Fischer Electric Blog

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A Guide for Home Holiday Safety in 2021

The Gay family set the Guinness World Record for “Most Lights on a Residential Property” in 2014. They placed 601,736 lights set to over 200 songs around their home to create a light show for the ages.     Every year, thousands of communities decorate their neighborhoods to help get the town in the holiday spirit. Unfortunately, it isn’t…

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How to Prepare Your Home for Winter

The weather outside isn’t frightful (yet), but winter is on its way. Do you know how to prepare your home?  Getting your home ready for the colder months isn’t difficult, but it does take some diligence. We want to help start you off on the right track with this brief guide on how to prepare…

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5 Basement Remodeling Ideas to Add Fun and Value to Your Home

Most basement remodeling plans focus on how to make the basement more functional. Fewer people think about how they can add fun and value to their basement. If you’re looking for basement remodeling ideas that will increase your living space and create a fun place for friends and family to hang out, this article is for you! We’ll…

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Potential Problems when Remodeling Old Houses

Remodeling old houses can be fulfilling and profitable work. That said, catching problems in old houses before you buy them is an essential part of the process. Many people have lost large sums of money buying a house they only thought was good. To help our readers learn how to renovate an old house, we’ve put together…

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The True Cost of a Bathroom Remodel

Zhuzhing up an outdated, poorly designed, or ill-functioning bathroom is one of the most gratifying experiences for a homeowner. Going from a drab, displeasing bathroom to your dream commode can be a challenging process, though.  There are many known and unknown costs associated with major remodel projects, with the national average bathroom remodel cost at $10,811….

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Should You Upgrade Your Electrical Panel?

Every year, 51,000 home fires result from poor electrical distribution systems. It can be tricky to identify when electrical systems are faulty. Unlike a leaking faucet or a broken heating system, signs of electrical faults are often minor. Even worse, they’re also easily forgotten as soon as the problem is resolved. However, these seemingly small mishaps are…

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How Much Does Kitchen Remodeling Cost?

The kitchen is the heart of the home. If it’s not functioning well, then the heart might need some work done to keep the home happy and healthy. Any HGTV fan can tell you that the kitchen remodeling cost can grow unexpectedly. Once you start opening up walls in a house, you’re likely to find…

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Meet the Fischer Family

For more than 40 years, the Fischer family of companies has proudly served the greater Seattle community. We started with Fischer Plumbing in 1977, and added Restoration, Electric, and Heating & Air divisions over the years.  In addition to sharing a common name, the business lines share the same Fischer commitment to providing an excellent customer experience each and every house…

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COVID-19: PROTECTING OUR CUSTOMERS

Our number one priority is the health and safety of our customers and employees. Like all of you, we are taking steps to make sure that we are doing our part to employ social distancing and CDC recommended precautions while continuing to be available to provide our essential services. As a home service business providing…

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Does Your Electrical Panel Need Upgrading?

How to Know When You Need a Bigger – and Better – System With a nod to Julie Andrews, who memorably sang this refrain in the fan favorite “Do-Re-Mi” from the 1959 musical The Sound of Music, “Let’s start at the very beginning … a very good place to start …” Most homeowners could benefit…

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Remodeling Your Home? The First Place To Start

(And no, it’s not adding hardwood floors or that splashy hot tub) When you think about it, a house is very much like the human body.  Sure, they may look different on the outside.  Some may be taller (two-story) or wider (ranch-style).  All may boast a variety of skin tones (outside paint), hairstyles (roofs) or…

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