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Only hire licensed and insured — electrical mistakes hide in walls and surface as fires. Ask whether work will be permitted and inspected when required, how they price service calls, and whether they'll troubleshoot to a diagnosis first rather than quoting blind.
Breakers that trip repeatedly, warm outlets or switch plates, flickering when appliances start, buzzing, or any burning smell. These are diagnose-now items — the fix is often modest when caught early, and dangerous when ignored.
Maybe — the honest answer depends on capacity and condition, not age alone. Fuse boxes, certain recalled panel brands, aluminum branch wiring, or a panel already full when you need EV charging or a heat pump are real reasons. 'Old therefore replace' without a load calculation is a sales pitch.
Most jurisdictions require permits for new circuits, service changes, and panel work; like-for-like fixture swaps often don't. A licensed electrician handles the permit and inspection — that inspection is your protection, not red tape.
