J. Blacklock in East york

Astron knows old houses. I interviewed several electricians recommended to me by the Home Service Club, but found that they were all worried about working in my 100 yr old house - the plaster & lath walls, the asbestos wrappings on the heating ducts, the knob & tube wiring. It was a relief to me when Ted told me that they were accustomed to working on the old houses in my neighbourhood. I had Astron replace knob & tube wiring on my ground floor, and add new electrical outlets and lighting fixtures. In all they installed 16 outlets and 8 electrical fixtures. This work took 3 days. The guys arrived on time and worked hard all day. They were knowledgeable, polite, and cleaned up the work area well. I was impressed that they neatly re-plastered any holes that they had to make in the walls, and removed old wiring that was no longer needed. I was disappointed that they left a left a large garbage can full of removed wires in my basement. They told me when there was a problem with an outlet location that I had picked, and we discussed together how to rearrange things to work well for me, and for the installation. They told me when an old light fixture was unsafe to reinstall, and they did install a new fixture that I had quickly rushed out to replace it with. I feel that it is important to remain in the house while contractors are working, so that when unexpected issues pop up they can be discussed and resolved right away. Overall I was very pleased with their work. I do plan to hire Astron again next year, to replace knob & tube wiring on my second floor.