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I now use Fixer for the home repairs I used to handle but I just don't have the time, or my expertise is out of date or comes up short. I have never been disappointed. It's a lot like having a staff of trades and crafts experts literally at my fingertips, and much more responsive than competing services I have used.

Mike and his crew ALWAYS do an outstanding job.  I would recommend them anytime.

We had a horrible experience with Duplex. We hired them to install a chandelier in our home in La Grange. They came out ahead of time to see the infrastructure and told me that it would be no problem. When they came for the actual installation, their tune immediately changed. All of a sudden, it was incredibly heavy and the most complicated fixture they had ever installed. They went back to get more equipment and charged me for all that time. When they finally did install it, it looked horrible and they left the electric wires flapping and made no effort to conceal them because they instructions did not say that. We had to throw the fixture in the garbage and buy a new one after they charged us $980!!! They charged us more than cost of the fixture! The new electrician who installed the second fixture only charged us $250 (inclusive of removing the old one) and said that it wasn't that heavy. Be careful with these guys. We got completely taken.

Art was quick to respond, great with communication, I had a variety of issues that warranted a variety of solutions and he handled them all professionally and efficiently; we are happy with the motion detector master closet light, our new properly functioning master bath light switch, and he advised us on better outside light replacements on our garage that no longer worked and installed them same day. Highly recommend!

Don and team hung 2 chandeliers for us today. Great work and at a reasonable price. We will use them again very soon. Well done Don!

This is the 2nd time I've use this company.  I put a claim though the home warranty and the company they sent out told me my box needed to be replaced and the 2 main wires to the main had to be replaced.  Matt tested the wires and said the other company was inaccurate.   Saved me $800.  The warranty company wasn't going to pay to upgrade the wire.

Matt was in and out and I have reliable electricity for a life time.  I highly recommend them.

Our tankless water heater decided to start shaking and spill water everywhere. We called OneStop Pro they came that day to come inspect it and explained in detail what had caused this to happen and what needed to be done. We had an estimate on the new work within minutes and got scheduled to have the work done the following morning at 8AM! They were great, explained everything, and were very quick to get back to us! I will definitely recommend them!

Due to the COVID pandemic, our GC decided he would not be back to finish installing the electrical outlets and make the wire connections until things settled down. After 3 weeks of not hearing back and needing our kitchen wired so we can finally cook again, we decided to give Jeff a try.

He made an appointment to come out in two days and get everything straightened out for us. We were super nervous there would be issues, but within 1.5 hours, success! He wired it all and showed us it worked. So now we can FINALLY connect our appliances and install our cabinets and cook once again.

Highly recommend Jeff. Personable, punctual, and fair prices. Very happy with his work.

We have had several great experiences working with Charles and Safe Electrical.  He has done considerable work inside and outside of our home and has always been prompt, honest and efficient.  He has gone out of his way to make sure we got what we were looking for in every job and was amazingly clean and neat in his execution.  He gave us competitive bids on each job but provided extra value each time, whether it was re-seeding grass that he had to dig up outside or revisiting/rescheduling when we discovered some of our lights for installation where broken from the manufacturers.  I would highly recommend them for any inside/outside job you have.

I would highly recommend Dave. Showed up for the job clean,von time and brought a mask with him. Gave a fair price and did great work. Cleaned up after the job. Was friendly and polite. I will be calling him again for any other services I need.

We wanted to add can lighting to our living room, a fan to our family room, along with a few other minor electrical projects. We shopped around and knew immediately upon meeting Matt that he was the one for the job. He was extremely thorough and made sure we knew exactly the process. He was open to suggestions and provided his professional opinion when a decision needed to be made. Matt wanted to make sure the project turned out how we envisioned. Despite being busy he was quick to respond and schedule the job. He worked efficiently and made sure to leave the room how he found it. We couldn't be happier with the outcome! We will definitely use Goldstream Electrical Service for future electrical work'!

Highly recommend! Mike came by within an hour of me connecting with him to install an outlet for my EV. He explained the process and walked me through it step by step just so I'm aware. I was so impressed, I asked him to work on more electrical stuff around our condo and he's coming back to do those jobs.

Had a great experience with Randal Electric. I'm selling my condos in Chicago and some very minor electrical work popped up on the home inspection report. I called a few different electricians on Yelp in the area and a lot hung up on me because my request was too small for them to set an appointment. I communicated with Randy what I needed to be done and he was confident that it would be a quick and easy fix, plus he'd be able to put me down for an appointment the next morning. Eddie was my electrician who was right on time this morning. He was polite and professional and after he was finished with the breaker he even asked if he could review the home inspection report to make sure everything needing an electricians attention was covered. I appreciate honest businesses in home services. While searching for electricians I ran across CR Electric and they tried to upsell me on an entire new panel a 4-6 hour job that would have been unnecessary and over the top. Eddie was able to make the breaker safe and eliminate the double tap breaker installed by a 10+ year old alarm system company that I never used in 7 years of owning the property. I'm glad I called Randal Electric and if I need electricians for the next 4 condos about to go on the market I know who I'll be calling!

