Every Ontario home that has been through a renovation or two contains abandoned wiring — old switch legs that used to feed a fixture, dead conductors left behind when a kitchen was redone, junction boxes hiding behind drywall. The question homeowners ask on almost every renovation is whether it is safe to just leave the […]
The most consistent code violation we find on GTA renovation walkthroughs is a wire splice hiding inside a wall, ceiling, or floor — no junction box, no cover plate, no accessible way to inspect or service it. The homeowner or handyman thought they were being efficient. The Ontario Electrical Safety Code and every home inspector […]
Retiring a light fixture, removing an unused receptacle, or eliminating a switch during a renovation — all of these leave behind live wires that need to be capped off safely. “Wrap it with tape and shove it in the wall” is not the answer. The Ontario Electrical Safety Code has specific rules about how live […]