B- ELECTRIC

Just moved into a vintage building in East Lakeview, and was freaking out about the light situation, because there are ALWAYS electrical issues with older buildings. I had a number of electricians out for quotes, one of which suggested taking the entire ceiling (plaster & metal lathe) down and the putting a new one up. Anyways, I decided to go with B-Electric, as every time I spoke with Dan he seemed to be very knowledgeable about this kind of job. I am extremely happy with the job these guys did, Dave (Dan's brother) and Fred, were able to crank the job out in a little under two days. I wouldn't think twice about hiring them again, and will without question recommend them to anyone in need of a trustworthy electrician.

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.This is a very well run professional company. The work was done as efficiently as possible and the electrician did a very good job

They are excellent, timely, and affordable. They do great work.

Today cost $125 to deal with two wall switches I'd installed. One I just wanted checked and the other had crazy wiring that I just wasn't getting right. I needed a pro to help. Dave was in and out in under 1/2 hour, remembering a conversation we'd had when he installed two ceiling fans for me last year -- one I'd forgotten. B-Electric's guys are always polite and personable. It's a rare visit when I don't learn something interesting from one of them.While today's work merited an A across the board, the work isn't always this clean or thorough. In one ceiling light installation, for instance, the installer either cracked the ceramic tube holding the light bulb or didn't tell me it arrived substantially chipped in the package (I had bought it at Home Depot). I discovered the crack weeks later when I wanted to change the bulbs and was very angry that the problem hadn't been pointed out to me.Several times I've spent money and time replacing switches installed by B-Electric employees who either didn't offer me choices or didn't explain potential problems that I couldn't anticipate in a particular kind of switch which later gave me fits. For instance, every time I flipped off one wall switch, I accidentally also pulled down the stupidly designed tiny dimmer switch alongside the switch, so when I'd go to turn on the overhead, I had to stand there another second or two and turn the dimmer up as well. After a month like that I was headed for a strait jacket, so I made a special hardware trip, purchased another switch and installed it myself. Frustrating.When the company sent me a year or so ago announcing that they'd be offering solar panels, I decided I'd like a bid from them, partly just to get a ballpark idea of what such a project would cost me. The owner came out on schedule, and I think he gave me pretty complete information about installation procedures and maintenance for the system. It's a complicated installation, requiring updating the circuit box, etc., and he was going through an intermediary company for the hardware pieces. Still, the wait for the bid seemed excessive; their office thought they had sent it once, but nothing had arrived here. And when the bid finally came, it didn't appear to address all the issues we'd discussed. By that time, I was back in school full steam and didn't have time or energy to chase down answers and get them written into the offer, so the bid has sat in my kitchen since then. It might be a wonderful job for a wonderful price, but I'm hesitant to trust something so expensive and new to everybody to a company whose work hasn't been perfectly stellar. I'm not saying No; I'm just not going to jump into something like this without some serious consideration.

I had used this company's services two times prior so when I called the third time to set up an appointment, she recognized me just by the sound of my voice and was very nice and courteous. It's an added bonus when you call a company for service and they recognize your voice. The appointment went smoothly and effortlessly. The day of the appointment, the service gentleman arrived on schedule. He is as friendly as they come. The fee for service was explained when I had made the appointment so there was nothing unexpected and he took no longer than the estimate given. He works very efficiently. The work was done right and fast. My roof fan is operating when it's supposed to and I've had no problems with it going on almost 5 months now. It's a pleasure doing business with B-Electric.

Dan and his crew were very good and I would recommend them.

They did the job very professionally. They're not the cheapest, but I would use them again.

Dan took the time to explain all that was involved in my service upgrade. His cost estimate was competitive with others I had received. The men who did the installation were professional and polite. They arrived right on time, and worked through lunch in order to get the job finished in one day. Dan monitored the work throughout, and made sure the city inspector was in to check things over. I was very impressed by the level of professionalism and quality of work.

It was great that they got out here right away and showed up when they said they would. If they say 8:30, they mean 8:30. They get right to work and do the job right the first time. Their prices are excellent too.

While Danny was very nice, his quote was simply too high, so we went in a different direction.

I hired B-Electric to fix some work done by another contractor and they exceeded my expectations. Dan the owner is very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. I would hire him again.

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