Needed some lighting and garage door issues addressed and these guys did a very nice job. They were prompt, communicated well and were very knowledgeable, not to mention friendly. They got everything done on the same day and fixed some safety hazards. Price seemed steep but I'm not familiar with what the going costs are and I have nothing to compare it with, so it may be reasonable. Would recommend and use again but would ask for updated estimates along the way, so you don't get sticker shock. read more

CONSUMER BEWARE!!! I entered into agreement with Mr. Steve Tamalavicz, owner of Anchor Electric, and he took a $1622.95 deposit for lighting work at my Ocean City condo, but he never arrived on the day of installation to do the work. My experience is that Mr. Tamalavicz stopped communicating after he received my deposit and I never saw him again. I would send multiple text messages without response, and he never talked to me by phone after I paid the deposit. He always had an excuse as to why he didn't respond or show up when he said he would, but I always got the sense he was stalling and never intended to do the work or return our money. In the end, he just stopped communicating although we gave him several opportunities to resolve the matter. As a result, we are taking the following legal and regulatory actions to make consumers aware of this company and to get our $1622.95 deposit refunded. We recommend any consumer who is experiencing these issues also take the following steps. (1) File Claim with Worcester County Circuit Court Someone Owes Me Money | Maryland Courts (state.md.us) https://www.courts.state.md.us/courthelp/someoneowes (2) File Claim with Maryland State Attorney's Consumer Protections Division Consumer Complaint (maryland attorney general.gov) https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/pages/cpd/complaint.aspx (3) File a Claim with the Better Business Bureau BBB: Start with Trust® | Better Business Bureau® https://www.bbb.org/ (4) Make Public Notice of the experience online through Google, Yelp, Angi's List, Facebook and NextDoor, and YellowPages. Below are links to other comsumer posts regarding this company. * Yelp - https://www.yelp.com/biz/anchor-electric-ocean-city?osq=anchor%20electric&start=10 * Google - anchor electric ocean city md - Google Search * Angi's List - https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/md/ocean-city/anchor-electric-reviews-8514698.htm * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Anchor-Electric-755333591279548/ * Yellow Pages - https://www.yellowpages.com/ocean-city-md/mip/anchor-electric-461604580 * NextDoor - https://nextdoor.com/pages/anchor-electric-ocean-city-md/recommendations/ * Superpages - https://www.superpages.com/ocean-city-md/bpp/anchor-electric-538275368 (5) Only pay with credit cards with fraud protection. You can file a claim with the credit card company or bank to reverse charges. In my case, I will work with Venmo and the Bank of America through the Dispute and Fraud Process (6) Write the Town of Ocean City about the matter to flag their business practices and stop this from happening to anyone else. (7) File a complaint with the Maryland Department of Labor to flag business activities and go after licensing. https://www.dllr.state.md.us/forms/oandpcomplaint.shtml(consumer complaints) https://www.dllr.state.md.us/forms/oandpcomplaint.pdf(professional licensing complaint form) read more

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN My husband paid to have some electrical work done at our house. The guy did some of the work but he did not finish. He doesn't return my husband's texts or phone calls. Pay the extra money and hire someone who will complete the work. I'd give him zero But google won't let me. read more

We recently hired Anchor Electric in Ocean City Md. we sent them a deposit. We have scheduled 3 times to have the work done and have traveled a long way to get through he work done. He does not return our calls or does not show up. I would not have this company do any work as now we have to take legal action to have the deposit returned. Very unreliable company read more

Complete waste of my time! Rescheduled twice and they still pulled a no show! Unbelievable!

Would give a zero if I could. Charged my credit card for the entire job and after running the wires he left live wires hanging in my kitchen and never returned. Took our money and didn't finish the job. Steve is useless and a coward as he won't even return my calls. read more

I'd give him zero stars if yelp would let me. My husband paid him to do some work. The guy would not return my husband's calls or texts. Now we have to hire someone to fix his mess. read more

Made contact when I returned to OC to have the pieces that weren't installed at least dropped off, so I could install them. With positive contact made, he still decided not to bring the pieces after saying he would. The most unreliable business I've ever dealt with. If you do hire them, don't pay up front, he'll never finish. Puts a black eye on local businesses. read more

Never showed up after rescheduling twice. Huge waste of time and my weekend. Pretty disappointing.

Called this company about a ceiling fan not working correctly. They gave me a time to come check it out, and I received a call that day that they were behind schedule and will be later. Also on that call this guy diagnosed my problem with the fan without even looking at it, I guess you can be that good(or google most common problems....not sure)! They showed up at our house around 6pm and replaced the fan and light switch and remote. All worked well when completed, but after an hour the same problem was there again. I called them the next morning stating that and was told they would get back to me. They called the next day and told me that the fan must be bad........UMMMM is that not what I called you about!! So now $200 later(and they never gave me a receipt even after asking for one at least 3 times) they replaced a part on my fan that was not faulty. The guy came back after that and said he will come by and replace the new fan motor for no charge(because he already charged me for nothing) after I get it from manufacturer(It was still under warrantee). I called them after I received the part, but as I would figure there was no response from them. It is people like that that gives all hard and honest people a bad name!!! Dishonest and worthless!!!! read more

