Decker Electric

Chris B.

Reid and his team have done great work at our house. They are on time, incredibly knowledgeable, and work until the job gets done. I highly recommend them!

Brian T.

I called Decker Electric at about 9PM Friday after that big storm the night before. Reid answered and set up an appt the very next day. His brother came out on time, gave me an estimate and got working. Thanks to them, I had power in my house within a few hours. They came out again Monday to finish the job. Reid and his brother were nothing but professional. I HIGHLY recommend them. I called about 4 electric companies and he was the only one that called back that night (the rest called back Monday).
Synopsis: Great guys, reliable, stuck to the quote, came out on father's day weekend. They found themselves a new customer!

Michele K.

We have been using Decker Electric exclusively for about 10 years. The reason is they always show up on time, they are very polite, dress reasonably well, always clean up after their work is done. Their work has always been done correctly, they do not cut corners. The biggest reason is that the whole crew is so honest that I can trust them to be alone in my home without me having to watch them. I would recommend them to any of my friends.

Ranjan S.

Reid gave me a written estimate that was reasonable and better than the other estimate I'd received, including giving me some assessments on what work actually needed to be done (that is, he talked himself out of some money). He came out, did the work, and cleaned up very well after it was complete. He was very personable and easy to talk to. I am totally satisfied and will not hesitate to use him in the future.

J W.

I hired him last week to install 3 sensor lights and originally he quoted me approximately $150/light. Well the job went smoothly, ""even better than expected"", yet he billed me for $746. I talked to him about it and he said that it was fair as he had 3 electricians on the job, and did not even charge for his time.

I had used Reid before, but never again.

Mike L.

I called Decker Electric about a rental property of mine after searching for electricians on Angies List. My tenant said the power had gone off and one of the breakers in the box was buzzing and/or sparking. Reid Holm was responsive when I called, and quickly went to the house to check on it, the same day in fact. He told me that the entire service needed to be replaced. It's an older house and so that didn't seem too far-fetched to me. I asked him how much it would cost, and he told me $1,200. Interestingly, I had gotten an email from Angies List the day before with a deal for 200-amp service replacement for $1,343.00 from Efficient Air Conditioning. So, $1,200 being less than $1,343, I thought that what he was quoting me was a fair price and told him to go ahead and do it. He took care of scheduling it with the city and replaced it as promised on the scheduled day.
This is where the problem started. He called me and said it was finished, and I gave him my credit card number to pay for it. Later that day I got an email receipt for the invoice for $2,300, almost double the $1,200 he had quoted me. I contacted him and he said he never told me it would be $1,200, he said he had told me it would be around $2,000. I, of course, think this is ridiculous. When I first found him on Angies list I printed out the info page, and when he told me $1,200, I had written it down on the paper, and also told my wife this was going to cost us $1,200. It makes no sense that I would agree to a $2,000 job when I had just gotten a coupon for $1,343.
Of course he disagrees, and swears that he never said $1,200.
I have no real recourse, because if I stop the credit card payment he will just put a mechanics lien on the property. I have to take a good bit of the blame since I was dumb enough to actually trust a contractor, and never asked for a proposal in writing.
As I wrote above, he was responsive and punctual, and at least as competent as any electrician should be. But I feel like he took advantage when I didn't ask for a written bid and just went ahead and did the work and overcharged me, knowing that I wouldn't have any choice but to pay him.
So, if you want to give him a try, I HIGHLY recommend you make sure you get a bid in writing first, and make sure that when you are paying him the invoice matches the bid.

Lori P.

I had Decker complete two jobs in my home. And while I trust the work that they do, I believe they are slower than average, which is a problem when you're paying by the hour. Jobs that were quoted at 1/2 - 1 full day typically took more like 2 days.

Also, this is not the electrician to call if you want a nice finished look for your plugmolds and outlets. They are just nice guys with no sense of aesthetics.

Jon J.

Called several electricians for quotes. Reid was the first to call back and also the first to come out to to give us a quote .

Then quote was very reasonable and was also well under the competition.
Reid and his crew completed the work in a timely manor and they were very professional. Reid was also very patient while answering our abundance of questions.

Based on my experience with Decker electric I would highly recommend them to others.

I would not bother calling another electrician at this point.

-Jon

Alex M.

I contacted Reid and company while I was in the discovery phase of purchasing a home. It needed quite a bit of work, and Decker Electric helped me identify all the critical items, as well as improvements that I could come back and do later if I wanted to watch my budget.

When it was time to do the work, a bigger team showed up than I had expected, and spent a lot of time making sure things were done right. They actually did more than I had expected from the original quote. Very profesional and thorough, plus I feel better educated about codes and safety. I'll be calling Decker again the next time I need some work done.

Yogi M.

Sadly, I tried to get a quote from Decker, but never could get someone to come out. I called and left a message and also emailed, using the contact us section of their website. I received an email response asking me when I was available, I replied and never heard back. Its disappointing as a potential customer to be completely blown off. Maybe Reid does amazing work. Unfortunately, I'll never know.

In closing, I pose a question: if I can't trust a company to return my phone calls or emails, can I trust them to do quality work on my home?

Probably not.