We have an old house that is over 110 years old. We needed to have the old nob and tube wiring…read morereplaced and our wiring updated. They did a great job updating and replacing the old wiring. John was very good about telling us what needed to be done and giving us options. They even recommended a great plasterer for repair of the 30 some holes in our walls and ceilings. I would highly recommend Isthmus for any electrical work

John and his team did a wonderful job of staying in touch, contacted them at a busy time and they…read morewere great at communicating that we were on a wait list but that they would get to us as soon as they could. They just installed all new smoke alarms in the house and we couldn't be more pleased with how it went. Great work and wonderful people to work with. Will be our go to electricians!

I will from now on always use Helping Hands. With the horrible June 10th storm and every one is…read morebusy, Helping Hands found the technician who was nearby and could fit me in. This was the next afternoon, after MG&E said there was a broken weatherhead that need replacing first before they could reattach the wire. But the afternoon of the 11th brought nonstop thunderstorms and the technician waited in his truck for a break in the rain to get out and fix it, but it didn't come. He went home and I went to my family's house since I had no power for dinner. When I came home, I got a text saying Ader had returned and completed the repair. My neighbor was so impressed by Ader's tenacity waiting for the a break in the rain, that he will also start using Helping Hands! Thank you so much!

Scheduling was a week out when I called. That's OK, I waited a week for my scheduled appointment…read more On the morning of my appointment, I received a text that my appointment had been moved out another five days. I had already rearranged my schedule that day to make things work. I was not available on the new day and time they selected for my appointment. I think this company must have far too much business to keep mine.

Digging with a backhoe and hit a cable in the afternoon, knocked out power to a shop with running…read morewater on an extremely cold day. Called, electrician came, had it fixed by 7:30pm. Amazing service.

When we bought our house twenty years ago, one name kept coming up whenever I asked people about an…read moreelectrician. Krantz. Unfortunately, my old house has knob and tube and for any new fixtures etc we've had to call people out since it's against code (and just plain unsafe) to mess with knob and tube. Knob and tube doesn't work like newer wiring and there's no rhyme or reason why it goes where it does. THAT would be why the guy was banging on Sally's walls. He was trying to figure out the run pattern and where the wiring actually was. They are the only electrician I have used and they have also been great with my clients I recommended them too (I'm a realtor and know many tradespeople). As with anything on here, ymmv, but I don't think it's fair to hit a small family-owned business (at least two generations, maybe three) for something just because you don't understand the specifics of what they are doing. They treat their people well, do great work, and I'm having them back to my house in a few days to give me a quote for removing all of the knob and tube. Isn't that what's supposed to matter? How they actually are doing their job? It's also a Union shop which is important to me, although I've found their prices to be closer to the non-union shops in town. I endorse them heartily, and without reservation.

Yandri has been fantastic at helping on projects around our condo: everything from exterior…read moreprojects to appliance repairs. He recently saved us a ton by identifying and repairing a broken dishwasher part so we didn't need to replace the whole unit. Highly recommended!

I contacted Honest Handyman to have a few small jobs completed. He was very thorough, arrived on…read moretime, was pleasant to work with, and pricing was appropriate. We were happy with the work that was completed and will contact them again due future needs.

Very professional!! We are very happy with the good work they did. And the time frame they were…read moreable to get the work done was great. I will refer Larson electric to anyone needing service.

Great experience whenever I contact Larson electric for small jobs. They help with my induction…read moreoven most recently.

The service call only resulted in the conclusion that we had to shop for a faucet. We had a…read morefriendly discussion with the service guy, Nate, so much so that most of the hour charged to us was discussion about family, etc. What he failed to tell us is that we would be charged $2.00 for every minute of friendly discussion!! If he had told us that, then we would have greatly reduced our personal chit-chat! Then when I called to have our bill reduced, they said we had to pay the full amount of $260! I do not mind the $100 for the service call and maybe ~ 10 paid minutes it took to say we need a new faucet, but I DO MIND paying 50 minutes X $2.00/minute = $100 for a friendly discussion!! I do not know the quality of their work because they did not do any. I eventually replaced the faucet myself.

I have used them in the past and they were great. I called to have a leaking Moen shower valve…read morecartridge replaced and told them I could only have them work on Tuesday or Thursday. They said they will have some cartridges on the truck and if they don't have them they will run out and get them. They gave me a 4 hour window on Tuesday to work with. They called 3 hours into the window saying they would take a picture of the valve and replace it tomorrow. Wednesday. When I cannot do it. I could have rescheduled for Thursday, but I decided to cancel and give someone else a try. Hopefully someone who values their customer's time better.

Ralph, the technician, was very knowledgeable and polite. He covered everything to check my air…read moreconditioning system. I would definitely do business with Hillestad Heating & Cooling again.

This is the third time that I have used Hillestad. For a large local company, their services are…read morefairly priced and you get the benefit of very skilled employees and modern billing/site.

We woke up to our house at 60° with the outside temp around 15°. Our heater made a jet engine level…read morenoise then went silent. We called the on all line and quickly received a callback. Brad made it to our house quickly and was able to get a replacement part in Madison. He was kind, courteous, and acted fast. We have used this company before for our air conditioner and they were amazing then as well. At that time we called around and they had the best prices as well. We will absolutely use this company again.

I thought I needed a new furnace because of a failure occurring in my current unit. I contacted…read moretwo companies and received quotes for $2000-$3000 for the repairs. My furnace is 12 years old and not inexpensive so I was not very happy about this. It was a coin toss as to whether to fix or replace. I called 5 local companies to receive quotes for a new furnace and they were $6,000-$8,000. OK was the last company to come in. The salesman, who is very knowledgeable and surprisingly honest, told me my furnace could be repaired for under $1,000. He could have just quoted me for a new furnace like all the others but didn't. I was thrilled. Josh, who had 30+ years experience, came in, found the problem, and my bill was $230. Who does that? I hope something else breaks so I can feel this good again.