ASK FOR PRICING IN ADVANCE & CHECK WITH OTHER COMPANIES! VERY HIGH PRICES.
I reached out on the Nextdoor app to find an electrician. Brandi replied promptly. I was impressed with the quick response. I asked for the cost to replace a breaker switch. She said she couldn't provide an estimate but the service visit was $75. (waived if work was done).
We proceeded and Aaron (the owner of Straight Up) came to our house the next day. He gave us a quote for replacing the breaker switch (which we decided to do on our own since we had done so previously) - and we also found out we had a bad GFCI (from power washing the day before). His estimate to replace was $350. I thought that sounded way too high and he came down in price to $265. When replacing the initial GFCI did not fix the problem, Aaron started looking around and found another bad GFCI (replaced in the last 2 years with one from Lowe's). Aaron said to not trust any GFCIs from Lowe's or Home Depot as the quality is poor. He replaced that one and we asked him if he could check out pool light - another bad GFCI replaced (he had to go get another one). The total for replacing (not rewiring just replacing) 3 GFCI outlets was $650. That was the heavily "discounted" amount!
When Aaron left, I called 2 local, reputable electricians (I would recommend Fox Electric if you need an electrician). Both companies said the total job (with their $150 service visit) would have cost no more than $300-400 (on the high end). So I am giving 2 stars to Straight Up for showing up quickly - but would NOT recommend.
When I told Aaron about the comments from the other electric comapanies he said he would match their price if I had them come out and provide and estimate. I had already called them and he could have done the same thing if he truly cared about reasonable and fair pricing. read more