Alta Electric

Alta Electric was highly recommended by our contractor. Brian is a very pleasant, soft spoken man. He and his team have worked on three different projects at our house and I found them to be excellent. They were very quiet and the work looks great. I have been particularly impressed with Brian’s ability to trouble shoot. Our 1914 home has had some mysterious issues (like losing power in one area of the home). Finding the source of problems in older wiring is challenging, but Brian has resolved several issues that other electricians could not. He is careful to bring things up to code as needed without selling unnecessary services. I trust him and frankly, it’s a relief to know he is there when I need him. I always recommend him to my friends.

Well not much to say. Mr Kho is way too busy to check my electrical issues.
Until he has TIME he might come by.
I will contact someone else.

Brian Kho is outstanding. He showed up on-​time and quickly took the list of changes we wanted: 8 outlets on 5 different 110 v circuits and a 240 outlet for an electric dryer. He was very clear on the way that he charged (per man hour) and the rate was very reasonable. He called his team and through strong coordination he and his two assistants worked very quickly. When there were questions about the placement of outlets — and a potential for cost savings by cutting less drywall or studs, he quickly asked for guidance. They completed all of the work just before lunch and he patiently showed & tested each outlet /​circuit in addition to marking the panel and the sub-​panel. He is fair, honest and fast!

If you go with Brian, make sure that you get a written contract up front or you may wind up paying twice what you thought you would for a job.
We’ve worked with Brian before and he’s done a good job in the past for a reasonable price. However, this last weekend when he came out, he surprised us. We asked him to mount our Vizio TV to the wall. He was great about fitting us into his busy schedule. Before he started, we asked him how much it would be. He kept telling us that he would be ‘reasonable’ but he was evasive giving us an actual quote. Finally, after we kept pushing him on the price, he told us it would be $ 60/​hour. Based on our previous history, we told him to go ahead.
He mounted the TV and also fixed our doorbell. When he presented us the bill, it was for twice what he originally told us. He hadn’t been clear that it wasn’t $ 60/​hour but instead was $ 60/​hour/​person and there were two people on the job. I would have been fine with that, had he actually communicated it before he started. To make things worse, he spent time trying to sell my wife and I on the replacement of our ceiling lights even though we kept telling him that we weren’t interested at the time.
We are planning on replacing the ceiling lights now; however, we won’t go with Brian again after what he pulled. As a business owner, he should represent his price accurately up front. Anything else is just dishonest and as a result he’s lost us and everyone we know as a customer.