Outside Floodlight- Electrian recommendation - Page 2 - PhillyBlog

Malloy · #11 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:30 AM

Keep up posted, I need one too!

Ross, what do you think this job is worth on a row with the panel in the garage?

Kmack77 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by billy ross

There are rip-off artists and honest people, there are excellent mechanics and slobs, and this is true in any field, including medicine. The way that I avoid dealing with the bad apples is I ask for the advice / recommendation of people whose judgment I trust, who have used the services of the person before, and who have knowledge in the field. Calling someone out of the phone book or even off of an advertisement stuck in someone's lawn is dangerous.

I agree absoultely..I got his name and recommendation from a close family member who has seen a lot of his work and sings his praises.

billy ross · #13 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 02:58 PM

Ten years ago a very good and cheap electrician told me $100 per device (outlet, switch, etc.) Copper wire is now to the moon, and labor is more expensive too, but I don't keep up with retail electrical prices. If it were plumbing I would know better. My attitude is that if the guy is honest and good I trust him on the price. If I catch someone highballing me on prices I ban them from working for me, which is pretty big in this slow construction economy we are living in now. I think that Kearns (906 5620) just laid one of his guys off because he is slow, because the guy just called me today saying he wants to do carpentry work for me (even though he is an electrician; odd).