Denise and I only had a short time to find housing after our landlord informed us that he’d sold the house we were renting. We managed to find a very modest rental home in the Bethesda, Maryland that was available right away and was located conveniently from both our job sites.
Another factor in choosing this rental was cost. Housing in the Bethesda, Maryland area is very expensive. We lucked out in finding something relatively cheap, but sometimes, as they say, you get what you pay for.
Denise searched for locations and did the initial walk-through and signing, so I didn’t see the house until we began moving in our belongings. A few things caught my eye immediately. There was a scarcity of electrical outlets, for one thing. Incredibly, there was no GFCI outlet near the bathroom sink, so I would have to charge my razor to use the bathroom mirror. Most glaring of all was the kitchen. The oven was plugged into an extension cord that ran through the counter cupboards and into an outlet across the room. Pretty shoddy electrical work, I thought. I really hoped the owner was planning on calling a licensed Bethesda electrician to do some work before we moved in.
Well, the landlord never called an electrician in Bethesda before we moved in, so we made the best of these and other shortcomings, and settled in to our new abode. I tried to remember to charge my razor, and Denise had to reorient her cooking process, unplugging one appliance to use another. The ceiling fan and bath fans didn’t work properly, but we just dealt with it.
By the way, all of these electrical issues were brought to the attention of our landlord. However, he was a lawyer, and his rental units were just a side income he’d cultivated. We usually dealt with his wife, who was a nice lady, but informed us that they just couldn’t afford any electrical renovations at that time.
One night things came to a head when Denise got out of bed because she thought she smelled smoke. Blurry-eyed, we traced a faint burning smell to a kitchen wall. It smelled like plastic smoldering. Afraid that we had a slow-burning electrical fire in the wall, we dialed 911 and a fire truck was dispatched. The fireman told us to keep the circuit off until a electrician in Bethesda, Certified Electrical Technologies, could inspect it the next day.
We contacted the landlord the next day, and he was genuinely concerned about our situation, but he left it up to us to help in resolving the problem. He asked us to contact an electrician in Bethesda, Maryland and provide him with an electrical bid. He would take it from there.
We researched electrician Bethesda MD on the internet, we found Certified Electrical Technologies on the first page, and since they did such a great job when they came out, we decided to call them again. We discovered, too, that they’ve been in business since 1979, and had licensed electrical representation throughout Maryland and Virginia. They had a very good reputation, had several favorable comments from satisfied customers, and provided free electrical bids. When we called, they understood the urgency of the situation and arranged an electrical service call almost immediately.
Jim, the Bethesda electrician from the Certified Electrical Technologies office in Bethesda, Maryland, performed a thorough electrical safety assessment. He traced the wiring and informed us that the circuit not only included the kitchen and half the living room outlets, but also the power for the garage and outside lights. He recommended a full home electrical rewiring job. In addition to the electrical rewiring, he also noted the need for having additional electrical outlets installed, including one for the bathroom sink area.
The landlord was as good as his word and paid for the electrical rewiring. I don’t have to worry about charging my razor or hooking it up to an extension cord when I forget, and Denise can run more than one appliance at a time when she’s cooking. Our quality of life has been improved been greatly improved, thanks to Certified Electrical Technologies.
If you need any electrical work in Bethesda, please don’t hesitate to contact us at:
Certified Electrical Technologies
4938 Hampden Ln, Bethesda , MD 20814
301-263-6530
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