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Aug 13th, 2009 11:42 am

marafetka [OP]: Newbie; Jun 9, 2009; 4 posts; 1 upvote; Toronto

Aug 13th, 2009 11:42 am

Pot Light installation-Toronto area

Hello everybody
I am looking for an electric company that can install pot lights in my new house.
If you know any company that does a good job for a reasonable price, please share it with us.

Thank you
Vicky

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Aug 13th, 2009 12:55 pm

jaggars: Newbie; Dec 29, 2007; 61 posts; Vaughan

Aug 13th, 2009 12:55 pm

on a realted note i have a question can a pot ligth be installed on a stippled ceiling afterwards.

Thanks

Aug 13th, 2009 4:10 pm

jaggars: Newbie; Dec 29, 2007; 61 posts; Vaughan

Aug 13th, 2009 4:10 pm

duplicate

Aug 13th, 2009 5:32 pm

Michael_S: Newbie; Aug 12, 2009; 3 posts; 2 upvotes

Aug 13th, 2009 5:32 pm

Hello
I know a very nice company- Vicomp electric, www.vicamp.net
They have installed over 30 pot lights (both interior and exterior) in my house this year
These guys did a VERY GOOD job! They made no damage, left no mess after themselves and gave me a pretty good discount for 34 potlights!

First I was very suspicious and picky and I even called ESA to find out if these guys are certified and insured- they were. I also asked for references and talked to a few people Vicamp worked for recently.
Even then I worried a lot since it was the new house but they did such an amazing job! My house look so beautiful now! Two of my neighbours installed pot lights right after I did)

I would definatelly recommend these guys to anybody who wants to install pot lights. As I know they also perform other electrical services and they work in any part of GTA.

It is definitely worth a call

www.vicamp.net and here is the phone number 416-723-0541

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Aug 14th, 2009 7:14 pm

psangha: Newbie; Mar 21, 2006; 56 posts; Maple

Aug 14th, 2009 7:14 pm

Michael_S wrote: ↑Hello
I know a very nice company- Vicomp electric, www.vicamp.net
They have installed over 30 pot lights (both interior and exterior) in my house this year
These guys did a VERY GOOD job! They made no damage, left no mess after themselves and gave me a pretty good discount for 34 potlights!

What did you pay per light?

Aug 14th, 2009 10:08 pm

jaggars: Newbie; Dec 29, 2007; 61 posts; Vaughan

Aug 14th, 2009 10:08 pm

do they put pot lights in stippled ceiling

Aug 17th, 2009 2:01 pm

Michael_S: Newbie; Aug 12, 2009; 3 posts; 2 upvotes

Aug 17th, 2009 2:01 pm

They charged me $70 per light for Canadian brand (excellent quality) called Contrast lighting, this price includes the light and labour; they installed the new line from panel for free

and also you can get any pot light you want from them- 3 or 4 inches, white-black-silver-gold, round or square, matte or shiny- you name it...

"do they put pot lights in stippled ceiling"- we have stucco ceiling too- they made no damage to the ceiling-(they left no wholes)

they did a very clean job- covered all cabinets with plastic and hardwood floor with paper- I haven't seen anybody do it before

Aug 19th, 2009 11:23 am

Michael_S: Newbie; Aug 12, 2009; 3 posts; 2 upvotes

Aug 19th, 2009 11:23 am

I forgot to mention that my builder wanted close to $200 per pot light and said that whoever will do them later will make a damage to my hew house
I am glad I didnt listen to them
Vicamp did it for me with no damage and at a much lower price

Aug 19th, 2009 12:11 pm

Brandon: Deal Fanatic; Nov 8, 2002; 5029 posts; 477 upvotes

Aug 19th, 2009 12:11 pm

Michael_S wrote: ↑I forgot to mention that my builder wanted close to $200 per pot light and said that whoever will do them later will make a damage to my hew house
I am glad I didnt listen to them
Vicamp did it for me with no damage and at a much lower price

No damage that you can see...

I'm watching Holmes on Homes now and I think it's making me weary of my builder and contractors.

Aug 26th, 2009 9:48 pm

tweetie51: Newbie; Jul 4, 2008; 7 posts; 3 upvotes; toronto

Aug 26th, 2009 9:48 pm

marafetka wrote: ↑Hello everybody
I am looking for an electric company that can install pot lights in my new house.
If you know any company that does a good job for a reasonable price, please share it with us.

Thank you
Vicky

Follow this thread and you'll find some references about a highly recommended company named Mapleleaf Electric Inc if that helps:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/show ... f+electric

Oct 21st, 2009 11:52 am

lamborghinireventon: Member; Aug 25, 2008; 294 posts; 6 upvotes

Oct 21st, 2009 11:52 am

[quote="Michael_S" post_id="9258710" time="1250532093" user_id="251020"]They charged me $70 per light for Canadian brand (excellent quality) called Contrast lighting, this price includes the light and labour; they installed the new line from panel for free

Hi Michael_S,

Vicamp quoted me $120 MR16 Contrast potlight. What kind of lights did you install? Was the price different for 1st floor and 2nd floor?? How much did you pay for outdoor Lights?
Please advise asap as I am ready to pull the trigger??

