H&H Lighting & Electrical Services

Cindy J.

OMG people. You need to be careful about who you hire as an electrician. I had a previous company (NOT H&H Lighting) botch an electrical job royally. THANK GOD for H&H Lighting & Electrical Services to the rescue! The previous electrician caused a FIRE in a stone wall that I put up at the bottom of my driveway when a wall light was installed. That guy blamed it on the wall builder and wouldn't even correct the problem!!! MARK of H&H Lighting & Electrical Services is the complete opposite in character!!! He is about the nicest guy you could ever meet. He fixed the previous problem and also put in an entire electrical system for my electrical gate, added on wall lights, and pillar/security/gate opening pillar which was way more complicated than II ever realized. He came over on short notice as I was in a bind because the concrete driveway contractors were scheduled to pour concrete in my driveway over the electrical the next day and so I needed electrical work really fast. Mark was the only electrician who was able to make it out to my remote Fallbrook home on an extremely hot humid Friday afternoon to take care of the job. He did this after his full schedule work day to accomodate me in my emergency need for an electrician. He amazed me with his excellent workmanship and skills. He truly is a master at doing electrical work. He was so nice that even my dog Crazy Daisy adored him and she doesn't like very many strangers. This electrician is a treasure in a world where quality work at a fair price is hard to find. Mark was a pleasure to do business with and I will definitely call him again in the future. I noticed that 99% of his reviews are positive which is amazing for anyone doing business in the world today.

Tom B.

Mark came out to my house again and set my yard lights on timers and problem solved some issues created by unconventional electricians that had previously done work. He was super quick to see what was needed and a total pro at knowing what to do. The price was in my budget and not skyrocket high like other electricians in the area had quoted me. I feel so blessed to have someone working on the electrical system in my house. It puts my mind to rest.

Andrew T.

Since my last update, Mark reached out, explained the delay, and refunded me more than he originally charged me.

Lewis And Sophia K.

My fiancee' and I are satisfied customers 110% ...accurate quote, great price, on time service and quality work. Mark is the greatest electrician in the area, there is a reason Mark has so many 5 stars!! Our home was probably one of the most difficult to work on. We hired Mark to do a complete re-wire (which we have no crawl space in our home and that was a major challenge all on its own), he also installed over 30 dimming light cans throughout the home, a complete electrical panel was installed in our garage aka ""Lewis's man-cave "" around 15 new outlets and did drywall last minute for us with literally hours notice of request.

His work ethic was admirable as he worked during the hottest days last summer when the temperatures exceeded 100+ especially in our home that has NO CENTRAL AIR or good insulation!! He was up and at the house simply 'getting the job done' within the promised time and with quality every step of the way. I wish all people in the trades were this outstanding. Myself being OCD I loved how clean he was and made sure every speck of dust was gone by the time the job was done. This was something that was going to be a concern of ours having to clean up afterwards but nope Mark made sure it was spotless!!

Lewis and I are people who literally will read yelp reviews for hours when looking to have work done on our home and I am so happy I did because no other Electrician compared. We knew he was the right choice as soon as we met him for the initial quote/walk through. Mark was not only professional but one of the most kind, funny and just genuinely all around good people Lew and I have had the pleasure of meeting, which makes the working relationship that much better. No one likes to deal with anyone who has a nasty attitude or gives you the feeling they don't enjoy their job, it was clear Mark was proud of his company and showed it in his work. I legitimately wish we had before and after pictures to show the difference.

It was great to find a professional who takes pride with the details of his work, dedication, who is trustworthy and at the end of the day making sure all that was promised was delivered. With all sincerity, One Good Electrician deserves a 5-star rating, plus some! To Mark ...Lewis and I TRULY thank you for your diligence, creativity, affordability and great professional care and courtesy!! Looking forward on working with you again!!

Lewis and Sophia K.

Julia B.

H&H did such a fantastic job switching out all the ceiling fans at my condo. On time, professional, and left the place spotless.

Quick response time was really appreciated as I was trying to get them installed the same week I contacted him. Highly recommended!!

Patrick O.

Mark is fantastic. He came out to my house on short notice to provide an estimate for free for a litany of items. Mark is very reasonably priced compared to other electricians in the area and knows his stuff. Shortly thereafter, I had Mark out to complete a number of the projects which he did expertly and efficiently. Everything came in as previously quoted and he did not try and upsell anything. I live in an old (1930s) house and Mark knew the ins and outs of how wiring was done in that era, what had been updated and what needed updating. He provided a lot of good information and took the time to answer a number of my questions. I will definitely be having Mark out soon to continue a number of the projects we discussed. I highly recommend anyone who has electrician needs give Mark a call.