Steve from Anchor electric charged us for work that he did not complete and parts that were never installed. Despite numerous requests for a refund , he has refused to refund any part of the $750 we paid him up front . He came to our condo twice to diagnose a problem- which he does deserve payment for - but never provided us with a statement of costs . we chose to go with another company for the repair . He is dishonest and unprofessional. There are other electricians in the Ocean City area - choose one of them! read more

I selected this company based upon a few positive reviews that I read online. Good for those who had positive experiences, I did not. I requested and estimate to have two ceiling fans on our covered balcony. I was up-sold into adding 6 recessed lights and how "easy" the job would be. The day of the Job, the Electrician showed up with himself and a helper. I was under the impression that the Owner/Electrician was going to be the one doing the work, but he left his assistant behind within 15 minutes of being on the job who had "40 years of experience". It all went downhill from there. I should have had a clue when the person doing the work didn't have basic tools and needed to borrow from me, such as a pencil, tape measure, drill bits and a hammer. I asked multiple times for him to layout where all of the lights and ceiling fan were going before starting to drill holes. He didn't. I ended up with random 6 inch holes in my ceiling, with nothing consistent or centered where it was supposed to be. I threw the guy off the job site after a half dozen holes were in the ceiling. The owner came by to investigate the work. He acknowledged that it was done without proper planning and acknowledged responsibility. He said "this wouldn't' have happened if I was here". His first recommended fix was to add speakers where some of the holes were drilled in wrong places. He also recommended cutting out a roof rafter where they had drilled a hole for one of the lights. Removing structural part of the roof did not seem to be a good idea. After further discussion, he agreed that the only way to fix the mess they created was to replace the ceiling. He offered to pay part of the ceiling costs. I chose to have another electrician complete the job. I wasn't going to allow this company to finish the work. Ceiling repair ended up costing nearly $1500 to repair the damage that he did. Owner ignored multiple texts from when advised of the additional charges to repair the ceiling. When I called him, he hung up on me and didn't answer when I called back. In additional text correspondence, he advised that we would have only contributed to the ceiling repair if he had been allowed to finish the work. I've considered following complaints with the Eletrician Licensing Board, but haven't. I did not have a written contract with the company, and was doing on a verbal agreement. I strongly advise against entering into any type of verbal agreement with a company like this. While researching licensing and company history, I've learned individuals that I allowed into my house to do this work had a multitude of criminal and civil actions against them, including Burglary, Domestic Violence, Malicious Destruction of Property, Resisting Arrest, Theft, Tax Liens, Judgments, Restraining orders, and Controlled Dangerous Substance. Had I done records checks in advance, I never would have hired this company. Please don't review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you're connected in any way to the owner or employees. read more

Didn't show up for appointment. After leaving a message the office called three hours later to say he couldn't make it do to another job. Was looking forward to having my ceiling fixture hard-wired and installed. Very disappointing. read more

As a builder myself, I'd have to say that Anchor Electric (Steve) was very disappointing. Sub-par materials, workmanship and failure to show up when promised on multiple occasions. I hired him based on the reviews here but I won't make they mistake again. I did more extensive research the next time I needed an electrician with the O.C. locals and found one that was a real professional and fair priced also. All I can say is....caveat emptor! read more

Showed up on time, friendly and got the job done. Highly recommend.

Steve did a wonderful job upgrading the electric capabilities of our home. He was polite, punctual and a non-smoker. My family got to meet him on several occasions and we highly recommend his services. read more

Anchor Electric is very responsive and professional. My HVAC Unit's power cord to circuit blew and I had no heat in February. I've had on going HVAC problems even though it was a new system. The first Electrician I hired from another company replaced a breaker but he didn't check out why the breaker was tripping and he put me off so by the time Steve from Anchor Elec came to access the problem, the wire had blown. Steve got right into the crawl space and found the fried cable quickly..this was a fire hazard. In addition Steve corrected wiring to Air Handler and HVAC Heat Pump. Steve also installed a new breaker box into the house. The old box was outside. This was a lot of work and it was done very well and on a timely basis. Steve was kind and personable. I highly recommend this company. Anchor Electric is the best. read more

Steve promptly responded to my residence. He was professional, polite and efficient. His attention to detail was greatly appreciated. Would highly recommend! read more

Steve at Anchor Electric was recommended to me by my next-door neighbor in Ocean City. We wanted to have a ceiling fan installed on our screen porch. Steve gave us a few suggestions (installing two small fans instead of one large one to avoid light flickering) and we set up an appointment. Steve and his helper arrived on time on the day of the appointment. The installation went smoothly with him checking back and forth with us with regard to questions about placement of switches, etc. He also installed a timer for our dock lights, and fixed another switch for us that was giving us intermittent trouble. He was personable and reasonably priced. Would definitely use him again! read more

Returned my call and gave me an estimate promptly. Was scheduled in a week, Showed up as promised and did a good job. Wired an unfinished upstairs - 2 bedrooms, bathroom, laundry space and a great room. Included TV outlet, attic light, carbon/smoke detectors and 2 outdoor lights. The price was fair and the work was done well. I will call them again. read more