Tim McCloskey Electric, Inc.

Paul S.

BEWARE.......I recently had remodelling at my house and during the demolition, electrical wires were found in the wall. My contractor recommended this company and when their electrician Mike turned up to estimate for the work, he was very knowledgeable and professional and I was convinced they were the right company for the job.
They did do very good work and in a timely manner. They were polite and courteous throughout the work. They did do a little damage to the rock wall with there power tool, but as this was going to be repaired as part of the remodel, I did not raise this with them.

When Mike quoted, he made it quite clear it was on an hourly rate based on him and an apprentice. He gave me a price range and said it was likely to be between 6-8 hours work.
I have a company I usually use for electrical work and they are $10 more per hour, but given the 6-8 hour estimate meaning only an additional $60-80 I decided to go with Mike and this company. This is where you need to beware. Mike did not explain that they charge from the minute they arrive at the company premises and not from when they arrive at your property!!!! When I questioned their final invoice amount showing 8 hours (only 6 at my property) I was told they got to work at 8am and yet they only arrived at my house at 9.20am (and they are only 6.3 miles away with no traffic issues around here). So 1 hour and 20 minutes to drive 6 miles and pick up electrical wire and junction boxes (which you would expect them to carry on their truck?). I was not only charged for this, but also the time they then took to clear up and get back to the office and un load (basically 2 hours more than they were at the property = $250)
I was told that part of the reason for taking so long to get to me, was due to a stop off to buy materials for the job- really, an electrician company not having the tools of the trade in stock e.g. wire etc and then charging the customer to go shopping for it (not just one person, but the cost of the apprentice as well) at the full rate of $125 per hour! - I would like to be paid $125 per hour to go shopping

Yet despite doing this shopping (and charging me for the privilege of doing what they should do anyway as part of running their business), they forgot a plastic cover for the 4 gang junction box (probably a $2 part). So their bill included a 15 minute charge (at $125 per hour) for dropping that part off at my property when they have it. That is the equivalent of $31.25 for a $2 part they forget to get from the store whilst charging me $150 for going shopping in the first place!!!!!

When I complained and explained to the owner Tim that the cost of hours outside of my home were not explained, he kept going back to the fact that I was told it could be a total cost of $1400 and it came in less. But he could not get his head around the fact that regardless of what I paid, I had paid for employee hours that my usual firm of electricians would not have charged for. So I would have been better off paying the extra $10 per hour with them and only pay for the 6 hours it took to do the actual work at my property..... I got so frustrated with him, I gave up (probably what he was hoping for) and simply said I would pay his full invoice amount, but would never use his company again.
I have tried to make this review balanced in that they did do great work, but not declaring the truth about how they calculate their costs ended up costing me $190 more.
If you chose to use this company, I am sure you will get good work, but make sure you do your sums and ask questions when it comes to the bill.

I would have given them a much higher rating for the work itself and if Tim had even been prepared to meet me half way, but he was not having any of it and insisted what happened was fair- I hope you agree it clearly was not.

Susan J.

Can't say enough about these guys. I had a weird, scary electrical problem one Friday evening, and these guys came out at 9 pm and did a thorough checkout of all possibilities which is exactly what I needed. Not only that, they were very friendly and cheerful about it. Thanks so much.

Kenneth B.

I believe Tim does mostly industrial work, but there is at least one guy, Mike, who does residential and has done several jobs at our house. The rates are maybe a little bit on the high side, but you get what you pay for, and the bills have always been as quoted. We bought an older house a couple of years ago and have done various upgrades and improvements, including requiring a bunch of things. Mike's work is solid, and the scheduling and office is friendly and efficient. It is occasionally a long-ish wait for an appointment, which I attribute to good tradesmen being in high demand. Mike did some wiring in my shop, and he is willing to talk over and advise and did not steer me wrong. Top marks for Tim and Mike.

Cheryl S.

Wow! its pretty hard to describe on how amazing they are! Not only they are, by far extremely professionals, but absolutely great to work with. We are beyond happy with their services and will continue to exclusively use them for all our electrical needs.