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Electrician in Hollis, NH
Licensed New Hampshire master electrician based in Pepperell, a straight run down Route 122 — close enough that Hollis is one of the towns we work in most.
- NH Master Lic. #16011
- Owner-Operated
- Fully Insured
Looking for an electrician in Hollis, NH? WJW Electric works out of Pepperell, Massachusetts, just south down Route 122, and Billy Webber holds a New Hampshire master electrician license alongside his Massachusetts one. On this stretch of the border that matters — plenty of nearby contractors are licensed on one side only, and Hollis work has to be done by a New Hampshire licensed electrician.
Hollis is a town of roughly 8,300 people spread across nearly 32 square miles, which makes it one of the largest and least dense towns we serve. Long driveways, orchards and conservation land, private wells, and a historic village center surrounded by decades of newer building. The electrical work varies enormously from one road to the next.
Hollis Housing: Historic Village, Modern Subdivisions
Hollis housing divides sharply by era. The median home was built around 1979, and roughly half the town went up between 1970 and 1999 — solid wiring, but built before modern electrical demand. Around 13 percent of Hollis homes predate 1950, concentrated in and around the village, and that is where knob-and-tube and ungrounded circuits still turn up.
The 1970s through 1990s houses — which is most of Hollis — rarely need rewiring. What they need is capacity. These homes were designed around a very different set of appliances, and they hit their limits when a family adds an EV charger, a hot tub, a heat pump, or a finished basement. That is an electrical service upgrade or a new dedicated circuit.
The older houses near the village are a different job. Hollis was incorporated in 1746, and the Hollis Village Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Homes of that vintage are where we find knob-and-tube wiring, two-prong outlets, and panels that insurers now ask about — sometimes a partial replacement, sometimes a whole-house rewire.
Hollis is also a notably affluent town, and that shows up in the work: standby generators, EV charging, hot tubs, finished basements, and outbuildings that need proper feeds.
Electrical Services for Hollis Homes
- Panel & service upgrades — more capacity for homes that have outgrown their service.
- Generator installation — standby and portable, sized for well pumps and heat.
- Whole-house rewiring — full or partial, phased so you stay in the house.
- Lighting & ceiling fans — recessed lighting, fixtures, fans, dimmers.
- EV charger installation — Level 2 charging in the garage, sized properly.
- Knob-and-tube removal — for Brookline’s pre-1940 houses.
- Hot tub & sauna wiring — dedicated circuits, GFCI, disconnects.
- Troubleshooting — the circuit that trips and nobody knows why.
Getting Around Hollis
Route 122 is our road into Hollis — it runs north out of Pepperell and straight into town, which makes this one of the shortest trips we make. Route 130 crosses east toward Nashua and west toward Brookline, and most of the town threads off those two roads onto long rural lanes.
We work throughout the town: the village center and the historic district, the orchard country Hollis is known for, the neighborhoods out near Silver Lake, the roads bordering the Beaver Brook Association conservation land, and the newer subdivisions built out through the 1980s and 90s.
The rural layout matters electrically. Long driveways mean long service runs and detached garages or barns that need their own feeds. Wooded lots mean storm damage and outages. And low density means private wells — so losing power in Hollis usually means losing water too, which changes the entire generator conversation.
Permits & Inspections in Hollis
Electrical work in Hollis is permitted and inspected by the town, and it has to be done by a licensed New Hampshire electrician. That is worth knowing before you hire, because Hollis homeowners often live closer to Massachusetts contractors than New Hampshire ones — and a good MA electrician who is not NH licensed simply cannot pull the permit here.
Billy holds New Hampshire master electrician license #16011 alongside his Massachusetts master license, so permitted work in Hollis is routine rather than a complication. We pull the electrical permit through the town and coordinate the inspection ourselves.
Unpermitted electrical work tends to surface at the worst possible moment — during a home sale, or when an insurance carrier starts asking questions about an older house.
Why Hollis Homeowners Call WJW Electric
Licensed on both sides of the line, and close enough to actually show up.
- NH Master Electrician #16011 — licensed for permitted work in Hollis, plus MA Master #23701-A.
- Based in Pepperell — minutes from the town line, not an hour out from Manchester or Boston.
- Permits pulled and inspections coordinated with the town, every time.
- Unrestricted Construction Supervisor — CS-121037. Useful on older Brookline homes where wiring work meets framing and plaster.
- Owner-operated — Billy does the work himself, so the person who quotes it is the person who does it.
- 10+ years in the housing stock on both sides of this border.
Hollis Electrician FAQs
Do I need a licensed New Hampshire electrician in Hollis?
Yes. Electrical work in Hollis must be done by a licensed New Hampshire electrician, and permitted work is inspected by the town. A Massachusetts license alone isn’t enough — which catches people out along this stretch of the border, where many nearby contractors are MA-only.
Does my Hollis home have knob-and-tube wiring?
Possibly, if it’s one of the older houses. Around 13 percent of Hollis homes were built before 1950, and those are where original knob-and-tube still turns up. Most of the town was built between 1970 and 1999 — sound wiring, but often short on capacity.
How far is Hollis from your base in Pepperell?
Very close. Route 122 runs directly north out of Pepperell into Hollis. It’s one of the shortest drives we make, which is part of why we take so much work in town.
Do you install generators for homes on private wells in Hollis?
Yes, and it’s a common conversation here. Hollis is large and low-density, and many homes are on private wells — so an outage takes your water along with your heat. Sizing the generator to carry the well pump, heat, refrigeration, and a sump pump is usually the priority.
Can you work on historic homes in the Hollis Village Historic District?
Yes. Older and historic homes are some of our most common work. They need a careful approach — fishing new wiring through existing cavities, minimizing what has to be opened up, and respecting original plaster and trim wherever possible.
Also Serving Towns Near Hollis
Hollis sits in the middle of our service area: Brookline just west along Route 130, Nashua five miles east, Milford to the northwest, and Hudson across the Merrimack. Across the state line we work in Pepperell, MA. See all areas we serve →
Photo Credits
Congregational Church of Hollis, Hollis NH — photo by John Phelan, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollis Social Library, Hollis NH — photo by John Phelan, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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