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Licensed Electrician vs. Handyman on the North Shore
By Michael Stryszowski, licensed electrician · Updated
On a North Shore house, a licensed electrician handles the service, the panel, EV chargers, and generators. A handyman handles the list on the fridge — hanging, installing, and the small fixes a house always needs. Nailed It North Shore does both because Michael Stryszowski is a licensed electrician and a licensed general contractor. Same shop. Same crew.
What stays with a licensed electrician
Service, panel, dedicated circuits, EV chargers, generators, and permitted electrical stay with a licensed electrician on a North Shore house. That is inspected work in Northbrook, Winnetka, Glencoe, and the neighboring villages. A handyman does not open your panel. We will tell you which it is before anyone starts.
Electrical servicesWhat is handyman work here
Handyman work is the list on the fridge — hanging, installing, removing, and the small fixes a house always needs. TVs, shelves, doors, hardware, blinds, grab bars. Not drywall, not pavers or concrete. If the job is actually a panel, a charger, or a remodel, we say so. Same Northbrook crew either way.
Handyman services — the full listSame shop
This shop does both because Michael is a licensed electrician and a licensed general contractor — not because electrical work is treated as handyman work. One crew, one calendar, one person who already knows the house. You are not coordinating three companies for a Saturday list and a panel.
Meet the shopChargers, panels, and generators
When the job is a charger, a panel, or a generator, a licensed electrician looks at it first. ICC Certified EV Charging Installer, ChargePoint Certified, Generac Certified. The charger waits on the panel. The generator waits on the transfer switch and the permit. That is not a weekend install.
Remodeling stays in-house
Kitchens and baths run with the same crew on electrical, plumbing, tile, and finish. You are not scheduling a cabinet installer, then hoping an electrician shows up for the range circuit. Occupied North Shore houses. One shop from the first look to the last wipe-down.
North Shore only
We work the North Shore from a Northbrook shop — Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Wilmette, Deerfield, and the towns listed on this site. We do not service the City of Chicago. If the house is here, we come look.
Hours
Calls are welcome anytime. On-site visits are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm. We do not schedule Saturday work. Request a visit if you want us to look before we put a number on the work.
Straight answers
Licensed electrician or handyman?
- When do I need a licensed electrician instead of a handyman?
- When the work is the service, the panel, a dedicated EV circuit, a generator, or anything the village inspects. Hanging a fixture on an existing box can be the list on the fridge. We will tell you which it is.
- Do you do handyman work if you are a licensed electrician?
- Yes. The list on the fridge is real work — TVs, shelves, doors, hardware, grab bars. We do it because the same shop already knows the house, not because we treat electrical work as unlicensed repair. See the handyman page for the full list and what we do not take on.
- Who actually does the electrical work?
- A licensed electrician. Michael is a licensed electrician and a licensed general contractor. Panel, EV, and generator work is not handed to a handyman.
Northbrook · Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
Not sure which it is? We’ll tell you.
Calls welcome anytime. On-site visits are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm. We do not schedule Saturday work.