Jo L.

Mark is very responsive via phone and text. He rewired my house earlier this year and when I called back last week about a defective LED light and some wiring issues outside, he came back out quickly to fix the issues so I feel confident that he stands by his work.

Alex L.

After having just bought a place, my wife and I wanted to move in as soon as possible, and wanted to get recessed lights installed prior to moving in furniture. H&H was wonderful to work with, and was able to accommodate the narrow time window we had. The LED lights they installed look great, and we'd have no qualms calling them again for future work.

Bree Z.

So it's bound to happen sometime after thousands of transactions with vendors and it's ALWAYS in your time of need ... we just got ROYALLY screwed over by Mark and H&H Lighting & Electrical! If you want an electrician who has a complete lack of attention to detail and threatens you with a mechanics lien when he was paid but didn't finish the work, OR a contractor who over-promises and under-delivers, H&H is your company.

We found H&H Lighting & Electrical on Yelp due to their high reviews. Mark met with my husband who detailed every single thing that we needed done on our remodel. Mark wrote up an estimate with a few line items on the bigger things and absolutely NO detail on the other smaller things that needed done. We then had him back out two days later because we needed a more detailed estimate to make sure we were on the same page and we had a tight schedule. We also needed to remove items to get closer to our electrical budget, so we removed almost all of the can lights, hard-wired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, etc. in order to get closer. Mark gave us a new price to meet our budget, but no updated written estimate.

Mark gets started but WHAT'S THE FIRST THING HE DOES? The almost $1200 charge of the alarms and detector that we wanted to remove. At that point, I made him go over EVERYTHING that we discussed, which he noted on a yellow paper pad, still no actual estimate with details. Because he seemed to have a grasp of what needed to be done and was only a couple days into the project, we proceeded with him. Our mistake!

The next problem was that Mark told us it would be four days to complete the whole project, and he wasn't close to done after 8 days on the job. His first excuse was that his helper Lucas was sick and bailed on him so we gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him continue. We then found out that Lucas is a trainee and Mark doesn't really have anyone else qualified to work with him. (I'm also not sure why his license says that they're exempt from workers comp -- it says that they have ""no employees at this time"" -- Lucas is clearly an employee and should be covered by workers comp in this dangerous business).

And then there were the endless mistakes: putting up two ceiling fixtures in the same room off-center with each other, putting in Decora light switches when we wanted standard light switches, repeatedly telling him ALL interior switches on dimmers and then not doing dimmers, installing alarm/detector wiring (that we didn't want) and the couple of remaining can lights randomly in the middle of the ceiling with no rhyme nor reason, putting a vanity light's wiring so high that the fixture would hit the ceiling, and then losing the cover to our brand new ceiling fan/light/heater combination.

The best part is Mark blames US for being disorganized when HE'S completely disorganized. Here's what he texted my husband:

""The first day we met I discussed four days then you called a second meeting doubling the work then you stopped thing with deciding no can lights this job is to rushed and has been unorganized in 98% done and if your that unhappy with us then maybe we need to stop all put in the few breakers that are left a not do all the add inside""

First, I don't even know what he's trying to say other than calling us ""unorganized"". We are the EPITOME of organization here ... we are just at the mercy of good contractors who need to be able to self-manage since we are not yet living at the location. Second, we didn't double the work and we actually removed stuff ... this is how wrong he was all the time. Mark never said that it would extend the number of days that he needed to work, and he put our whole tight and very organized remodel plans in jeopardy. Everyone was waiting on Mark, but then he said he had bronchitis so we had to move on with another electrician.

This is not by any means over and we've already taken up his lack of a written estimate, having an uninsured employee, etc. with the CSLB and then we'll go to the BBB as well. We can't let this happen to anyone else. AND the mistakes our new electrician has discovered are enough to make us want to pursue a full refund -- old breakers installed rather than new ones in a sub-panel, light switches controlling nothing, things taken out that shouldn't have been.

Anyway, it's such a complete waste of time and effort to even write something like this when we have a major remodel underway with 5-6 talented contractors on-board, BUT I feel like it's my duty to be clear about the lack of accountability and risk to your home without workers comp. Just looking up a contractor on the CSLB is not enough ... be sure that you get a written estimate detailing everything and NEVER let a contractor without workers comp have an employee on site. Licensed does not equal insured OR being accountable for your actions OR being a good business person.

Krista C.

Mark was very efficient and nice! He was a real pleasure to work with! Granted my landlady found him and did all the research to get him here, but he was super knowledgeable and helpful with my electric needs! He was very personable too!! That to me seals the deal!! This guy should be your electrician!