Thanks, Lamb.

Mar 18th, 2010 12:37 pm

akstar: Newbie; Feb 23, 2010; 1 posts; 1 upvote

Mar 18th, 2010 12:37 pm

I also had pot-lights installed in my house by www.vicamp.net

I installed over 53 lights indoors on the main and second level as well as outdoors. These guy's are the best....

They are certified, they are reliable, on-time, on schedule and best of all, there was not even one extra hole or patch that had to be done. Quite impressive. Their prices are very reasonable for what you get. They also did some additional work for me such as mounting a ceiling fan bracket (which was re-inforced) as well as wiring for my wall mounted flat screen.

Prior to using these guy's, I had about three other folks come in and none of them said they could do the installations without significant patching.

In terms of pricing, you can get an exact quote from their website.

I have been so impressed with these guy's that I have recommended to many of my friends who have also now used them with great results.

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Mar 18th, 2010 7:31 pm

BuildingHomes: Deal Addict; Mar 21, 2006; 4478 posts; 474 upvotes; Burlington, Ontario

Mar 18th, 2010 7:31 pm

Lotta first posts..

Audio - Video - Data - Security - This is what I do

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:13 pm

gordga: Member; Sep 23, 2003; 280 posts; 65 upvotes; GTA

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:13 pm

I agree way too many first posts…………..Very suspicious.

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:29 pm

mgs157: Newbie; Mar 15, 2010; 65 posts; 4 upvotes; Pittsburgh

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:29 pm

Funny, that their join dates weren't more recent. If this is spam you would think if they were smart enough to register the accounts previously then they would have thought to make some posts first so it didn't seem so obvious.

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:31 pm

frankyflwrs: Deal Addict; Feb 20, 2007; 1774 posts; 190 upvotes; NeverNeverLand

Dec 2nd, 2010 3:31 pm

buildinghomes wrote: ↑lotta first posts..

shill

Dec 28th, 2010 3:07 pm

ChrisT: Member; Aug 10, 2010; 378 posts; 21 upvotes; OTTAWA

Dec 28th, 2010 3:07 pm

I'm suspicious too...
$70 is FAR too low per lite for install, let alone include a good quality lite, trim and bulb. Pots (not the home depot 6 for $30 crap) run $30 to over $100 each. It will cost a good amount more if the pots are going into an insulated ceiling, such as on the second floor. No company will install for $40 and/or less. They will also NOT run a line for free! I searched on ESA's Authorized Ontario Contractor list and could not find Vicamp.
It's not unheard of to not make holes (if your lucky with joists etc) but to put in 30 of them without some patching necessary? Well that's a miracle

I would phone ESA if considering them, that's for sure! I doubt they took out a permit, it just sounds too cheap a price.

Dec 29th, 2010 6:27 am

ChrisT: Member; Aug 10, 2010; 378 posts; 21 upvotes; OTTAWA

Dec 29th, 2010 6:27 am

I must apologize in regards to my statement that Vicamp was not listed under ESA's Authorized Contractors.
They did not appear in my search yesterday but ARE listed when I looked again this morning. I am sorry for my accusation.
I still do not believe any Electrical Contractor would supply and install a decent pot lite for $70, no matter the number of lites involved. Normal quality pot is $30 plus bulb, plus mark up and @ 70 per, the install fee would be less the $40. With roughing, then the usual changes by the homeowner and moving of a few and the final trip back for finish, a pot will take just under an hour per (on average)
No company could operate at those rates unless they were sending out apprentices instead of journey men to do the bulk of the work. Even then, a first year apprentice charge out rate is around the $30 mark. Just impossible. The poster may have got his numbers mixed up.

Nov 7th, 2011 4:53 pm

FlashEngineer: Deal Addict; Oct 21, 2009; 1535 posts; 94 upvotes; Markham

Nov 7th, 2011 4:53 pm

I'm about to use them in a few weeks, anyone else got some reviews?

Need help on Rogers plans? Don't bother unless you like spending hours with them...
dumping Rogers? hmm...

Nov 9th, 2011 9:40 am

kuokai: Newbie; Sep 23, 2006; 25 posts; 5 upvotes; Markham, ON

Nov 9th, 2011 9:40 am

FlashEngineer wrote: ↑I'm about to use them in a few weeks, anyone else got some reviews?

Do you own one of those Monarch homes in Cathedraltown area? They installed the potlights and undercabinet lighting in my new house last week.

They didn't carry the potlight trims I want however I was able to order from their electrical suppliers using their contract account.

Overall workmanship was satisfactory and Vitaliy&Yuri were very professional. Will use them again in the future.

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