Orders came through. The house has to sell.
Havelock is a Cherry Point town, and Marine families often have a few weeks between getting orders and leaving. When the buyer's home inspection comes back with electrical items, they need to be fixed quickly and correctly, with a receipt the buyer's agent will accept.
The electrical items that show up most on home inspection reports:
- Missing GFCI protection in kitchens, bathrooms, garages and outdoors.
- Double-tapped breakers, two wires under a screw made for one.
- Open junction boxes and exposed splices in attics and crawlspaces.
- Ungrounded or reverse-wired outlets.
- Missing or expired smoke alarms.
- An older panel the inspector flags for replacement.
Send us the electrical section of the report and we'll tell you what it'll take. The same list applies if you're turning a house into a rental before you leave.
When a pine comes down on your service
Havelock sits between the Neuse River and the Croatan National Forest, and tall pines are everywhere. In storms like Isabel, Irene and Florence, trees have taken down service lines across the area.
It helps to know who fixes what. The power company is generally responsible for the line coming to your house. The mast, weatherhead, meter base and the wiring into your panel generally belong to you. If those are damaged, the utility often won't restore power until an electrician repairs them, and some repairs need a permit and inspection first. We make those repairs and handle the permit so you can get reconnected.
Permits: a recent change
As of mid-2026, Craven County Inspections handles electrical permits for Havelock. Because the change is recent, we confirm the right office when we schedule each job. Power in most of Havelock comes from Duke Energy Progress; some homes on the edges of town are on Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative.
Businesses along US 70 and near the air station
For Havelock's restaurants, shops and service businesses, we handle commercial electrical work. For contractors and industrial shops in the Cherry Point area, we do industrial electrical work and machinery moving up to 50,000 pounds.
For Generac generators, call Rebecca at (910) 330-1860.
Communities we serve around Havelock
Havelock, Newport, Harlowe, Cherry Branch and Riverdale, along US 70 and NC 101, plus nearby New Bern.
Common questions
Can you fix the electrical items on my home inspection report before closing?
Yes. Send us the electrical section of the report and we'll quote the repairs and schedule them around your closing date.
A tree took down my service line. Who do I call first?
Call the power company to report the outage and make the line safe. If the mast, meter base or wiring at the house is damaged, call us to repair it so the utility can reconnect.