Parker Electric

The people that showed up all smelled like a combination of body odor, cigarettes, and beer. The assistant, a younger man who never said so much as a word to me, looked like he hadn't showered in at least a week. They were able to install the lights I asked for in three of the four rooms. They made a HUGE mess, which they didn't even attempt to clean up nor mitigate. The previously-mentioned younger man put his knee through my ceiling.

Charles Parker - one of the owners - attempted to repair the ceiling, but failed to do so and also failed to make it right as he promised he would do so very many times. They cut a hole in my wall to install a switch without discussing it with me first. I had previously told them that I wanted all of the new lights to tie into the original switch. Apparently, they didn't listen, because a new hole and new switch were installed. This wouldn't have been too big of a deal, except for the fact that, aesthetically, the new switch was off-center to the other switch (that it was immediately next to) and smaller than the other switch.

I was originally quoted $3200 for the 20 cans that I wanted installed, or $160/light. When the job was done, I was charged $2800 - too much. Since the owner wasn't there, I paid the bill and was given a receipt that wasn't itemized; it only read, Can light installation. I contacted Charles to rectify the situation. He was less than forthcoming. I asked to be refunded the difference between what I paid and what I should have paid, based on the initial estimate that was given - $560. He promised to look into it and call me back. He did this to me three times. It wasn't until I threatened to call the Better Business Bureau that he finally agreed to refund part of my money - $400.

The lights come on and my house hasn't burnt down. But, I did have to have them come out again to fix some of the lights because they weren't initially installed properly. The lights weren't secured to the joists and were just sitting on the ceiling. When they came back, they put their knee through my ceiling - again.

Basically, I overpaid for bad work.

Employ them at your own risk.