How Proper Outdoor Lighting Installation Can Benefit Your Backyard this Spring Spring is the perfect time to revitalize your backyard, and with proper lighting installation you can transform the way you spend time outside! Simple lighting solutions provide a gorgeous place to enjoy backyard activities…

The kitchen is often the bright center of a home. Schafer Electric Services, Inc helps you make it brighter with LED lighting. It’s true what they say about food: it’s the one thing that brings us together more than anything else. It doesn’t matter where…

Are Ceiling Fans Old-Fashioned? In both form and functionality, ceiling fans have come a long way. Ceiling fans are often seen as the cheap, ineffective solution to air conditioning. In reality, they’re an energy-efficient, versatile, effective complement to both A/C and heating. When people hear…

Parking lot lighting is one of those everyday things that we always take for granted. Wherever we go at night, we expect to arrive in a brightly lit parking lot or parking structure, walk comfortably and safely to the building, and leave with our purchase…

Is your North Bay home or business’ electrical panel in need of an upgrade or replacement? The electrical panel is what manages the power distribution in your home. Electricity flows into it from the power company and to the various locations in your home. When…

A Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Outlet Protects You From Electrical Shock In the event that there is a path for electricity to flow from an appliance or power tool through you to ground, a properly functioning GFCI outlet will save you from serious injury or…

If you don’t have functioning carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, it’s time to get some While their bouts of persistent beeping can be annoying, the simple fact of the matter is that smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors save lives. Why is it important to have…