Kolb Electric Inc

Electrical, Lighting, Ceiling Fans,

About us

We are a family owned and operated business that has been serving the Baltimore, Washington Metropolitan area since 1925. We are committed to providing superior electrical services. The valuable advantages we can offer you are great service, high quality and experienced workers at a competitive price.

Business highlights

100 years of trusted experience
Family Owned & Operated
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Residential & commercial electric service, breaker panel installation, back up generators, recessed lighting, indoor & outdoor lighting, fire alarm systems, surveillance & security systems, finished basements, ceiling fan & attic fan installation, switch & outlet repair, bucket truck service, power quality analysis, infrared thermograph, data and telephone systems, property management.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

10%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.4216 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
65%
4
15%
3
6%
2
4%
1
10%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.2
professionalism
4.4
responsiveness
4.5
punctuality
4.6

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Showing 1-25 of 216 reviews

John A.
11/2023
1.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Do not use this company. They will rip you off. The contract was for eight 300W LED 40 ft pole lights, but I caught them redhanded installing 240W. Who does that? Then, they broke my lock and broke into my sprinkler room which I saw on my video which they admitted. Then, Kolb sued me for not paying the bill which I disputed due to lost tools as result of the break-in. Who does that breaking into a customer's sprinkler room and not informing that they did. I had to catch them on my video. Not only that it took over one year to the work proposed work. TOTAL FRAUD. I will be going to court....
Description of Work: Install a Pole light and replace lights

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$12,000

TRACY S.
10/2023
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Technician was awesome! Very knowledgeable and efficient
Description of Work: Electrical repair.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$275

Sushil N.
06/2021
4.0
electrician
  + -1 more
While there was some frustration with the initial work, communications, and billing, Ashley worked hard to re-build trust and the business manager ultimately made "things right".
Description of Work: Tripping circuit breaker

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mitchell G.
09/2020
5.0
electrician, ceiling fans
  + 0 more
Great Kolb electrician found the problem and fixed it. Great service
Description of Work: Electrical sockets replaced

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$157

Response from Kolb Electric Inc
Thank you for taking the time and providing feedback.

WINFRED C.
12/2018
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Bush is very good, very efficient and I'm very pleased with the work.
Description of Work: They had to replace the ceiling light and switch on the kitchen.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mozella J.
09/2018
4.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Christ the Electrician was timely and focus. He was committed to completed the job and did a great job. The only problem that I have I paid over $400.00 for the work and as of today, Friday, August 31, 2018, I don't have a receipt. I spoke with Customer Service and a person by the name of John and both assured me that they would email me my receipt. How do you pay for services and have to fight to receive a receipt. Very unprofessional
Description of Work: Installed an electrical outlet for a Washer/Dryer

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Mary L.
07/2018
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Very well. PEPCO took a while to their part but Kolb stayed with it to make sure the job was finished.
Description of Work: Heavy up of electrical panel

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Francis S.
06/2018
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Response time from Kolb was good; within 48 hours their electrician (Ramon) was at the home. Ramon made a very thorough analysis of the problem before starting the repair work. He worked efficiently to alleviate the problem. After the repair was completed he checked and double checked to make sure the appliance was working properly. A very favorable experience.
Description of Work: To repair wires in junction box for microwave/wall oven. Connector (Burndy) in box for one set of wires had literally burned up. This led to disruption of electricity to appliance.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Gloria C.
03/2018
4.0
electrician
  + -1 more
They did a great job. There wasn’t perfect coordination between the electrician and the county inspector.
Description of Work: Electric panel replacement

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,900

Nancy G.
01/2018
1.0
electrician
  + -1 more
It went badly. They supposed to install a spot light motion detector and set it's timer. The first service provider of Kolb Electric (Chris Pasey) install the light but didn't set the timer, so I needed to call them to asked someone to come over to set it. The next service provider came over and set the timer but for only 4 mins. I felt a that this is a bad work and very inconvenient on my end.
Description of Work: They install exterior lights.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$240

Allan C.
11/2017
4.0
electrician, generator service
  + 0 more
I contacted Kolb---they came out after hours during the storm and fixed the generator, giving us great peace of mind. Last year, I used their website to get a quote on generator maintenance. I never heard from them. This was disappointing. Both the responsiveness and punctuality ratings would have been "A" had it not been for the latter experience.
Description of Work: A few years ago, I was in India when a severe storm hit DC. It seemed inevitable that the power would go out. But our standby generator was not working.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Allan C.
09/2017
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Very responsive, extremely knowledgeable, excellent problem solvers. They kind of really solved the mystery of why the generator didn't work that had to do with the electric.
Description of Work: They worked on a generator and also did some internal electrical work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Richard L.
09/2017
5.0
electrician, lighting
  + 0 more
Very good- problem solved but socket in fixture was not possible to be repaired- tech recommended new fixture telling me it was not cost effective to take it down and rewire- we followed his advice. Responsible company- did not charge for a follow up call. Realized it was part of the same problem.
Description of Work: Switch installation- trace a problem in wiring in receptacle - repair socket in fixture.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$160

Mark Anthony S.
08/2017
1.0
electrician
  + -1 more
6 weeks and still not completed. Initial estimate went well and estimator on time. Setup 830am appointment for work. No one showed by 845 so I called main line and they had no record of it, so I left. Got a call at 915 that electrician was there to do work but I had already left. Had to reschedule. Electrician shows up and does some work but needs to wait on BGE to complete it. Try to set appointment after several weeks of not hearing from company. Estimator replies a week later after he said he would follow up that I missed the inspection appointment that he never informed me of. Ok, so we set a new date and my wife is there and the electrician shows up with no clue of what he needs to do, so he waits there for BGE. After 2 hrs electrician leaves and BGE shows up and can't do their job until electrician does his. We're now 6 weeks into something that should have been done long ago. Would never recommend them again. Check their Yelp reviews and you will see this isn't an isolated event.
Description of Work: Selling our home and needed a main electrical line replaced.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$1,300

