Dave's Electric

David and his son arrived when others would not schedule service or would not return my phone calls. They provided information about three different projects and performed one of the projects. This was installation of a dimmer switch and a chandelier which was already wired. They recommended the correct wattage for the light and installed the whole thing. They cleaned up afterwards. I will be scheduling the other work with them in the future.

He called to ask if his arrival time was ok, which it was, and he came in and took care of the lightbulb in the kitchen, advising us to use a lower watt bulb in the future. Then, when shown the dryer outlet, he was able to see that old wiring had been cut (and he showed me this) and advised that he could rewire it to work. After working for about 15 min, he had to run out to get something, and said he'd be back in a half hour, and he was. From there, it took probably less than a half hour, and the job was complete and the dryer worked.

These guys are terrific! They were prompt, extremely professional and most of all, did a quality job. They did everything to code and pulled permits for the city inspection. Everything went very smoothly and I feel good about having this properly installed. (Please note: I had used another electrician on Angie's list who was highly rated but put in the wrong amp breakers, line caliber, etc. Never would have known if I hadn't used Dave's electric. He told me in the future always ask your electrician to get a permit)

It has gone very well. Dave arrives when he says he will and works diligently until the job is done.

Dave came over on a Sunday to look at what I wanted done and give me an estimate on the installation of three outside lights. We agreed on the price and he told me Sam would be over to do the job either on Monday or Tuesday, depending on whether he had the needed parts. I actually called Dave early Monday and asked for a fourth light to be installed and he told me that could be done. Sam, who did the installation, called me shortly after to tell me approximately what time he would be coming over. When the time was near he called to give me an exact time. He also called when he left the previous job to tell me he was on the way. When Sam arrived he immediately went to work installing the lights. He replaced two lights near entry doors at the house and installed two new lights on my detached garage. One light on the garage was hooked up to existing wiring but new wiring had to be run for the second light. Sam cleaned up as he did the installations. He checked the lights to ensure the motion sensors on all four lights worked properly and that they were set at the settings I wanted. Even with the additional installation he was done pretty much on time. When he left he reminded me to call him if there were any problems with the lights.

My least favorite experience with a contractor since purchasing my first home five years ago. We received about 4-5 quotes for doing various electrical updates to our home. Dave came to our home one evening to discuss what "he'd do." I appreciated his upfront honesty about the work and giving us pointers that eventually saved money, but during the quoting process he began to criticize us for doing some of the work beforehand on our own (we quickly realized major electrical wasn't our trade). Being and looking very young, we both felt that Dave was condescending towards us in conversation and sort of "took over" when he came into our home. We never felt comfortable around him which is unfortunate when you're about to spend nearly 3k with someone and have them in your home for three days. Even though we felt a major personality difference, Dave seemed to have a very good grasp of his trade so we went with him (and because his price was the second lowest). Dave entrusted the work to his son whom he called "much more detailed then himself." Dave's detailed son punched two holes through our walls that he never fixed, improperly installed a light in the wrong location (which he later fixed). He also never wore foot booties throughout the job - granted we were having other work done, but in our opinion he should have tried to help us minimize the mess, not added to it. His son was also hard to talk to - there were never any moments of light banter, just complete seriousness the entire time. I'm pretty certain our experience would have been an "A" had Dave and his son not been so gruff and practiced better personal customer service skills.

Dave's Electric is terrific, and I am thankful for Angie's List because that is how I found him. Yesterday Dave's son Sam came and installed my two wall sconces. I met Sam on the first job that they did for me, a month ago. Sam was professional, tidy, skilled and efficient. Sam, and Dave's Electric, are the type of contractor that you don't mind having in your house. I feel confident when I call to have them come out, because I know that the work will be quality. I was very happy with the work done yesterday. Thanks Sam!!!!!

Dave's Electrical has been our electrician since 2006. The first job they did for us was huge for us. They were the lowest bid we received. They've done some other work for us too. Dave installed some exterior, motion sensitive security lights on the back and sides of our house after our car was stolen. Giving us a greater sense of security. When a light failed a year later, he replaced it free of charge. And when that same light failed again recently, he again offered to replace it again, no problem. Dave's Electrical does great work. They stand behind their work. And they are very reasonably priced.

Great - estimates were right on, service was timely and happy with results.

Light stopped working. Called Dave. He ordered a new dimmer switch. He came and replaced it.

I had some electrical outlets that didn't work. Dave and his son were able to identify that the sockets were damaged and replaced them quickly. In addition, Dave provide safety recommendations related to other electrical sockets in my home. I would definitely contact Dave again for electrical work.

Terrific! Dave arrived when he said he would; his son came with him. His son got to work installing my new lights while Dave worked on my doorbell. He was able to repair my backdoor doobell quickly but found that my front door doorbell was a remote unit, not a hardwired unit, and therefore could not be repaired. He took a look at all six lights on the second floor and we talked about safety, and about re-wiring vs. installing new lights. He recommended new lights and I agree. I am going to figure out what lights to put on the second floor and then call him to come back and install them when I've purchased them. He was very easy to work with, very professional and very focused on doing the right thing in an efficient way. I will ask him to come back and would recommend him to others.

Dave's Electric responds promptly and gives free estimates. I have used them several times now and have been very satisfied with the high quality of their work. Once the estimate was given, we set the date for the work and everything went very well from start to finish.

