James J Carleton Electric LLC

James J Carleton Electric is a Needham-based shop led by James Carleton, a master electrician the company's own site credits with more than two decades of experience. It handles a broad range of residential and commercial work — from small repairs and lighting upgrades to full rewiring and new installations — serving the Needham area. The company's Massachusetts electrician license (#20026) is active, verified directly against the state registry. Beyond that, the written record is sparse: BuildZoom's permit data lists 206 projects on file, including 13 completed in the past three years around Belmont, Weston and Milton at a typical permit size of roughly $4,000, and the only customer review on file dates back to August 2014, when someone praised the crew and the service. A 2025 Reddit poster separately mentioned hiring Carleton for a large renovation, describing the work well. One thing worth flagging: BuildZoom's own page is inconsistent about this same license — it carries a 'Verified License' badge citing an active status, while a footnote elsewhere on the page says no active license is on file, and two Newton-specific entries list the same license number as expired since July 2022. The state registry check performed here confirms it as active, so the underlying license checks out, but it's a discrepancy worth being aware of on the directory side. For general residential electrical work in the Needham area, this is a licensed, single-electrician operation — ask for a couple of recent references before booking.