Leia D.
08/2017
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
It was $1500-2000. They provided the quote promptly. Quality was adequate. They were punctual for the appointment. I would use them again.
Description of Work: It was just an estimate that was given.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700

Marissa S.
08/2017
4.0
electrician
  + -1 more
They were punctual and they were efficient. I just had a scheduling mix-up but overall they were very good.
Description of Work: This was for electrical wiring.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Chandell W.
07/2017
1.0
ceiling fans
  + -1 more
Someone came out to do an estimate and when I called to schedule an appointment I kept getting the run around until I just gave up and went with another company.
Description of Work: I needed electrical fixtures to be installed. I have a fairly new home and the work was pretty clear cut.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$700

Mark F.
06/2017
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
It was good. My wife really liked them.
Description of Work: They replaced some receptacles, they replaced some switches.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Michael & Barbara T.
06/2017
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
They were quite good but they had a glitch in the computer system. They did not record me and they did not come so I had to cal again and say well. Fair price.
Description of Work: I used Kolb Electric Inc

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100.45

Beverly P.
06/2017
5.0
generator service
  + -1 more
Responsiveness: I give them a “B” because they had to reschedule a couple of times.
Description of Work: They were out to service my stand-by generator. They did a routine maintenance of my stand-by generator.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$475

DANIEL B.
05/2017
4.0
electrician, ceiling fans
  + 0 more
The work was completed to my satisfaction.
Description of Work: Wire a ceiling fan.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
2.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0


James S.
05/2017
1.0
electrician, lighting
  + 0 more
We were billed for 2 hours of work over two visits to replace a receptacle and swap out two exterior light fixtures using pre-existing mounting hardware. One hour was about what we were expecting for such a simple job. The first visit, they diagnosed the problem with the existing exterior lights (they had to be replaced) but couldn't repair the receptacle because they didn't have one of the in-work type. I don't know why they went to a job to replace/repair an outdoor receptacle without the hardware they might need. They wanted to charge $200 for this (nothing had actually been done at this point!) After a few phone calls they agreed to charge for half an hour at the first half hour rate, and come back to complete the job once we ordered new fixtures and bought the receptacle and in-work box and it would be billed as a continuance. We got the fixtures, they came back, did a decent job, but didn't have any silicone weatherproofing sealant. Billed $270 for a simple job, and I'm left going to the hardware store to seal the light fixtures myself.
Description of Work: Swap out two exterior light fixtures using existing mounting hardware and replace one exterior receptacle.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
1.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$270

John W.
01/2017
4.0
electrician, lighting
  + 0 more
How did it go? Not well. I finally just bought the required ladder at 200 USD and did not pursue Kolb Electric further. I should have just bought the ladder in the first place. Live and learn.
Description of Work: I needed some bulbs replaced in a light fixture recessed in a high ceiling in a stairwell. I called Kolb who sent someone out to look at the job. He did not have the ladder needed to for a stair well and called his supervisor to find out what he should do. The upshot was that he did nothing, but I was charged 98 USD for the visit. Kolb promised to send someone for an estimate at no further charge. A few days later, they did send an estimator, but after looking at the need to get up on a ladder or a scaffold, and the cost of labor per hour + another cost of simply showing up, it looked like it was going to upwards of several hundred USD. The estimator promised to send me an estimate, but I never received it.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
5.0

$98

Mo E.
08/2016
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Excellent experience. I had them come out to install whole house surge protection. They arrived on time and had it done in less than 30 mins!
Description of Work: Whole House Surge Protection

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$195

Darren J.
06/2016
5.0
electrician, lighting
  + 0 more
The provider performed the service and explained why our light fixture wasn't working properly. Since it was simply a matter of not screwing a light bulb in properly he only charged a service fee and not labor plus gave me 10% off.
Description of Work: The provider examined the electricity to the light fixture. He unscrewed the light bulb and tried another bulb, which worked properly. He then put the original bulb back and it worked. He explained that brass base bulbs sometimes don't screw in properly.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$98

Contact information

8530 Cinder Bed Rd Suite 1400, Lorton, VA 22079

http://www.kolbelectric.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Licensed*

Trade License Number
ECC25
Trade License Locale
DC
Trade License Authority
District of Columbia Board of Industrial Trades
Trade License Expiration
11/30/2021

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
Yes
Use Green Products or Work Practices
No
State Contractor License Requirements

All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

*Contact business to see additional licenses.


Service Categories

Electrical,
Lighting,
Ceiling Fans,
Generator,
Landscaping - Lighting,
Earthquake Retrofitting

FAQ

Kolb Electric Inc is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

Kolb Electric Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Kolb Electric Inc offers free project estimates.
Yes, Kolb Electric Inc offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Kolb Electric Inc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Kolb Electric Inc offers emergency services.
Yes, Kolb Electric Inc offers warranties.
Kolb Electric Inc offers the following services: Residential & commercial electric service, breaker panel installation, back up generators, recessed lighting, indoor & outdoor lighting, fire alarm systems, surveillance & security systems, finished basements, ceiling fan & attic fan installation, switch & outlet repair, bucket truck service, power quality analysis, infrared thermograph, data and telephone systems, property management.

Contact information

8530 Cinder Bed Rd Suite 1400, Lorton, VA 22079

http://www.kolbelectric.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed