Do not use Smith for any electrical work. He is slow, and will run-up the labor hours on his bill…read more He talks a good game, but does not know the State of Iowa or National Electrical Code requirements. He has never passed a electrical competency test, and is only grandfathered-in as a master class B electrician, based on his experience working as an "electrician" for more than at least about 7 and 1/2 years. This past experience allows Smith to work only in Tama County, Iowa. He primarily works on farms so his work is not inspected by a competent person. The work he did for me was so defective that 240-volt electrical wire splices were only held together with loosely wrapped electrical tape. Under load this would have created a fire that could have easily burned down my house and killed my family. I needed to pay a competent electrician to remove this incompetent ba___d's work and completely start over because Smith did not even use the correct gauge of electrical wire on the job. Smith also uses un-skilled laborers on the job as helpers, but does not even bother to pay to have worker's compensation insurance for his employees. I hope his employees and your family are not injured or killed by Smith's electrical incompetence.

BEWARE! Deceitful and misleading business practices. I had Alan come and give me a quote for a…read morewater softener. I was quoted in writing $240 price for installation and $35 for monthly rental. When I received my bill, the cost was $448.51. The HUGE difference was attributed to extra plumbing and labor. They knew that extra plumbing and labor would be necessary, as it was written on my quote, so why did they not disclose the approximate added costs on the quote? Completely misleading. Avoid this company!

CONSUMERS BEWARE! HORRIFIC COMPANY! I have never taken the time to write a negative review of a…read morecompany but I felt an obligation to warn anyone considering this company to be aware as I have never in my life received such absurd treatment and complete lack of discretion or respect. LIED TO DIRECTLY, LIED ABOUT, CHARGED FOR WHAT THEY STATED WAS A FREE SERVICE, NOT NOTIFIED, SUED IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT WHILE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH ANYONE AT THEIR BUSINESS TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED. Never in my life have I not paid a bill. The explicit details are as follows. We contacted this company and explained that we have a complex water system including well pump, whole house filtration system, etc. We were looking for a company to work with for servicing of our systems. Initially we asked if they provided free water testing. They stated that they did. I explained that we were concerned with Chromium 6, as a national report had recently been released showing that a significant number of counties in the U.S. had been shown to have this toxin in their systems. When the gentlemen showed up to do the testing my wife again stated that we were most interested in the Chromium 6, the same toxin that the movie Erin Brokovich was based. The salesperson spoke to my wife for about a half hour about the price of a new water system. Neither time was a cost referenced for the FREE water testing we initially had them out to perform. A significant amount of time elapsed and I received a call from the salesperson notifying me that my bill was past due... I told him we had received nothing regarding this and asked what the bill was for as we only had the FREE water testing done. He then lied to me and told me he had told my wife that there was a testing cost associated with the Chromium 6. My wife was not pleased to be called a liar, but I figured that the salesman saw many customers and had simply assumed he had stated this. I asked that he have his office send a bill for my review and figured I would work with the company to come to a solution. I received a bill while out of town for work and called them once home. While trying to get a hold of the person that deals with billing in their office on several occasions over the next couple business days, my wife calls me and tells me that I had just been served small claims court papers for the $136 bill. $136! Hardly worth a trip to court when I was trying to work this out with them. UNBELIEVABLE!!! When I finally spoke to someone in charge, an office manager, she was indifferent and unapologetic. THE ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!! Protect yourself and find anyone else.

The work done was actually very good, but the charge was double the estimate due to them charging…read morefor driving time from Toledo to Waterloo and back, which they conveniently forgot to mention beforehand. And this makes no sense as we called the Waterloo office. Kinetico water softeners are great, but Scharnweber treated us badly. So my problem is not with the plumber who did the work but with Scharnweber management who seem to think they can charge as much as they like. I realize they have bills to pay, we all do. But overcharging is NOT the way to do it !

They came out to work on our well...two guys they managed to snap off two bolts. My husband had the…read morebolts off the day before so why they broke them is a mystery. Instead of one guy going back to the shop for the bolts and one continuing to work they both went. The shop is less than 5 miles away yet they were gone for over an hour and a half at $75 an hour. The bill was twice what they quoted. We were new to the area, since then several people have told us they would never use them because of outrageous bills. I guess if you are a commercial company that brings them a lot of business it's different than a homeowner that is not a continuous customer.

ALERT: Deceptive practices! Jarrod Ulery the owner, performed a small electrical job at the place…read moreof business I manage. He was not up front about his charges even when asked point blank in person. He first tried to charge for 4 hours of work at $75 per hour. The actual job took less than an hour. When I confronted him about it, he changed it to 3.5 hours. Gee thanks :-( . So he didn't have the basic equipment needed for the job with him, even though he had an idea what to expect before coming to the job site. But, hey, I get it, I'm not an electrician, so maybe this wasn't such a common part, but the parts were standard. He then drove a 1 hour round trip to get the parts, but could have gone to a hardware store closer to get what was needed. When I received the bill, I saw that he charged his labor rate of $75 per hour to drive an hour and a half to and from the job site. This after he told me he doesn't add on a trip charge. Uhhh, seems to me to be a hefty trip charge, or was it just his highly skilled driving abilities that costed $150. In the end, the job is done and this small business was price gouged. Going forward, we will not hire him again, and I will always get estimates in writing. FYI, Ulery Electric was a match for the job on the HomeAdvisor.com search. A similar review can be found there.

I have used them several times for many different projects, wouldnt use anyone else. Fair price and…read morealways friendly servicemen. Best electrical company in Iowa.

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Trustworthy, hard working! Smart decisions and quality work. Definitely a good value, good…read moreexecutive decision making

I am in love with my new patio! "J3" built the gable roof cover for my patio and I couldn't be…read morehappier! They came out to hear my vision and give me an estimate. They were prompt, thorough, professional and always responded to me quickly no matter how many questions I had. "J3" did a great job on the build and clean up. I'm very pleased with the work and I can't wait to enjoy my new patio!