Lighting, Switch & Smoke Detector Refresh
New switches, ceiling fixtures and smoke detectors in one visit
A whole-home fixture refresh: circuits mapped and shut off at the panel, dated rocker switches swapped out, ceiling boxes rewired for new lights and a fan, and every smoke detector replaced.
The job
This was a full fixture refresh handled in a single visit. Every circuit was mapped and labeled at the panel before anything came off the wall, worn switches were swapped for new rockers, ceiling boxes left open by old fixtures were rewired and closed up, a fan was hung on the vaulted beam, and every smoke detector in the house — several well past their ten-year service life — was replaced and tested.
- Location
- Denver
- Crew
- 1 tech
- Completed
- June 2026
- Job photos
- 9
The problem
Yellowed smoke detectors past their service life, worn light switches and ceiling boxes left open after old fixtures came down.
Our recommendation
Bundle the switches, ceiling fixtures and smoke detectors into one visit so the panel only gets worked once and the homeowner isn't paying for three separate trips.
The result
Every switch flush and level, ceiling fixtures wired and secured, and fresh smoke detectors powered and tested throughout the home.
Scope of work
What we did
Process
How we approached it
Step 1
Map and label the panel
Identified and tagged every circuit at the panel, then killed power to the branches being worked and verified dead at each box.
Step 2
Swap switches and plates
Replaced worn switches with new rockers, squared each device in the box and set plates flush against the wall.
Step 3
Rewire the ceiling boxes
Rebuilt the connections at each open ceiling box with new wire nuts and a clean harness, ready for the fixture to land.
Step 4
Hang the vaulted-ceiling fan
Mounted the fan to the structural beam in the great room with a rated box and balanced the blades.
Step 5
Replace and test detectors
Installed new smoke detectors at every location, restored power and pressed-to-test each unit before leaving.
Job photos
The work, step by step
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For the homeowner
What this means for you
Smoke detectors back inside their service life at every location
No open ceiling boxes or exposed wiring left behind
Switches that feel and look consistent through the whole house
One visit, one labeled panel — future work is far easier
Before we call it done
What we check on the way out
Every circuit labeled at the panel
Devices level and plates flush with no gaps
Each detector powered and audibly tested
Services used on this job
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