Most electricians charge one fee to come out and find the problem, then price the repair on top. At Solana Electrical, the trip and diagnostic fee depends on distance, and you hear it on the phone before anyone drives out. The repair is quoted before work starts. Nights and weekends cost more.
The common ways electricians charge
Pricing varies from company to company, which is why it pays to ask before anyone comes out. A low trip fee can come with a high repair price, and a higher trip fee can come with a fair one. What matters is knowing the full picture before you agree to anything. Most companies use some mix of these:
A service call or trip fee to come to your home
A diagnostic charge to find the problem, sometimes combined with the trip fee
A set price for the repair, quoted after the problem is found
Hourly labor plus parts, more common on larger or open-ended jobs
Higher rates for nights, weekends and holidays
How Solana Electrical prices a call
You call and a real person answers, any hour.
We talk through what is happening. Many problems can be sorted out on the phone, and we will tell you if it can safely wait.
If a visit is needed, we tell you the trip and diagnostic fee before we send anyone. It depends on how far we travel.
That fee covers the trip and finding the problem. It does not go toward the repair.
Once we find the problem, we quote the repair before any work starts. You decide.
Nights and weekends cost more, and you hear that before dispatch too.
Questions to ask any electrician
What is the fee to come out, and what does it cover?
Does that fee go toward the repair or not?
Will I get a price before the repair starts?
Is there a different rate tonight or this weekend?
Are you licensed with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors?
What warranty comes with the work?
Talk to a real person
Call (602) 999-2770 and a person answers, any hour. We will tell you plainly what the visit costs before anyone drives out. Our work carries a two-year warranty on labor and the material we provide. ROC #341966.
Common questions
Why don’t you publish your prices online?
The trip fee depends on distance and the repair depends on what we find. We give you the actual number on the phone instead of a range.
Does the service call fee go toward the repair?
At Solana Electrical, no. It covers the trip and the diagnosis. Other companies handle this differently, so ask.
Will I be pressured into extra work?
No. We quote the repair you called about, and you decide. We do not turn a dead outlet into a panel pitch.
Want it checked?
A real person answers any hour, and we tell you honestly whether it can wait.
