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"Absolute waste of time and money. I scheduled a very simple job - replace two exterior wall sconces (porch lights) with two new ones. The old ones work fine, we just want to update the look. Scheduled service for a date and time and acknowledged there is a $69 service/trip fee which is waived if you have them do the work; no problem. They even called day-of to see if tech could come out earlier than scheduled, which worked fine. When tech arrived, I explained the very straightforward job I wanted done. He looked over the new parts, and I thought we'd be good to go. Then he said that before he did anything he had to do a "safety inspection." An hour later he quoted me a multi-thousand dollar bid to replace all sorts of equipment I had no interest in replacing. And the simple job, if he did just that, would be over $550. I declined, and so it cost me $69 to have no work done and waste my time. I will either do this myself or find a local handyman. Avoid this company like the plague."

"Good all around but did not mark the breakers/circuits."

"Very professional and kind"

"All electrical work requested was done , but one fan was defective once installed. Will have to rehire once another new fan is purchased. Matthew did a great job."

"Great - very good work at a reasonable price *This review was migrated from an affiliated account on Angi with an original submission date of 9/28/2017."

"Pros: 1516’s workers and subcontractors did an outstanding job. They were super friendly and always asked us how things looked and even had inside jokes with my husband. We are so pleased with the look of our new patio. I would highly recommend Master Electric who was their electrical subcontractor. Very nice people and got their work done quickly! Cons: In short, we are extremely displeased with the owner, Erik, and how he treated us with disrespect, belittlement, and lack of professionalism. This is where the 1 star rating comes from. If you want more details, please continue reading below. Unfortunately, we did not feel this same way regarding the owner of 1516 (Erik). At our first meeting, everything went over smoothly. It was like the honeymoon phase of remodeling. I told him everything I wanted: new patio cover, privacy wall, and wrought iron fencing around the patio to keep the dogs in, and he said he could do it all! When we received the proposal, we noticed the measurements were off on the patio cover. All our other bids along with the plot survey said 16X20, but 1516’s stated it was a 16X17. Of course we brought this up to both Erik and his wife, Kris, because we didn’t want a short patio, especially since engineers get involved for the building. We begged Erik to come out and re-measure. He assured us his measurements were correct and he told my husband he didn’t trust other people’s measurements. After awhile, he finally agreed to come re-measure but told us that he would cover the cost if it was wrong since it was his mistake. We didn’t even ask him to cover the difference, so we were in shock but he assured us that the measurements were right. Sure enough, a week later he showed up and re-measured and he was wrong. It was 16X20. Sooo sorry for this novel but this is where we started being treated unfairly. Once the material was delivered for the cover, we started asking Erik for pictures of the privacy wall and wrought iron fencing that was going to be put in since no “specific details” were in the proposal regarding these two line items. He started getting very short with my husband, wouldn’t provide details, ignored his phone calls & texts, and would just show up without even letting us know he was here. I even called his wife, Kris, to ask if we had done something wrong and she said he was just stressed but loved working with us. He did ask us to pay extra for part of the privacy wall for materials, even though no details were specified in the proposal on what the wall would look like, what material would be used, height, etc. We were told that he had already estimated the cost of materials and labor and that our extra addition was not part of his plan. I was a little irritated because we were paying for this patio remodel, which I would think we would get to pick out what we want our patio to look like not him. As for the wrought iron fence, we had told him earlier on that it would need some type of dog barrier because we have a 10 lb dog that could easily fit thru. When we started suggesting ordering a custom fence, he threatened us that if we went custom, he would decline the fence portion of the job. The only reason why he accepted it was because we wanted the patio cover. We immediately just went with what was easier for him because we wanted the job done. On the last day of the patio cover remodel, we had asked Erik if he could have his guys come back out because 1) they had put footprints in the concrete parts around the columns and 2) our vinyl siding was missing J channeling on the new addition and didn’t flow well from the original part of the house. We also found out later that day that his workers had cut and capped the wires to our existing floodlight so it was no longer operational (Erik even confirmed this was true). A few hours after sending that text with the mistakes that should be fixed, we received an unpleasant text from Erik. He immediately rejected the fence portion of our proposal saying he was not doing it anymore, wanted the final check, and was done with us. He said we were super ungrateful because he had given us so much from quoting us a 16X17 patio, which was really a 16X20 patio, even though from the beginning, he said he would cover that measurement mistake. We had no idea that weeks down the road, this was going to bite us in the butt. We never once had asked him to cover it. He made that call. And we had no idea that asking his workers to come back to fix a few mistakes/errors was going to end in an uproar. He threatened us saying he was going to turn us in to a collection agency if we didn’t pay him the last check for the patio. We never once said we weren’t going to pay his workers for the outstanding job they did. He told us that our patio slab was already cracked and ugly so why would a few footprints matter. As for the J Channeling, he said the inspector didn’t say anything so we wasn’t going to cover that. And as for the floodlight, he wasn’t going to pay the electrician to come back out. Here is his exact response, “Partner, if you’re willing to pay the my standard rate of $40 a square ft on a 16X20, you can have me back for 1 whole day addressing every obstacle brought forward today: concrete, “c” flashings, & even flood lights not in my contract.” Erik was very disrespectful in every text message, belittled us, and reminded us how unimportant we were by constantly telling us he had bigger and more important jobs in the Seabrook area, like his $76,000 patio cover project plus that he made $4 million in sales last year, so he was pretty sure he knew what he was doing. It hurts my heart knowing that a company whose title is 1516 (after the Acts 1516 verse) could treat other people this way. My husband and I have saved copies of all the emails and text messages of Erik’s awful behavior. He wouldn’t answer his phone or come talk to us in person, but persisted that it be by text to record everything. His tone was scary, his words were hurtful, and there was no reasoning with him. My husband stayed very professional and respectful through the whole conversation and was still disrespected with every text that Erik sent back. We paid Erik for all the work his contractors & subcontractors completed, but were left with an incomplete patio project aka the wrought iron fence and the 3 mistakes we wanted fixed. We have had several projects completed on our home, such as, new plumbing, upgraded kitchen, drainage system, new floors, and much more, and have never dealt with someone like Erik."

