Mike Connell is a safety rep and project coordinator for Light 'Em Up. He came with Chris Collis, the electrician who provided the services, and evaluated my project. I am fairly knowledgeable about electrical upgrades because I am a veteran renovator. Mike left after making his recommendations and Chris provided the services. Chris was here for at least seven hours. Late in the day, he was joined by a fellow employee who had finished his gig; he willingly volunteered to help Chris finish on time and to meet the necessary technical standards. Chris added two circuits and three new outlets to support my kitchen electrical upgrade. This involved taking down part of the ceiling in the family room downstairs to run the wires from the new kitchen outlets to the electrical panel. I don't have a typical basement ceiling: I used 3-inch cedar strips. I would say the difficulty level for the addition of three outlets in my 40-year old kitchen was 10 plus. I had hoped for $200 per outlet. I paid $400 per outlet. But their work is guaranteed and the time/effort expended merited the pay. I know the job was performed professionally and meets code. Priceless. My kitchen is non-functional at present and I am awaiting new counter-tops, etc. I assume the added outlets are functional but I have not checked them out. That's why I am not giving a "fiver" for quality of service--at this time.
