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Boston Lightning Rod was one of the NECA Boston contractors that provided services on the BC Field House project, per high-profile.com. Boston Lightning Rod was on the project team for the Dana-Farber Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, per nerej.com. Parker M. Willard Jr. sells lightning rods at Boston Lightning Rod Co. Inc., and his Dedham office phone starts ringing when lightning strikes a home, per bostonglobe.com. Boston Lightning Rod holds a Better Business Bureau A+ grade. BuildZoom lists licence number 106642.
“Fellow NECA Boston contractors, Stateline Power, Boston Lightning Rod, Mass Bay Electrical, and LAN-TEL Communications also provided services on the BC Field House project.”
“Parker M. Willard Jr. likes to joke that Mother Nature does a better job of selling lightning rods than he does at Boston Lightning Rod Co. Inc. When lightning strikes a home, creating an electrical surge or even a fire, his Dedham office phone starts ringing as worried neighbors react.”
“E.G. Sawyer Co. provides electrical construction services for Dana-Farber Yawkey Center for Cancer Care: project team includes ZGF Architects, Yale Elect., Boston Lightning Rod and LCN”
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Boston Lightning Rod. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Standard receptacle swaps — a new dedicated circuit is a bigger job ($350–$750).
Flush mounts, pendants, chandeliers — hung on existing boxes.
Estimated range
$530 – $1,100
Typical electrical project around $820
**edit** The mistake is mine. They did send the quote.
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