First, I'll admit this review is for work done years ago, and they could be much better now... but I just uncovered more work they did in my house that has pushed me over the edge and a negative review is warranted, which I almost never give. They were hired as a sub contractor for a remodel I was doing. I ultimately fired them after uncovering incompetent work that Sam was doing himself. I then re-did most of their work while the walls were open, but I didn't catch all of it apparently. Now after years, I keep finding surprises... the latest of which was a ceiling light that they decided to use the ground (bare copper) as a shared neutral and use the hot and neutral both as hot so they could install a switch to control the light and fan separately without fishing another run of romex. I was in the middle of a major remodel, and would have happily had them cut all the drywall to run a new line to the fan... but nope... they took the lazy way out and just did some backwoods electrical crap. Thanks Sam... this is truly fun... I love finding all the things you took lazy short cuts on. I'm glad I fired you when you couldn't figure out how to wire a GFCI in my bathroom because of a shared neutral. I feel really sorry for the average home owner who is trusting that the work is done right, and the poor electricians that follow Sam and have to explain to home owners that they have to fix everything done before. And note, if you think that the county code inspectors will catch these things... 99% of the time they won't. read more

Sam's Electric - They've re-used the original romex to run hot on the neutral line and re-used the bare copper ground to be neutral. Lazy and dangerous... - Electricians Near Me - Roseville, California

Excellent service, great attention to detail. Installed 5 fans, 1 required wiring. Pleased with install. Professional and friendly. Will use them again read more

Used Sam's Electric for a hottub & sauna connection after recommendations on Nextdoor. Family business with years of experience. Was impressed with their work and I will be using them for future electrical work. read more

Highly recommend Sam's Electric, they fixed some bad wiring I had in my house. They are pleasant to work with, honest and reasonable.

Excellent experience with Sam and Sam Jr. Installing a dedicated exterior plug for my backyard bbq area. I had dug the trench and bought the parts thinking Sam just needed to come and put it all together. They did this but realized that the plugs,while GFCI were not weather resistant, so he came back the next day and switched them out with the correct ones no charge. Highly recommend. read more

Sam's Electric - Weather resistant exterior plug. - Electricians Near Me - Roseville, California

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Damaged my wall with his ladder. Unfortunately, I didn't see it till he left and I had already paid him.

The lamp was taken to vacuum and sewing world and fixed properly. At a less expensive price, i must add. Do not use Sam's electric! He will take your money and not fix the item and say that he did and then refuse to give you your money back. This guy is a liar and a thief. Zero stars for sam's electric. Loves taking advantage of senior citizens. read more

The worst customer service experience I've had in a very long time and my system is not fixed.

I really appreciate the great work that Sam has done for our family. After moving into a new home, we had several electrical projects that we wanted done. So far Sam and his son have Installed our lighting chandeliers and rewired a ceiling fan. I am extremely pleased to have found a skilled electrician who is versatile and pleasant to work with. We keep thinking of other projects we would like to have done, and it is a relief to know that there is an electrician who we can count on. Sam is not only an excellent electrician, he is fair and honest. Bob A. read more

Great response time and so personable I would use them for any future projects. Very neat and tidy.

Earlier this year, I decided to get my bathroom remodeled. Flipping through the pages of the Pennysaver, I noticed the ad for Sam's Electric. I gave him a call. And, boy, do I ever regret making that call. Even the initial phone call was just plain bad. Sam Caraotta lacks basic customer service skills. During the initial call, Sam said he would text message me pictures of his work. He texted me one picture of himself installing bathroom tiles. One picture. I told him I would call him back later. Five minutes passed by, he picks up the phone, calls me, and asks, "Are you going to hire me?" It's only been five minutes! I'm trying to watch the Clippers vs. Spurs playoff game and already he's rubbing me off the wrong way. Later in the evening, after the game was finished, of course, he gave me an estimate over the phone of how much it would cost to remodel the bathroom: $9,000. My bathroom is small. That quote is outrageous. Sam doesn't come to a potential customer's house, look at the bathroom, and offer a free estimate. That's just a standard business practice among repairmen. He doesn't have a website. His yelp page doesn't have bad reviews, it doesn't have good reviews, it doesn't have any reviews, which is rather suspicious for a contractor who claims to have been in business for 34 years. Another issue of annoyance is after I made the wise decision not to hire him he wouldn't stop calling me, asking me Why, Oh Why would I hire him? Apparently, the word "No" isn't in Mr. Caraotta's vocabulary. read more

