G W May Electric Co

Kept the appointment even though it was snowing. Worked quickly and efficiently. Got the job done as requested. Worked professionally and were very pleasant to talk to. I highly recommend Jason and his crew.

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Came recommended by a contractor friend, and were very pleased. Clean, respectful, honest, excellent work. In fact, they are coming next week for another project.

The work performed by Winston and his team was excellent. All work was done very efficiently and with great care- when the inspector showed up for the rough-in and final inspections, he was blown away each time by the high quality of work. Everything was neatly labeled, wires organized and outlets/lights placed perfectly per my spec. The job site was left clean after each visit.
Winston and his guys were very friendly, provided excellent communication at all stages of the project, and provided good suggestions to improve my spec as the project progressed. Everything functions perfectly. It was a great experience and money well spent.

After weekend storm with a neighborhood wide power outage, I was left with 2 lights and two outlets that still wouldn't work. I have an older house with both fuses and breakers and the two lights and outlets are on a fuse. The fuse didn't appear to have blown, but I replaced it. Nada. Then I decided that since I'd had the replacement fuse for a long time maybe it had deteriorated. Off I went to Home Depot and bought new fuses. Replaced the replacement and still nothing. Called GW May and they came out the next day and discovered and fixed the problem.
GW May was great, but sadly, I didn't find them on Angie's list, but ended up going to the BBB website for help. I have trouble figuring out your website since businesses are not listed in alphabetical order. Some top names in many cases are 30-50 miles away. I really don't want to pay travel charges when there are good people closer.

Probably competent enough, but not the most clever or detail-oriented.    Needed new circuit breaker. Recommended method was to leave panel in existing location on back wall of house, versus relocate it to side of house. Supposedly less expensive than having a new panel installed on the side of the house closer to the street power line, which is what the other companies proposed.
Did not know that leaving panel in place would mean that 3-ft metal pipe would be inserted thru eaves.  If I had know that a hole would need to be sawn thru roofing, I may not have proceeded with approach.  Apart from being highly unsightly, I did not realize this "economical method" would require several bolts to be drilled into brick to strap the pipe to the back wall.   Another Contractor who was doing interior work while May crew was on site said the bolts popped and needed to be re-inserted.  He did not think the GW May crew was particularly impressive. 
Duke Energy came to string the power lines to the top of the roof pipe - took 2 tries because the pipe was barely high enough for the power line to clear the ridgeline of roof.  May's crew had to come back after utility's 1st try to RE-SECURE the pipe to the back wall.
Power line hangs 5-6 inches over roof top and is very taut.   When I asked whether the line would eventually droop over time and lay on the roof, the County Inspector, owner Winston May, and Duke Energy rep said installation was acceptable and code compliant.  If line drooped, Duke Energy would re-string it.   However it looks like the power line is tugging against the pipe (my homeowner's opinion).  I feel very insecure about possibility of damage to the house from this installation (both design and execution).   Can only hope that a windstorm will not cause the power line to tear out the pipe and damage my roof and walls.
Other smaller oversights - attic floor board had to be removed to run wire thru ceiling. The floor boards were not replaced, just left lying in attic with the nails exposed upward.  Had to call in GW May to restore, which they did perfunctorily.  Circuit breaker was not labelled until I called back to have this done.    Newly installed wall outlets were not tested until I complained that one room kept tripping whenever something was plugged into the outlets. While doing attic work, heavy worker jumped down onto attic ladder and cracked it beyond repair. GW May paid for replacement, but I didn't appreciate having his worker be playful while completing the punchlist.
Had kitchen renovation done in October and needed a wall outlet moved to a counter area.  Kitchen Contractor told me outlets wires in such a way that he couldn't move any without rewiring the other 2 new ones that GW May had installed. I had to have a complete new outlet installed. Maybe this is acceptable practice, but not a wise one.  
The only good thing dealing with this company is that GW May allowed me to pay in 3 installments and immediatley agreed to absorb the cost of hiring another contractor to install a new attic ladder.   Ultimately, the cost of the new circuit breaker was not that much less than other proposals, given that I really hate that pipe going through the eaves.

I like everything about them. They were punctual, efficient and professional.

They were prompt, quick, polite and licensed. Except for the TV outlet, which they miswired, their work was acceptable. I could probably have found another provider who whould have done the work just as well for less money, although I fault myself for not asking about their charges before the work was done..

Overall, GW May electric has been great to work with on this job. They were very quick with their estimate, and performed good quality work, relatively quickly. Having worked with one of the larger electrical contractors in the area, it was refreshing to see someone who can do work inexpensively and quickly.

Work was sloppy and not what I expected. Wire nuts left hanging in the breeze. Price much too high for work performed. Conduit buried only about 1 inch deep. I was expecting new wiring from the panel and instead got a tie in to old wiring. After complaint, they agreed to return and rework but did not.

I HAD TO GO THROUGH A FEW ELECTRICIANS TO GET A GOOD ONE. THIS COMPANY WAS PROFESSIONAL AND GAVE US A REASONABLE PRICE. THEY STAYED ON THE JOB TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WE HIRED THEM TO DO.