- 5731 Halifax Ave Fort Myers, FL 33912
- (239) 482-1122
Know What Is Actually in Your Walls
Residential Electrical Inspections in Fort Myers and SWFL
An electrical inspection answers a question that is otherwise very difficult to answer: what condition is this system actually in. Most of an electrical system is concealed, so the only way to evaluate it is to have someone who works in it every day look at the accessible parts and interpret what they indicate about the rest.
Our licensed electricians perform residential electrical inspections throughout Fort Myers, Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples, Sanibel Island, and Captiva Island. Homeowners request them before buying, before remodeling, when an insurance carrier asks for documentation, after a storm, and sometimes simply because something in the house has stopped feeling right.
The output is a clear picture of what you have, what needs attention now, what can be planned for, and what is fine. We are not looking to generate a repair list. We are looking to tell you accurately where you stand.
Why Buyers and Insurers Ask for These
When an Electrical Inspection Is Worth Scheduling
Most electrical inspections are triggered by a transaction or a requirement rather than by curiosity. Buyers want to know what they are taking on, particularly with older Southwest Florida homes where the panel brand alone can change the calculus. Insurance carriers in Florida commonly require documentation of a home’s electrical condition as part of underwriting on older properties, most often through a four point inspection covering the roof, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. A general home inspection may flag a concern in the electrical system, and the carrier then wants an evaluation from a licensed electrical contractor.
The other common trigger is a project. Before a remodel, an addition, a pool, or an EV charger, the useful question is whether the existing service and wiring will support what you are planning. Finding out during design costs a conversation. Finding out mid project costs schedule and money. And after significant storm activity, an inspection identifies water intrusion at service equipment, surge damaged components, and damaged service masts, several of which are not obvious to a homeowner and none of which improve on their own.
Four situations account for most of the inspections we perform. Buyers request them before closing, particularly on homes built before the mid 1980s, where panel brand, wiring method, grounding, and service capacity all materially affect what ownership will cost. Insurance carriers require electrical documentation on older Florida homes, most often as part of a four point inspection, and a licensed electrical contractor’s evaluation carries weight that a general report may not. Homeowners planning a remodel, an addition, a pool, or an EV charger want to know whether the existing service supports it while the design is still flexible. And after significant storm activity, an inspection identifies water intrusion at service equipment, surge damaged components, and damaged service masts, none of which improve on their own.
Clear Findings in Priority Order
Electrical Inspection Services We Provide
Every inspection produces a written picture of what we found and what it means, with immediate safety concerns, near term corrections, and long term planning items separated rather than presented as one undifferentiated list. If your system is in good shape, that is the report you get.
Pre Purchase Electrical Inspections
A detailed evaluation of the service, panel, grounding, wiring method, and accessible devices before you close. We identify what will need addressed, roughly when, and what it means for the home, so you are negotiating with real information.
Insurance and Four Point Inspection Support
Where a carrier requires electrical documentation, we evaluate and document the system’s condition as a licensed electrical contractor. If corrections are needed to satisfy underwriting, we identify them specifically rather than in general terms.
Panel and Service Evaluations
A focused inspection of the service equipment: panel brand and condition, breaker condition, bus and lug integrity, grounding and bonding, service capacity relative to the home’s load, and whether the enclosure has taken moisture.
Whole Home Safety Inspections
A broader evaluation covering the panel, grounding system, accessible wiring, device condition, ground fault and arc fault protection, smoke and carbon monoxide detection, and exterior and pool equipment circuits.
Post Storm Electrical Inspections
After significant weather we evaluate service masts and weatherheads, check panels and equipment for water intrusion, assess surge damage, and verify that anything affected is safe before it stays in service. Systems that still function are not automatically undamaged.
Pre Project and Pre Construction Evaluations
Before a remodel, pool, addition, or EV charger, we determine what your existing service and wiring will support and what will need upgraded, so the electrical scope is known during design rather than discovered during construction.
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Why Work With Mabry Brothers for an Electrical Inspection?
There is an obvious tension in having a contractor inspect a system they could also be paid to repair, and the only real answer to it is track record. We have worked in this market since 1995 under electrical license EC13006459, most of our business comes from repeat customers and referrals, and a reputation for finding problems that do not exist would have ended that a long time ago. When a system is in good shape, we say so and we leave.
What we do bring is context that a general inspector cannot. We know which panel brands are in which Fort Myers neighborhoods, what wiring method to expect from a given construction era here, how coastal exposure ages service equipment on the islands, and what Lee and Collier County inspectors will actually require on a permit. That local specificity is the difference between a report that lists observations and one that tells you what they mean.
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Inspections Across Lee and Collier County
Communities We Provide Electrical Inspections For
What an inspection focuses on shifts considerably by community, because the questions worth answering differ depending on the age of the housing and the environment it sits in.
Fort Myers
Fort Myers produces the highest volume of pre purchase and insurance driven inspections in our service area, and for good reason. The city has enough pre 1980s housing that panel brand, service capacity, grounding, and wiring method are all genuinely open questions on a given property. Identifying a Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel before closing, or confirming whether a 1968 home has aluminum branch wiring, materially changes what a buyer is taking on.
Estero
Estero inspections are usually project driven rather than transaction driven. Homeowners here are typically asking whether the existing service supports a pool heater, an outdoor kitchen, a lanai enclosure, or an EV charger. The answer usually comes down to a load calculation and an evaluation of remaining panel space, and it is far cheaper to have that answer before the project is designed.
Bonita Springs
Bonita Springs generates both kinds of inspection. In the older housing near Old 41 and toward the beach, insurance underwriting and pre purchase evaluations dominate, since carriers pay close attention to electrical condition on properties of that age. In the newer eastern communities, post storm inspections and pre project evaluations are more common.
Sanibel Island
Sanibel inspections focus heavily on corrosion and storm history. We evaluate enclosure condition, connection corrosion at the service and at exterior devices, grounding integrity in a salt air environment, and whether previous storm repairs were completed and permitted. On a Sanibel property, the history of the electrical system since 2022 is often the most important thing to establish.
Captiva Island
Captiva inspections frequently serve seasonal owners who need to know the condition of a home they have not seen in months. We evaluate exterior devices, service equipment, detection systems, and lanai and pool circuits, and we prioritize findings in a way that distinguishes what needs attention before the property is occupied from what can wait. Scheduling ahead matters more on Captiva than anywhere else we work.
Inspection Questions We Hear Often
Frequently Asked Electrical Inspection Questions
Serving Fort Myers, Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples, and the Islands
Schedule Your Electrical Inspection
Whether you are buying, insuring, remodeling, or recovering from a storm, we will tell you exactly what condition your electrical system is in. Fill out the form below and a member of our team will reach out. For immediate assistance, please call our office directly at (239) 482-1122.
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