I’ve gotten so many good recommendations in these forums over the years that I like to take the time to make recommendations of my own when its warranted.
We needed 3 recessed lighting fixtures replaced in our kitchen as they were the 25+ year old original fixtures and the sockets were shorting out regularly. I originally contacted Ceriello Electric, as they have done work for us in the past that we’ve been happy with, but through a series of mis-steps on their end that I won’t go into, we ended up having to look for another electrician to help us out.
I called Blaze Electric on Tuesday (I saw mention of Blaze in a previous forum post here) and left a message, and got a prompt call back from Frank Caparale, who I subsequently learned is the owner. He came out himself on Wed to take a look at what we had (they are odd-sized Atlite cans and we didn’t want to re-sheetrock the whole ceiling for this – we were hoping for drop-in replacements) and give us a quote.
A few hours after he left, he called me to say he could get the correct housings that would work with the existing holes and ring brackets and could install them on Thursday (today).
At 8:30am this morning, one of his guys (I believe his name was Keyshawn) arrived and promptly replaced our old lights, so that I wouldn’t have to cook in the dark anymore The job took about 90 minutes, he was polite and efficient and most importantly, he cleaned up after himself, sweeping the kitchen floor, gathering all the boxes and old fixtures to be put out in the compactor room, etc.
Total cost, including the housings/baffles, labor and even the new floodlight bulbs (he advised R40s instead of of the R30s we had been using) came to $300 even, which is exactly the price I was quoted on Wed. My kitchen isn’t dark anymore!
Although this was a small job and maybe not the best job to rate an electrician on, I have to say that I was impressed enough with Frank’s responsiveness and his worker’s professionalism, that I wouldn’t hesitate to call Blaze again in the future, for jobs big or small.
Blaze Electric is on 5th Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn and their main # is 718-369-0810. Frank’s cell # on his card is 917-576-6900
If you happen to use Blaze, I hope your experience is as positive as mine was.
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