We wire Columbia homes for automation from either end: full structured wiring during construction and renovation, or retrofit work in an existing house where the goal is smart switches and cameras that stay online without a reboot every week.
Typical pricing — confirmed on site before work starts
| Smart switch install (neutral present) | $95 – $180 |
| Smart switch with neutral wire added | $220 – $450 |
| Video doorbell with transformer upgrade | $210 – $420 |
| Hardwired camera, per camera | $220 – $480 |
| Ethernet drop, per run | $180 – $380 |
Free quotes · No call-out charge on quoted work
Smart Home Wiring in Columbia, AL
Our Columbia crews cover the full range of smart home wiring work for homes and businesses. If what you need is not on this list, call (833) 652-8933 and ask — the list is not exhaustive.
These are the ranges most Columbia jobs fall into. The number we give you before starting is a flat price for your specific job, not an hourly estimate that grows while you watch.
| Job | Typical range in Columbia |
|---|---|
| Smart switch install (neutral present) | $95 – $180 |
| Smart switch with neutral wire added | $220 – $450 |
| Video doorbell with transformer upgrade | $210 – $420 |
| Hardwired camera, per camera | $220 – $480 |
| Ethernet drop, per run | $180 – $380 |
Ranges are guidance only. Access, distance, and existing conditions move the number, which is exactly why we quote after looking rather than over the phone.
You approve the number before we start. No hourly meter running while someone walks to the truck.
Nights, weekends and holidays cost the same as a Tuesday afternoon. Emergencies are expensive enough.
Breakers, outlets, wire, fixtures and panel parts on board, so most calls finish in one visit.
Drop cloths down, holes patched, boxes and offcuts gone. Your house looks like we were never there.
We cover every neighborhood and subdivision inside Columbia city limits, plus the outlying roads and unincorporated areas around it. If you are searching for an electrician near me anywhere around Columbia, Alabama, you are inside our service area.
“Rewired a 1940s house one floor at a time so we could stay in it. Minimal holes, everything patched, and they explained what they found in the attic instead of just handing me a bill.”
Kevin A., Columbia“Put in landscape lighting along the drive and up the two oaks. Buried everything properly, set the transformer on a timer, and walked me through adjusting it.”
Carol F., Columbia“We had a breaker that tripped every time the dryer ran. Two other companies just reset it. These guys traced it to a damaged cable in the crawlspace and replaced the run.”
Angela T., ColumbiaMost smart switches need a neutral wire, and switch boxes in older Columbia homes often only have a hot and a switch leg. We either pull a neutral to the box or fit a switch designed to run without one, depending on what the wall allows.
For phones and laptops, no. For cameras, access points, TVs and anything you do not want dropping out, hardwired is the difference between a smart home and a frustrating one. A few strategic ethernet runs in a Columbia home fix most reliability complaints.
Yes. We hardwire cameras with PoE, upgrade doorbell transformers that cannot carry a video unit, and route cable so nothing is visible or reachable from the ground.
We work with Lutron, Ring, Nest, Ecobee, Kasa, Aqara, UniFi, Hubitat and Home Assistant setups in Columbia. If you have already picked a platform, we wire to it rather than trying to sell you a different one.
That is the ideal time. Pre-wiring during Columbia construction costs a fraction of retrofitting later, and we will map out drops, panel locations and conduit paths with your builder before the drywall goes up.
We are a full-service electrical contractor in Columbia, Alabama. Whatever else needs attention while we are out there, we can usually handle it on the same visit.
We cover every city in Alabama. If you are just outside Columbia, we almost certainly serve you too — here are some of the nearby communities our trucks run through.
Call (833) 652-8933 to speak with an electrician about smart home wiring in Columbia, Alabama. We answer 24 hours a day and can usually schedule within the week — or within the hour if it is an emergency.
Our emergency line in Columbia is answered 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. Same rate at 2am as at 2pm.