Great Electrician
I wanted to recommend an electrician that we used to rewire our 4 story 2 family brownstone. His name is Sal, and he’s at LB Electric. His cell is 917-627-9903. When deciding on an electrician, I believe I called between 10-15 of them and got quotes from at least 6 or 7. I called many…
I wanted to recommend an electrician that we used to rewire our 4 story 2 family brownstone. His name is Sal, and he’s at LB Electric. His cell is 917-627-9903.
When deciding on an electrician, I believe I called between 10-15 of them and got quotes from at least 6 or 7. I called many of the recurring recommended electricians from this site, as well as a few other local electricians that I found through google searches or just from walking around my neighborhood. I wanted to go with someone who was local because the closer they are the better, in my mind.
I found LB Electric by googling online. Sal’s quote was by far the most reasonable. For example, his quote was 30,000 less than the highest quote I got (from one of the electricians who was recommended on this website). He gave me some corporate references for building companies that he’s done work for. They all checked out.
We are nearing the end of our project now – installing fixtures – and his work has been top notch, he has been reliable in showing up, and he’s done a lot of arguably extra things for us, suffered through some contract changes, and had a wonderful attitude the whole time. There were a few mistakes in the way the switches were wired by his employees, but they are fixing those now. Some of the boxes weren’t installed totally straight but he’s also fixing those. (Happily and without attitude or anger, which is a big plus in my opinion). He is very friendly and spends a lot of time personally making sure the job is right. I am posting him today because we thought that one of the workers dislodged some electrical piece that made our boiler stop working. We then got power to the boiler, but it wasn’t turning on. I called Sal who said he’d come over to fix it. It turns out it wasn’t an electrical problem, but somehow, another person (don’t know who) had turned off the water supply to the boiler. Sal fixed it for us, free of charge and happily and said “Hey, you don’t need to call a handyman! I used to fix boilers.” Last week, he took me to a lock wholesaler in the neighborhood because I had been having a hard time finding the right kind of electric lock for us. He waited at the store and helped me select one, and then got me a discount through his account with them. I have NEVER met a contractor who has been so nice, thorough, and reliable as Sal. I’d firmly recommend him to anyone.
If you have questions, I can try to respond to this post.
I also wanted to add that Sal came back a SECOND TIME to fix the boiler that same day – there was some opening that was spraying water and he fixed it AGAIN! I wish all contractors were as reliable, honest, and reasonably priced as Sal. Seriously. I’m looking for a good plumber and have gone through about 20 phone calls for plumbers to replace our boiler (getting at least 10 estimates, some of which stopped by never even gave me an actual quote) without finding a good one so if anyone is in love with theirs, let me know. I’ve gone through most of those recommended previously on the site and haven’t been happy yet.
I’ll continue to update the rec for Sal after the work is done and the DOB comes to inspect the place.
The job cost about $17K. Note, however, I think that that amount could be misleading in either direction, depending on the size and scope and nature of your project (my house may not be similar to yours and I may have wanted different work done, etc). I think the price is going to depend on how much you want rewired, how big your place is, how many rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, etc. He will wire it to code, I think it may cost more if you want extras like there’s some new electrical wiring system that I didn’t want, and also you can get a security camera installed or you can get low-voltage stuff installed too. Plus different light fixtures (if you’ve got lots of crazy stuff) might cost more or less… The quote did not include repairing drywall. The highest quote I got was something like 45K, if I’m remembering correctly. I got several quotes in the in-between range, including a few in the low 20’s. I ultimately went with Sal because his price was reasonable, and he seemed trustworthy, experienced, good natured, and his references checked out well.
out of curiosity, how much did it cost you for the whole job? i may be facing something similar.
need someone who can fix or replace lighted bathroom cabinet. the light socket shorted out and doesn’t work. know i need an electrician. small job. can anyone reccomend? also,
can one person actually replace cabinet and rewire? thanks.
Thanks theklahy for writing all that up. Usually people only take the time to rant, rarely to rave.
At cookiecutterbrownstone, it is very unusual for an electrician to handle repair of plaster and paint. I always exclude it in my contracts, and if it’s mandatory I sub it out. You wouldn’t expect your carpenter to run power to the lights on your new cabinets would you?
I am glad he was good and reasonable. I’ll have to copy his contact info for possible future uses. I can agree with you regarding bad and expensive electricians that have been recommend on this site.
Blaze Electric – Quoted over $3500, entire time he was talking, I was saying, “What? I can’t understand you. Say again please.” Wash, rinse, and repeat.
Super Charged – Nice guy, quote over $3500, won’t fix drywall and prime/paint (combo mix) afterward.
Guy I am using right now – Nice guy, quote $1350, & fix drywall and prime/paint (combo mix) afterward. I will recommend him as well once all jobs are complete.