For most of us, serious electrical work should be left to professionals. If you don't know what you're doing, making electrical repairs and improvements can be a dangerous business. Unfortunately, our ratings show that some of the local outfits just aren't up to the task. However, we did find several area electrical contractors who can help.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Electricians

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Electricians Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Electricians.

• Subscriber from RANDOLPH, MA wrote Another Electrician: I NEEDED A LOT OF WIRING DONE PLUS NEW LIGHTS, OUTLETS, ETC.THEY SAID THE WORK..........
• Subscriber from NEWTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: Personable and business-like also. Very good quality work at a reasonable and fair price.......
• Subscriber from QUINCY, MA wrote Another Electrician: They did a first rate job, neat, tidy , showed up on time, I would..........
• Subscriber from NEEDHAM, MA wrote Another Electrician: We have used Hillcrest a couple times for our electrical needs. They tell you up..........
• Subscriber from HYDE PARK, MA wrote Another Electrician: We called Company to ask for an estimate for work we needed done. They gave..........
• Subscriber from MAYNARD, MA wrote Another Electrician: Ken is fast, reasonably priced, and very tidy. I've mostly used Ken for simple fixes..........
• Subscriber from BROOKLINE, MA wrote Another Electrician: Good work........
• Subscriber from JAMAICA PLAIN, MA wrote Another Electrician: Over 10 phone calls requesting an estimate on a fairly large electrical job---no phone call..........
• Subscriber from BROCKTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: Does not return phone calls........
• Subscriber from ROSLINDALE, MA wrote Another Electrician: I have been using Shaughnessy Electric for a few years now, and have been extremely..........
• Subscriber from BROOKLINE, MA wrote Another Electrician: Uneven quality of service. They undertook an extensive rewiring job on my 100-year-old house and..........
• Subscriber from NEWTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: fantastic experience - did exactly what we wanted with less hassle and for less money..........
• Subscriber from GROTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: Great price, very responsive........
• Subscriber from BELMONT, MA wrote Another Electrician: the job was simple: installing an electric range where another electric range had been. As..........
• Subscriber from SUDBURY, MA wrote Another Electrician: I can rely on Prime to do the work promptly and correctly the first time........
• Subscriber from WABAN, MA wrote Another Electrician: very friendly and efficient. Great at answering questions and giving explanations. Did it right in..........
• Subscriber from NATICK, MA wrote Another Electrician: Very reliable and good quality service. Nice people too........
• Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: Can't say enough good things about David. He was extremely knowledgeable (i.e. how to snake..........
• Subscriber from BROCKTON, MA wrote Another Electrician: It was easy getting a quote. The workers were pleasant and fairly efficient. The initial..........
• Subscriber from DOVER, MA wrote Another Electrician: Have used Hillcrest a few times now, very easy to schedule, reasonable rates, outstanding work........
• Subscriber from CONCORD, MA wrote Another Electrician: Took three visits and over a month to determine our existing inline smoke detector couldn't..........
• Subscriber from SOMERVILLE, MA wrote Another Electrician: They did an excellent job but since they are so busy, it was a month's..........
• Subscriber from JAMAICA PLAIN, MA wrote Another Electrician: refused to come to Jamaica Plain even though Checkbook shows them as providing service in..........
• Subscriber from NEEDHAM, MA wrote Another Electrician: Have used them several times and are always happy........
• Subscriber from SOMERVILLE, MA wrote Another Electrician: I had to replace an inside electic box and then several months later I had..........
• Subscriber from HANOVER, MA wrote Another Electrician: Very pleasant and courteous at normal rates........
• Subscriber from NEEDHAM, MA wrote Another Electrician: Excellent service: high quality, fair price.......
• Subscriber from WAYLAND, MA wrote Another Electrician: showed up on time with all the proper supplies, worked straight through with no breaks...........