Sam was great to work with on the complete wiring of our remodel. We removed all of the previous electrical and started fresh. Sam and his team did a great job throughout and any issues we ran into, they came out and took care of them. Thank you Sam!!! read more

Without a doubt 5 stars. Sam and his crew replaced boxed lighting from the 80's with recessed lighting. The work was beautifully completed. i am thrilled with the soft lighting in my kitchen. The job was completed in a timely manner and done with respect to our belongings. They thoroughly cleaned the work area at completion of the job. We will definitely use Sam in the future. read more

Sam saved us today and will be my go-to for all electric services in the future! We had a short circuit outlet failure in the middle of the night, I called Sam at 8am and he came out in less than 2 hours on a Sunday morning when other "24 hour" electricians were not even answering their phones. Sam was prompt, courteous, professional and genuinely cared to listen to my issue and how it happened before coming out. He was also honest and upfront about his pricing in advance which I really appreciated and his fee was reasonable given it was an emergency weekend call. Sam had the issue fixed in less than 15 minutes and was super understanding. I appreciate that Sam was genuine and his customer service is 10/10! Thank you Sam! read more

Fast responses, excellent customer service, high quality results - all of the above describe Sam and his team. Couldn't have been more pleased! read more

Sam does really good work. He gave us a solid estimate, handled the permit process and finished within the job budget. The work and materials were first class. read more

Sam's electric made hooking up our new hot tub easy and painless. He came out 2 days after I contacted him and the job was done in 2 hours at an affordable rate. Great job! Highly recommend him! read more

Sam is an excellent electrician. He solved an electrical problem that previous electricians could not solve. He found the problem in 10 minutes. He is honest. He is reliable. He is thorough. Call Sam for your electrical needs. His experience is above others. I will call Sam only for any future electrical needs. You don't need to read any more reviews. Sam is you man! Most Kindly, Rosie read more

Just had a repair finished yesterday by Sam. He was very reasonable, punctual and efficient. He initially responded very quickly to troubleshoot my problem but on the first diagnosis it wasn't looking good and we figured it would take a couple of guys and some real troubleshooting effort so we scheduled a return visit for a day when the rain was expected to let up. Sam returned when promised and I was at first concerned when I didn't see a helper with him. He got out of the van and after we exchanged pleasantries he told me he's been thinking about my issue and thinks he knows what it is and it likely won't require me to spend the money on a helper. Turns out he was right and in relatively short order the repair was done and out back in better shape than the original. Sam helped me out with one other minor item and his rate for the repairs was more than fair. Sam will be my go to. read more

Sam is awesome! Gave us a great quote. Took out our dated fluorescent kitchen light and added recessed lights and hung two pendants over our island. He's thorough and precise. Will use him for our other projects read more

We had a new panel and an outlet for an RV installed. Sam was great, prompt and professional. His team were quick and their workspace was clean and organized. I highly recommend Sam's Electric. read more

Great service and customer service. Quick to setup consultations and schedule of work. I will use him again.

Sam remodeled my kitchen about a year ago and him and his crew transformed my kitchen better than expected. He gave me great ideas and tips on granite, back drop , and costs. Him and his team was professional, punctual, flexible, and trustworthy. I love my kitchen! read more

Just had Sam from Sams Electric finish up a small job at my home. He installed a GFI plug in the bath room. He also replaced a bad outlet that he found while working. He was very fast and cleaned up after he was done. I would recommend him to anyone that needs electrical work. read more

On time, efficient, very professional, and very reasonable. Installed light switch in attic, Installed new fan in bedroom, and fixed the fan in the living room. All this done within 2,5 hours. read more

Sam came up to our Truckee home and did a great job for us. He arrived on time and worked quickly (and cleaned up after himself!!!) and was able to complete the job in one day. This entailed using the crawl space under the house as well as pulling wires and installing an outside connection to the second floor. He had all his tools so he could work efficiently. He set up the needed electrical connections for a new jetted bathtub in the master bathroom and made necessary connections to the electric panel. Highly recommend this gentleman. read more

Sam is truly deserving of a five star rating! He is responsive, reasonably priced and his workmanship is outstanding. We have hired Sam on three separate occasions and have been delighted every time. Thank you Sam! read more

Sam's Electric is awesome! Sam came out and installed exterior lights outside my 3 car garage and they came out perfect. Definitely makes the house look 10x better at night. Thanks again for all your hard work Sam! read more

I had five fans that I needed to be installed and Sam gave a good estimate and I'm glad I went with Sam's Electric.I am satisfied with his work. I would use again. read more