I think they are great. They really know what they are doing, and their prices are good. They are fast and get things done. They have a great memory and know all the codes. They are a wonderful, responsive and professional company. I would rate them highly and would use them again in the future.

We bought a house from a flipper, and found out too late it was rehabbed horribly. When another electrician alerted us to the huge electrical problems in the house, we collected bids on fixing the problem. David Neuman was one of four electricians we got bids from, and right away we knew he was different because of the detailed written inspection report he provided (noone else provided ANYTHING in writing). His bid was also reasonable, so we contracted with him to rewire our whole house (2 stories plus finished basement). David and his son got to work a week later, and took almost 3 weeks to complete this big job. Throughout they worked hard, put in long hours, and kept us informed. David was especially helpful in finding other dangerous things the flipper had done to us, like improperly hanging the kitchen cabinets. The extensive work required that David punch holes in most of the walls and some ceilings, but David worked with us to find a drywall and paint guy who could fix it up for a price and schedule we wanted. As I watched the job being done, I could clearly see the difference between the terrible work that the flipper had done and the professional, quality work David and his son were doing. After everything was complete, I could still see finishing touches that impressed me. For instance, David clearly labeled the whole electrical box and put his name and number on it. David negotiated with us for a flat fee for the job (paid in installments over 5 milestones), and worked with us to spread the payments over 3 credit cards. When additional complications increased his costs for the project, he did not pass those costs along to us, but stuck to the originally contracted price. Would we use David Neuman's services again? Absolutely.

The owner of the company is Dave Neumann and he is extremely responsive. He is really professional. He always gives great advice and executes the work promptly and delivers great quality. He is a great electrician. He always recommends the most value-driven option and I really trust him. He upgraded my electrical box a few years ago. He has come and put in fixtures and done a bunch of other stuff for me. He has helped me correct some violations in the past few weeks. I have always had a great experience with him.

Dave Newman from Dave?s Electric Company charged us $75 to repair one outlet and when we checked only one light was working the other one never worked. He left and told us that he would come by later and take a look when the weather was better. However, we paid him for two outlet repairs thinking that he would take care of it which he never did. We had to get another electrician to repair the second outlet. So, we weren?t happy with the work Dave Newman did. We paid for a service that we never got. We decided to never use him again.

Outstanding service from start to finish. Dave explained everything (complete with illustrations) thoroughly, gave us options, and worked around our schedules. We went with Dave's Electric because of Angie's List originally, but learned quickly that all of our friends had also used/would recommend Dave. Sam and Dave are extremely knowledgeable and reasonable. We will only use Dave's Electric from now on.

These guys are total professionals. If you have an older house that requires some creative thinking or a new home these are the guys.

I called Dave on a Friday, told him our problem, and he said that depending on his schedule he'd be able to come on Saturday or Sunday. While we were on the phone Dave gave me detailed instructions on visually inspecting the breakers and fuses, but neither appeared to be the problem. He called Sunday and asked if he could come over; he arrived half an hour later, right on time. Before he started, he explained what he thought the problem was (a dead fuse that didn't appear blown). He tested all of the fuse sockets and found the dead fuse quickly. I replaced the fuse and he tested the outlets and switches to make sure they all worked (they did). This is the first house my wife and I have owned, and Dave courteously took the time to give us a crash course on the most common electrical problems and which fixes we can make ourselves (and how to execute them). He gave me the good idea to unplug each fuse and shut off each breaker switch individually so we can make our own (readable) list of which outlets/switches are wired to each breaker and fuse. Finally, he took the time to inspect our breaker box, the visible wiring in the basement, and our outlets. Most of the outlets in our house are the old two-prong, non-grounded type and I asked him how much it would cost to ground them. He recommended against grounding all of the outlets; instead he recommended figuring out which outlets we will want to use for appliances that require grounded outlets, and once we are sure then get an estimate. I was impressed with Dave's knowledge and honesty, and that he took the time to educate us. Also, I was pleasantly surprised that he came out on a Sunday! Great service. We will definitely use Dave again.

We inquired with Dave about replacing/upgrading 2 exterior light fixtures attached to our patio and deck. He asked if we were interested in installing a fixture which would provide the needed light, and would also have a longer life cycle so we wouldn't have to replace burned out lamps so often. He brought a sample of the product to our home, at night, so we could have an idea of what this would look like while in use. We told him we were interested in purchasing that product. Dave came by within the week - when it was convenient for our schedule - and installed the 2 new fixtures. He checked back with us about a week later to see if we were still satisfied.

We contacted Dave's Electric via e-mail inquiring if they could stop by within a few days to look at a needed repair. Dave e-mailed back within the hour, and stopped by later on that day. While showing him what I needed him to repair, he took notice of 2 other items i mentioned, and provided me with referrals to 2 other contractors who might be of assistance to me with those problem areas. The electrical work with Dave was scheduled for completion a few days later, and was done at my convenience.

Called him and he came over after a couple of days. He worked on the lamp until he figured out how to solve the problem of reconnecting the lamp with antique base.

they did a great job. They were willing to help me figure out what I needed to make sure the installation worked correctly which meant they had to come back when we ordered and received the right wall mount. They also properly grounded an outlet that wasn't done correctly before and installed the tv making sure it worked properly before they left.

Dave and his son Sam (who actually did the work) were very professional. Sam was there promptly, and got the job done in one day, as expected. Everything looked great, and he cleaned the mess throroughly. We are planning to hire them for our next job soon.