My job finally got done, but it cost me significantly more due to his faulty workmanship which necessitated having to buy a new attic fan, plus being overcharged for installing the new one. His website notes the cost to install an attic fan is $185. I was charged $350. I guess my advice is don't rely on the prices he posts on his website because he likely may not honor them.
I contacted Vuta because he came recommended specifically for attic fans. An appointment was scheduled and he arrived roughly within the window time frame. After inspecting it, he said it had just come loose somehow and only needed to be re-secured. He did that, but that's when things went horribly wrong because when he tested it the blades were now so low that they destroyed the louvers below it. The louvers were being struck by the spinning blades and they began flying out of the ceiling and onto the floor in the hallway.
After that very scary thing, he said now my only option was to buy a new attic fan as this one could not be salvaged.
I bought one on-line at a cost of just under $500 which he noted would be a suitable replacement for the area. The next day I picked it up and then contacted him to schedule an install date as he requested. Two messages were left, but he did not call back. I therefore scheduled an installation appointment through his website for a Friday between 12:30 and 2:30 PM. At 3:30 PM I called him to inquire if he was running behind or what. He said I was the next job he would be going to. At 5:20 PM, I called him again (I had to call repeatedly before he answered). When he finally answered he claimed he was handling an emergency job. However, he was clearly at home because his children were in the background calling him Daddy throughout our conversation. Obviously, he strung me along all day and did a complete no-show.
He scheduled the installation for Sunday morning at 8:00 AM (Mother's Day) - his children were hollering no Daddy you can't, it's Mother's Day. He assured me that he would show up and he did right around 8 AM on Mother's Day. After installing the new ceiling fan, he remarkably charged me $350. I was expecting to pay $185 for the installation as that is what his website notes. I just wanted to be done with him because it was Mother's Day and I had company coming in just a little bit, so I just paid him. In hindsight, I should have refused to pay him anything. In my opinion, given his faulty workmanship is the reason I had to buy a new one at almost $500, he should not have even charged me for the installation.
The $95 job (his quote for re-securing) my attic fan turned into costing me $850.
Will I recommend him? Will I ever use his services again? No and Never. Laughingly, given the fiasco I went through, he had the audacity to ask if I would write a great review on Google. Well, here's your review Vuta Electric - the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Vuta, if you would like to reimburse me the $350 installation fee, then I will update my review to reflect that information. read more