Electrician in Beaverton, OR — Homes Built 1960 to 1989

Close to half of the homes here date from 1960–89, when panels were small and, for part of that stretch, aluminum branch circuits were in use.

Beaverton's building boom came in the 1970s and 80s. Between 1960 and 1989 the city added 47.9% of the 42,771 homes it has today, and the 1970s by themselves account for 19.9%, more than any other decade. Pre-1940 houses are scarce, about 936 or 2.2%, so knob-and-tube rarely comes up. A typical subdivision house from those years was wired for lights, a range and a dryer; nobody sizing its panel was picturing a heat pump or a car that plugs in overnight. Sunset Hwy (US 26) and Hwy 217 are the roads we come in on.

Within that stretch, watch anything finished between 1965 and 1973. About 12,800 houses here date from 1960–79, and during those middle years some were run with aluminum branch circuits instead of copper. The date alone proves nothing; a look inside the panel and at a few outlets does, and we do that before quoting. Everything from 1990 on has modern wiring, though plenty of those panels were full before the first charger or heat pump showed up.