Residential electrician · Boise, Idaho
I am Danielle Boykin, a master electrician working alone in Boise. Pick a job from the menu, see what is in it, and book a day. If you do not need the job, I will tell you.
Billing
Two rates, by the kind of work, with a higher one for Saturdays, which are booked ahead. Parts are priced at my cost plus a handling markup, and every receipt shows both.
Finding what is wrong and fixing it.
Fixtures, fans, outlets, alarms and new circuits.
Honest advice
If a quote lists one of these, ask what was tested before it was written. Book an hour and I will look at yours, billed at the repair rate.
| Why it may not be needed | What I do first | |
|---|---|---|
| A new panel because a breaker keeps tripping | Why it may not be neededA tripping breaker usually means an overloaded circuit or a tired breaker. A panel is for age, damage or no room left. | What I do firstTest the breaker, then the load on that circuit. A worn breaker is a small part. |
| A whole-house surge protector for flickering lights | Why it may not be neededFlicker in one room almost never comes from a surge. A protector won't stop it. | What I do firstLook for a loose connection, or a dimmer that doesn't match the bulbs. |
| A bigger breaker so the old one stops tripping | Why it may not be neededThe breaker is sized to the wire behind it. A bigger one lets the wire carry more than it should. | What I do firstI won't do it. I would run a new circuit, or take load off the old one. |
| Replacing every outlet in the house | Why it may not be neededAn outlet that holds a plug firmly and tests well can stay. | What I do firstTest them all and replace the ones that fail. |
| A smart switch to fix a switch that doesn't work | Why it may not be neededA smart switch on a bad connection is a bad connection with a screen. | What I do firstFind out why it's dead first. |
| A GFCI outlet in every outlet box in the room | Why it may not be neededOne GFCI can cover every outlet after it on the same circuit. | What I do firstFind the one GFCI that protects the rest. |
For landlords
Rental owners get a visit that tests every outlet and alarm in the unit and fixes what it can, with the invoice split by address.
Every outlet, switch, GFCI and alarm tested, with a list of what failed and what was fixed.
A dead outlet or a flickering light, handled as one repair hour, with a note to the tenant about when I am coming.
Each address is billed on its own, so your books match your doors.
“I called about a new panel because a breaker kept tripping. She found a worn breaker, swapped it, and charged me one hour.”
“I booked the fan from the menu and the price on my phone was the price on the invoice. She left the old box and wrote down why it was fine.”
“I own two rentals in Garden City. The turnover list tells me what was tested in each unit, and each unit gets its own invoice.”
Sample reviews.
Where I work
Travel is included in every price inside Ada County. Nampa and Middleton are on the list too. If your address is close to the edge, send it and I will say.
I don't take jobs in the mountain towns north of Boise, such as Idaho City and Horseshoe Bend, or past Caldwell.
Every visit has a one-hour minimum at the rate for that kind of work, and then it runs in 15-minute steps. There is no separate trip charge inside Ada County. If the job turns out to need more than an hour or two, I stop and give you the price before I go on.
Pick the closest job on the form, a day that suits you, and text a photo of the outlet, fixture or panel if you can. I confirm the day and the price by text.
Often, yes. Book the repair hour and describe it, and I will say whether it is a job I do alone, a bigger job that needs a written price, or one I would send to someone else.
No. I work alone, so I take small and medium jobs: repairs, fixtures, fans, alarms and single new circuits. If your house needs a panel or a rewire, I will say so and tell you what to ask for in a quote.
Where a job needs one, I pull it and pass the fee through at cost, on its own line. Many small repairs and swaps don't need one.
Book a job
Choose the closest job on the menu, and I will confirm the day and the price by text. For anything not on it, choose “Something else” and describe it.