New Construction & Custom Homes
Complete electrical for custom builds, from temporary service through rough-in, trim, and a final that passes the first time.
Built once, so wire it properly
New-construction electrical is a schedule business as much as a trade. We arrive at temporary service, rough-in before insulation, and trim after paint, and each of those has to land on the date the builder committed to or every trade behind us slides. Miller Electrical has been wiring custom homes in the Twin Cities since 1978, and builders keep us because we show up on the date, the rough passes, and the punch list is short.
On the design side we sit down with the plan before anyone pulls wire: lighting layout, switching logic, dedicated circuits for the appliances actually specified, a panel and service size that accounts for future EV charging and a possible generator, exterior and landscape circuits, and low-voltage pathways for data and AV. Decisions made on paper cost nothing. The same decisions made after drywall cost real money.
Who this is for
Custom-home builders and general contractors who need an electrical contractor that reads plans, holds a schedule, and picks up the phone when something changes. We work as a subcontractor on builder projects and directly with homeowners who are acting as their own general contractor.
The same crews handle commercial and industrial new construction and tenant work. Residential custom homes are where our best-known work is, and the volume follows builder relationships we have held for years.
What's included
A complete electrical scope, priced from the plans, delivered on the builder's calendar.
Plan review and takeoff
We price from the plans and flag conflicts, missing circuits, and code issues before any of them become change orders.
Temporary service
Temp power set and inspected so the site can work from the first day of framing.
Rough-in
Boxes, home runs, panel and service, dedicated circuits, and low-voltage pathways, laid out for the inspection and for whoever opens the panel in twenty years.
Lighting and controls design
Fixture layout, switching and dimming, recessed and cabinet lighting, and smart-control provisions where the homeowner wants them.
Trim and fixtures
Devices, plates, fixtures, and panel labeling done to finish quality, because trim is the part the buyer actually sees.
Final inspection and punch
We meet the inspector, close the permit, and clear punch items quickly so a closing is never waiting on us.
Why builders keep us on the job
Custom-home work is repeat business or it is nothing, and repeat business comes from schedule and cleanliness.
- Rough-in and trim happen on the dates we committed to, which is what keeps a build on track.
- One electrical contractor covers service, generator provisions, EV circuits, low voltage, and site work.
- We price from plans and flag problems early, which keeps change orders off the job.
- Licensed, bonded, and insured, with the inspection history to back it up.
FAQ
New Construction & Custom Homes questions
Still have a question? Call us at (651) 538-4500 and we'll walk you through it.
As soon as the plans are readable. The decisions that are expensive to change later are panel and service size, dedicated circuit locations, lighting layout, and low-voltage pathways. Bringing us in at plan review costs nothing and prevents the change orders that appear when those decisions get made in the field with a framer waiting.
Yes, and that is most of this work. We contract directly with custom-home builders and general contractors, price from the plans, and coordinate rough-in and trim around the framing, mechanical, and drywall schedule. We also work directly with homeowners who are running their own build.
Most new custom homes should be planned around 200-amp service at a minimum, and larger where there is electric heat, a substantial air conditioning load, a shop, a pool, or more than one EV. The right time to decide is at rough-in, since installing a larger service then costs a fraction of upgrading later. We run the calculation as part of plan review.
Yes, and it is one of the best-value decisions in a build. Setting a conduit path, a transfer-switch location, and panel space during rough-in turns a future generator or charger install into a short job instead of a demolition project. We will spec it even if the equipment purchase is years away.
From the plans and a scope walk, as a written quote rather than time and material, so the builder can hold a number. Allowances are stated plainly, and anything the plans leave open gets called out so it becomes a decision instead of a surprise. Changes after rough-in are priced before we perform them.
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