If you’re in the Tarpley area and need an electrician, send us a note. Tell us what’s happening or what you want done, and we’ll get back to you with next steps.
Service Areas
Electrician in Tarpley, Texas
Tarpley sits where FM 462 meets FM 470, about 12 miles southwest of Bandera, and most of the work we do out here is on properties that aren’t on the grid the way a Boerne subdivision is, long driveways, well water, propane, detached shops, and the occasional hunting cabin a quarter mile from the main house. Texas Highlands Electric handles residential and light commercial electrical work throughout the area, and we plan jobs around what rural service actually looks like: longer service drops, surge-prone equipment, and outages that don’t always get fixed the same day.
Electrical Services in Tarpley
Troubleshooting & Electrical Repairs
Intermittent problems are the hard ones, and they’re common on older rural wiring. A breaker that only trips in the afternoon, an outlet that quits when the pump kicks on, lights that dim when the AC starts. We chase those down by testing under real load instead of guessing from a meter reading at rest.
Lighting & Fan Installation
Most lighting calls out here aren’t fixtures over a kitchen island. They’re driveway lights at the gate, a flood on the barn, fan installs in a great room with a 16-foot ceiling, or rewiring an old porch light that finally gave up. We handle the interior work too, but the exterior and high-ceiling stuff is what comes up most.
Panel Service & Electrical Panel Upgrades
A Tarpley-area panel is usually working harder than it looks: well pump, septic aerator, HVAC, sometimes a shop subpanel, and now an EV or generator on top of that. We open the panel, check actual load and condition, and tell you whether a breaker swap, a repair, or a full upgrade is what makes sense.
Construction & Remodel Wiring
We wire shops, barns, detached garages, guest cabins, and additions, including the trenching and subpanel work to get power out there safely. For interior remodels, we add dedicated circuits for the loads modern kitchens and laundry rooms actually pull.
Home Automation & Controls
Smart switches, dimmers, and lighting control upgrades wired and configured so they actually work consistently and not just on the day they’re installed.
EV Charger Installation (Level 2)
EV charger installs out here usually mean a longer run from the panel to the garage or carport, which makes correct wire sizing and circuit protection more important, not less. We confirm panel capacity first, then install with the right conductor and breaker for the distance.
Generator Installation
Tarpley sees long outage windows. Storms in this part of Bandera County can take a line down and leave it down for a while. We install generator electrical components and transfer equipment to keep the well pump, refrigeration, and HVAC running safely until power’s back.
Solar Installation Support
We provide solar-related electrical support when needed, including system-ready upgrades and safe connections.
Commercial Electrical Services
We support light commercial properties in the area with troubleshooting, repairs, lighting upgrades, and panel work with professional scheduling.
Common Electrical Problems We Fix in Tarpley
A lot of calls come down to predictable issues tied to load, aging components, or past wiring work:
- Well pump trips a breaker or dims the house when it cycles on
- Outlets in one room go dead while the breaker stays on (often an upstream GFCI or open splice)
- Lights flicker only when certain appliances run — usually a load or connection issue, not the bulb
- Outdoor outlets, gate openers, or barn circuits stop working after a storm
- No room left in the panel to add an EV charger, generator, or shop circuit
We troubleshoot first and recommend a repair or upgrade based on what the system actually needs.
What to Expect From Texas Highlands Electric
We diagnose before we quote. You’ll know what’s wrong, what we’d do about it, and roughly what it costs before we start any work. Everything is wired to code, secured properly, and tested under load before we leave. We clean up the jobsite, and if something we worked on isn’t behaving right after the fact, we come back.
Tarpley Electrical FAQs
My place is way off FM 470 — do you still come out?
Yes. We work all over southern Bandera County, including properties down long private drives and addresses GPS doesn’t love. If you can describe the turn-off, we can find it.
My well pump is tripping the breaker. Is that the pump or the wiring?
Either, and we test for both. Pumps draw a heavy surge at startup, so a marginal circuit or weak connection will show up as a trip before the pump itself fails. We measure the actual draw and check the run from the panel before recommending replacement.
Can you run power to a new shop or barn?
Yes. That usually means a subpanel, a properly sized feeder, and a trench. We handle the full job and pull permits where required.
Will I need a panel upgrade before I add a generator?
Sometimes, but not as often as people assume. We check what’s actually in your panel and what the new load adds. If the panel can handle it, we leave it alone.
Can you install lighting at the gate or along the driveway?
Yes. Long driveway and gate lighting is a regular request — we install weather-rated fixtures on properly protected circuits and can integrate them with photocells or timers.
