Search Results for 'electrician'

[happywalker]

We are interested in getting a few bids for a small home project. Would like to keep it local if we can. Anybody out there have a good experience and reference for a reasonable electrician?

[Bostonman]

I have no problem with immigration, its illegal immigration I have a problem with. You’re right, at one point in time about 80 years ago my grandparents were immigrants. But, they were legal immigrants and were farmers. Then my dad was an electrician and I am a college grad. The biggest problem nowadays is even the immigrants that come over want everything that other people had to earn over generations and they want it right now.

So, if you want to come to the land of opportunity to make a better life for yourself and family and do it legally then I say good for you. It won’t be easy but maybe one day your grandkids will thank you. If you want to do it illegally then I will have no sympathy for you.

In my travellings the US has a more leniant immigration policy than a lot of other countries. Even in Europe.

[anonyme]

I have a co-worker who is looking to rent a room, small apartment, or MIL in WS for under $700. She works as an electrician and part-time gardener. I’m guessing she might even be into some barter/work for rent sort of thing. She has one cat and smokes. I’ll forward contact info to her. Would appreciate any leads.

Thanks!

[Semele]

I ended up going with Hudson Electric. He was out here in less than an hour after I called (sometimes things work out that way) and was able to fix my non working kitchen light issue fairly quick. Very fair price, professional, and local. Thanks for the suggestions!

[wsgolfer]

Semele, I highly recommend Brad at Expert Electric (http://expertelectric-us.com/). His number is 206-890-0014.

He’s helped us with a complete rewire, and is honest, prompt, knows what he is doing & is based in WS.

My 2 cents about Mr Sparky. In my experience places like that are much more expensive, because they end up having to pay a franchise fee for the name, so they have to charge you more. You are much better off going with an independent local electrician.

Best of luck!

[TDe]

Mr Sparky.. They are awesome! We’ve used them several times and have always been happy with them. They are fast, reliable and local. (206) 246-7123

[Semele]

Does anyone have a local electrician they recommend? I have an issue with some lights and need to have someone come out sooner rather than later. Any suggestions appreciated!

[WestsideSue]

I have a perfect helper for you … Me! I am a construction electrician, but have been mostly unemployed for the last two years. Besides my profession, the main thing I do with my life is do-it-yourself projects on my two OLD houses that I’ve refurbished. Tile, floors, light plumbing (including copper), installing cabinets and trim, I’ve got most of the tools to do them. I will listen to your vision, and will work hard to help you make it happen. I am not a professional at home remodeling, but I know I can be an asset for you. suesclues@comcast.net

[DBP]

I have solar panels on the roof. I’m not expecting them to pay off any time soon, and I never expected them to provide all my power. So when I had them hooked up, I DIDN’T tell the electrician: “OK, now that I’m getting solar, you can take me OFF the grid, because I’m never going to need City electric again.”

As a result, my computer, water heater, and everything else still runs, even on cloudy days. Even (my gawd!) when it’s pitch-black outside.

kootchman, why do you say stuff like that about the elevators not running? You do understand how grid systems work, right?

[Irukandji]

I’d wholly trust Ventana, and had I known about them, they would have been a likely contender for our job. We did a two story remodel, knocking out the back of the house to rework a kitchen, bath and bedroom. We chose Ed Novion after interviewing a number of potential suitors.

We had a set of blueprints ready to go. We were quoted a WIDE range of prices for the job, from $125K up to $400K. We checked references, made lots of calls and toured a number of homes.

We chose Ed.

Ed is a licensed general contractor, electrician and plumber who was on the jobsite every day with his core team. I had an 18mo old at the time, and we chose to stay in the house. Ed and his guys were respectful, timely, communicative and without any bullshit. It was obvious from the get-go that he had the respect of both inspectors and subcontractors. Work got DONE.

As always with major projects, there will be errors due to mistakes and miscommunications. There were two of these during our project, and both were remedied without drama and without additional expense.

We continue to contact Ed for smaller projects like fort building, window replacement, garage alterations and the like. He is invested in the ongoing experience of living in a home, and his work, his client relations, reflect that in every job and communication.

He not a talker, he won’t need to spend $15K to produce notebooks for your project. He’ll get the work done well.

Ed Novion: 206-551-5161. If you’re interested in him after making contact, I’ll clean up and we can give you the tour.

[redblack]

WC:

Also, the numbers will probably have to be looked at closely to take into account major industries like Construction, which will probably have few women running things in the foreseeable future. These major industries will likely have some sort of queueing on the numbers as a whole (how much I can’t say).

oh, we don’t discriminate.

we treat everyone who steps onto the job site in a suit and shiny new hard hat equally badly, regardless of gender.

sexual harassment? that’s another story.

okay, that was an attempt at humor, so please put down the rotten tomatoes.

regarding construction labor, there’s kind of a military thing with construction workers: you know the argument that most women are of smaller stature and don’t have the sheer physical strength or weight required for some tasks?

we see more women electricians and plumbers, but not in sufficient quantity to reflect the populace.

