per month to confirm their functionality and effectiveness.
Testing your GFCIs
To ensure that GFCIs are working properly, the professionals at Gervais Electric recommend you follow these steps:
To prepare the outlet for testing, always push the reset button first.
Plug a light of some sort into the GFCI outlet and turn it to the on position. The light should turn on at this point.
Next, push the test button on the GFCI which should then turn the light off.
Push the reset button once again, which should turn the light back on again.
If you stumble on any problems with these simple steps, for instance the light does not turn off when you push the test button, this is a surefire indication that the GFCI has either been wired incorrectly or even damaged. When this occurs, there is no protection from shock available. When you discover any such problems, be certain to immediately reach out to the highly skilled electricians here at Gervais Electric to identify the problem and provide an effective solution.
The Importance of GFCIs
If ever you have suffered an electric shock, it was probably because a portion of your body came in contact with an electrical current and provided a path for that very current to travel to the ground. When a human body provides a path, often serious injuries occur. However, if the appliance from which you encountered the electrical current was plugged into a GFCI outlet, the electrical power would be shut off immediately before any electrical shock could occur. A GFCI constantly monitors electricity that moves through a circuit. When a difference in the electrical current is detected, the power is quickly shut off.
GFCIs can be easily installed and are very affordable. However, the Electrical Safety Foundation International highly recommends consulting an electrician to guarantee a proper installation. That is where the folks at Gervais Electric come in. Proudly serving Nashville and many of its surrounding towns, our licensed and certified electricians are here to provide you with all your electrical needs, and that includes professional GFCI installations. Contact our experts today at (615)973-1436 or send us a message to talk with our professionals today. There is no project too big or too small for our professional team.
