KB Electric

They were good little expensive very cooperative they do quality work very prompt and work quickly easy to deal with knowledgeable.

I used him for my home business, and so I count on KB to take care of everything for me. It was excellent. They had an electrician who really knows an oven tube whose very knowledgeable and also an expert on removing it. They showed up when they said they gonna showed up.

Everything went extremely well as the team was professional, tidy, and responsive to my inquiries during the process. Special credit goes to Egan who led the team then returned on a separate date to perform additional work. His expertise made us feel at ease and the quality of his work is top notch. KB Electric is my go to electrician!

The project went very smoothly. The guys showed up on time, were very neat, did minimal damage to the plaster walls, patched up the spots that needed it, and gave us some good advice on how to hide TV wires, etc. The price was exactly as quoted. I would definitely use them again, and would recommend them to others.

They were fast and did a great job. I own a few properties and dealt with several other companies in the past, these are the best electricians by far.

Work was done quickly and professionally.

Over price by about 2.5 times what it should be. Workers charged by the hour, and included their lunch break in the bill. Did a very poor job of patching hole in the ceiling and cleaning up, which they charged me time for. The outlet does work.

He had a lot to do because nothing lined up. He got everything done and the power back on.

The service went very well. I haven't had to call them back since.

These guys were ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. They came to my house to do a routine panel upgrade. I like to understand the nature of the job and what's going to be done to my house (drilling holes, etc) before a contractor does it. When I asked the electrician what was involved, he tersely replied, "You don't trust me to know how to do my job?" Well, turns out I shouldn't have. They never sealed up the hole they drilled into the side of the house leading into basement. The improperly grounded the main power line. WE FAILED TOWN INSPECTION THREE TIMES! They just couldn't get it right. The ground wire still sticks out of the ground. After we were more than six months into the job, they finally came over to label the panel. It looks like a third grader wrote it out. After making payment in full, I called the owner to tell him of my disappointment. While he acknowledged that the job was done poorly, he said that he hadn't been as close to the business recently because he was building his own house! I've never had a contractor actually admit that he put his own interests ahead of his customer's. There are a lot of guys who can run wire. It's a commodity experience. What you are paying for is the customer service and attention to detail. These guys will give you neither. STAY AWAY.

It went well overall. They did a good job.

All of the knob and tube wiring in our new house needed to be replaced and inspected before we could move in. Working against a very tight deadline, KB threw four electricians on the job. It was all done ahead of schedule. We've since called them again when the power went out in most of our house. KB sent over an electrician within a couple of hours and restored power the same day. Given the service that they've provided, they have a customer for life.

Extremely courteous and professional people at KB. Everyone from the electrician to Alicia at the office. They were able to get to my house in short notice and issue the certification. If you are selling your home, I would highly recommend them in Montclair.

Perfectly. It was very simple to schedule days for them to come out (we even had to reschedule one day and they were very understanding). They arrived on time and were very professional. They were courteous, did not make a mess, and kept us informed about the work that was going on. They labeled all of the circuit breakers. There were no surprises with the pricing and everyone in the office is very friendly and helpful. We were surprised it went so smoothly, given that we moved into an older house that needs a LOT of TLC. It's difficult to find an electrician you can trust, but my husband and I feel like we found one in KB Electric! We will definitely be using them in the future when we do our addition and for any other electrical work that may come up. Their pricing was also much more reasonable than other electricians who gave us estimates - as much as a difference of $40 per outlet! We worked with Richie and highly recommend him. Great experience overall.

KB's electricians were great. Showed up on time, and were courteous, friendly and detailed. They were able to install the ceiling fixture in our living room with minimal holes, and did a great job. The upstairs rooms were easier since they could use the attic space. Overall the work was minimally invasive and done very well. They did a fantastic job, and cleaned up thoroughly. There was a minor issue with having the wrong parts, but they remedied that quickly. It took them about a day to complete the job. We're fully satisfied and would definitely call on them again in the future.

I was very happy with them. Their price was very reasonable. They're professional, neat, punctual and their office staff are easy to deal with. I was very pleased as I have been in the past.

excellent job.. all lighting looked great and was installed flawlessly.

