How Much Does It Cost to Rewire a Mobile Home?

Published on July 14, 2026 | Written by Alec Pow
This article was researched using 12 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy.

A mobile home rewire replaces unsafe or outdated electrical circuits inside a manufactured home. As of July 2026, a small-house or mobile-home rewire can run from $2,000 to $17,000, with the low end tied to limited circuit work and the high end tied to full replacement, panel work, difficult access, and inspection needs in the HomeGuide rewiring table.

The final bill covers electrician labor, copper cable, breakers, boxes, receptacles, switches, grounding, testing, permit work, and repairs to wall or floor openings. A manufactured home adds access questions because the electrician may work through skirting, floor cavities, narrow wall spaces, or factory-built assemblies.

Mobile home rewiring is priced by home size, circuit count, panel condition, service capacity, access path, and inspection scope. A partial repair may be a few circuits, but a full rewire is a home-wide safety and code project.

TL;DR: The cost of rewiring a mobile home often sits between $2,000 and $17,000, with panel upgrades, wall access, permits, and old unsafe wiring driving the quote.

Important numbers

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• Small-house or mobile-home rewire range: $2,000 (at $30 per hour, earning that amount would take about 1.7 full-time workweeks, before taxes) to $17,000.
• Whole-home rewire benchmark: $9,609 to $11,457 per residence in May 2026.
• Electrician outlet or switch install signal: $75 to $485.
• Electrical panel replacement signal: $520 to $2,900.
• One 2026 city dwelling electrical permit example: $225 plus a $1 state surcharge.

How Much Does It Cost to Rewire a Mobile Home?

The cleanest planning range is broad because “rewire” can mean anything from a few damaged branch circuits to a full replacement of cable, devices, breakers, and service equipment. Homewyse lists a May 2026 whole-home rewire at $9,609 (about 8 full-time workweeks at $30 per hour) to $11,457 per residence through its Homewyse rewire calculator, which gives a useful mid-project reference when the mobile home is not a tiny repair.

For a 1,000-square-foot single-wide, the HomeGuide per-square-foot range of $5 to $17 creates a rough planning band of $5,000 to $17,000 before local permit details and finish repairs. A small partial job can land below that. A double-wide with a panel change, many device replacements, and poor crawlspace access can move above a simple square-foot estimate.

What you’re actually paying for

A mobile home rewire replaces or repairs the electrical system inside a manufactured or mobile home. The work can include branch wiring, receptacles, switches, light boxes, breakers, grounding, panel work, device testing, and cleanup. It is not the same as adding one outlet, because the electrician may need to trace old circuits and remove unsafe splices.

It also differs from rewiring a site-built house. Manufactured homes have factory-built sections, tighter cavities, skirting, chassis limits, and HUD-related standards. Those details can change how cable is routed and how inspections are handled.

Labor vs materials

Labor is often the largest share because access is the job. In a mobile home, the electrician may remove skirting, crawl below the floor, fish cable through narrow wall cavities, open paneling, label hidden circuits, and test every outlet after power is restored. A clean open-wall remodel is faster than a lived-in home with cabinets, insulation, paneling, additions, and patched wiring from past owners.

Materials still matter. Copper cable, junction boxes, breakers, GFCI receptacles, AFCI breakers, device plates, staples, conduit, panel parts, and grounding hardware all have to match the home and local inspection rules. The Spruce lists service tasks such as outlet or switch replacement at $137 (about 4.6 hours of work at $30 per hour) to $319, GFCI replacement at $157 to $339, and circuit breaker replacement at $100 to $160 through its electrician project pricing. Those small lines add up fast when a rewire touches every room.

Line items

Hidden-costs callout The lines to watch are panel replacement, utility disconnects, permit fees, wall repair, skirting removal, GFCI and AFCI upgrades, grounding correction, abandoned splice cleanup, and service entrance work. The Spruce lists electrical panel replacement at $520 to $2,900, with a $2,500 average, through its panel replacement pricing. A panel-heavy mobile home job can look cheap at first, then grow once the electrician finds undersized service, corrosion, or obsolete breakers.

Finish work can also surprise owners. Electricians patch small openings in some contracts, but many bids exclude drywall, paneling, paint, trim, flooring, and cabinet repair after cables are pulled. Ask whether the quote covers opening and closing walls, final labeling, device plates, cleanup, permit signoff, and return visits after inspection corrections.

Price ranges by mobile home size and scope

The table below uses public rewire ranges and common mobile-home scopes to frame the first call with an electrician. It is not a substitute for an inspection, because wire condition, panel age, access, and local rules can move the quote in either direction.

Project scope	Planning range	What changes the quote
Targeted outlet, switch, or breaker work	$100 to $500 per small task	Device count, service call, testing, and access
Partial kitchen or bath safety update	$1,000 to $4,000	GFCI outlets, dedicated circuits, wall openings, and inspection
Single-wide full rewire	$4,000 to $12,000	Square footage, circuit count, floor access, and panel condition
Double-wide full rewire	$8,000 to $17,000	More rooms, more devices, longer cable runs, and more finish repair
Full rewire plus panel or service work	$10,000 to $20,000 or more	Panel replacement, utility scheduling, permits, and service entrance work

These bands are best used to spot missing bid lines. A quote that is far below the table should say whether it excludes panel work, permit fees, wall repair, utility coordination, device replacement, or final inspection corrections.

