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Any electrician recommendations in Ascension?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:35 pm
im having a hard time just getting anyone to come out and quote my job....
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:42 pm to geauxcats10
don't have a recommendation but a warning. Avoid Bud's.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:56 pm to fightin tigers
Running power from a meter pole to my breaker panel and a few little odd jobs
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:03 pm to geauxcats10
Send me an email, mighy have someone that is willing to do it.
fightintigers23 yahoo
fightintigers23 yahoo
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:07 pm to geauxcats10
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im having a hard time just getting anyone to come out and quote my job....
We had the same problem. Unless you have a huge job or you're a contractor promising lots of repeat business, they're going to bid it sky high hoping someone else does the job, or they're going to take it and do really shitty work. There's just not that many residential electricians out there with the demand for industrial being so sky high right now. That means the really good ones that can pass a drug test are in the plant, the pretty good ones who can't pass a drug test are working for contractors on jobs much larger than yours, the mediocre ones who can still pass a drug test are in the plant, and the ones that can't stay clean and are incredibly shitty are the ones available for you to hire.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:10 pm to kingbob
Yeah, my rec is my FIL. Retired electrician that still likes to get out the house and do odd jobs. Was a residential electrician for 20-30 years I believe.
Got into it in the 70/80s with electrical component work.
Got into it in the 70/80s with electrical component work.
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:10 pm to geauxcats10
I believe we used rescom electric for a few similar jobs in our neighborhood. 225-622-3647
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:18 pm to bayou choupique
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I believe we used rescom electric for a few similar jobs in our neighborhood. 225-622-3647
I can vouch for them as well.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:25 pm to fightin tigers
EMail sent
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:39 pm to kingbob
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Posted by kingbob
Yeah, I have called probably six places and they all take my info down and then I wait a few days and call back and they take my info down again as if I'm a first time caller.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:44 pm to bayou choupique
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I believe we used rescom electric for a few similar jobs in our neighborhood. 225-622-3647
Yep, ask for Jimbo or Rocky
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:49 pm to ForLSU56
Action Electric. Ask for Jim.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:56 pm to Gugich22
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Message Posted by Gugich22 Action Electric. Ask for Jim.
I'm still waiting to hear back from them.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:01 pm to geauxcats10
Best thing to do is look in the YPs. Hire whoever has a full page ad because they are probably the best in the area and will give you a reasonable quote.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:02 pm to kingbob
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We had the same problem.
This has me concerned. We're going to be building there in the coming year and was thinking about subing it out ourselves. It's a custom plan so it will require some thought and skill. Thinking it might be this way for most of the trades.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:14 pm to Teufelhunden
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This has me concerned. We're going to be building there in the coming year and was thinking about subing it out ourselves. It's a custom plan so it will require some thought and skill. Thinking it might be this way for most of the trades.
Subbing a job out yourself can be a great idea if one is experienced at dealing with contractors, already has a short list of subs who will work for him, and has the time to watch the site like a hawk to make sure subs are working.
It can be a disaster otherwise (I know because I got to watch one of these jobs go down in flames as I impersonated this Ron Paul meme)
If you can't do those things above, hiring a reputable general contractor is generally the way to go because:
1. They will have the attention span to babysit your subs for you.
2. They get a discount from lumber yards and suppliers on material.
3. They have a subs competing for their repeat business.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:14 pm to kingbob
So apparently in Ascension parish you are not required to pull an electrical permit if you do the work yourself.
I might just run the wire and conduit myself and try to find an electrician to terminate everything.
I might just run the wire and conduit myself and try to find an electrician to terminate everything.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:16 pm to geauxcats10
Yes you are. You just can pull your own permits 
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:11 pm to geauxcats10
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