Orient Electric Inc

I can related to Jennifer N. story as the same thing happened with us. We got the hourly rate but 2 guys showed up. We got the same story too about 2 guys working faster. BS. They never told us that 2 people will show up when they gave us a quote. They did not go faster. It took way long than it should have. Lesson learned to not only get a quote on hourly charge but to get a quote on how long it will take. Our job should have been a days work with one person, instead we got charged 2 days with 2 people. Use caution if your going to hire these people.

I had a sun room addition done on my house. I needed a conduit moved to do the installation, followed up by adding a couple of electrical outlets to the inside of the new room, and an exterior door light put up. I used the recommendation of the sun room people (Champions), which was Orient Electric. The first part, moving the conduit, went smoothly and easily. The price of right around 375.00 seemed fair. The problem came with the second part of the job.
DO NOT, under any circumstances, allow this company to do any work for you without a fully written out estimate which includes a NOT TO EXCEED clause built into it. I stupidly did not get an estimate for the second job because I believed it to be a simple one-​day job given that A) there was a junction box right outside the new room to tap into, B) I only needed a couple of outlets and already had the light to put up, and C) none of it needed to be interior to the walls, but instead I was okay with it using exterior conduits on the inside of the room. WRONG! The guy that came out spent 45 minutes «thinking» about the best way to do the job to meet code standards. Eventually he got to work and I got to work on other projects around the house. He took a lunch break (totally understandable). Then, before 4 p.m. he came and found me, told me he was done for the day, and he would be back next week to «finish up». This should have been a ONE day job! When I went downstairs to check, the conduits were in place, holes were drilled for the exterior lights (he said I needed all 3 doors covered to «meet code») and no less than 4 outlets were prepped. Including one that is right next to the dog door which makes me wonder what I could possibly plug in there that the dog coming through the door wouldn’t keep unplugging? So then he comes back, as promised, the following week, WITH an apprentice in tow. Okay fine, except that he never bothered to tell me that *I* would be paying the apprentice’s 68 $/​hour salary! And it took the two of them 4 ½ hours together to finish laying the electrics and get everything hooked up. Total cost to me for this simple job? Over 2100.00!!! I have had two different electricians since then render their opinion on how long/​how much this job should’ve cost me, and both came in at one day and around 1200. Did the room pass the bare cursory glance the inspector gave the room? Sure. Do the plugs and lights work? Sure. And it does look fairly neat. Was it worth the money I spent and the fact that it took two days to finish? Not at all. (Oh, and I finally had to call them to settle accounts because I never got a final bill or invoice from them after the job was done. I insisted on one after I paid the shockingly high sum.)
Will I EVER use this company again? Not a chance. Did the whole thing irk me enough to write this review? You bet. Remember, not even the simplest job without a written estimate first, and then comparison shop…

I have always had a great experience every time I use this company! They have always been clean, on time, and very professional. They always do an excellent job and the price is always fair. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for an electrician.