Electricians in Des Plaines , IL

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Chicago Area? Now You'll Know.

Electricians in Des Plaines, IL and Nearby

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.

From Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
			for quality	for price
1.	G & I Electric 797 1st Ave #1-E Des Plaines, IL 847-824-5439		How does "G & I Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Norb & Sons Electric 78 N Broadway St Des Plaines, IL 847-299-2414	20 ratings	How does "Norb & Sons Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Ardmor Electric Service 6830 W Ardmore Ave Chicago, IL 773-775-2610	13 ratings	How does "Ardmor Electric Service" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Deerfield Electric 3680 Commercial Ave Northbrook, IL 847-272-6700	44 ratings	How does "Deerfield Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Corrigan & Freres Electric 8039 Ridgeway Ave Skokie, IL 847-673-0005	53 ratings	How does "Corrigan & Freres Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Adams Electric 525 4th St Wilmette, IL 847-251-1040	38 ratings	How does "Adams Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	A to Z Electric 5030 W Lawrence Ave Chicago, IL 773-286-4500	18 ratings	How does "A to Z Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Clar Electric 302 N Pleasant Dr Schaumburg, IL 847-952-8899	26 ratings	How does "Clar Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Hucker Electric 1620 Yorkhouse Rd Waukegan, IL 847-662-8384	20 ratings	How does "Hucker Electric" rate compared to other electricians in Des Plaines , IL? Subscribe Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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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 DES PLAINES, IL wrote Another Electrician: He was very professional, pleasant and knew what he was about on the job........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: Good prices, excellent work rewiring an old house and adding new outlets and fixtures without..........
Subscriber from OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL wrote Another Electrician: The 1st time I used the company was 10 years ago. I recently used the..........
Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote Another Electrician: Another electrician had told us it was imperative to rewire our entire house because the..........
Subscriber from LOMBARD, IL wrote Another Electrician: I recently bought a house with a Federal Pacific main electric panel. Given the well-documented..........
Subscriber from PALATINE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Did a very good job on wiring in a closet and separate celing fan from..........
Subscriber from ELMHURST, IL wrote Another Electrician: I will NEVER call this firm again!.......
Subscriber from BERWYN, IL wrote Another Electrician: Could not fix my problem........
Subscriber from LOMBARD, IL wrote Another Electrician: Les's indoor and outdoor work was superior. He patiently and clearly answered all my questions...........
Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote Another Electrician: Better than "adequate", less than "superior" - I'd say over-all "good"........
Subscriber from DOWNERS GROVE, IL wrote Another Electrician: HAVE USED THEM A FEW TIMES OVER RECENT YEARS. ALWAYS DID A SATISFACTORY JOB AT..........
Subscriber from BERWYN, IL wrote Another Electrician: I called, left a message. They never called me back........
Subscriber from OAK PARK, IL wrote Another Electrician: I have used Jeff and his co-workers at Oak Electric several times and they have..........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: Hoeksema provided very good work at a very good price, and cooperated in returning to..........
Subscriber from ROLLING MEADOWS, IL wrote Another Electrician: Very pleased with work done, appreciate care taken to protect home from dust and damage...........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: They worked the entire day 8:30 - 7:00 pm until the many jobs were finished...........
Subscriber from MATTESON, IL wrote Another Electrician: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL wrote Another Electrician: I had a complex issue at my home involving electricity to my furnace and another..........
Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Good service at an excellent price.......
Subscriber from HIGHLAND PARK, IL wrote Another Electrician: Excellent service.......
Subscriber from SAINT CHARLES, IL wrote Another Electrician: Job request was to install and wire fixtures atop paver columns, which were built with..........
Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Very reasonable on price, thorough job, prompt repair........
Subscriber from CALUMET CITY, IL wrote Another Electrician: very reasonable prices although exact price not given before start. Honest people that do good..........
Subscriber from MATTESON, IL wrote Another Electrician: Good work at a fair price........
Subscriber from NORTHBROOK, IL wrote Another Electrician: I used this service because I absolutely did not have time to tackle the work..........
Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote Another Electrician: After doing excellent work, did not show up as promised to give estimate and discuss..........
Subscriber from ORLAND PARK, ID wrote Another Electrician: never showed up or called me back to say he wasn't coming.......
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: I selected this firm based on Checkbook surveys. I was pleased with the outcome........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: Superior, knowledgable, clean. Price mid range........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON HTS, IL wrote Another Electrician: Mike Kohring has done numerous electrical jobs for us over the past few years. He..........
Subscriber from INDIANHEAD PK, IL wrote Another Electrician: The first timer he put in was defective so he returned withing 2 days and..........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: $60/hr plus parts.......
Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Competent, reliable, responsive; presents customer with options........
Subscriber from ROLLING MEADOWS, IL wrote Another Electrician: Made appointment for in home estimate on work and person did not show........
Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Used to install a GenX backup generator and they did a first class job!.......
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: He installed a light fixture improperly. Need to turn switch off to turn light on..........
Subscriber from MONTGOMERY, IL wrote Another Electrician: The electrician dispatched kept me informed of the problems found and the reasonablness to correct..........
Subscriber from BUFFALO GROVE, IL wrote Another Electrician: When I called him for an estimate, he returned my phone call within the hour...........
Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Electrician: Guy who came out spent more time talking than working and made sure he charged..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON HTS, IL wrote Another Electrician: I had an odd situation of a few outlets not working after a heater seemed..........
Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote Another Electrician: Michael was knowledgeable and very helpful. I had four outside lights replaced, a wall light..........
Subscriber from DOWNERS GROVE, IL wrote Another Electrician: We needed a light fixture installed in the dining room in our new home the..........
Subscriber from INGLESIDE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Able to work with other contractors well........
Subscriber from GLENCOE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Service rep arrived on schedule and was experienced, efficient, careful and asked for my preferences..........
Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote Another Electrician: Great people; knowledgeable, polite, nice, neat, and a great price!.......
Subscriber from SCHAUMBURG, IL wrote Another Electrician: Exact cost of job is given before work begins. Very professional and clean........
Subscriber from WAUKEGAN, IL wrote Another Electrician: I can't tell you how excited I was to find Winston Electric. Jack Winston is..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON HTS, IL wrote Another Electrician: In addition to doing an excellent job under difficult circumstances, the Clar folks did everything..........
Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote Another Electrician: I did not actually hire this electrician because he was going on vacation and I..........
Subscriber from NILES, IL wrote Another Electrician: Employee came out early and fixed problem before I left for work........

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