I'm sorry it's taken me this long (3.5 years) to get around to reviewing Intrinsic here on Yelp. On…read morethe other hand, I can tell you that we have not had one problem with any of the rewiring or new fixture installations that David and his crew did for us, at the end of January 2014. Which is also a useful kind of feedback to get, with something as crucial and safety-related as electricity.
When we called Intrinsic, w were desperate to have our whole house (built 1942) rewired up to code in a big hurry. I had changed home insurance co's. I'd been solicited & then suckered by Hartford, a company that works with AARP to offer its members "better rates". Although I gave Hartford the info that we had "original" wiring from 1942 in a total of 3 different ways at the time they wrote the policy, and they took our money - a month later, Hartford cancelled the policy, for NOT having modern wiring! So, we were potentially in trouble, because Hartford also went out of their way to inform our mortgage company that our house was now "uninsured". We quickly found an insurance company that was willing to insure us right away, but with a one-month "good faith grace period" in which to get the entire "up to code" job done.
MIraculously, we found David, and he came through for us with flying colors. He gave us an estimate that was very reasonable, was able to start the job within a week, and in another 2 weeks, the entire job was complete, and passed city inspection easily. Along the way, he put in several new fixtures that we had always needed in very dark spots, discovered that a bathroom fan-vent was wrongly installed and replaced all the parts, dealt with the complication of all our outer walls already having insulation in them, and he and both his crew members even went out of their way to reassure and make friends with my nervous, barky young dog.
David knows everything about electricity, and is totally up to speed on "code". He helped us choose appropriate fixtures, advised us about various options, and was on hand some part of every day to make sure all was moving along as planned. We were always informed in advance, of which part of the house was going to be the work site, so that we were always prepared and nothing inconvenient ever sprung on us. David is a perfectionist, and did not consider the job complete until every last switch and light bulb was working just right.
So, well within the 30 day grace period, we were able to provide the necessary documentation to our new insurance agent, so that the new insuring company could get confirmation that all was complete. The final cost of the job was somewhat higher than the estimate, which did complicate our financial lives for a while. But considering the quality of the work that was done, and the lighting improvements made along the way which have greatly increased our enjoyment of the house, I would say that $15K, given the various structural complications, the additional fixtures we added, and size of house (1100 sq.ft), was not out of line for a full house rewiring, and the very excellent quality of the work done, from start to finish.
