Linares Electric

Linares Electric is a Framingham, Massachusetts electrical contractor performing residential and light commercial work across MetroWest and Greater Boston, including panel and breaker work, rewiring, EV chargers, and 24/7 emergency calls. The company says it was established in 2010 and is family-owned and run by German Linares (a badge elsewhere on its own site separately reads '14 Years of Experience'). The Massachusetts state license registry shows Linares's electrician license (#52198) as expired. The company carries an A+ Better Business Bureau accreditation. The review record is large and mostly strong: 139 reviews from 2015 to 2026 across Google, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Thumbtack, with a 4.8-star Google average from 181 ratings and 4.9 stars on both Angi and HomeAdvisor. The last six months brought 6 reviews with none negative. Reviewers, most naming German directly, describe him diagnosing and preventing serious hazards, including discovering a melted socket and arcing cord hidden in a ceiling before it could start a fire, and safely restoring power after an insulation contractor drilled into a live wire. Emergency response is repeatedly described as fast, including next-morning service after a Friday call and same-day help after a power surge knocked out half a house's lighting. Set against that is a documented pattern of complaints about pricing transparency that recurs across several separate years. A March 2022 review described the electrician breaking a customer's new sink during an unrelated bathroom-light job, denying responsibility, blaming another contractor, and refusing to replace it. A September 2023 review said the company quoted $99 for emergency service by phone but ultimately charged $650. Reviews from 2022 and 2024 describe a $700 charge for a simple switch and fixture repair, and a $211 charge for a problem the reviewer said was still unresolved afterward. Two more reviews from July 2024 described long hold times on the phone, one after being told the company charges a fee just to provide an estimate on larger jobs. None of these complaints appear in the last six months of reviews. But given both the recurring pricing pattern across multiple years and the expired electrician license on file, it's worth confirming German's current license status directly and getting firm, written pricing before any work begins, especially for emergency calls.