Higgins Rory Electrical Service

Rory Higgins is definitely now my «go to» electrician! He hard wired my husband’s PS4 … no easy task… and worked diligently and steadily until it was done. He also put in a new outside outlet in record time. He’s who I will call for all future needs!

We have worked with Rory twice. The first time we called him, it was to fix all the issues that another electrician we had hired caused (don’t get me started on that one!) He totally understands that when you have no power and you work from home, you are shut down. He fit us into his busy day, showed up when he said he would, was highly professional, completed the work quickly, and cleaned up after himself. The next time we needed an electrician, hands down, the only one we considered calling was Rory. He does great work at a very fair price.

Once again, Rory saves the day. My living room lights went out. I hate the dark. Rory worked his magic and got them up and working in no time. He came in no time at all after my call to him. Always on time and the nicest guy in the world. On top of all this I saved hundreds of $$$$ compared to other electricians. If you have any issues with your electricity, this is your man.
Thanks Rory!!!

Our vacuum cleaner blew out a circuit in our home (which included our substantial office in the home). Resetting the breaker didn’t solve the problem. Uh oh.
We called several electricians using Unilocal recommendations. Some had bad answering «machines,» sounded anonymous, etc. We left messages for 4 to call us back. Which all eventually did, but too late.
Rory Higgins (he’s NOT «Higgens Rory») we reached with our call to his cell phone, and he sounded competent. He set a time he could make it (two hours to get here), then called to say his job would delay him another hour. Showed up at the amended time, and chased the problem.
Our house was built in Scripps Ranch in 1970 and apparently the outlets were a little substandard. Had to check several on the ciruit to find which one had shorted (all lacked a neutral wire), and he fixed it. He also replaced one outlet that was in bad shape.
His visit lasted a bit over an hour, and his price was QUITE reasonable. He’s now «our» electrician, though with luck, I’ll never see him again except in Costco! I strongly recommend Rory Higgens to others with electrical problems.

This is the second time I’ve used Higgins Electrical Services. He was able to work me in to his schedule short notice each time. He’s on time, professional, and very efficient. He’s all about finding the solution you want, even if it’s the most economical one. He seems to call it like it is and doesn’t try to sell you anything you don’t want. I highly recommend him.
–Meghan in Poway

Knowledgeable and Reasonable Electrician
Rory Higgins is a knowledgeable and a reasonable electrician but most important, he is a reliable and honest electrician. I had a number of small jobs for him to do. First he came over for an estimate and he figured what he needed to get and what to do. Then we set an appointment and he showed up on time and done the job. He replaced a couple of motion detector outdoor double lights with sensors, created a new line for my garage, installed a new circuit breaker, installed a heavy duty metal box consisting of an GFCI plus 2 regular outlets in the garage, fixed another 2 GFCI outlets in the kitchen and installed a new outlet also in the kitchen. He worked very fast because he knew what he was doing, so he did not waste his or my time.
What I enjoyed most was the way he worked, which was very detail oriented and technically expert. He used top notch material. First he figured out which was the closest way to create the new line from the box outside to the wall on the other side of the garage. Then he used silver pipes to cover the line (for security) on outside the wall going from the box on one side of the garage, going around the garage doors and coming down from other side all the way down to the edge of the wall and coming up to the desired place on the wall of the garage. It did not matter to create the line inside the walls, because it was the garage and I did not really care about the cosmetics; however, the way that he lined up the pipe all around the garage doors, so neat and out of the way, you really cannot see an odd line going all the way around the garage. It is totally out of the way, secure and nice looking. I truly liked the big metal box of 4 outlets which he installed for me in the garage. I already had a GFCI outlet in the garage but connecting 12 different electrical equipments (through 2 separate 6 slot power surge outlets) to this one GFCI was really a fire hazard, so I needed another one. I have a gym /​studio in ¹⁄₃ of my 3 car garage loaded with electrical equipments and I wanted to create this line for a while. Finally Rory done it and he indeed done a superb job. The outdoor sensor lights were old and they also needed to be replaced, so Rory took care of that.
Rory was a perfectionist detail oriented person who worked very organized, clean and sufficient. I am an extreme perfectionist and he passed my test. I am very happy with his work. He gave me a special discount on the labor and a good price overall.
This guy is a no nonsense electrician who knows what he is doing and he has done it for 3 decades starting from Air Force. He works fast, uses good material and works clean. He is by no means cheap but he is reasonable. If you want a job done right at the first place and if you want it done neat, then he is your man.
We always do remodeling and various projects and surely for my upcoming outdoor projects, and indoor repairs, I will call Rory.
No job is too small for Rory and he is extremely pleasant, polite, decent and honest. Rory is a good man. As a journalist, I am very skeptic about handymen and I am very picky about handymen and contractors, so if Rory passed my test, then you can imagine how good he is. I certainly recommend him to all and I will surely use him for my future projects.

Had some issues with circuit breakers and the wiring to recessed lights. Called Rory and he was able to come out the next day. Showed up on time, was courteous, did a great job and cleaned up. Best of all, his price was very reasonable. I would use him again and not hesitate to refer him to friends.

Time for a «current» review! We had a fuse that kept blowing whenever we put on the front porch light. We knew there was a short somewhere, as we could hear the «hum». Called Rory (new client) and he came out that day. He charges by the hour for his service call, and that includes his repair time. Rory found the short immediately, an old wire that was never disconnected from an old, out of existence, outdoor pole lamp. He fixed the short which was high up in the garage, put a safety box over it (non there before) and even put up my newly purchased porch lamp for me. All fit into the «hour» service charge, that by the way, was very reasonable. Rory was polite, efficient, and knowledgeable. So nice to deal with a great and «honest» electrician. I will recommend him highly to everyone.

Maybe 10 or so years have gone by since Rory helped me out, but I still remember the great service I received…
I had a circuit breaker that kept blowing and it was a hassle using a tent-​light in our windowless bathrooms so I needed help quick! Since I live in Poway, I wanted to get somebody local to fix my problem. It was before I knew about Unilocal,so found Rory Higgins BBB listing, recieved a quick response and he showed up ON-​TIME the next day. Rory charged by the half-​hour and found & fixed my short circuit with a GFI outlet & other parts he had on-​hand in his truck in a matter of 15 minutes!
He then asked me if I had any other electrical issues since he hadn’t even used up 30 minutes, so I mentioned our quirky setup of 3 different switches that all operate the same hallway light, which was annoying at times when only 1 switch would work and you never knew which one until you tried them all. He had that problem figured out & fixed in another 20 minutes or so and my price including parts + 40 minutes labor came to $ 68 which I thought was killer deal 10 years ago…
Rory even explained the cause of the short so if ever something similar happens again, I will be better prepared to troubleshoot or fix the situation myself. Nice guy too and didn’t mind answering my questions…