Start with the property
the Prairie Avenue Historic District, Chicago is organized around Prairie Avenue, Indiana Avenue, and 18th Street. The buildings are 19th-century mansions, greystones, and later loft and townhouse conversions. STS Electric sends licensed electricians for careful rewires in masonry houses, museum-adjacent and residential lighting, and services that were patched across a century.
How this job is scoped
When plaster or lath is open, that is the time to retire knob-and-tube and to separate kitchen lighting from the small-appliance circuits. Patching first and fishing later costs more and still misses splices buried in the ceiling. We mark what stays and what is abandoned so the next inspection is not a guess.
Same-day hazards
A fused service still feeding a converted mansion, or a damp basement panel in an old greystone, needs replacement rather than another tandem breaker. Call (773) 721-1111.
Before the truck rolls
Owners who already opened a wall should leave it open. Covering a damaged cable before we see the path means we open the same wall again.
The buildings around it
Most of the non-house calls are 18th Street and nearby South Loop edges rather than a big-box corridor. City of Chicago permits. Historic masonry changes the route. We do not cut decorative plaster or stone to hide a cable that should have been planned in a chase.
Also on the schedule
Jobs here often sit next to work in South Loop and Bronzeville. One dispatch number covers them: (773) 721-1111. Crews leave from 939 W North Ave.
Next step
For a closer look at lighting services, start there, then call (773) 721-1111 to schedule work in Prairie Avenue.
