Best in Houston TX

Used Veteran Electric for the first time today and was very happy with the service I received.  The Reps were friendly, knowledgeable and on task.  Cost for service was very fair.  Additionally, they offer Veteran and Senior Citizen discounts. Highly recommended!

I used Paul Richard Electric to change out some light fixtures and run power to a newly built kitchen island. The guys were on time and courteous and ultimately they got power to the island and the lights installed. It did take them a lot longer than I expected. We've had other light fixtures changed before and it seemed to take these guys quite a bit longer. I wondered if it was because they charge by the hour whereas in the past we've just paid a flat rate. However, considering the total amount of work I think the pricing was fair.

One of the lights fell shortly after it was installed. Paul sent someone to fix it promptly which was appreciated and showed a dedication to customer service.

The only real negative I can say is that they left a huge mess. Sawdust everywhere :( wish they had cleaned up after themselves. But otherwise I was happy with them.

my experience was very good in this company, they offer excellent service, they left my vacuum cleaner like new, I would recommend this place to everyone

Yovani was the most professional and organized electrician that responded to my request for a quote. He did everything he said he would and left nothing for us to question. He arrived when he promised he would and clearly communicated with us along the way as the job progressed. He was respectful to our home and time. He gave us some tips as well on how to save some money on various inquiries that we really APPRECIATED! He completed the work he came for today in about two hours and we scheduled him to come back and install recessed lighting throughout our entire home next week. We have been doing major renovations to our home since closing escrow and he has over delivered on all of his promises thus far!

Will recommend to all our friends and family for all their electrical needs!

Working with them was a very annoying and disorganized process.  I had several small projects that I needed done for my house.  When I first talked to the owner, he asked me to send pictures and list of everything I needed done.  Then on the day of the work, they said they could only do one of the project and I needed to walk them through the other projects.  I did that, and they took pictures and said the owner would call me back with quotes for the other projects.  After several days, I had to follow up with the owner because he didn't call me back with the quotes.  Then when I did talk to him, he said forget about everything you told us before, just tell me now what you need.  So had to go through it again a third time.  Since it was on the phone, he was confused about what I needed done so I asked him, why don't you talk to your employee that was here when i walk through it with him in person (note: his employee took pictures as well when I walked him through it).  Again, he said, forget about what was discussed before... so at that point, I was done working with him and having to repeat everything.

Also, for the one project that was done... the owner billed me a higher price than what he had quoted.  I had to call him out on that, so he seems a bit untrustworthy as well.

Update: shortly after I posted the review above, the owner texted me and told me to remove my review because, and I quote from his text - believe me you don't want to mess with me... So seems like you get threats from the owner as well if you don't like the service.

Bakenhus was easy to schedule and great service overall. They communicated well which made it easy for me to change my appointment time and they provided a heads up when they were on their way.

Jacob and Tyler were both were very professional. They answered all my questions and worked quickly and neatly. Pricing was fair with labor and materials. There is a 1.5 hour minimum but there wasn't a trip charge and was able to use up most of that time.

Would highly recommend and would use their services again.

We like this company, even though they did not show up or call on the day of our appointment.  I started to panic.  They did come the next day and did a phenomenal job.  They had to work in the attic to string the electrical cords to the electrical outlets they were installing.  I would recommend them.  The young men were polite and efficient.

This company saved the day for me, on Friday I lost electricity to one half of my house, and as luck would have it, it was the side that ran the AC unit.  I came to Yelp to find an electrician,  I called several companies, most did not answer, some couldn't work me in until the following Monday.  Then I called Adrienne, it was 4:30 pm on that Friday afternoon.  The fact that I was calling so late on a Friday did not faze her, she was extremely helpful and promised that they could get the work done over the weekend.  Ryan was out later that evening to access the work, by Saturday all of the new wiring had been laid.   They handled all the permitting and contact with Center-Point.  Ryan and Adrienne were right there all the way.  Excellent work, excellent customer service.

Wow I'm so impressed! I had an in-home estimate from Mr. Beekman himself (such a kind man) for a new breaker box. It was easy to schedule my appointment afterward with Rebecca the next day.

My technician Larry handled everything from there! I was told it's an all-day job, so I could go back to work. But I coordinated everything at my home with Larry & he was so professional in getting it done. I asked A LOT of questions and he answered them all.

I highly recommend this small company for their efficiency and attention to detail. Also, my estimate was lower than other companies, so I'm happy I could save some cash.

