Casello Electric
About us
At Casello Electric we provide quality residential and small commercial electrical services. Small jobs are our specialty. We've been in the neighborhood for years - give us a call! Besides excelling at their craft, our team members must have integrity - we need to be able to trust them in your home as readily as we would in our own. Consequently, we are exceedingly selective in our hiring practices. Casello Electric employees there are four full time electricians that have been with the company from 4 years to 15 years.
Business highlights
Services we offer
& Landscape Lighting., Appliance & Hot Tub Outlets, Electrical - Flat Screen TV Installation, Generator Systems, Internet & Cable TV Jacks, New Work & Renovations, Panel & Service Upgrades, Recessed Lighting, Repair & Troubleshooting, Smoke & CO2 Detectors, Telephones
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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fan through my roof (I've been living here over 20 years and haven't gotten mold even once).
After the job was done I had to pick insulation and pieces of roof tile off my deck. I guess the service didn't include cleanup.
Inside, when I inspected the replacement fan I realized the replacement was square and smaller than the round original, exposing unpainted sections and part of the hole in the ceiling.
They had put plaster in and around the hole and told me it would dry white (only some of it did). The 'patch' looks like was done with their fingers and looks lumpy like oatmeal.
Later when I I took a closer look I realized they poured plaster down my sink!! It was all over the sink and down my drain. I took pictures as proof!!
This sucks, what a rotten job. Now I have to call someone to do a decent job on my ceiling and a plumber to replace my pipes.
On the second trip, they did the finishing work, adding the actual outlets and recessed lights. Everything worked as expected and we were very pleased with the outcome. The final wiring inspection took place and we passed, as expected. One very minor thing: they forgot to add the new circuit to the list in our box and the wiring inspector made a comment but didn't fail us, so make sure if you have similar work done you ask them to add the new service to the list of circuits.
They are also doing handyman services now, as a separate branch of the company and I really will have to give them a shot. There is always something I don't have time to get to.
I built a split 2/x insulated soundproof wall between the bath and adjacent master bedroom. I carefully insulated all tightly. The vanity light and one switch/outlet box had to be run there. I thought he was a little sloppy around my soundproof wall. He somewhat carelessly pulled/tore aside insulation and did not replace it when done with the rough in work. I had to take some time to fix to restore the soundproofness. I wished he had been a little more careful about that. (Maybe he intentionally left it since I was clearly trying to keep costs at a minimum. He still should have acknowledged the mess and asked if I wanted him to fix it or let me do it to save time/cost.
The rough in inspection went fine w/o problems. He came back a couple months later (when we were ready) to wire up the fan/light, vanity lights, and switches/outlets. He even brought a treat for our dog which was nice. He finished up efficiently.
The inspector came after for the final electric inspection and found one outlet not up to code (not tamper proof). Admittedly I had purchased all the materials. But the electrician failed to notice this one switch was not up to current code, else I might have run out and replaced it while he was there. I will replaced it myself. More concerning, he did not wire up the night light in the fan/light unit. I did not realize until after he was done. During rough in, he did not run an extra wire (or 4-way wire) for it to the switch box. Then during the finish work, he did not mention that it was not wired, even when I gave him a night light bulb to install, and only gave him a fan timer switch and single light switch (would need a double switch for the night light). When I called their office later to complain, they explained most customers never like the night lights in these fan/light units (not bright enough?) so they just never install wiring and switches for them. I wish they had asked me or eplained that on day one so I had the choice. I think I would have wanted it. Now running the extra wire will be a real pain with everything closed up. (We will probably just live without the night light.
Peter Casello (owner) did promptly return my calls and emails when I complained about these two things. He explained things and offered to "give me a break" on future work. So that was very good/professional after the fact to make up for things. He did not offer to come fix things at no cost. That would have been excellent service.
"At Casello Electric we strive to keep our costs competitive. As such, we have not increased our hourly rate since 2007. Unfortunately, the final bill often includes expenses beyond our control, namely, the material costs. We try to use reputable suppliers and vendors who will warranty their products so that our customers do not have a problem down the road. Unfortunately, this means we are not able to secure material at the low, low prices of a box store. In this particular instances, almost 50% of the bill was a result of material costs."
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