Custom Electric & Technologies Inc.

About us

We are a small company started in 1995. We pride ourselves in our professional work at reasonable prices.

Business highlights

Emergency services offered
30 years of experience

Services we offer

Residential & Commercial any electrical job from dimmer switches to new construction

Amenities

Emergency Services

Yes

Accepted Payment Methods

  • CreditCard
Reviews
4.938 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
95%
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3%
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Showing 1-25 of 38 reviews
JULIANNE M.
Apr 2007
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
They are wonderful! I have used them for all of my electric work both major and minor.

KIRA G.
Jul 2006
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
Steve did a nice job. He was professional, honest, and everything works.

Marcy H.
Jul 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. THEY WERE NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL, AND THEY HAD A GOOD PRICE.

JACOB R.
May 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
STEVE, WHO SEEMS TO ESSENTIALLY WORK ALONE, IS VERY PERSONABLE AND PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH. HE CAME TO OUR HOME FOR AN IN-PERSON ESTIMATE, WHICH YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WITH SMALL JOBS. HE GAVE US GOOD, COMMON SENSE ADVICE, AND DID NOT TRY TO OVERSELL ANYTHING. THE WORK HE DID WAS GOOD, AND WHEN THE FIRST DIMMER SWITCH HE PUT IN, FOR OUR KITCHEN LIGHT, DID NOT WORK, HE PROMPTLY REPLACED IT. BECAUSE STEVE IS BASICALLY A ONE-MAN COMPANY, HE SOMETIMES ARRIVES LATE TO START A JOB.

Martin P.
Mar 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
CUSTOM ELECTRIC DID A GREAT JOB. THE WORK IS GOOD AND THE COMPANY IS GREAT TO DEAL WITH. I RECOMMEND THEM AS OFTEN AS I CAN, AND I HAVE USED THEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

SUSAN C.
Dec 2004
1.0
NEVER CALLED BACK.

RIKKE V.
Oct 2004
1.0
$300
I LIVE IN LAKEVIEW AND THE ELECTRICIAN LEFT FOR OVER AN HOUR TO GET SUPPLIES. WE WERE WONDERING WHERE HE HAD TO GO, WE HAVE SEVERAL HARDWARE AND ELECTRIC STORES IN THE AREA. THE FLUORESCENT LIGHT HE FIXED STOPPED WORKING AFTER A FEW DAYS. I HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN AND CALLED THEM WHEN I GOT BACK. IT TOOK A FEW DAYS TO GET A HOLD OF THEM AND THEY SENT THE SAME ELECTRICIAN, WHO IN A CONDESCENDING WAY TOLD ME ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS AND THAT THE ONES I HAD GIVEN HIM THE LAST TIME WEREN'T GOOD. HE CHANGED THEM USING ANOTHER 2 OF MY LIGHT BULBS! 5 MIN. AFTER LEAVING HE RANG THE DOOR BELL WITH ANOTHER $95 BILL WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY. THIS TIME THE LIGHT LASTED HALF A DAY. I CALLED THEM BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM COME OUT AGAIN. WE WERE TALKING ON A CELL PHONE AND WERE DISCONNECTED NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDN'T CALL BACK NOR DID THEY! I CANNOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE.

CARY Z.
Sep 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
STEVE AND HIS ASSOCIATE, BRUCE, WERE POLITE, THOROUGH AND HANDLED SURPRISES WITHOUT FLINCHING. THEIR WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE DAY IT WAS SCHEDULED AND EFFICIENTLY.

KRISTI G.
Sep 2004
1.0
NO ONE CALLED ME BACK.

John D.
Aug 2004
5.0
$625
I HAD WORK DONE BY THEM ONCE BEFORE. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE. THIS TIME I WAS BLOWING CIRCUITS FOR MY MICROWAVE. THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD RUN ANOTHER LINE INTO THE CIRCUIT BOX FOR THE MICROWAVE. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS PRICE, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THEY DID WORK FOR ME THEY WERE REASONABLE. WITH THIS JOB I FELT THAT FOR 5 HOURS WORK THEY WERE EXPENSIVE. I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER AND THIS WAS THE PRICE THAT THEY STUCK WITH. I DON'T THINK I WOULD CALL THEM IN A A SMALL JOB AGAIN. MAYBE THEY ARE BETTER WITH LARGER JOBS.

RICHARD M.
Aug 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$580
THEY WERE ON TIME AND PERFORMED THE WORK AS STATED. ADVISED US AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE PROBLEMS.

