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EMI Electrical Contractors is a Bristol County shop working out of Assonet, on the South Shore. According to a 2016 obituary, the company was founded by Michael P. Pillarella, who also ran an electrical-code training school and held leadership roles with the state's electrical-inspector association. The one written account on file, from 2013, tells two different stories about the same customer. Tim Pillarella and his team wired a new home, security system included, and the reviewer came away impressed with how the job went. Years later, calling back for more electrical work, the same reviewer said calls went unreturned and a promised visit never happened, and when another company eventually looked at the earlier security system, the reviewer said they found a problem with it. Worth asking about directly: the company's Massachusetts electrician license is listed as expired on the state registry, and there is no more recent written account to say whether the responsiveness problem described in 2013 is still how the company operates. For a job like the one in that 2013 review, confirm the license status and get a firm plan for any follow-up work before starting.
“The founder of EMI Electrical Contractors Inc. and the Owner, Director and Instructor of Pillarella School of Electrical Code & Theory”
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from EMI Electrical Contractors. 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.
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$530 – $1,100
Typical electrical project around $820
Tim Pillarella and his team completed all the electrical needs -- including a security system, of my new home. I was impressed by their professionalism and warmth. HOWEVER, a few years went by and i tried to have Tim come and look at some electrical jobs i needed completed and was basically blown-off by Tim! He would return one call out of numerous that i left him, promised that he would stop by and never did and then finally stopped returning my calls entirely!!!! I decided to have another security company come and look at the system he installed and was MORTIFIED to learn that the system (expensive at the time) was primitive and basic. Not one of my windows or french doors were alarmed for glass-breakage, etc. I have had to install a complete new system. Look elsewhere if you need an electrician!
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