“and how do the men react?”

that’s the question, right?

it’s like i said before. the stupid guys act and speak like idiots when a woman walks on the job site. and, unfortunately, even union construction jobs don’t attract the best and brightest.

i have seen exactly two women who do my job in the last 17 years. as the lead hod carrier, i expected no less from them than i did from anyone else on the crew. as union members, our pay and benefits are all the same, so all of us should be relatively equal in work ability, regardless of gender. (there are exceptions, such as lower-wage apprenticeships and bonus pay for foremen.) one of the women was average, maybe a little better than most of the guys.

the other one – let’s just say that more often than not you could find her leaning on a shovel talking with bricklayers, who were more than happy to reciprocate. some of them would gently coax her to bring them mortar or bricks, but they didn’t talk to her nearly as roughly as they would if a man had been standing around bullshitting instead of working. and she didn’t get laid off nearly as quickly as a lazy man would have.

[I gotta jump in here]

Just had a disappointing electric tankless Bosch Powerstar unit replaced with a Stiebel Eltron – the new equipment really performs. The installation was done by Washington Water Heaters; the tankless work seems to be a speciality within the plumbing business. Washington did a great job though quite expensive and then required the hiring of an electrician (in addition) to finally complete the project. But I have hot water now.

http://www.washingtonwaterheaters.com/

[JoB]

practical doesn’t seem to be what’s looked for here..

but if you are looking for someone to fix your roof/pipes/wires and are unwilling or unable to afford union rates…

you might go where unemployed roofers/plumbers/electricians can be found and ask around for someone who is willing to negotiate a deal with you

you may or may not know enough to figure out whether the person you employ knows his/her stuff

but if you are willing to take that chance

i am guessing you can find what you want at nickelsville…

redblack is right

you get what you pay for

and guarantees aren’t part of the deal for that price

[shed22]

Help! Yes? Rats have eaten through the wires. No lights in the bedroom. Truly. Can anyone help? This is no joke. The nasty neighbor next door have driven their rodents in to my home. Now . . . no heat. No electricity. Wires down. Please! Got rid of the rats. Now need some wires re-worked. PLEASE? If you know of a kind electrician who will work for ? . . . send my way. Willing to barter, trade. Handsome. Beautiful. AMERICA!

[anotherwsmom]

Have had Dave do commercial work and our friends have had him do residential work. He’s fantastic. Wouldn’t recommend anyone else.

[TDe]

Call Dave Lind at Mr. Sparky. He’s amazing and does panel work all the time. He upgraded our shop panel in record time with competitive pricing. Nice guy, too! 248-8472

[BradCrandell]

Looking for a electrician who will install a breaker 220v breaker in my panel and wire a outlet for 220v. This is for a table saw.

[redblack]

man, you guys miss the point entirely.

our government is here for everyone. left, right, rich, poor, brown, white black…

it’s not here merely to facilitate market forces making more money for the wealthy.

when we talk about jobs, we’re talking about people’s livelihoods and their ability to sustain themselves, not just some means of making profits for someone with an acceptable level of ambition.

but i’ll bet you’d love it if electricians made $11 per hour. then you could save thousands on a whole-house rewiring job.

remember: you get what you pay for, and that goes double for workers’ wages.

[Ken]

I have a whole house hydronic system and Brennen rebuilt it several years ago and divided the existing system into zones so I could better regulate the heated spaces with multiple thermostats. They have their own plumbers, electricians and pipe fitters and sell and instal

a variety of systems.

[jamjets]

Harolds lighting in wallingford

[tigger]

Looking for an electrician that specializes in antique wiring that is reasonably priced.I have an antique art deco lamp that needs some electrical repair work.

[kmweiner]

Franco is my go to man. The most lovely person and professional electrician at reasonable rates. Tell him you saw this from me on wsb;

Franco 206 375 3272

Lives here in West Seattle/White Center.

[Arbor Heights Guy]

Bob Jones, a very well qualified Electrician, has done work for me and has been great. Lives in Everett, but would appreciate a call.

Bob Jones 425 210-4396

[Bostonman]

I agree with Velo, a degree or high school dimploma doesn’t guarentee you anything at all. If you go to school and get student loans and can’t get a job then you should look at your chosen profession and think about a higher level degree. Lots of people do it.

I graduated high school in 1990 and went to school to be an electrician. When I got out of school no one was hiring, I couldn’t even get into the GE where my dad had worked for 20 plus years. Guess what. I worked part time, got my license opened my own company and had a friend who had his own carpentry company building homes. He hired me to sub the electrical. After 4 years when I knew I wanted something more I went back to school.

There are those who have the ambition and others who wants something given to them. Its there if you want it and are willing to take your lumps. I guess I could have graduated college and bitched that my first accounting job paid me $25k a year. I could have stood on a corner bitching and moaning but instead I worked hard.

[Bostonman]

I agree, little known secret. I went to Lynn Vocational Technical Institute in Lynn Mass and was a licensed electrician before I went back to college at night.

It took me about 10 years of working as an accountant to get back to what I made as an electrician. That being said, out of the 60 or so people who graduated in my electrical class only 5 went on to be electricians. So, while you can learn a trade it doesn’t mean you will make money at it.

I don’t think anyone wants to be poor as you put it. My statement is still true that government assistance is a behavior modifier in a negative way. If I go over that amount and lose benefits its like taking a pay cut.