CAROL P.
Aug 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$675
STEVE SHOWED UP RIGHT ON TIME AND HAD A CREW OF TWO WITH HIM. HE IS A VERY NICE GUY WHO KNOWS HIS STUFF. I HEARTILY RECOMMEND HIS SERVICES. I STILL HAVE ONE ODD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO SOLVE, BUT HOPE STEVE AND CREW CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

ELOISE B.
Jul 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$328
I HAVE TWO DISHWASHERS AND WHEN I RUN THEM BOTH I TRIP THE CIRCUIT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOOKING AT CIRCUIT BOX HE DECIDED TO SPIT THE POWER SOURCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE SUPPLY LINE PLACING THE DISHWASHERS ON SEPARATE LINES. THEY ALSO INSTALLED THREE NEW CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO MANAGE THE ELECTRIC FLOW IN AN EXERCISE ROOM. HE FOUND THAT THE TRANSFORMER IN THE CAN LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT AND HAS ORDERED A NEW TRANSFORMER. ALL OF THIS WORK TOOK ONLY 2 HRS. THE OWNER, STEVE, DID ALL THE WORK ALONG WITH AN ASSISTANT. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INTELLIGENT!! THIS IS THE THIRD ELECTRICIAN I HAVE HAD OUT TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISHWASHERS AND THE ONLY ONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN SUCH A SIMPLE FASHION.

ELYSE F.
Jul 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
THEY DID A GREAT JOB INSTALLING THE TWO LIGHT FIXTURES. THEY CAME ON TIME AND DID A NICE JOB.

IAN H.
Jun 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$140
I CALLED ON VERY SHORT NOTICE AND STEVE WAS GREAT OVER THE PHONE. HE SHOWED UP WHEN PROMISED. I WOULD USE STEVE AGAIN. I'M GLAD I FOUND AN ELECTRICIAN.

REBECCA W.
Jun 2004
1.0
THE OWNER STATED HE WOULD BE HERE THE NEXT MORNING AT 9AM. HE NEVER SHOWED. I TRIED TO CALL HIM, BUT HE NEVER RETURNED ANY OF MY MESSAGES.

DAVID S.
May 2004
5.0
THIS COMPANY IS GREAT, BUT ANGIE'S LIST HAS MADE HIM TOO BUSY! HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO RETURN PHONE CALLS AND WHEN HE DOES, HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO DO THE WORK.

MARIA M.
Mar 2004
1.0
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AT NOON LAST MONDAY, AND THEY NEVER SHOWED UP OR CALLED ME. I CALLED THEM AT 1:30 AND THEY SAID THEIR PERSON WAS OUT OF THE AREA AND HE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I WOULD NOT CALL THEM AGAIN.

KATHLEEN R.
Jan 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
IT TURNED OUT THAT OUR WIRING WAS VERY OLD AND POORLY INSTALLED SO IT TOOK THEM 5 TIMES AS LONG AS EXPECTED. THEY WERE VERY PATIENT, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS TO US AND DID NOT CHARGE US FOR THE FULL TIME. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE REWIRE THE SECOND FLOOR BECAUSE IT WAS CURRENTLY UNSAFE. HOWEVER THEY MADE NO PRESSURE SALES PITCH AND LEFT THE DECISION UP TO US. ARRIVED ON TIME AND LET THEMSELVES OUT. ALSO CLEANED UP AS MUCH AS CAN BE EXPECTED.

Kevin B.
Nov 2003
1.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,300
THIS COMPANY WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS TO FINISH THE JOB.

John D.
Nov 2003
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,237
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BARRY L.
Nov 2003
2.0
PROVIDER DID NOT RETURN CALL UNTIL ABOUT 20 HOURS AFTER CONTACT WHEN HE STATED THAT HE WOULD RETURN CALL IN 40 MINUTES.

JOE P.
Nov 2003
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
STEVE'S COMPANY THEN INSTALLED TWO BOXES IN EACH CEILING. HE THEN INSTALLED A CEILING FAN IN EACH BOX. HE ALSO CHANGED THE WALL SWITCHES TO MULTI OPERATIONAL SWITCHES FOR THE CEILING FANS. HE FIXED A RECESSED LIGHT IN THE BATHROOM. HE REPLACE A FAULTY SWITCH CONTROLLING OUR BASEMENT STAIRWELL LIGHTS. HE REPLACED AN EXISTING DEFECTIVE CEILING FAN WITH A NEW ONE. BOTH STEVE AND HIS STAFF WERE COURTEOUS AND CLEAN.

DIANE P.
Oct 2003
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,548
WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF ELECTRICAL WORK DONE BY CUSTOM ELECTRIC AND WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR SERVICE. THEY DID A GREAT JOB AT A REASONABLE PRICE.

STACIA S.
Sep 2003
1.0
MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO COME OUT, HE WAS A NO SHOW, NO CALL. CALLED. I CALLED HIM BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE AND HE DID THE SAME THING THE 2ND TIME
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FAQ

Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
No, Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. does not offer free project estimates.
No, Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. offers emergency services.
No, Custom Electric & Technologies Inc. does not offer warranties.

Contact Information

3304 Prairie Trail, JOHNSBURG, IL 60051

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