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Stephen Harris is a Quincy, MA electrician who says he's been in the trade over 20 years, and Angi and HomeAdvisor both put his tenure at 26 years. His license, #53053, is listed on both directories as expiring in July 2028 — that's the platforms' own claim, not an independent verification. The thing that comes up again and again in his reviews is how fast he calls back. In a 2017 review, one homeowner wrote he "called back right away and came to look at job"; in a 2018 review, another said he "came to me the next day I requested the service" after other electricians on HomeAdvisor "didn't even bother to give me a call." A 2026 review — the only one from the last six months — describes the same pattern: he was quick, efficient and left the homeowner with three working switches that hadn't worked before. Not every account is glowing. In a 2020 review, a homeowner who hired him to relocate exterior outlets said he lowered them without being asked, then charged $550 for the original job and another $400 to redo it the way she'd first requested — she wrote she felt taken advantage of. It's the one dissenting voice in an otherwise consistent record of on-time, no-fuss electrical work going back to 2017. Anyone hiring him should nail down the scope and price in writing before work starts, given that one dispute, and can use his listed Massachusetts electrician's license number as a starting point to check for themselves.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Stephen Harris. 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
Steve was quick, efficient, pleasant, and explained what he planned to do and why. Now I have 3 working switches where I previously did not.
Steve was the only "pro" who contacted me & he was here the next morning. He did the job quickly & I was very happy with the results.
I hired him to move the exterior outlets. One I wanted by my window so I would not have to go outside to unplug the Christmas lights. The other needed to be replaced because the cover was bad. He lowered both. If I flooded again, they would be under water. If this happened in the winter, the heating wraps on my pipes in the crawl space would fail, thepipes could freeze, and then I would need a plumber. He lowered them because he does not like ugly pipes. He charged $550 the first time, and then $400 for putting them where I initially told him to. He also attached a new exterior light. I let him know I was angry with him. I feel I was taken advantage of.
MR HARRIS DID A FABULOUS JOB. HE SHOWED UP ON TIME AND DID THE JOB IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME HE SAID. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIS WORK AND HIS CLEAN UP. HE WAS GREAT.
Mr. Harris's work was clean and efficient. I was completely satisfied with his work.
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