MARY O.

04/2015

5.0

electrician, outdoor lighting, lighting

My husband was the one who checked Angie's List, made the initial contact and booked an appointment with 24 Hr Valleywide Electric (Unbelievable! What Parallel Universe am I living in?!). He put in an email request to which the company responded right away. Hubby works only night shifts so he scheduled the meeting for the Estimate to coincide with his Day (meaning ''Sleep'') schedule. The work to be done was fully described as well as a breakdown of the estimated cost, which was followed up that same day with an estimate via email. I'd say the entire job, from our first contact to the work being completed, came in between 4-7 days. Again, note this is because the company gladly worked around Sleeping Beauty's schedule and worked on the next available day that he, the Customer, would be home (and conscious). Such is the Vampire Life, folks. It's not for everyone. Arrival time was to be between 8:00 and 11:00AM. About 8:10 we got the call with an ETA of 30-40 minutes. David showed up in about 25 minutes; he was both friendly and professional. After making sure the countertops were well covered and a tarp was put on the floor, he tore down our decades-old track lighting--Good Bye Cans, Hello Recessed LEDs!! It turns out to demo the old stuff took more work than to install the recessed lights. David did it all while patiently answering our inane little questions. When it was done he took my broom and swept up every shred of drywall, old screws, dog hair, and plastic bits --did I mention dog hair?--that eluded the tarp. He left the floor cleaner than before he got there (she sheepishly admitted...). I was really impressed. David left us with a glimmer of hope that there are actually honest, hard-working contractors with real integrity left in the world. We'll be calling this company for any electrical work in the future.

Description of Work: Installed lighting in the Kitchen (of a house built in 1978)