As a part of our home improvement journey this year, we finally got around to installing a new…read moredining area light, sconces and a new fan. The Doctor has a history with this business and did all of the initial legwork of going to the store several times to take photos of different fixtures for me to review as I do not like spending a lot of time in stores wandering around. I want what I want and need to move on. Once I narrowed down what I was looking for, it was time for me to visit the store. Cindy Goldstein was the person working with The Doctor and I met her. She was very nice and again, a sales person who was not pushing me on a purchase. Again in my mind's eye, I had an idea of what I wanted on the wall and ceiling and was looking around until I saw that items that caught my eye. Cindy was very helpful and even suggested that for the ceiling fixture, we could purchase the floor display at a considerably lower price, but we got the sconces new. I figured since the ceiling fixture was only hanging, there was no risk in purchasing it as there was minimum handling/touching the fixture. In addition to the light fixtures, The Doctor found the fan of his dreams and we purchased that as well. I gotta say I love the fan as much as the light fixtures as it really cools off the room and the breeze is nice. Cindy was cool and gave The Doctor a discount on the price of the fan as well. Delivery of the items was painless and we were also able to purchase additional globes to have on hand in case one broke (not that I hope we have to use them). What I didn't realize until after we had left was that this particular business was all women owned. I love supporting women and minority owned businesses, especially when they have great products and customer service. I will be back here to look for new fixtures for the kitchen in the near future.

Jessica and Cindy at Idlewood did a great job helping me promptly obtain a replacement for a new…read morelight fixture which arrived damaged from the manufacturer. I would shop with them again, for sure.

Got a 40 amp cable and circuit for a new Induction oven. Quick and professional. Scheduling was…read moreeasy. Would definitely recommend

I've used T and D twice for general household electrical work. On time, diligent, friendly, clean,…read moreefficient, and fairly priced. In both cases the technician was able to answer questions unrelated to the work I ordered, in some cases making minor adjustments to the polarity of outlets and tightening up part of a vintage light fixture. Highly recommend!

My wife and I purchased kitchen and bath faucets from Advantage about 14 yeas ago and the service…read morewas great then, and 14 years later the service is just as great. We recently had issues with a faucet and handle, and the customer service rep (Corinne) at Advantage was amazing. Within minutes she had found the parts I needed and arranged for their delivery at no cost. It pays to go with top quality products. And, if you can, get them from Advantage - a top quality shop with a top quality team. I can't say enough good things about them!

This place has the latest and greatest. Displays are sold…read more Here's the thing; the customer used to be important. The attitude I received; how dare I inconvenience this man with a question? He shuffled me off to his underling; and let me know of my unimportance. This really makes me want to come back and send my friends. Beautiful shop - bad attitude.

A+++++service, style advice and repair from Jamie and Mike . We not only got two stylish new…read morelampshades for our vintage and ceramic lamps but feel like we made friends as well . Thank you thank you!!! Linda + Sandy.

The Lamp Shader is the place to go to for the most beautiful, high-quality lampshades to fit every…read morelamp. Jamie is a genius at finding the right harp, shade and finial for your lamp. Excellent service and products in every way! They are friendly and helpful.

Abel and his team were great to work with. They did my irrigation and landscape lighting. I was…read moreoriginally slated to go with POE out of Elmhurst and they jerked me around and were way over budget. They did the jobs in a day and a half. They had to come back a week later for some tweaks and they were great about it. They were neat (well as neat as you can be with irrigation). The communication was great, they were consultative and flexible. I'm very happy.

Abel is an awesome guy, came and gave me a competitive quote for fixing my sprinkler system, was…read moreable to do the work the same day and went through everything throughly to make sure it worked properly. Highly recommend giving him a shot

We were so lucky to find this place! We thought we were going to have to replace two bathroom…read morelight fixtures because the glass was broken on one and there was a short on the other. Matt was able to fix the short and found replacement glass for the other even though it was twenty years old. So the total was under $100 when we thought we'd be several hundred into replacement fixtures. That said, they had some beautiful fixtures and we would definitely look there if we needed new lighting. Thanks, Matt!

