They are just awesome! I needed to have an outlet that was controlled by a switch (40-year-old property) that was used for a table lamp on what was going to become my new living room's entertainment center wall. On that narrow wall, I also needed that outlet moved up from the floor to the middle so that a mounted television could be placed over it. The biggest issue with what sounds simple is that I am an idiot.
I was able to hardwire the outlet directly from the main by removing the useless switch from the outlet. I then decided to move the two remaining 3-pole switches that control my entryway light and primary loving room lights toward the edge of the wall (it's just a 50" wide section of wall between my entryway and stairs) because it would look odd if those switches remained centered under the mounted TV. This is still a pretty simple task if you're capable of turning off the supplying circuit breaker and courageous enough to cut into your drywall to relocate receptacles.
However, it becomes a nightmare if you forget to label every wire into the switches. And that's why I'm not an electrician. Now, six different 14 gauge wires are coming from every direction with no distinguishable source or destination. I was not about to remove the entire wall sections drywall to better trace the cables, and running back and forth to toggle the main circuit breaker to fix a mistake that never should've happened would've become more and more irritating with every trip.
Julio had to do a similar tap dance up and down from the main level to the downstairs utility room, but his knowledge, know-how, and experience cut out a ton of the time it would've taken me and got the wiring done safely and up to code.
I also needed a power supply issue with my new washer and dryer resolved, and he quickly spotted what my home inspector missed a month ago. I had four outlets within 6 feet of the sink faucet, with only one being a GFCI. That GFCI had also been painted over, so the surge switch and reset didn't function properly.
Making my home safe required approximately 6 hours of labor and at least $50 in materials. I anticipated a bill of about $1,000 for his services.
The gentleman prepared an invoice for $540. That's an incredible price for the scope and quality of his work, and I will never go with anyone else for future electrical projects.
Choose Lemus Electrical with complete confidence. They do great work and good business for an extremely fair price. read more