Description

Award-winning Theo Linde is your personal electrician in Philadelphia, with twenty-five years of experience in providing the precision work, reasonable pricing and utmost care of your home that all homeowners want. Client testimonials say it all: In today's world, it's hard to find someone who is highly professional, has fair prices for work and always shows up and guarantees satisfaction; Theo is all of those things. I have used Theo for ten years now. I couldn't be happier with his work, and I refer him regularly to anyone I know that needs an electrician.--Greg Montanaro, University City homeowner & past president of the University City Historical Society. Read more testimonials on our website and view all the ways Theo Linde, Philadelphia's personal electrician, can fulfill your electrical needs. Whether you're saying, My power is out! or I need lighting for my kitchen, contact Linde Electric today & see why he has earned the Angie's List Super Service Award 3 years in a row!

HISTORY

Established in 2008.
Theodore Linde is your personal electrician in Philadelphia. Theo brings more than 25 years of experience and training to homes and light commercial spaces in Philadelphia. With multiple Angie's List Super Service awards, you can be sure that work will be done with Theo's trademark precision, reasonable pricing and utmost care of your home!

ABOUT BUSINESS OWNER

Theodore Linde is the owner and sole operator of Linde Electric. Theo began his career more than 25 years ago and established Linde Electric in March of 2008. Theo loves what he does and constantly seeks to bring the best service and the best value to his clients. He knows that clients want precision work, care of their homes (he wears booties on his shoes and drop-cloths his work spaces appropriately at all times), and does this work for a reasonable price.

Reviews

Bernadette C.

05/09/2016 12:00:00 SA

First let me say that I have never written a review before. However, due to the exceptional experience my husband and I had with Mr. Linde, I feel compelled to sing his praises. He is a real professional on all levels (e.g. in his communication, his workmanship, he was friendly and respectful). He gave us a very fair price and did the list of things we discussed on the day he came out for to our first meeting. He will definitely be our go to guy from now on.
Thanks Theo.

Bernadette

Helen L.

08/11/2021 12:00:00 SA

Sometimes we don't know what is good and what is not unless we can compare. Mr Linde is very personable and he will be the first to tell you that he is an award winning electrician. An award from who? Theo did a lot of work in our condo in 2015. It was only after we did use a master electrician, who constantly asked us Who did this work? We were shown how the work should have been done and realized that Mr. Linde took the easiest quickest way out but his high prices do not reflect that. We just had no idea.
Over and over we heard, Who did this work? We are more knowable now.
It has been my experience that when someone praises his own work to the moon and back.......run.

Rr C.

12/29/2020

I had a very unprofessional experience with Theo. First of all, it took weeks to schedule an appointment. I was very thorough in detailing the problem for him over email.

At the time of the appointment (on Saturday), he came to the house, spent 20 minutes, and then repeated the problem to me and told me he'd send me a proposal on Monday.

He sends me the proposal late Monday night, and it simply says i cannot give an estimate given the circumstances.

What? What circumstances? He couldn't have told me that on Saturday?

Now I've lost a month of time and still no solution to my problem.

VERY VERY unprofessional.

Rose C.

9/19/2020

Theo did a bunch of work on my house during a remodel in 2017. Some was routine (adding/grounding outlets in an old house) & some was trickier (re-routing wiring through my ceiling & walls). All the work was thoughtfully & neatly done. He also talked me out of an expensive upgrade another electrician had recommended by carefully assessing my existing & expected needs. Finally, Theo is just a wonderful person who I enjoyed having in my home. I've recommended him to plenty of friends since, and would use him again in a heartbeat.

Mike B.

07/12/2019 12:00:00 SA

What more can you ask for? Theo was on time, fast, clean, reasonably priced and friendly. It was a pleasure having him install our ceiling fan into an old light fixture. He had to run a new wire from the switch to the ceiling, which required cutting two very small holes in the wall and ceiling. He patched them up so they were ready to repaint. I enjoyed chatting with him, and he explained exactly what he was doing, so I learned a thing or two about how the wiring works in our room. Wouldn't think twice about using him again or referring to a friend.

Kathleen W.

10/15/2018

Theo came to our house to install an outdoor fixture. He got to work right away, was not phased at all by the outdated wiring on our very old house. Installed all new wiring to the breaker box and had the fixture working within the hour. It can be very difficult to find people who will service a home in the city. He showed up exactly when he said he would and could not have been nicer. He is now ourgo to electrician. I highly recommend Theo!

Ed F.

5/20/2020

I find it difficult to reconcile the favorable reviews here with my distasteful experience with Theo Linde. He won't answer his phone -- ever. He insists his customers communicate with him only by email, even to schedule an appointment. He takes forever (WEEKS!) to respond to emails. He refuses to discuss his proposed work -- including specifications. (Reputable contractors don't do this.) Then, an hour before he was scheduled to begin work, he sent me an email increasing his price significantly, saying he was just getting around to reading his emails. Really?! He may be a decent electrician, but not worth the frustration of dealing with him.

Stacy O.

6/18/2016

Left three messages and I was never contacted. The answering service won't take a phone number, only an email. Second person I've tried to get two ceiling fans installed. Very frustrating. I guess it's lucrative to be an electrician since it seems no one needs my business.

Denise D.

5/19/2019

Linde Electric is great! I've used Linde Electric for a few household projects. Theo is professional and his work is quality. Excellent electrician!

Cynthia C.

5/19/2019

I have used Linde Electric to fix a broken light fixture and to install a ceiling fan. Theo (owner) was reliable, communicative, on time, and the work was both exceptional and affordable. My experiences were so extraordinary and atypical of experiences I've had with other electricians that I will never use another electrician again.

Dana C.

11/08/2013 12:00:00 SA

Theo was recommended by a friend. He was quick to respond and assess the problem. He fixed the problem quickly and got my tenants up and running again. I will certainly use his expertise for my electrical needs as I move forward.

M. B.

7/22/2013

Linde Electric is by far the best electrician I have ever encountered. He delivers above and beyond what he promises... an all around great guy with excellent skills! As good as it will ever get!

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