Bolt Electric

Description of Work: Estimate & installation in kitchen remodel & remove ceiling fan.

Description of Work: Diagnose single circuit.

Description of Work: I bought the coupon because I was buying a condo and wanted to redo the kitchen. I got a call from a woman this week saying my coupon needed to be used soon and pressuring me into scheduling. I said I wasn't ready to have work done but they could do an estimate I supposed. She was quite insistent about scheduling it immediately. She then asked what services I needed and I said that eventually I was thinking about getting new lines for a dishwasher installation and possibly a microhood but that I did not need any services on the date they were coming - because she scheduled it for the same week. So they came, and one guy seemed very professional while the other was very chatty (about himself). I explained that once the kitchen was demo'd I figured would be the best time to run a new line or two. The main guy seemed disappointed and said they had booked him to spend most of the rest of the day at my house. I said the only thing I could even think of for him to do to make some use of him being there would be to remove a ceiling fan so that I could put in a different fixture later. He tried to talk me into having him remove it, reinstall it someplace else and install the new fixture and I said no. He then looked at my electrical panel and at where the dishwasher would go, and the same for the microwave. He then removed the ceiling fan (in 2 minutes), gave me an estimate that was the fee for installing a new 20V line from start to finish times the number of lines (never mind the fact that they would all be running to the same place at the same time - other estimates I got were half what he quoted). And then he said, I guess we can use the credit for this, like he was doing me a favor that my '$100 value plus extras' was used for an estimate (which other electricians did for free) and a 2-minute light removal that anyone could have done. I certainly never would have paid anyone that much to do it under normal circumstances. And finally, he then handed me a printout of the Angie's List review form saying they don't like to wait for the online one and stood over me (I was seated) watching me fill it out. So of course I gave them top ratings, I was a bit afraid not to. I see they are now offering a new deal and believe me I would not encourage anyone to get it because they don't do anything that only costs $200, it's just a chance for them to upsell.

Description of Work: Put up a tv with all the hook ups and mounted the tv.

Description of Work: Not OK

Description of Work: Just called and spoke to a very nice young lady. Estimates ARE NOT FREE. There is a $59 "travel" charge just to give an estimate. I'll shop elsewhere for this work.

Description of Work: Rewiring electric fan

Description of Work: We bought their Angie's list deal to have my tv mounted on the wall for $100, which i think was a great deal because it included tv mount and installation. The company called me a few days later and asked me what size my tv was and said they would call me when the necessary parts came in. A few days later they called me back to schedule a day for installation. The appt was set for a month later due to the fact that must have gotten sold a lot of these deals. The day before my appt, the receptionist called me and said they could actually perform the job a day earlier if we wanted. Unfortunately we were not able to accommodate the change in schedule. Lucas and an apprentice showed up on the scheduled day and performed the work. We asked them to give us a quote on a few other things we wanted done and they had no problem with that. Work included, changing my wall switches to operate my fan and lights separately, disconnect power to an old outside grill, and install a ceiling mount for a fixture in the formal living room. While pulling the breaker for the outside grill, Lucas noticed that some other circuits were burnt. He suggested that the fuse panel was getting hot and that we should replace it. I do not know much about home electric systems, so I took his word for it. He is the professional. They replaced the necessary parts and also installed a surge protector for my home. I am very happy with the work performed and would use this company again. I thought that the price quoted was a bit high, but I have learned you get what you pay for in most cases. The total bill for all work was around $1800.00.

Description of Work: Checked panel. Fixed flood lights. Made sure old knob and tube wire is terminated.

Description of Work: I bought a Big Deal from them for $200 worth of electrical services.

Description of Work: Added one outdoor outlet on the back of my home. Outlet was not placed where I wanted it but where Bolt Electric wanted to place it. Bolt's charge for installing the outlet $298.00. Cost of similar outlet from Home Depot $31.18. The Tech, Lucas, was more interested in telling me what additional work I needed to have done. Giving me estimates totaling over $3500.00.

Description of Work: Installed power management surge protector, GFL, WP boxes, smoke detection.

Description of Work: Install surge protector.

Description of Work: They were excellent. Came on time very neat and finished in a timely manner.

Description of Work: swift, professionAL

Description of Work: whole house surge protector

Description of Work: Bathroom fan with light installed.

Description of Work: Worked on outdoor and some work on my dock

Description of Work: I had a surge protector installed in my electrical box. I was very happy with the product and having it installed, however, I do believe that there was really another motive for Bolt to offer this service and that was to get into your home and tell you what they could find wrong within your electrical box and that I really needed to get it fix immediately. The installer, did immediately tell me what they would charge to do the repair work. I never take anything for granted, nor am I going to take this persons word as gospel, so I did get some estimates and had the work done for under $100. in my electrical box, and an electrical box in the laundry room the electrician told me (even though the Bolt person told me that I should immediately have replaced because they were not being use any longer) that it was not necessary to have it replaced. The Bolt technician quoted me a 900.00+ for everything and as I said I had minor repairs done in the electrical box for less than $100.00

Description of Work: Great communication..........good service. Would recommend.

Description of Work: Changed some ceiling lights, a chandler in the dinning room and had a new line put in because when my wife used the hair dryer it kept blowing the circuit. The job was completed quickly and efficiently. We priced compared and Bolt Electric was very competitive.

Description of Work: Installed a ceiling fan and some other minor electrical repair.

Description of Work: I had asked for a proposal about some wiring. They showed the need for rewiring my main electrical box and thus a lot more work than i initially wanted was done. I think they were correct that this needed to be done. They were efficient, clean and seemed to do a first rate job. They are a friendly likeable group or workers. They also convinced me to put in whole house surge protection. Previous electricians I used charged by the hour. Bolt did not charge by the hour but by the job, thus making cost comparisons with other electricians difficult. Angie's list had offered a discount for whole house surge protection but I had to remind them about this. After they gave me a quote, Angie's listed a price that was less for whole house surge protection. When I pointed this out to them, they lowered the price. They said they would give me an itemized list of what they were going to do. They never did this. Thus the reason I did not give them an A rating was their failure to give an itemized list of what they would do. I never received an itemized list after the work was done. If you use them, I would ask for an itemized list in advance.

Description of Work: Install a high end surge protector.