Frank M. Prall Electric

The power went out early on a Saturday; the customer called Frank Prall, got a call back within 20 minutes and had him at the house inside the hour, root cause found and fixed. That August 2021 account is the newest written one for this Wellesley electrician, who runs the business himself and whose site puts him at more than 20 years in the trade. His Massachusetts electrician's licence, #21014, is active on the state registry. BuildZoom counts 117 permits pulled under the business, scores it 113 — the 97th percentile — and lists a $1,000,000 Commerce Insurance policy. The Better Business Bureau grades the company A+ on a non-accredited profile and puts it at 16 years in business, started 12/22/2009. The written accounts run 2013 to 2021 and keep landing on the same things. A local contractor, writing in December 2015 after five years of hiring him, said Frank was first on the job and first one done. A homeowner that same month described three projects in their house, each finished on time. In January 2014, a reviewer with an old house credited him with good counsel about the options on both big and small jobs. The 2013 reviews are where the estimating shows up: two customers described detailed, accurate quotes — one arriving within 24 hours — and several called the prices fair, with the work area left clean afterward. One April 2013 customer had been turned down by two other electricians who said the install was not possible; Frank quoted it immediately and did the work as asked. The range runs from a dead circuit to new construction, plus home automation, AV and low-voltage installs. For an older house that needs someone to diagnose before quoting, this is a one-man shop people kept calling back. Ask for the written estimate up front, and get a current certificate of insurance for your own job before the work starts.