Lights Out

I met Brett and the crew, Felix and Shad at a clients house as they were doing electrical work for her. She loved them so I decided to try myself for my own home and other clients of mine where work was required. They are always on time and if there is a glitch in the previous job, they will call and alert you about timing and I really respect this as they do respect your time.
Each time I had them to clients homes or my own, they find resolution to problems and do great work in a timely fashion. Today, I had an issue at my own home with a fight between the garbage disposal and the GFCI switch which kept tripping. Felix and Shad came out, reviewed the situation, told me that kitchen and bath GFCI switches only last 7 – 10 years at the most and wear out. Mine were 20 years old ! So I had them replace all 4 but still the garbage disposal was just humming. Shad thought something was stuck and trust me, I have dealt with garbage disposal problems in the past and found pennies, small utensils etc that had jammed but in this one… found nothing. Shad said,“get me a broom handle” It was stuck but he managed to move it inside around a few times and dislodge whatever was stuck in there. Shad said it was his grandmothers trick… And it worked !!
Thanks Guys for always doing a job well done and going above and beyond !

Having used Lights Out now for over 3 years on a variety of difficult projects, I can’t recommend them enough. Whenever I’ve gotten estimates from others, they come in higher/​Would I love to pay less for electrical work? Sure. But considering how critical safe wiring is, I won’t cut corners on electrical projects. You need to consider that many electricians will make a mess of your walls, costing you more in the long run to make patching/​painting repairs once the electrical is done. In the last year they had 2 difficult installs at my home which I expected would leave me with stucco and plaster repairs, but because his team worked so smartly and carefully… they didn’t crack any stucco or plaster.
I’ve always found Brett to be helpful and clear in how he organizes his work, estimates, and communications. His work has improved my home (and lowered my electrical bills) considerably. His crews are like magicians, working carefully and thoughtfully to be sure the job is done to high standards and to insure the work area is always protected and left clean when they leave. Very nice people who are master electricians… not just newbie electricians who think they know it all.
Thank you, Lights Out!

Thanks to Brett Bryant, our home is not only consistently illuminated, we are also saving money.
We have quite a few lights that are placed well out of range of most ladders, and I was calling Brett on a fairly regular basis to change two or three recessed bulbs at a time. At his instigation, we are now using more environmentally correct LED lights, which basically obviate the need to call him as frequently. Brett has stocked my cabinet with back-​up bulbs for every type of fixture in the house, a daunting task. And he’s a whiz at hanging artwork. Added bonus: Brett is funny, responsive, and easy to work with. (A few of the one-​star reviewers may not be able to discern dry humor from rudeness, but while Brett has never been rude he can be very amusing.)

Brett has been fixing up all my electrical needs both in my home and office. Very professional and honest. Always gave me good and honest advices. His works are always meticulous and the fee he charges is very reasonable. Highly recommended.

It was with a bit of skepticism, mostly due to the negative reviews of Lights Out that I placed a service call with this business. My dubiety was soon quelled, as my experience with Brett was nothing short of excellent. In fact, I am planning to have him back out to my house to fix some long-​standing «honey do» electrical stuff.
In a nutshell, I had misconfigured two Lutron sensor/​dimmer light switches in a hallway. I configured a master-​master scenario when I should have configured a master-​slave configuration. All it took to repair the issue was five minutes on the phone and a 20 minutes service call at my house. Brett, even went back to his shop to pick up a slave light switch and returned within a few minutes.
I recommend Brett and the Lights Out team for all your electrical repair issues.

These guys know what they are doing. My wife and I bought a fixer upper, and shortly after, we hired Brett, Felix and Shad to do all the electrical that was necessary in our new home. Mostly because, they were the most reasonably priced, and they gave me warm fuzzies. lol
You can tell right off that bat that they have been in this type of situation before. After discussing plans the team quickly put in for a city permit, and inspection, took out all of our knob and tube throughout our house, put in new wiring and revamped the circuit box in the garage. The were super flexible with the other contract work that was happening in the house, (floors, drywall, etc.) and were super accomodating with our schedule and budget. I couldn’t have asked for anything more in regards to an electrician.
If you need to hire someone for any type of electrical work, big or small, these guys are the guys to do it. Hire them already!

Edit: in response to Brett’s comment on 1÷5÷2016:
Brett, you did in fact speak with me, as written in my original review.
It’s great that you have «thousands of happy clients»…unfortunately i cannot say the same about my experience with you.
And, no, I don’t like «bombing peoples Unilocal pages» as you suggested in your comment… I’ve had great experience with Unilocal and all of my reviews are positive with the exception of yours.
Cheers.
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Original review from 3÷13÷2015:
Whoa — Incredibly rude and condescending.
I spoke with Brett on the phone, describing the electrical items of which I was looking to get estimates. Was really surprised on his snappy attitude, I’ve never had an experience like that with a contractor in my years of using contractors/​tradespeople.
Spoke with/​interviewed several other electricians in the City — all of them were pleasant and professional, unlike my experience talking with Brett.

Brett was great. My kitchen light wouldn’t turn on, then it smelled like something burning. Figured it’d be safer to call an electrician than troubleshoot it myself. I called and was lucky that he was available same-​day. I will definitely call again if I need electrical work.

Brett is pretty awesome. We moved into our new place and had a bunch of problems with lighting in several of the rooms. He comes by within a few days and fixes all the the issues within an hour! Also, we mentioned that we had these expensive halogens that kept burning out every few weeks. Brett saved us a ton of money by giving us the information on the LED parts that we could buy ourselves and telling us how to upgrade them ourselves. Only took 30 minutes and our kitchen is much better lighted and we don’t have to replace bulbs every week!
Overall, a very honest and knowledgeable electrician at a reasonable rate. You should keep him in your phone book!

