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Barn and Pole Barn Wiring in Brooksville, FL
Pole Barns, Metal Buildings, and Rural Power|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Tell us the building's size, what you'll run in it, and how far it is from the house.
- Pole barns and metal buildings. New wiring, added circuits, and repairs.
- A feed sized to the building. Planned around what the barn will draw.
- Licensed & Insured. Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13011268.
Power for a barn starts a long way from the barn: at your house panel or at the meter, with a trench between there and the building. We wire pole barns, metal buildings, and the outbuildings around them, from that feed to the last light switch.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
How a Barn gets power
The Feed, the Subpanel, and What Hangs on the Posts
Where the power comes from
There are two common ways to feed a barn: a feeder from a breaker in your house panel or a separate feed from the meter. Which one fits depends on how much room the house panel has and how much the barn will draw. A few lights and outlets can share the house panel; a welder, a compressor, and air-conditioned tack or office space may call for more.
The trench
The feeder typically runs underground in conduit from the house or meter to the barn. The longer the run, the larger the wire needs to be to hold the voltage at the far end, so distance shapes both the trench and the wire.
A subpanel in the barn
The feeder ends at a subpanel inside the barn, where the building has its own breakers and shut-off. A detached building also gets its own grounding at the building. From the subpanel, circuits branch out to the lights, the outlets, and any equipment that needs a dedicated line.
Dust, damp, and metal
- Boxes, covers, and fixtures that close up against dust and moisture, rated for damp locations.
- Wiring run where animals, tractors, and tools won't catch it, or protected in conduit where they might.
- In a metal building, the frame is bonded and connected to the equipment ground.
From first call to lights on
Wiring a Barn: Four Steps
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1. The building and what you'll run
Its size and what goes in it: lights, fans, a freezer, a welder, and a water heater for a wash rack.
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2. The estimator walks the route
Our estimator looks at your panel and the meter, walks the trench route, and talks through where you want lights and outlets.
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3. Your estimate
It lays out the feed, the subpanel, and the circuits inside.
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4. Trench, feed, and fit-out
The feeder goes in, the subpanel is set, and the barn is wired with damp-rated boxes and fixtures.
Barns and outbuildings
Buildings We Wire
| Building or load | What we wire |
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| Pole barns and metal buildings | Feeder, subpanel, lights, outlets, fans, and bonding of a metal frame |
| Garages, sheds, and workshops | Power, lights, and outlets for tools |
| RV pads | 30- and 50-amp RV outlets |
| Well pumps, septic systems, and lift stations | The circuits that run them |
| Ponds and aquatic features | Pump and lighting circuits |
Pricing
The Numbers Behind Barn Wiring
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installations, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
Barn wiring price factors
03- The distance from your panel or meter to the barn, and the trench that goes with it.
- What you'll run, which sets the size of the feeder and the subpanel.
- How many lights, outlets, and dedicated circuits go inside.
Fixing an existing barn circuit
04Repair and troubleshooting visits are billed by the hour from arrival: $100 residential, $150 commercial, one-hour minimum, then half-hour increments, plus materials. No trip charge and no service fee. No hidden fees: the 3.5% surcharge on card and ACH payments is listed in our terms.
Our warranty
05If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
Real customer stories
A Metal Building, Next on the List
A second project planned for a new metal building
“I hope to use them again soon on a second full wiring project for my recently installed 2000 sf metal building...”
Mark Spicola, Google review
Straight from Google, in our customers' own words.
Can I run a buried extension cord out to the barn for now?
What lights hold up in a dusty barn?
Can you wire a pole barn that's still going up?
Contact us
Tell Us About Your Barn
Send a few details about the building. A photo of your panel helps. We'll get back to you during business hours.