Power You Can Trust.Safety That Warns.
A licensed, insured contractor working out of Shippensburg, wiring homes, pole barns, barndominiums and commercial buildings across South Central PA. Call and you get the electrician doing the work, not a call center.
- PA License #171251
- Fully insured
- 10+ years
- 24/7 emergency
A small shop that answers its own phone
BK Electric & FireAlarm works out of Shippensburg and covers Newburg and the rest of South Central PA. Ten years of panels, pole barns, remodels and fire alarm systems, most of it inside an hour of the shop.
The work runs under PA License #171251 and the insurance is current, so a general contractor can have a certificate before anyone breaks ground. One electrician handles the job from the walkthrough to the inspection, which means you never explain the same thing twice.
Barns and outbuildings make up a good share of the calendar. Feeds, subpanels, lighting layouts and the finish work that turns a shell into something you can live in.
South Central PA
What we get called for
Seven things, done properly. Open any one to see what it covers.
Older houses around here were wired for a fraction of what a family plugs in now. We add circuits where you actually need them, fix what the last guy improvised, and label the panel so the next person can read it.
Call about this- Outlets and switches
- Interior and exterior lighting
- Ceiling fans
- Whole-home rewires
- Code corrections
Fit-outs, retrofits and the dedicated circuits that a piece of equipment needs before it can be delivered. We work to the schedule the GC hands us and we show up for the inspection.
Call about this- Tenant fit-outs
- Lighting and retrofits
- Dedicated circuits
- Service upgrades
- Maintenance
Design, install, test and the annual paperwork. Half the fire alarm calls we take are buildings that passed once and were never tested again. We put the system back in compliance and keep the records where an inspector can find them.
Call about this- System install
- Inspection and testing
- Smoke and heat detectors
- Pull stations
- Code compliance
A 100 amp service and a full panel is the wall most projects hit. We size the upgrade to what you are adding, coordinate the disconnect with the utility, and get you a labeled schedule at the end.
Call about this- 100A and 200A upgrades
- Breaker replacement
- Meter and service
- Surge protection
- Sub-panels
Storms here take the power out for days, not hours. We run a load calculation first so you find out what the generator will actually carry before you buy it, then wire the transfer switch so the changeover happens without anyone going outside.
Call about this- Standby generators
- Transfer switches
- Whole-home backup
- Load calculations
A Level 2 charger wants its own 240 volt circuit and enough headroom in the panel to feed it. We check both before quoting, so nobody finds out at install time that the service needs upgrading first.
Call about this- Level 2 chargers
- Tesla and universal (J1772)
- Dedicated 240V circuit
- Panel and load check
- Permit and inspection
A burning smell or a panel that will not reset is not a next-week problem. The emergency line is a phone, so you get a person and a time, day or night.
Call the emergency line- Power loss
- Burning smell or sparks
- Tripped mains
- Storm damage
- Alarm faults
Why people call us back
Six things that show up on every job, whether it is one outlet or a whole barn.
One electrician, start to finish
The person who quotes the job is the person who wires it and meets the inspector. Nothing gets handed off to a crew you have never met.
Licensed and insured, on paper
PA License #171251 and current insurance. If your GC needs a certificate before work starts, ask and it goes out the same day.
Permits handled
We pull the permit, book the inspection and hand you the signed card at the end. You do not chase the township.
Someone answers at 2am
Burning smell, dead panel, alarm going off in an empty building. The emergency line rings a phone, not a voicemail box.
Barns and barndominiums
Outbuilding wiring is a good share of what we do. Feeds, subpanels, lighting layouts and the finish work that makes a shell liveable.
Rough-in you can read later
Straight runs, labeled circuits and a panel schedule that still makes sense three years from now when you are adding a freezer.
How a job runs
Four steps from the first call to the signed inspection card. No surprises in the middle.
Call or text
Tell us what is going on. Most jobs need one visit and a look at your panel before we can put a number on it.
Quote in writing
A price you can hold us to, with what is included spelled out and anything excluded said plainly.
Permit and schedule
We pull the permit and give you dates. Rough-in and finish get their own slots so the drywall crew is not waiting on us.
Inspection
We meet the inspector, correct anything flagged on the spot and hand you the signed card.
Barns, lofts and finished ceilings
Jobs from the last couple of years around Shippensburg and Newburg.
Standby coverage, said plainly
You keep our number and you call it when the building needs something. There is no portal to log into and no ticket queue to sit in.
Most buildings do not need an electrician on payroll. You need one who already knows the building, picks up when you call, and does not have to be walked through the same panel twice.
We hold the number, we take the call, and we come out for whatever it turns out to be: a dead circuit at nine in the morning, a trouble light on the alarm panel at two.
Talk about covering your building-
You call one number
The same line during the week and after hours, answered by people who already know the building.
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You get a time on the call
We tell you when we are coming and what we are coming for before you hang up.
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After hours is part of it
Nights, weekends and holidays run through the emergency line. It rings a phone, not a voicemail box.
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Two trades, one contractor
The alarm and the electrical come off one visit and one invoice, and there is one company to call if something is still wrong a week later.
Ask for the license number
PA License #171251, and fully insured. Anybody wiring your house should be able to give you both without going to look them up. Ask before a panel cover comes off.
- PA License #171251
- Fully insured
- 24/7 emergency
Where we work
Based in Shippensburg and working across South Central PA, from Greencastle and Waynesboro up through Chambersburg, Carlisle and Mechanicsburg to Harrisburg, York and Marysville. Homes, barns and commercial buildings in all of them.
- Shippensburg
- Newburg
- Chambersburg
- Carlisle
- Mechanicsburg
- Harrisburg
- York
- Waynesboro
- Greencastle
- Marysville
Get a real answer today
Call or text during the week and you will hear back the same day. Emergencies get picked up around the clock.
Rather type it out? Send a service request at the bottom of this page and somebody comes back to you with a time.
- Phone and text(717) 919-2504
- Email[email protected]
- HoursMonday to Friday, plus 24/7 emergency
- Based inShippensburg, PA, serving South Central PA
- LicensePA License #171251, fully insured
Tell us what you need and we will call you back
Two steps, about a minute, and you tell us what is going on in your own words. Somebody comes back to you with a time.
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Last step. Everything marked with a diamond is needed, the email is up to you.
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(717) 919-2504