If you need an electrician in Fort Myers, you’re in the right place. It’s stressful to be suddenly without power, to have a circuit breaker that won’t reset, or to need lights or fans installed–but not know who to turn to.
In the city of Fort Myers, there are 45 electrical contractors listed on HomeAdvisor, 90 listed on Angi, and there are 1,380 electricians, according to bls.gov. With so many options, it can be hard to filter out the good ones, but Coharbor Electric will likely be the only call you need to make. We’ve been a state-licensed electrical contractor for the last 12 years, and we got our start in the beautiful city of Fort Myers. Many of our electricians live just over the bridge, and are ready to get your property back up and running.
Whether you need electrical troubleshooting, installation, or repair, we’ll send experts and the necessary equipment to quickly take care of your home or property.
Common Tasks Our Fort Myers Customers Regularly Have Us Handle:
Call now to get an electrician out to your property: 239-362-2502
Coharbor Electric is proud to have been providing Fort Myers homeowners and property owners with high-quality electrical services for over 12 years.
Some of our valued customers who have entrusted us with electrical work over the years include:
- 14500 Vista River Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908 - Work Performed: Electrical system troubleshooting, custom lighting and electrical service, addition of electrical circuits
- 13881 Plantation Road STE 4, Fort Myers, FL 33912 - Work Performed: Lamp and Ballast replacement throughout office areas
- 6421 Metro Plantation Rd Number 2, Fort Myers, FL 33966 - Work Performed: Full residential install of electrical wiring, lighting, switches, outlets, service panels
- 4600 Summerlin Rd suite c-2426, Fort Myers, FL 33919 - Work Performed: Residential electrical remodel work to include GFIs, panels, wiring, switches, and receptacles
- 15880 Summerlin Rd STE 300-393, Fort Myers, FL 33908 - Work Performed: Full residential remodel projects to include all electrical components and wiring
- 2205 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901 - Work Performed: replace interior and exterior commercial lighting fixtures and transformers
- 16295 S Tamiami Trail Unit 200, Fort Myers, FL 33908 - Work Performed: New construction electrical contracting and follow up service work
We have performed almost every type of electrical installation, repair, or replacement. Here is a showcase of just some of our electrician’s work here in Fort Myers:
Typically, there are two different methods that electrical contractors use to set their pricing:
Our main office is in Fort Myers, and you're likely right around the corner from us, meaning we will be able to get to you quickly, and cost effectively. We simply charge for time & materials...meaning you'll save money in the long run. $175 for the first hour, and $55 for every 1/2 hour after that, plus the cost of any materials used.
There are NO upsell scripts at Coharbor Electric! Our electricians are not paid on a sales commission basis--meaning you will NOT be sold things you don't need. We show up to troubleshoot, repair, replace, or install just what you want and need. Nothing more. Nothing less.
You can trust that when you call us, you will get highly trained electricians that are experienced and local, operating fully in compliance with Florida state electrical licensing and the National Electric Code.
Homes in Fort Myers, FL were built during many different time periods. This means that both the electrical wiring, devices, and technology used, as well as the electrical code requirements, were different based on when the home was built or remodeled. See the chart below to see what percentage of homes here were built during which time period, and the common electrical system infrastructure and issues encountered.
| Time Period Housing Was Built | % of Fort Myers Homes | Home Electrical Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 37.2% | Modern electrical systems with copper, GFCIs, circuit breakers |
| 1990s | 18.1% | Modern electrical systems with copper, GFCIs, circuit breakers |
| 1980s | 21.3% | Code now required GFCIs near sink. Copper wire, circuit breakers, grounded receptacles. Some unsafe FPE and Zinsco panels. |
| 1970s | 14.8% | Many have aluminum wiring. Lack of GFCIs. |
| 1960s | 5.2% | Added 3rd grounding prong. Unsafe stab circuit breakers. Many have aluminum wiring. 100A panels. |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2 slot ungrounded receptacles. Too few receptacles per room. Electricity primarily used for lighting, not appliances. |
| 1940s | 0.4% | Ungrounded receptacles. Undersized 60A panels. Fuse Panels. |
| 1939 or earlier | 0.6% | Knob & Tube Wiring. Screw in Fuse Panels. Ungrounded receptacles. Undersized electrical service. |
If you want to find out what year your Ft Myers home was built, do the following:
A power outage in your home can be caused by a variety of factors. The most common issue is an interruption to the flow of electricity to one of the receptacles in the house. This can happen for a number of reasons, but there are a few things you can do before you call an electrician:
The beaches and islands of Fort Myers are on a low-lying shell plateau that flows to the shore. It’s their location along the Gulf of Mexico that lets Fort Myers be a epicenter for shelling, with more than 200 shell varieties all along their sandy shores.
Fort Myers offers beautiful scenery, exciting activities, and a world-class food scene. But there’s more to this city than meets the eye. Fort Myers also offers plenty of employment opportunities.
Generally speaking, there are many excellent electricians here, and some that are not so good, so you’ll have to do your due diligence. Google is a good place to start. Look at their website, reviews, and pictures of projects that they have previously done. Also, many contractors are located on Metro Parkway in Fort Myers, as there is ample commercial space there.
Is the contractor responsive when you call? This is a good sign. At Coharbor Electric we always try to answer our phone, call customers back, and do everything we can to ensure they have a high-quality 5-star experience.
The Building, Permitting and Inspections (BPI) office is responsible for plan review, permitting, inspections, contractor registration, and the Building and Zoning Oversight Committee (BZOC). You can find out more information at the link here.
If your power is out, it could be a problem with your electrical service system in your home, or it could be an outage from Florida Power and Light. FPL has a really good outage map that you can check here.
Unlike other franchise electrician companies that pull you in with a $29 service call fee and then often end up surprising you with a huge bill before they leave, we do things differently.
1. Our electricians are not paid on a sales commission–meaning you will NOT be sold things you don’t need.
2. Unlike others that charge on a “per-item” basis (which drastically increases the price you pay), we simply charge for our time and materials, at a rate that we can pay our electricians a fair living wage. It’s simple, easy to understand, and there are no surprises for our customers.
3. For Residential Service Calls, our pricing is $175 for the first hour of work, and then $55 for every hour after that, plus the cost of materials.
4. You can use that time however you want, for us to fix or work on whatever you like.
As a Florida homeowner, you have an endless list of choices for electrical contractors to hire…some great, some good, some bad.
At Coharbor Electric, our benchmark is to be “great”. If you decide to hire us for your electrical service, here’s what you can expect from our electricians:
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