"If you seek ambiguous communication, a lack of transparency, electrical work performed not to code, dishonesty and incompetence - hire Beekman. Our experience: 1. I acquired a cost estimate of 5 hours for some electrical work. I scheduled to be home for that amount of time so that the work could be performed. 2. When the Beekman electricians arrived, I inquired about whether permitting was required for the work (permitting insures that any work performed is inspected and to code, etc.) I was informed not once, but twice that a permit was not required (thank goodness for porch cameras that record audio). 3. Work was performed in less than 45 minutes. When I asked why my estimate noted 5 hours for the work - I was told “that’s the way we do it.” I then called Beekman’s accounting department and inquired about an adjustment for the actual time it took to perform the work. After a few minutes of “that’s the way we do it” the time was adjusted approximately 25%. 4. The next day - I happened to have a conversation with someone who works in the permits department. The conversation steered towards the work I had Beekman perform the previous day. And I was informed that a permit IS required for the type of electric work that was performed at my home the day prior and that Beekman would have known (Beekman has worked in this area before). I then contacted Tom Beekman directly. He acquiesced that they got caught, knew a permit was required and that he would handle the proper filing for same, etc. I even sent him a text with one example of the work that was performed, e.g., “hole” left in our panel where breakers used to be. Almost 2 weeks passed - and nothing. 5. A permit was finally filed - 12 days after the work had been completed. Beekman then attempted twice to get into my home to “fix” things prior to the inspection so that they would not get dinged (and fined/charged). One visit mandated my husband being home for work on one of those days. I have a video/audio recording of the Beekman electricians on our porch - after ringing the doorbell again and again - complaining about the amount of time it took for my husband to answer the door (he was on a work call) - it took less than 136 seconds. 6. In the interim, Tom Beekman unilaterally texted me to apologize for the work. He “looked over the entire situation” which he believed was handled “incorrectly”. And that he wanted to “refund the entire cost” for the work that was performed. I picked up the phone and called him. After apologizing again - he offered that he would have someone come by with a check post inspection. I agreed. 7. I relayed to the inspector that Beekman acquiesced that their work was faulty and that Tom Beekman profusely apologized. After 4 visits and several weeks - the issues that would have failed an inspection were fixed. 8. The electrical work performed (and subsequently fixed) by Beekman passed inspection. 9. A refund check signed by Tom Beekman was delivered to our home. Life went on. After a few weeks and after discussing it with my husband, we decided to deposit the Beekman refund check. Tom Beekman’s refund check bounced. Sent Tom Beekman a text re: same. No reply."