We signed the contract with KB Electric in October of 2011 and fired them - paid the bill, anyway - April 2012. I did not like any of them. They scratched our floor. They did not clean up after themselves. They destroyed everything in our house. We put a new washing machine in so we needed a new plug: they put it in upside down. We had a new doorbell, and after asking us where we wanted it they did it themselves in the wrong place. They broke the doorbell. When they took the old doorbell button they did not complete the work, they left a dangerous wire outside. The master bedroom bathroom, they put the lights in crooked. The kitchen pendant light, they had to ask the handyman how to install it. He's not an electrician but they didn't know how to do it. One man was wearing Ugg shoes working on the ladder. I put the garbage disposal, the brand new one, it didn't have any milling. We didn't know if it worked or not - and he put a spoon in it. They did not finish the work in the basement. There is a plug in the island, if I want to charge my cellphone below 50 it pops out and I cannot charge it. For the inspection, it did not pass the second time and they were really cheap and put the line outside. They are supposed to come in and fix it, which they didn't. I complained that they don't clean afterwards, so one of the guys came and used the toilet water to mop our kitchen floor. They didn't know how to put the lights on our cabinet, they had to ask our handyman to do it. They put the three hallway lights in with only one switch. So you have to turn on the lights on three floors, which is ridiculous. We had to hire someone else to fix the problem. Outside lights, they did the same thing. The inside and outside lights have the same one switch. The owner I underestimated, and I'm going to take the workers before I finish it. I saw the same comment on another review for this company: the exact same words. He never came and apologized why someone who doesn't know electricity came to our house to fix it. He never came and explained to me any of it. I'm still waiting. The master bedroom towel warmer, they put the switch in an unusual place instead of at the top or the bottom. If there was a grade below F I would give it. We still have to put up the chandelier but I fired them because they were going to make it worse. I want the owner to listen to my complaints. I want him to come over. I know he can send his comments and I want to see them. I could not believe they are "The best of Essex County"! I fired the first man who came and a new guy came, but he did the same thing. We were renovating a house and we hired a contractor. He hired KB Electric. I complained to the contractor, who said we'd already paid for the work and we might as well let them finish it. I do not want to have anything more to do with them. I really want to know what the hell went wrong with my house and where is their honor.

Overall the services went very well. The electrics workers did a great job.

He showed up on time as promised to complete the work.

We bought a home that the previous owner was supposed to have removed all existing knob and tube prior to close. Well, they didn't. I called KB to have them come give me a quote. Key takes-away: (1) When you call you actually get a receptionist, as opposed to some dude's voicemail. (2) They showed up to give the quote right on time. In assessing the job, the tech opened up every single outlet, switch, and light to inspect. Pretty thorough... They weren't the cheapest, but I went with them because they gave me the most comfort that they were experts with knob and tube. They sent a dedicated crew to do the work with Nick running the show. When they got into the job, it turned out that there were WAY more knob and tube points than they previously thought there were. Apparently, the guy that quoted made a mistake. A big one actually... Keith (owner) came by to assess. Eventhough the job was ultimately TWICE as big as they originally thought, Keith still honored their quote. The original quote was already tough to swallow. So, I really appreciated how Keith honored the quote. He didn't even try to argue it. He just did the right thing. He's a real stand up guy. To remove it all, they had to open up parts of a lot of walls, but they didn't just hammer holes. They pretty much made small incisions in the wall. In my tenant unit, they took care not to disturb my tenants and clean up after themselves. The job took about a week and change of non-stop work. They handled the permits and inspections and followed through to the town's final sign off. While it was messy, they made best efforts to tidy up after each day. However, when carving a ton of holes in plaster walls, one has to expect a bit of a mess. They can't be expected to clean a house everyday after working. I have to say that I'm glad that I wasn't on Angie's List when I hired them. Had I read some of the reviews, I probably wouldn't have hired them. Glad I went with my gut. I didn't get any of the negative stuff I've read here. When it comes to extensive rewiring and knob and tube, these guys are absolute pros. Nick in particular was great. He managed the crew well, was well versed, and took the time to answer all of my MANY questions without an attitude.

A terrible landlord I had a while ago hired these "electricians" to do some electrical work at the building I lived at. They were the most incompetent, ill-mannered and sexist individuals I have ever met. They used our building to get certified (which is scary) and one even showed up drunk one night to fix the outage...!! Can you imagine, alcohol playing with electrical wires?? How irresponsible can one be?!! After they started the re-wiring, we noticed multiple problems started to occur through out the project one major issue being that the power would be out when we would get home from work 4 to 5 times a week, and if you confronted them, suspiciousl enough, it would go out even more, leaving our pets in the dark, our food to spoil, etc. They messed up the electrical system so bad, and they didn't know what they were doing. What's worse is the owner, Keith Ballentine, had to come over and deal with the outages and he "wasn't feeling well" one night so he decided it was alright to scream at me, yell at me and threaten me on my stoop of my apartment leaving me to fear for my safety. He was no longer allowed at the unit after that. No one should be treated that way, especially an older, heavy set man towards a single, petite female. Stay away from this company!! They are bad news and will treat you like garbage because they think they have been in Montclair long enough to get away with it, but they are sadly mistaken.

Crew was only experienced in new construction, they didn't cover any floors or clear up any mess after cutting holes in walls. They left food everywhere and cigarette butts over the property.Worst still, we had another electrician review their work a year later and they had taken many unsafe short cuts.They may have changed in 5 years, but buyer beware.

I used K B for emergency repair work after the freak snow storm we had on 10/29/11. They responded immediately and had all the work done within 48 hrs. This is the second time I've worked with them. The first time they replaced our outdated electrical panel. Their pricing was competitive but not the least expensive of the quotes I received. I think their work and attentiveness was worth the slight additional cost over the cheaper quotes.

came when needed and did job well with me looking over the electrician's shoulder