Based on the reviews, I was pretty hopeful calling this place.  The caulk where the staircase met the raiser was cracked, so I thought it was going to be an easy DIY job.  I ripped out the old caulk cleaned the area and then taped everything with blue tape to get neat lines.  I started caulking didn't like it, so I wiped off the caulk and tried again.   I wasn't satisfied so I realized I needed a professional because there were so many corners and couldn't make it look neat like the professionals do.

I called asking for an estimate and they said all their jobs are $175/hour with a 2 hour minimum plus the cost of materials.  What a rip off!!  Who are they kidding??!!  Those prices are outrageous!  What were they planning to do to my stairs for that price?

I took a break from the DIY caulk project and then came back to it.  Watched some Youtube videos and read some tips on caulking.  Third time is always a charm, let's do this!  It took me 2 hours to do the entire staircase and if I must say so myself, the results are pretty darn awesome!  Final score Tammy 1 and caulk zero.

I am still on the hunt for a good handyman for future projects.

Last electrician didn't setup my breaker box correctly and still couldn't come out to fix it. Mr. Electric can out, told what was wrong, and fixed it in a day.

Otis and his crew were the only ones out if six local electricians to call me back. They not only were able to get me in the next day, but they arrived ahead of schedule. Otis kept me updated on the price during the process and always thoroughly explained what the issues were. We will 100% call him again and thoroughly recommend him and his crew!

Pete did a great job installing 2 outlets in my garage. He gave me an accurate quote and knew exactly what he was doing. He even came the same day! He was on time, professional, and his price was very reasonable. I am most definitely going to use his services in the future.

Larry Tiede was the technician that fixed my issues and he gets 5 stars. Explained everything to me, was fast and efficent and went beyond in showing me how to wire my new lights. And thanks Larry for wearing your  booties in the house and taking  them off when in the garage without my having to ask.  I will be asking for Larry in the future.

Cons:
- High 1st hourly rate
- If you don't choose to go with them, they charge you a full hour - very high price for a quote
- Very rude lady who takes billing info
- Contractor let me go to the store for him to exchange a product that he mistaken bought even though, in his mind, it was a flat priced job

Pros:
- Contractor they sent was nice
- Contractor did a good job

Full Story:
I called to get a quote for a 2 part job and the man who answered told me the hourly rates and that when the contractor got there, they could give me an estimate. The quick 10 minute estimate seemed fair and I asked how much the materials portion of the estimate was. Doing some quick math, it came out to be that the estimate was for 2 hours of work based on their hourly rates.

Now, the issues likely arise from miscommunication on both sides as I should have asked specifically but I had assumed that this estimate and work being done was on a time and materials basis based on the prior conversations. They assumed that now that they gave an estimate, it was a flat priced job.

The contractor that was sent was nice and did a good job but had no parts with him. Once he returned from the store, he realized he had gotten the wrong part. Thinking this was a time and material job, I offered to exchange it for him and get the right part. My trip took 40 minutes and he had been finished with the main, more difficult, part of the job for 10 minutes or so. He popped in the exchanged product and finished up within 5 minutes. Total time that the contractor spent quoting and working was between 1 hour and 1:15.

When paying, they initially were going to charge me for 2 hours. I had assumed the cost would be for an hour or at most an hour and half of the contractors time. After talking with the man I originally spoke with, we agreed to an hour and half which is still more than I would have expected especially with consuming my own time. Upon trying to pay with a credit card, the contractor called a woman on speaker phone to take payment details who immediately stated very loudly and rudely that they wouldn't take credit cards from me since I was getting a 'discount'.

I won't be using them again even though the contractor was pretty good.

What a shocker that Abacus is being drug through the mud on here...

Dreadfully unorganized and unorthodox crooks.  I'm shocked that they provided near 0 value in the initial assessment, only to come back with 4 options (3 cost over 15K and 1 was 6k).  Whenever you called their dispatch, they never knew what the latest update was.  Their manager refused to come out to complete the least expensive option because he felt the entire unit needed to be replaced.  

Not the case...thank heavens we called Courtesy Air and received substantially less hassle, better service, and a more professional experience all-around.  Brad from Courtesy Air immediately diagnosed the actual issue and resolved it onsite for $400 (FOUR HUNDRED).  Abacus, how did you not recognize in your report that the blower in the house was working but the outside unit was not?  

If you love paying 8x markups with little detail as to why, dealing with unhelpful dispatch, and dragging the process out for a week, please call Abacus.