Great service from Edwin and his crew!  

We had a potentially large electric problem with some lines from our house to our garage.  They were old, frayed and hanging low.  It was easy to set up getting a quote from Edwin though the Yelp site.  He responded very quickly and arrived on time at the appointed time.  He diagnosed the problem and provided a quote via email.  I accepted his proposal and he let me know when he was available to come and do the work.

He arrived on time, on the scheduled day.  It was a big job which included taking down the old wiring and, digging a trench and sending all new wiring out to the detached garage.  Since the home and garage are both over 100 years old, diagnosing our wiring is like a million piece jigsaw puzzle. Edwin did a great job and everything works great!  He even did a great job to not disturb the landscaping.  You can't even tell that there was a trench dug.

Highly recommend!

I would be very careful before taking this electrician's advice.

I had an odd odor in my kitchen I wanted investigated, as I was concerned that this might mean I was having an electrical problem and at risk of a fire.  

I called Homer and he was prompt and courteous in arriving for our estimate/appointment.  

I then experienced the most noxious bait-and-switch experience I've had with a technician in a long time.  He intentionally used overly technical language and I felt like I was with a used car salesman trying to sell me rustproof undercoating.  

Homer exited my kitchen almost immediately, going to my panel box on a completely different floor and explaining all the different ways that my electrical system wasn't wired correctly.   This was very confusing to me- since all the electrical in my house was newly installed 3 years ago by a contractor I know personally who is an electrician, and my house passed inspection.  

Homer cited a few minor issues such as a few connections being double-tapped, and the box being incorrectly installed which apparently would put it at risk of fire, and the wrong screws being used.  He blew up these minor issues into a huge problem that, apparently, was putting me at imminent risk of a fire and would require him to re-wire the whole box for $500.  EXCEPT he wasn't available until almost a week later and never advised me to turn off the breaker for the area of the house where the issue was (the kitchen)- so how big of a risk was it, in his mind?? AND, mind you, he never explained why I would get a smell in the kitchen.

Next, Homer  furthermore stated my 200 amp box wasn't being properly serviced by a 100 amp line from ComEd, and this was dangerous and he needed to fix it and would work to get the necessary permits.  Look- I know my house wasn't updated to code, but when he said this job would cost $2,000-2,500. I almost fell off my chair.  Obviously if this was a major problem, my house would not have passed inspection and I would have chronic electrical issues in my home, which I do not. PLUS, he said it would be OK to wait until Spring when I could save up for it- so, again, how urgent is the issue???

I had trouble sleeping that night, worrying about how imperative these supposed necessary safety issues were, and concerned about cost.

Thank God common sense prevailed and I contacted another electrician- someone HONEST, thank goodness- who came out the next day and thoroughly inspected my house for 90 minutes.  He explained the double-tapping issue was minor and didn't need correction; he didn't feel the foreign screws were anything to be concerned about; he covered a very minor hole in the electrical box at no cost to reduce moisture intrusion; he inspected every single outlet in the kitchen (and hypothesized since they were all in excellent working order that perhaps the GFI circuitry was about to fail and could account for the occasional smell); yes my box was a 200 amp but so was the external wire; the 100 amp Com-Ed wire needn't be a major issue unless I'm trying to sell the house (as this is technically a code violation, but not a safety concern since there's no way I'm using anywhere near 100 amps of power at one time), etc. etc.  

I paid him for his time and promptly cancelled my follow up appt with Homer.  Who, by the way does not appear to be a licensed electrician- a fact you can easily check for yourself here: webapps1.cityofchicago.o…  

If you want to work with a dishonest cheat who treats women like idiots and uses fear to try to sell unnecessary goods and services, well you know who to call.  His number is above.

We used Handico to repaint all walls in our single family home as well as touch-up a few ceiling areas.  Andy's team (Sergio, et al) did a great job.  They addressed the few touch-up areas we identified during the week without issue and completed the job in the time frame originally quoted.  We needed them to redo the application in the bathroom and remove the caulking, paint and re-caulk which was not originally discussed.  This was not a problem for the crew and they did an excellent job.

Great job, will definitely reach out again. Corey did an excellent job. He was efficient and complete the job beyond my expectations.

We called in the morning for a suite of electrical issues, and Bob came out in the afternoon and had everything fixed in an hour.  Pleasant, hard-working, helpful. I just hope we aren't pestered by sales calls like the other reviewers were.  If that's not a problem, we'll call them again.

Angel is the man! I called him around 2:30PM to have 4 light fixtures replaced in the stairwells of my house (high ceilings). I explained to him the urgency of having these replaced and he told me he could be there by 5:30 later that day. He actually showed up an hour early (4:30PM) and was done within 3 hours.

I highly recommend Angel, will be calling him back for future projects.

It was so easy to schedule, pay and work with Fixer. They had someone out days before anyone else said they could look at our issue. Our issue was handled quickly and professionally. Payment was easy. Communication was great. Definitely recommend!