Cher in North Vancouver

Robert and Aaron did a variety of work for us including pig-tailing all our aluminum connections, adding a new light, fixing poorly done work from a renovation, installing fire alarms, and replacing some old wiring. They did an exceptional job and went above and beyond our expectations by fixing other small issues they came across and giving us sensible advice along the way. We chose to take out a permit for the work done and Robert was conscientious to make sure everything would pass. The inspection went through without any problems. We had a small discrepancy with the invoice at the end but Robert dealt with it promptly and professionally. We would not hesitate to use them again for any future electrical work.

When our 6 year-old Miele broke down. Scott, the tech at Al's, said he could fix it right away and he did! A couple of hours later, it was working good as new. The service was fast and friendly and the price was reasonable. We will definitely use Al's again.

Ted went above and beyond what we expected and did an amazing job of showing us the deficiencies in the home, giving us suggestions for how to fix them and in what priority, general costs, and an extremely detailed report (more like a professional manual). As well, he provided us with tons of maintenance advice which we very much appreciated. He was very professional and down-to-earth about things and a genuinely nice guy who feels passionately about his job. The inspection was the best money we've spent on real estate to date and we would highly recommend him to anyone. Prior to hiring Ted we have dealt with 3 other inspectors all of who are the typical $350, 2 hr inspection with a long checklist report at the end. One inspector we used was recommended by our realtor and he missed some MAJOR issues which we found out about after and it cost us many thousands. I would never recommend using an inspector through your realtor. In fact, don't even listen to realtor advice in regards to inspections... there is too much conflict of interest. A book I would highly recommend is The Holmes Inspection by Mike Holmes. Read it front to back and I can guarantee that Ted meets all the criteria of an excellent inspector and is very much worth the cost.