Ashley Hart from Calgary

I found this company on homestars, since not many electrical companies turned up on yelp. they had amazing reviews, so i was pretty excited that i found someone great. Martin, was really quick to respond to my email and called me ASAP, I wanted a super quick appt, since i am in dire need of putting my bathroom back together. He couldnt get me in for a couple weeks- ok understandable, as everyone is busy. He knew i needed a permit at the time of booking. They came and did the work, dave and his apprentice aaron were really nice and easy to deal with- dave had to explain everything to his apprentice so they may have taken longer - but hey we all have to learn. The owner, Martin called the same day ( wed ) and asked when i wanted an inspection.. surely i expected one the next day. he told me that wasnt possible since they needed 24 hours from applying for the permit. ( why wasnt this done ahead of time was beyond me- since he had a couple weeks notice ) so i said ok for friday. I proceeded to call the city on thurs to ask if i could have a first thing appt on fri since i take care of an old lady, and the city had not heard of an inspection... so i called to ask martin why, he said he would call ASAP. so i wait around my house on friday again. no one shows up early so i call the city again.. same answer, no permit pulled yet.. what the heck. I almost wasted two complete days waiting around my house, had i not called the city. VERY un professional to do the work without a permit to begin with, especially when requested by the customer. Sure enough i had to wait til the following TUESDAY for an inspection.. a WEEK from the initial work. Here is the best part, they were there from 9-11 45, they moved a couple light switches, moved a light over and installed a fan in my bathroom-- my bill was $940!!!!!! outrageous. this is totally my fault since i didnt ask for a quote ahead of time, i assumed i was hiring electricians and not brain surgeons. after refusing to pay this price, he dropped it to what he said was " his cost" ... $575 .. i supplied the switches, i supplied the fan, i supplied the lights and boxes.. a permit is 100 bucks i get that, but apparently he pays his staff 150 dollars an hour!!! I cant wait to become an electrician!! Over all they all seemed like amazing people, until it came time for billing and inspections. Which is too bad since i was really excited to find someone awesome. I would not recommend them for the outrageous prices alone.