Howieco Electric Inc.

In 2008, we bought an older home built in 1920 and during our home inspection we discovered that most of the house still had knob and tube wiring. Since we were both first time homeowners we were apprehensive about having the house re-wired right away - it just seemed like a huge job. Flash forward two years, we realized that the wiring was starting to become a safety concern and so we started to look for electricians.

Our early experiences trying to find an electrician were not good and then we took a look at the homestars website on the advice of a neighbour. Howieco Electric popped up as one of the top rated companies with many ten star reviews. We called the owner Ken and asked him to provide a quote for the electrical work in our house. He returned all of our calls on time, showed up as scheduled for the estimate, and provided a written copy of the quote to us in a timely manner. The price was fair and in-line with what other companies had quoted us - plus I felt comfortable with Ken while he was at the house to estimate. However, being the cautious person I am, I wanted further references other than what was posted on the homestars website. At my request, Ken's daughter (and office assistant) Krista was able to provide a few names of recent customers that I could call. All of the additional references that I called gave Howieco exceptional reviews which helped to validate all of the positive reviews I had read on homestars.

When the work began, Ken and his team showed up on time as scheduled each day. The team was very considerate and careful of our home during the work and took many precautions to ensure that nothing was damaged. For example, to protect the hardwood floors they taped down a protective paper and to protect the furniture they used drop sheets. Additionally, the work was conducted expertly to minimize the number of holes that needed to be made in our walls and ceilings. In cases where we had wallpaper on the walls, the crew was considerate enough to carefully peel back the wallpaper so that we could glue it back up once the work was completed and the holes were patched. In the end the re-wiring and installation of new fixtures was completed on time as scheduled and the house passed the electrical inspection.

Overall, we are extremely satisfied with Howieco and would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking to remove and replace existing knob and tube wiring. Ken and his team really deserve eleven out of ten on this one.