Mister Sparky Electrician Houston

Kelley R.

This morning my dishwasher zapped me, so I googled an electrician, and came across Mr Sparky. William came out the same day and was able to troubleshoot my problem. It was way more expensive than I thought, but I have an old house and needed to have a ground wire put in and ground my breaker box. William is probably the most passionate electrician I've encountered. You can tell he's dedicated to his job. I felt like he was knowledgable and trustworthy.

Christine S.

I used Mister Sparky when several lights went out during a storm. They have flexible evening hours which is nice, showed up within the promised window and were very professional. They fixed my issue and only charged the $35 call out fee since it was so minor. They gave some suggestions on what else may need to be done if this problem happens again. I was very pleased with the service.

Marilyn H.

Don't bother calling Mr. Sparky if you have more than 1 house - they won't do work on it. I honestly don't know why it matters. I've never heard of anyone turning down work for this reason in my 30 years in the real estate business.

Sandra D.

I recently bought a new home and the inspector identified a number of electrical issues. Using the Fort Bend County book of best businesses, and having a positive report from a neighbor, I called Mr. Sparky. The young man who came over was very thorough and seemed quite knowledgable, and I mistakenly accepted his bid of $16,000 for all the work, which included two new breaker panels and AFCI switches. Three men worked over the course of three days, and I was shocked at the end to learn that the estimate did not include AFCI switches, which we had talked about extensively. Moreover, they identified eight zones that tripped on AFCI switches. (How they knew this without actually installing the switches is beyond me.) To install all those switches plus replace every fixture plate in the house (to correct the tripping problem, so they said) would cost another $10,000. I was livid. I called Universal, who installed all the AFCI switches for $2,600 and found NOT ONE of them tripped. What's more, the breaker panel installed by Mr. Sparky would have cost half as much through Universal and been a higher grade. Let me explain this about Mr. Sparky which I later learned -- Mr. Sparky electricians WORK ON COMMISSION. Need I say more? I now know why the Mr.Sparky electricians kept trying to sell me more things while they were working on my job. I would also add that they did a messy job of putting foam around some exterior pipes, and they walked around my house in their dirty shoes (dirty, because they kept walking from outside to inside without once using booties). They also left the wallboard a mess when they installed the breaker boxes. In closing, Mr. Sparky's electrician lied to me numerous times about the job, he vastly overcharged me, and I feel like an idiot for not getting a second bid in the first place.

I am editing this review because the owner reached out to me and assured me this is not the way he runs his business. He promises to get to the bottom of my problems. When asked what would make me happy now, I told him that I would like new breaker boxes because the ones they installed are very difficult to close (they must be slammed to do so), and I would like the foam problem corrected. He scheduled someone to come out to do both. He is genuinely upset over what happened with my job, and I am pretty sure he will take steps to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to someone else.

Chris K.

This experience is a good reminder to not just pick the first company that comes up on a Google search. I called and quizzed the person answering the phone about the cost. To be fair, she was very up front about the $35 fee to come look at the issue and noted it would be waived if I selected them to do the work. The technician showed up very promptly and was very well dressed and polite. The issue with Mister Sparky is their per item pricing structure. $115 per outlet. The job would have taken about 30 minutes to complete and would have cost $345. Lots of people would like to make $690 per hour, but a simple light fixture repair does not warrant that kind of expense.

Again, very prompt and up front about the visit, but I would have very much appreciated had they told me about their pricing structure. Their employee could have avoided the wasted trip and I would have saved $35. I understand disclosure of pricing is difficult but having asked specifically about hourly or per job pricing and not getting a direct answer should have tipped me off to not having them come out.

Matt O.

The work that was performed was great. The communication between the contractor and me was excellent. I knew exactly what I was getting and the results were outstanding. I will always call Mr. Sparky first if/when I need an electrician.

Merrilynn S.

I contacted Mr. sparky regarding a loud buzzing sound coming from my breaker box. Clint and his apprentice Miguel not only identified and fixed the problem but Clint showed me where my home generator was needing some attention as well as how my builder had incorrectly installed the grounding rod which contributed to my breaker box issue. Clint wrote out for me exactly what the problem was so I could talk to my builder and the generator company. I will most certainly use Mr. Sparky again as well as recommend them to my friends and family.

Carli D.

I would recommend Mister Sparky to anyone who is in need of electrical work!!! The technician was polite, arrived on time and was very thorough with his explanations. He was willing to proceed with the work at the lowest cost and then if that didn't work he would try something else. He provided various options and even tested to ensure my smoke alarms worked- keep in mind my home is 5 years old so I was almost 100% everything would check out- thankfully it did. After he had left my kitchen lights would not come on- I called him at 9pm at night- he answered my call and was at my house the following morning at 7:58am- the breaker had flipped and I failed to reset- he was in and out within 10 minutes. I will be using Mister Sparky in every home I own. Thank you for a job well done!

Jo P.

Requested quote for service and completed form online and never got a call, so I called at 11am.
Then rep tells me they only work directly for home owners. The. I read in reviews they have a trip Charge of $49. Did not read that on the website nor say they only work with home owners even with a Power of Attorney they. Don't accept.

Your business is Missing out a lot of business from Realtors. Will share this with fellow Realtors to NOT refer any business your way. Disappointed and Too Bad.

DeeDee L.

I've used Mister Sparky twice. Both times I got great, friendly service from professional electricians. They gave me a quote and charged me exactly what they quoted, no hidden charges. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because they are a bit pricy...though you do get what you pay for. If you go with a cheaper company, you may not get such great service and quality. However, I think they could do a bit better on pricing when having multiple things done at the same time. For example, I wanted to have several recessed lights replaced and they quoted a price of $199 each light, with no discount for doing 17 at one time. I decided to only have the broken light replaced rather than change all 17. Nonetheless, Mister Sparky's electricians are knowledgable about electrical codes and very friendly and courteous. I would use them again in a heartbeat and have and will continue to recommend them to my friends.