People often view electrical work as pricey and will sometimes avoid calling around or putting off getting the job done because of the fear of outrageous pricing. You must remember electrical work is unique. Every job is different due to the different demands of various needs and repairs. Therefore, the pricing is not standardized. For example, if you call and ask a major food chain the cost of one of their burgers, the price will be the same across all food chains. The reason being is that all of those burgers are made the same way. However, with electrical work, you never know if the job is actually worse after getting a fixed quote over the phone. More than likely, this kind of electrician will come out to do an inspection, see that more work needs to be done, and then charge more. It would be similar to calling a dentist over the phone and asking, how much is it to fix your tooth. Makes sense right? If you find get a fixed quote over the phone without an inspection first, be prepared to be charged a lot of money. More than likely, it’s a set up for a price hike. They do this in order to get their foot in the door to do the job. Electricians must actually see what they are doing and not give a fixed price over the phone. So what do you do to get a trusted and affordable electrician to fix your electrical woes?
Referrals
Nine times out of ten, you know someone who has had a great experience with an electrician. Why not ask them for how they viewed the work, the price and the overall customer service. More than likely, a relative, friend or even a neighbor has used an electrician they would recommend.
Online
If you don’t know anyone who has used an affordable and trustworthy electrician, go online. Yelp is usually the first place to look. You would want a 5 star electrician, but you also want to read the reviews and check how affordable people have mentioned they are. Next you could check other places such as Facebook, Google Plus and even the Yellow Pages. Not only can you read the reviews, but you can actually get a feel of how valued this electrician is in his community.
All in all, you want the best price for the service performed. At USA Electric, we are the most affordable electricians in Los Angeles! We’ve been serving clients for over 30 years!
Give us a call today! (800) 956-9737
