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Vivien G. was buying a Cottage Grove home built in 1900 when she called us. Brian looked over the electrical items on her inspection report and wrote the estimate she used in the purchase, and after the sale closed, Garrett did the repairs.
Four points electric came out to give me an estimate on repairs to my 1900 home in Cottage Grove. I was in the process of buying the home and a few things needed to be addressed Per the inspection. Four points came out and did a thorough check on what was listed on the inspection on top of a few other things. …
What older Cottage Grove houses need
A house that old is not unusual here: more than half of Cottage Grove's 4,479 homes predate 1980 and 39% predate 1970, by the Census Bureau's count. Original wiring, outlets with no ground, and a breaker box with no empty slots are common items on an inspection report. Our page on electrical repairs for home sales explains how we work through a report. For a house that needs more than a few fixes, see whole-house rewiring or panel upgrades.
Pacific Power, EPUD, and Lane Electric
Pacific Power serves the Cottage Grove area, and EPUD and Lane Electric serve parts of it, so the name on your bill decides which programs apply. During the January 2024 ice storm, Pacific Power expected to have 90% of its customers in Cottage Grove and nearby towns back by the night of January 18 and warned that some outages could last into Friday or Saturday. The Pacific Power guide covers the Energy Trust incentives that apply to its customers, and a generator hookup keeps the fridge cold through a wait like that.
If the house heats with old electric wall heaters, a heater that clicks but stays cold, or a thermostat that no longer holds the room temperature, is often a repair rather than a new heating system. See wall heaters.
Out toward the covered bridges
Cottage Grove's covered bridges include Centennial in town and Chambers, Currin, Mosby Creek, and Dorena out on the back roads. Chambers is the only covered railroad bridge in Oregon, according to Travel Oregon. If your place out that way has a shop, a barn, or a well, see shop and barn wiring and well pump electrical.
Electrical permits in town come from the City of Cottage Grove Building Department at 400 E. Main St., which also handles them for Veneta. Lane County covers the area just outside city limits.