Highly recommend. Knowledgeable, efficient and perfect outcome. Thank you Josh for going above and…read morebeyond fixing my cast iron unique lamp. You are going to get a lot of recommendations from me. And thanks Chad for the friendly Chat. All round wonderful experience.

This is the place we bought our Track lighting a few years back , was never really pleased with it…read more(very very expensive for basic track lights with we found later specialized bulbs), but I installed it and it works. Then I had three of these expensive bulbs that no other store in Victoria or online carries, go within a few weeks of each other. So I head back to Pine Lighting, two guys at the counter, 1 greeted me as I came in, and he was very friendly and helpful, the other guy sat at the counter, pretending to be on the computer but had his phone leaned against the computer screen while he was watching some game, tried to make some small talk with him, but guess whatever he was watching was more important that maintaining and customer relations.. $45 for three bulbs, and left really feeling as though my business was undervalued...can see why this place is devoid of customers. Next time any of the bulbs blow on these tracks, they are going to be removed and upgraded with something from a local business that has better customer service.

Mazin returned my calls promptly, and was thorough and professional, displaying good knowledge of…read moreproducts and government codes. Sadly, I was asking the impossible, trying to make a small panel do too much. In the end, he found an alternate solution for me which should work nicely, all without charge. I have no doubt that I will need help another time, and Aster Electric will be my first call! R. Moffat.

We needed a range outlet installed. Our old Kenmore range clock finally died and the range was 45…read moreyears old and hardwired in. So now, all new ranges have a plug so we needed a range receptacle installed. The new stove is due to be installed next Wednesday - so we had to move fast. Contacted Mazin - he was here in about an hour. Did the job in an excellent manner. Too bad Sears isn't in business anymore - couldn't replace the clock. His fee was reasonable too.

Four years ago, we hired Light Right to install Christmas Lights on our home.  They've been through…read morea few seasons, and a summer wedding at our house - the lights were so nice to have! This year we noticed that a few of the older incandescent bulbs have died.  I contacted Josh, the owner, and he remembered our home - it was one of the first ones he worked on back in 2016, when James owned the company.  Josh was friendly, polite, and professional.  He dispatched a crew - also very friendly and polite.  We decided to replace the older incandescent bulbs with LED ones. The house looked great before, and even better now!  I highly recommend this company for all of your outdoor lighting needs. Hersh

I would have given a 4 or 5 star based on the work the two guys did in putting up the Christmas…read morelights. GREAT job, speedy. And they wore masks when dealing with me. But contacting the owner, Josh, and arranging the day and time was a real pain. He often didn't answer my texts to him and over a period of two weeks or so trying to get a date to put the lights up I couldn't get him on the phone - his mailbox was always full. He did call back after a few calls and he did text back a day or two later on some texts. Saying all this, I will use them again next year.

A quick review. I…read morecalled James (today is Saturday, btw) to discuss a minor electrical problem. Without hesitation, he confirmed that he can come tomorrow (Sunday). Impressive. Numerous contractors in Victoria leave the impression that the client's concerns rank right up there - just behind theirs. They either cannot possibly provide service until some future date or for some other reason. Not so James. I suspect I will be pleased by other aspects of his service when he repairs my minor electrical problem tomorrow.

James came and gave me a quote for a residential service upgrade. He was thoughtful and…read moreprofessional and quick! His price was within 5% of the other quote I got. Ultimately I chose the other contractor simply because he was the first one through the door, but I had no reservations with hiring James.

I went into McLaren's a few days ago looking for bathroom lighting. I was asked a question about…read moreelectrical boxes.. I was not quite sure but I was given the feeling that I should. The man that served me seemed to be in a rush to serve someone else that had just come in. I felt that I was not classy enough and that my request was to minimal to be of any importance. I had told this salesman that I had two pendant lights I was changing out... he kept insisting that there was not much light.. and I said..yes...there is.... but he was not acknowledging what I had said. I felt that the store is snobby...and another shop I went into said they heard this a lot about McLaren's.. Doreen.

We purchased our lighting fixtures from McLaren Lighting for $3,200 when renovating our home…read more Within three or four years, 18 out of 24 ceramic sockets in most of these expensive halogen fixtures burned out. When I went back to McLaren to ask what could be done, they told me it was a common problem but the sockets could not be repaired or replaced. I was told that because the manufacturer's warranty had run out, McLaren would do nothing for us. I understand that most retailers would take the same approach. However, McLaren charges a premium price that is up to ten times higher than purchasing the equivalent product online or at a big box retailer. We decided to patronize McLaren despite the extra cost because we wanted to support a local business and to have support if there was a problem. With respect to the latter, we were clearly very mistaken. Be advised that, despite the premium prices they charge, McLaren will not stand behind their product beyond the manufacturer's warranty. Furthermore, they obviously do not invest sufficient effort, if any, to ascertain the quality of their product before recommending it to their customers. In other words, there is no value added over buying online, which is where we will be purchasing the replacements for the defective junk that McLaren sold us. The one positive thing I can say about McLaren Lighting is that their staff were very polite when dealing with me and my concerns.

Matt did my electrical renovation with updating light and pot lights all looking wonderful. Nice…read moreyoung man, quiet and does the job. Thanks Matt. Malinda, in Broadmead, Victoria BC

Matt was punctual, skilled, professional, and completed the work in a timely fashion and within the…read moreestimated budget. Would definitely use his services again.

Stay away from this guy! I hired James to install some pool equipment for me, anyone that know…read moreanything about electrical knows you don't put 120v power into a pool otherwise you could electrocute or even kill someone, apparently a "licensed" electrician was unaware of this! He wired up the pool lights to 120v even though they were yellow 12v low voltage wires which you'd think would have been another clue, not to James it wasn't. So obviously he fried the lights and they needed to be repaired which he refused to do, I had to purchase all the new pool lights again myself which cost thousands of dollars. He did admit his mistake and told me he'd pay me back before ghosting me entirely. Clearly this guy doesn't know what he's doing and has no morals on top of that.

I had James on site to deal with several small electrical issues. James was able to provide…read morecreative options in a cost effective manner. I would be happy to recommend his services to others. Nathan