I purchased 3 trim kits for recessed lights. When the trim kits didn't fit the smart bulbs I wanted…read moreto use, I tried to return them. The owner of the store told me I couldn't return them and then said it was because I didn't ask about their return policy. If it was a special order product that was non-returnable, I should have been told that before I purchased. Do not buy something from this shop if you have any expectation of being able to return it if necessary.

We hired North Shore Electric to design and install a gutter and downspout de-icing system. Despite…read morethe system being powered on, the downspouts freeze solid, water backs up, and ice pools at the base--creating a serious safety hazard. We raised this issue last winter and again this year, and each time our concerns were dismissed, with blame placed on us despite the system being turned on well in advance of freezing conditions. We are now being told that their 10-year "warranty" only covers the cable itself, not evaluating whether the system is functioning properly or was correctly designed. In other words, if the system fails to do its basic job, we still have to pay them just to tell us why. What is the point of a warranty if the company refuses to stand behind system performance or take responsibility for obvious design failures? Between the unsafe conditions, refusal to investigate without charging high fees, and repeated deflection, this experience has been extremely disappointing. We would not recommend this company. It's clear that once they receive their nearly $5,000 payment, customer support ends.

Honest work, amazing service, very efficient. Definitely will be using them moving forward.read more

I found Chris via Yelp when I had a wall that start buzzing when I turned on a light switch,…read morecoupled with a three way switch that wasn't behaving normally anymore. No one I knew had any recommendations, so I contacted a few electricians on Yelp because I didn't know where to start. He responded quickly and was EXTREMELY helpful, talking to me on several calls to give an estimate and initial troubleshooting ideas, including suggestions for what to tell my building's engineer in case I opted to have the engineer try to fix it first. He had me send photos of my electrical panel and he mentioned the brand of breakers I had (Challenger) are known to be problematic and hazardous, so he suggested that I have them swapped out when I have the lightswitch fixed. He said my building engineer could probably do it if I preferred that, which would be less expensive. Because my building just changed maintenance/engineering companies earlier this year and I don't really know or trust the new engineer yet, I wanted to have an electrician do this to make sure it was done correctly. I was impressed by his Yelp reviews, Angie's List reviews, and BBB rating, so I hired him. Chris was super easy to work with to schedule the appointment, and he gave me a 2 hour window for when he'd arrive (and as it approached, he called/texted to update me on a more exact ETA). I ended up having him replace all my breakers, and he also replaced the three light switches that were faulty. He also swapped out my hardwired smoke detector, since my old one was past its prime. I pre-purchased the breakers and detector since I had a few days' lead time, so he only charged me for the switches and his time (which was spot-on with the estimate he gave me over the phone). He also went up on my roof when he saw the breaker for my AC unit seemed to not make sense for the size of my apartment, and sure enough it was not what the AC unit sticker said it should be. So he replaced that one with the correct amperage, which reduces the strain on the AC Unit (so it doesn't get damaged) and reduces the risk of a fire. He also found some problems with my building's roof and some building wiring that was exposed up there, which he photographed and sent to me so I could pass it along to the board and management company for them to handle. Chris is a super nice guy, and he was great at explaining what was wrong and what needed to be fixed without upselling me. I'm someone who stresses out about anything home maintenance because I'm terrified of something going tragically wrong, so I appreciated the info he shared. I've already recommended him to my neighbors in our building's facebook group, and I will definitely hire him again for any other electrical work I may need. (I may eventually get my life together and replace some ceiling light fixtures and install a fan. While in theory I could do it myself, I'd rather not accidentally electrocute myself. Plumbing and electric are the two things I don't mess around with, even for simple fixes).

Chris is very experienced and knowledgeable. Highly recommended for even the most complicated…read moreelectrical problems

Knowledgeable and very professional . Came as scheduled and…read moreresolved the problem. Reasonable pricing.

Called for an exterior outlet repair and a new outlet install above a counter on an interior wall…read more They sent out great staff, handled the project carefully and quickly. Will be using them again. Great communication and fast booking. 10/10

They worked within my schedule. Their work was very clean. They were also reasonably priced.read more

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