South Side Electric, Inc.

We are extremely happy with the work by Southside Electric. Al came and gave our estimate and was great. Brad did a fantastic job with the work. My girlfriend's grandpa is a retired electrician and was at our house while Brad worked. He said Brad was very knowledgeable, professional, and efficient. Before contacting Southside Electric, we had 3 other electrical companies come to our home to give estimates and we were beginning to feel hopeless. We are incredibly thankful we were recommended to Southside and would 10/10 recommend to others.

The vans they use apparently don't have blinkers based on the guy weaving through traffic.

We had a tree fall on our house in April. This company was contracted for work in our house by Service Restoration, in Bloomington. Dan, one of the owners of the restoration company is friends with Al, the owner of SouthSide. Al entered our home without shoe protectors. He was nice enough, but our experience was poor. The electricians didn't wear shoe protectors either. They scratched our flooring with their ladder and left our old fixtures jumbled on the floor. We signed a separate contract with them for extra work to be performed. I wrote out what we wanted done and the pricing that included. I called several times to get the invoice for the work that was done all the way in August. The woman originally told me she couldn't get it for me because her coworker was out with covid. The second time I called they said they were backed up, but would get the invoice out to me that week. The third time I called last week they said it was billed through insurance. I asked for the invoice and they said they couldn't provide it. They said the work was inspected and all was well, but still couldn't provide me an itemized invoice. I was told I had to work with the restoration team. I spoke with an employee who said originally they don't wear shoe protectors. She then called back and said they do if they are asked, but sometimes they go into hoarder homes and don't feel it's necessary. I requested they wear them through the restoration company, plus it's industry standard. To top it off the woman didn't even have the correct items that were done and they didn't provide pricing for moving a fixture and I was told there would be additional charges after our last conversation. So apparently they can charge you for items, but don't have to provide proper documentation to back it up. Our lights have been flickering and the woman claims it's due to the light bulbs we are using, but it's doing it in rooms we never changed bulbs in. In addition, one of the lights doesn't turn on right away. You have to turn it on and off several times for it to work. This was never a problem prior to them being in our house, but magically they didn't do anything to cause these issues. Furthermore, they took our ac units out of our closets and left them on the floor. They never put it back and the restoration team didn't either. The units were placed on their bacls and suffered damage. Moreover, dust and debris go in them which is not ideal for anyone, bur especially a family that suffers from severe asthma and allergies. Lastly, we overheard their staff talking down about us and our house on the camera. It made the situation worse. We would avoid them!!

Can’t say enough good things about Tom at South Side Electric. After hours emergency call on a holiday weekend, jumped right on it, no complaining, super helpful, stayed until the job was done (11:00 pm). Give Tom a raise, he is great!!!

4 hour job. Told me it would take 1 day. I came home early -at noon, they were packing up. 4 hours , over $5400.00. What a joke. Never again. Robbery

South Side Electric is amazing! Every staff member has been a pleasure to work with. They respond quickly to requests and scheduling appointments. Their pricing is fair and the work is done quickly and very well. I needed a new outlet installed for an electric vehicle and within a few days of my inquiry I had a consultation and an appointment set up soon after. I cannot thank SSE enough for their speed, professionalism and all around pleasant process. Highly recommend!

South Side Electric is the best in the city. Each of the electricians are great at what they do, and get everything completed timely and efficiently. Al, the VP, has helped me a number of times and specifically was very helpful and kind. Big fan of SSE, and it's worthy of your money because it is a local small business with humble beginnings. Can't say enough good things about them!