Permits, HUD standards, and inspections

Mobile homes can involve more than one permit path. Washington State Labor and Industries says electrical work inside a manufactured or mobile home needs a manufactured/mobile home permit, and work outside the home needs an electrical permit through its manufactured home permits page. That split matters when a project includes both interior circuits and outside feeder or service work.

Federal standards also sit in the background. The eCFR page for 24 CFR Part 3280 says manufactured-home standards cover design, construction, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, and electrical systems through the manufactured home standards. Local offices still control the permit and inspection steps for repair work, so the contractor should state who files the permit, who schedules inspections, and who pays for corrections.

What real rewire quotes look like

Partial safety update. A homeowner with tripping breakers in the kitchen and bathroom may only need a limited scope. The quote might include new GFCI receptacles, one or two dedicated appliance circuits, device replacement, testing, and a permit. This case can stay near the low thousands when the panel is sound and the electrician does not need to open many walls.

Worked total example. A 1,000-square-foot single-wide full rewire at $8 per square foot produces $8,000 in wiring labor and materials. Add a panel replacement at $2,500 and a dwelling electrical permit at $226, and the working total becomes $10,726. That math uses the panel signal above and Ramsey, Minnesota’s 2026 dwelling electrical permit fee of $225 plus a $1 state surcharge from the Ramsey fee schedule.

Older double-wide case. A 1970s double-wide with warm outlets, unlabeled circuits, additions, and a crowded panel is a larger project. The bid may include full branch-circuit replacement, new devices, panel change, grounding correction, utility shutoff scheduling, and finish repairs. This is where a mobile home can approach the top of the small-home range.

DIY electrical work

Homeowner prep helps when it is simple. Empty closets, clear furniture, remove stored items from crawlspace entries, photograph breaker labels, and make the skirting accessible before the electrician arrives. That can reduce wasted time without putting the owner inside live electrical work.

The DIY trade turns bad when the job involves panel wiring, service conductors, grounding, aluminum-wire concerns, hidden splices, scorched devices, or unpermitted past work. A failed inspection can erase any labor savings. Worse, a fire claim or home sale can expose unsafe unpermitted wiring. Electrical work tied to backup power should also be separated from a rewire plan, since manual transfer switch installation and standby generator pricing bring their own permits and load calculations.

Rewire, panel upgrade, or targeted repair

A full rewire makes sense when the home has repeated breaker trips, warm outlets, flickering lights, brittle cable, old unsafe splices, water damage, rodent damage, or inspection findings across several rooms. It also makes sense when walls are already open for a remodel, because cable replacement is cheaper before the finish surfaces go back up.

A targeted repair is better when one device, one circuit, or one room is the only problem. A panel upgrade may be the right project when the branch circuits test safely but the panel is corroded, full, obsolete, or undersized for new loads. If the mobile home is being tied into a new pedestal or site service, compare that scope with RV electrical hookup costs so the outside power work does not get mixed into the interior rewire price.

Who this cost makes sense for

Paid rewiring makes sense when safety, insurance, financing, or resale depends on a documented electrical correction. It also makes sense when the owner plans to keep the home long enough to benefit from safer circuits, better grounding, updated outlets, and a labeled panel.

It does not make sense to approve a full rewire without a diagnosis. Ask the electrician to separate repair, partial rewire, full rewire, panel work, permit fees, wall repair, and inspection corrections. Angi’s 2026 mobile home renovation guide lists major-remodel permits at $460 to $2,860 through its mobile renovation pricing, so a broader renovation can carry permit and prep costs beyond the electrical bid.

Makes sense if

• Breakers trip often, outlets feel warm, lights flicker, or wiring is visibly damaged.
• A buyer, insurer, lender, or inspector requires electrical correction.
• Walls are already open for a kitchen, bath, or whole-home remodel.
• The panel and branch circuits no longer match the loads used in the home.

Doesn’t make sense if

• Only one outlet, switch, or fixture is damaged.
• A licensed inspection shows the panel and circuits test safely.
• A targeted branch-circuit repair solves the issue.
• The home’s value is too low to justify full electrical replacement.

What we verified

• Checked national electrical-permit framing against PermitFlow electrical permits.
• Confirmed manufactured-home identification and wiring context with the Larimer wiring guide.
• Cross-referenced HUD program scope through HUD manufactured housing.
• Verified that city electrical fees can be local, itemized, and separate from contractor labor through the De Pere fee schedule.

Answers to Common Questions

How much does it cost to rewire a single-wide mobile home?

A single-wide full rewire commonly plans around $4,000 to $12,000, with lower totals for partial work and higher totals when panel, service, or wall repair is included.

How much does it cost to rewire a double-wide mobile home?

A double-wide full rewire often plans around $8,000 to $17,000, because the home has more devices, longer cable runs, and more finish surfaces to open and repair.

Does a mobile home rewire include a new electrical panel?

Not always. Some electricians quote the branch-circuit rewire separately from panel replacement, service entrance work, and utility coordination. Ask for those lines before approving the bid.

Can I rewire a mobile home myself?

Limited prep work is safer than DIY wiring. Full rewiring can involve live service, grounding, panel work, permits, and inspection corrections, so a licensed electrician is the safer route for most owners.