Brett is exceptional. He is a master at his craft, honest, and delivers great customer service. He did a great job with the installation, and he collaborated with me to develop an cost effective high quality solution. In addition, there was a manufacturing issue with the light bulbs we used, and he replaced them and solved the problem at no cost.
I highly recommend him to all customers!

Again, Lights Out does a great job. Brett was very responsive, followed up immediately and was flexible when I had to reschedule, and Felix did a quick and perfect job installing two ceiling pendants.

Sometimes you know from the very first meeting that you’re working with the right folks. Very very pleased with Brett and team and their results. They work quickly and competently from the initial design meeting (where it was clearly still on us to make the choices, which for our long-​term happiness was wise) through scheduling, the main work sessions, and a follow-​up to install the final fixtures when they arrived.
We will definitely use Lights Out again on any future lighting jobs. All three of the team brought knowledge and judgment to their work, but were great about confirming any options with us (such as lamp height, bulb choices, etc.).

I had Brett out a couple of times. The first time he did a great job. However last time, he did not. I have some overhead cable lights and they kept flickering. It wasn’t the bulbs so I called Brett. He came out and played with them a bit and they went on. 10 minutes after he left they went out. I called him and instead of him coming back, he told me to play with the cables again. That’s not fixing the situation and I didn’t pay for an electrician to fix it incorrectly.
I’m now calling another electrician to get to the real problem. I’m sorry Brett didn’t work out or spend the time to do it right.

Brett installed new electrical and this awesome chandelier in my master bath. He was efficient, friendly, and was very reasonably priced. I would recommend his work. Love the outcome!

I have been working with Lights Out for a couple of years now and I have nothing but great things to say about them.
They have been able to troubleshoot electrical and lighting issues in my home and for my clients (I am a realtor).
I have used them to help me pick out and install lights for clients on a budget when staging, and when they want to make their home «sing» after they’ve moved into the new one. Brett even helped me replace the aging lights in my own home in the dining room and master bedroom.
They always call ahead to let me know they are on their way. Once there, we walk through the project to make sure everything is clear and then again at the end to show me that everything has been done.
I would highly recommend Lights Out for any new lighting, retrofit or electrical troubleshooting. I have referred them to many friends and clients.

They (Felix and Shad) were prompt, friendly, efficient and did a great job of answering my questions. They put the area back in order when they were done working. I thought their rate was very reasonable. I highly recommend them.

I found Lights Out & Brett via Unilocal.I wanted to do up all the lighting for my entire apartment (2 bed, 2 bath). He came over, charged me $ 150 for a consultation. I was looking for installation help (technical) and for design help (aesthetic). The design help was marginal, and consisted of him flipping through 3 magazines and pointing to random lamps, rather than listening to what it was that I wanted. I ultimately had to do much of this work myself.
4 months and $ 15,000 later, we’re still not done. His professed expertise in LED installations is nonsense. Systems still don’t work. We’ve had power and light failures constantly, up until this day. He appears to have used me as a Guinea pig to have me pay him so that he may learn the intricacies of LED lighting installation. This has been a complete misrepresentation from the beginning.
He also never takes responsibility for something going wrong. It’s either my fault (I am blamed for most of his problems, consistently) or it’s someone else. Never does he say ‘sorry’ nor does he own up to his own mistakes.
Also, he and his crew are always late. Sometimes by hours, and sometimes they never show up. This is maddening when you (I) have to work during the day and that staying home to receive them requires careful coordination. They are also less than respectful of your (my) belongings, particularly when sweating on my clothing, leaving a mess on the floor, and damage where they pulled paint off the wall, etc.
In the end, I am 4 months into a relatively simple (albeit large) project, it is still not done (a transformer melted just last weekend) – resulting in no lighting in my bedroom, yet again. $ 15,000 in, with constant emails from Brett asking me to pay him $ 700 for the latest transformer failure (which of course wasn’t his fault).
I can deal with things going wrong, and with delays (what project ever goes to plan?). However, the manner in which Brett has dealt with me has been below sub par. Unacceptable. I strongly dis-​advise from using him. If you do, put a very strict contract in place that gives him no wiggle room to back out of his obligations. Also, be ware of him saying ‘yes, I can do that, I’ve done this before many times, it’s not a problem’, particularly when it comes to LED lights.
Good luck!

Amazing service from Brett, and his team (Shad & Felix) who are super professional, really friendly, and über efficient!
I have used them twice recently and could not be happier — in fact the second time they came was to sort out the mess a Thumbtack hire created — I will never use Thumbtack again — yet again I was beyond happy with the quality and speed of the work from guys at Lights Out
They have installed electricals for me as well as hanging mirrors (beautifully!) so do not hesitate to call Brett

Brett came over to install a light fixture on my porch, and did a fantastic job. He also gave so much good advice for making beneficial other changes in my house without being pushy or trying to sell me other services. I will definitely call him again when I need help with the installation of a few other light fixtures. Thank you, Brett!

I had a few light fixtures which required more than just a light bulb change, so I called up Lights Out. After describing the fixtures, he was able to roughly identify the issue and so we made an appointment.
Before the appointment, he called up to confirm everything, so I was comfortable knowing that I wasn’t going to get stuck with a no/​late show.
Appointment came, he showed up on time, took care of things, and I now have working kitchen lights.
Fast, friendly, and got the job done nicely in about an hour.