I wanted to recommend an electrician that we used to rewire our 4 story 2 family brownstone in…read moreBrooklyn. His name is Sal, and he's at LB Electric. His cell is 917-627-9903 and phone is (718) 431-0565.
When deciding on an electrician, I believe I called between 10-15 of them and got quotes from at least 6 or 7. I called many of the recurring recommended electricians from Brownstoner, as well as a few other local electricians that I found through google searches or just from walking around my neighborhood. I wanted to go with someone who was local because the closer they are the better, in my mind.
I found LB Electric by googling online. Sal's quote was by far the most reasonable. For example, his quote was 30,000 less than the highest quote I got (from one of the electricians who was recommended on this website). He gave me some corporate references for building companies that he's done work for. They all checked out.
His work was top notch, he was reliable in showing up, and he's did a lot of arguably extra things for us, suffered through some contract changes, and had a wonderful attitude the whole time. There were a few mistakes in the way the switches were wired by his employees, and some of the boxes weren't installed totally straight but he fixed those. (Happily and without attitude or anger, which is a big plus in my opinion). He is very friendly and spends a lot of time personally making sure the job is right.
He also went above and beyond the call of duty! At one point, we thought that one of the workers dislodged some electrical piece that made our boiler stop working. We then got power to the boiler, but it wasn't turning on. I called Sal who said he'd come over to fix it. It turns out it wasn't an electrical problem, but somehow, another person (don't know who) had turned off the water supply to the boiler. Sal fixed it for us, free of charge and happily and said "Hey, you don't need to call a handyman! I used to fix boilers." He even came back another time to fix the boiler. Once, he also took me to a lock wholesaler in the neighborhood because I had been having a hard time finding the right kind of electric lock for us. He waited at the store and helped me select one, and then got me a discount through his account with them.
We passed the DOB inspection easily. They noticed one minor problem, and asked Sal to fix it while they were onsite, which he did very quickly, and then they passed us.
I ultimately went with Sal because his price was reasonable, and he seemed trustworthy, experienced, good natured, and his references checked out well. I have NEVER met a contractor who has been so nice, thorough, and reliable as Sal. I'd firmly recommend him to anyone. I'm no longer living in New York, though still have the house there and all the electrical has been fine! I wanted to write this review because I was so impressed with Sal and hope that he succeeds in his business!
