Electrical Services by William DeRoche Electrician
About us
NOT ACCEPTING NEW CUSTOMERS at this time Electrical Services by William DeRoche is committed to providing high quality electrical installations to customers. William specializes in making homes controls accessible to their owners via smartphones (thermostats, video, lighting controls and sensors), also in mechanical wiring and LED recess lighting. We wire about 20 kitchens and about 50 bathrooms a year. Certificates of insurance are available on request.
Business highlights
Services we offer
& USB outlets., Residential electrical, energy conservation. Landscape & motion lighting. Generator & generator transfer switches. Smoke & CO detectors. Cable, home automation, internet, phone, service upgrades, wireless router
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Bill seems like a very nice and knowledgeable electrician. Unfortunately he has no sense of customer service and follow up skills.
A simple reply that I am too busy or no longer value the work I quoted would have been nice.
Luckily I found another a great electrician from Angies list to perform the work on my house.
"You counter offered my quote at about 50% less then what I quoted . I was all done shortly thereafter."
I understand that he's independent and has the luxury of picking and choosing the jobs that he prefers, but I find it unacceptable that he would set up a job with a customer and then just decide it wasn't worth it later. It's completely unprofessional and disrespectful. Although we had to start the process of getting the job done by a new electrician all over again, which has been a hassle, I had no interest in tracking Billy down due to his unprofessionalism.
Were asked to replace and activate some aged landscape lighting which they did well, but did not point lights properly so I had to work and re-place the lamps myself to get it done correctly. They told me he did not have expertise to aim the lights since he was not a landscaper. OK there.
Also reactivated outside electrical outlets around our pool and they did that work fine.
Did activate the landscape fixtures and replaced some items ok as needed. However, now the switch/circuit-breaker that controls one part of the lighting is too sensitive and will not stay on so it is useless and needs to be adjusted - I would not know how to do this.
Replaced lights in basement - was an easy task - sockets needed to be replaced - done correctly though and well. They did go out and buy the parts needed.
Were asked to replace floodlights on deck which would have required long ladder and left before completing this task, saying they did not have the time.
Said they would come back and finish this floodlight work (or at least call back) and also would figure out how to replace the fan in our upstairs bathroom, but never returned after the one day's work, and did not contact us again. Partially our fault I suppose for not calling back. My recollection is that since they had to travel from Sharon MA to Braintree (about 20 minutes travel), they said they would only come back if they could be guaranteed a full day's work. Fact is, we never said we would NOT agree to that but never heard from them again.
Kind of disappointing though, after the good reviews he had received prior to working with us. Work they did was ok but in my opinion the job was not really finished and price was a little high
"I regret I failed to meet your expectations. Scheduling via text message the day after Christmas, with a full schedule already, is weakness of mine, I should have called you. Please feel free to call in the future as I do enjoy working with you. William DeRoche 617-922-9473"
"Wow! I found this review totally disheartening. Fact of the matter is, I have never charged Anyone more then $110 per hour (2 men) ever, and that when I arrived on a Saturday to give you a Free estimate, which was: that I would do the job for $105 per hour (2 men ) not to exceed $400 Technical Issues discussed with potential customer (per my recollection) Panel was full and required mini breakers (at least two at $20 each) Stove was supposed to be 20 amps ( I have yet to wire a 20 amp electric stove in 14 years) About a 50' run, some of which through drop ceiling and then a 30'' over hang to final overhead termination point. Whether or not the new hood fan would need to be vented. Technical Issues not discussed with potential customer: No new stove present at time of site visit (number of site visits unknown) No new hood fan present at time of site visit In conclusion I find your review to be fraudulent and possibly libelous, as we work very hard to provide awesome service to our much appreciated customers. Furthermore, I can only assume there was some kind of mis-understanding on your behalf that caused you to write this errant review about my business. Thank you for taking time to read this response! William DeRoche 57 Maskwonicut St Sharon MA 02067 All rights reserved."
Bill completely got it, did everything I wanted with a fit and finish that was above and beyond what I was expecting. He really seemed to care that I was happy and I am. Going forward Bill and his guys are the only people doing electrical work on my house.
IKEA, got a replacement, and tried to install light myself. The fixture
is fed by two switches, and the original setup was wrong, so that only
one of the original light's bulbs would work. In trying to install the
new light and get the wiring right so both bulbs would light, I lost
track of the different wires' functions and had to call a pro to finish
the job. Bill came over within a few days of making first contact and he
had the new light installed?and functioning properly?very quickly.
While he was there I asked if he could set up a light in a closet that
had an unused set of wires in the ceiling, and he came back a week later
with a fixture that was up to code (enclosed CFL) and installed it in a
few minutes. I could've spared myself a few hours of work and confusion
if I'd just called Bill in the first place. I'll definitely do that
next time.
Worked efficiently.
Cleaned area thoroughly when finished.
When I asked him about some additional electrical work for the future, he was honest and did not try to oversell his services. Very professional and friendly, cleaned up after installing the light, was very reasonably priced and works quickly and efficiently.
I would definitely use him again and would highly recommend him.
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