30–45 minutes
with a licensed
electrician.
On the house.
A licensed electrician walks your home or building, checks the panel and the spots code violations live, and hands you a written summary. No obligation, no upsell, no charge.
One per property. Owner/authorized adult must be on-site. Inside Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Beauregard Parishes.
- →Licensed electrician on-site for 30–45 minutes
- →8-point check — panel, GFCIs, detectors, exterior service
- →Written summary of every finding — yours to keep
- →No upsell, no obligation — quotes only if you ask
The 8-point safety check.
Every inspection covers the same eight items. No skipping ahead, no glossing over the unglamorous parts. This is the spec.
- 01Main panel inspection
Panel rating, breaker condition, double-tapped breakers, signs of arcing or overheating, and bonding/grounding spot check.
- 02Sub-panels (if present)
Same once-over on any sub-panels — feeder wire sizing, neutral/ground separation, breaker condition.
- 03GFCI / AFCI testing
Test GFCI and AFCI receptacles in code-required locations: kitchen, bathrooms, laundry, garage, exterior. Flag missing protection.
- 04Smoke & CO detector check
Test detectors throughout the home, check ages (10-year replacement rule), and identify any missing locations.
- 05Outlet & switch spot check
Visual check for loose, scorched, ungrounded, or back-stabbed receptacles in the highest-use rooms.
- 06Exterior service drop
Weatherhead, service entrance conductors, meter base condition, and grounding electrode — the parts the power company expects to find right.
- 07Known problem panels
We specifically flag Federal Pacific Stab-Lok, Zinsco, and aluminum branch wiring — three issues that show up in older SWLA homes and that insurers care about.
- 08Written findings summary
Every inspection ends with a written summary of what we found, what's safe, what needs attention now, and what can wait. Yours to keep.
Four steps, start to finish.
- 1Book online or call
Pick a date and time window — we'll confirm by phone or text within 2 business hours.
- 2Licensed electrician arrives
Same crew, same trucks. No third-party inspectors, no sub-contractors.
- 3Walk-through and summary
30–45 minutes on-site. We answer questions live and leave you with a written summary of findings.
- 4No-pressure follow-up
If you want quotes on anything we flagged, ask. If you don't, we walk. No phone tag, no upsell.
Honest answer? It works for both of us.
Most homes — especially older ones around Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, and the rest of SWLA — have at least one electrical issue the owner doesn’t know about. Federal Pacific panels. Aluminum branch wiring with loose connections. Missing GFCIs in bathrooms. Smoke detectors that haven’t been replaced since the house was built. Most of these aren’t emergencies, but they’re also not the kind of thing you want to find out about during a hurricane or a home insurance audit.
We could charge for an inspection like this — and most contractors do. But we’d rather help find your issues, repair or replace them with quality work, and earn the next 10 jobs at your home to become your go-to electrician. The inspection is free because it works for both of us when it goes well.
If we find work worth doing and you want a quote, we’ll write one. If not, we walk. No phone tag, no follow-up calls, no “just checking in” emails. That’s the trade.
What people ask before booking.
- Is this really free? What's the catch?
- Yes, really free. The catch is that we hope you'll think of us first when you need electrical work — but you're under zero obligation. Most safety inspections find at least one thing worth addressing; you decide whether to hire us, hire someone else, or do nothing. Either way, you keep the written summary.
- Why offer this for free?
- Honest answer: most homes have at least one easily-fixed safety issue the owner didn't know about, and most owners would rather find out from a licensed electrician than from a fire or a failed home insurance inspection. It gets us in the door, you get peace of mind, and if we find work worth doing, we already have the trust to do it. Foot in the door, both ways.
- Will you actually fix things during the inspection?
- No — the inspection is the inspection. If you want repairs done, we'll quote them in the written summary and schedule a separate visit. That keeps the inspection unbiased: nobody's tempted to invent problems when there's no upsell tied to the visit.
- Do I need to clear the panel or move anything?
- Helpful but not required. If there's furniture, boxes, or laundry stacked in front of the panel, we'll either ask you to move it or work around it. Same for sub-panels in garages and closets.
- Will the inspection meet my home insurance requirements?
- Maybe — depends on what your insurer wants. Our written summary is a licensed contractor's findings, which most insurers accept for general questions. For specific underwriting forms (4-point inspections, hurricane mitigation forms), check with your agent whether ours is the right format. If you need a specific form filled out, ask when you book and we'll tell you up front.
- Can renters claim this?
- Only with the property owner's authorization on-site. The owner has to be a new Babcock customer; the inspection is tied to the property, not the resident. If you're a renter who suspects something's wrong, the safer path is to call us about that specific concern — that's a regular service call, not the safety inspection.
Claim your inspection.
Pick a date and window. We’ll call or text within 2 business hours to lock it in.