HomeWiz

Hannah B.

I called Homewiz to fix 4 outlets in a room where they had stopped working. I was charged $462 before they even showed up to do the work (Red flag #1). One additional outlet was faulty that I asked Howard to look at. He said it would cost another $462. For ONE singular outlet. When I said I had to talk to my husband who wasn't home at the time, he suggested I call now since they're so busy. I called, he didn't pick up, so I made the decision to pay since I figured it would be a big job given the price. It was done in under 20 minutes, and he wouldn't do the work without charging me first. Ultimately, I felt pressured into it.
I paid $924 for less than an hours worth of work. I feel like we were a bit ripped off. They got the job done, but I will not call them again.

Venya K.

Used Homewiz for bathroom vent install. Honestly, I was not impressed by the quality of work. Left a mess in my attic and basement. Seems like a hit or miss with this company (see photos for details).

If you are skeptical Google H.O. Services in Belmont. This company looks like the same owner and similar business practices just rebranded. Again maybe you get lucky, but ask yourself if it's worth the chance...

Update: Since posting my review on google, someone representing the company has barraged me and my family with calls accusing us of slander and threatening to slander us if we didn't delete the review. If someone from the company is reading this, if you continue to call and threaten us we will make this a legal matter.

C V.

I reached out to HomeWiz through Yelp after receiving some findings from a home inspection for a condo. Dan called me the next morning about my initial inquiry about knob and tube wiring. I called back a few minutes later to ask about a second issue identified by the home inspector relating to a potentially dangerous/deadly HVAC issue. Though HomeWiz is booked solid in my area and unable to help me immediately, Dan took the time to listen as I described the situation and gave me very helpful and valuable information to take back to my real estate agent. In addition to that, Dan offered to explain any findings I may receive from other electrical and HVAC contractors. It makes sense that HomeWiz is in high demand! If the sale of this property goes through, I have HomeWiz bookmarked for future business based on responsiveness, generosity with time and professional opinion alone! Thank you, again.

C Z.

The worst customer service I'v had in my life!!

They asked you pay upfront with a check, then NEVER finished work on time and it's very difficult to get them finish the work once you paid in full upfront while they are fishing for other projects. They would also find excuses to delay your project even if you overpaid the service. The poor quality of their work just unbelievable. Worst people I had ever dealt with. Becareful.

Chris H.

This was honestly the worst customer experience I've had in over a decade. I called Homewiz because I had a dishwasher that would not power on. If you still decide to contact them, do NOT pay these people up front. I foolishly paid $462 for a diagnostic and after less than 12 minutes, Howard concluded I had been hit by a power surge and my dishwasher needed to be replaced. He said it was either lightning or a solar surge and all the computer chips were fried. He then began looking up dishwashers on his phone to order. No details were provided on what drove him to this conclusion or what tests he ran. I'm suspecting he just saw an older dishwasher and assumed it needed replacing without actually figuring out the problem. At that point I asked him to leave and called the main Homewiz line to complain. I spoke with a person Dan who was extremely rude and belligerent. Even though my older Maytag dishwasher doesn't even have computer chips, he still tried to justify the diagnosis because power surges are a common thing.

Fast forward a few weeks, I had to call an electrician again because after replacing the dishwasher it would not power on. I hired another team and they were quickly able to find and fix an issue with the outlet connecting the dishwasher. They also fixed my attic lights, a broken outdoor sensor and installed a garbage disposal switch. All of the this for a reasonable price of $527. This included parts and labor and I was only made to pay AFTER the quality job was done.

Please be aware Homewiz is just a rebrand of H.O. Services. If I had known about all the horrible reviews I never would have called. Don't make the same mistake.

A H.

Old spaghetti wires and multiple still connected comcast boxes threatened to take us and the whole neighborhood offline during the pandemic (and a snow storm!). Comcast told us we had to rewire our antique house which would have cost a fortune. Master Electrician Howard came and removed the complex scrambled wires, reconnected the system, and got us running. Dan suggested multiple ways to save money on the system which we will pursue. We were saved a complex and costly rewiring job. Not the least expensive outfit but paying for Master Electricians is often the way to go.

Eric S.

I was dissatisfied with my experience, finding that they were incredibly pushy and unprofessional. I realized how familiar the experience was to my experience with H.O. Services. The thing is, these two companies are the same! Read the reviews for that company, as these two are the same. I have been a customer of both.

Meredith A.

I have a new experience with Howard Oven! I got another letter from the same attorney with threatening language asking me to contact him. He assured me in the letter that he really was an attorney. Do real attorneys have to do that? He also asked me to call him. Funny, last time I called his number, someone who sounded exactly like Howard Oven picked up. Sadly, I know Howard's voice very well because of all the harassing phone calls he made to me.
If you read ""not recommended"" reviews here or on his ""H.O. Services"" profile, you will see that this is his normal m.o.
What Howard does not seem to have grasped is that if you do not want bad reviews, you should not treat your customers badly. He also seems unaware of the fact that there is nothing wrong in writing bad things about a company if those things are true.

DongJin K.

Awesome service! Friendly and they went extra mile in helping me while I'm setting up the curtains. Fast and responsive. Highly recommended.

Andy L.

Homewiz!! More like Home Whiz off after giving me a ridiculous over inflated quote and damaging my property!!!. They came to my house to remove my old wall oven and then install my new wall oven. Before even giving me a real quote and me agreeing to anything they had already ripped my existing oven door off ( well partially off). And then quoted me a minimum of $675 for the job. So I refused their service and paid them the $59 call out fee, even though they damaged my old oven so I can't use it. So I contacted then via email asking what they intend to do about my oven door. Reply same day ""we are looking into it"". Two days pass no response, so I email them back, requesting action with- in 24 hours or I will take it further. Again same day I get a reply. Now this is where it's gets really interesting. What I failed to mention is this new oven I have is from my warranty company ( double wall oven/microwave combo). The microwave had broken on my old unit but the oven worked fine, so once it was out I was going to get it repaired out of my own pocket, and install it in my tenants Apt. So Homewiz know who my warranty company are, because I asked them if they accepted third party payment. ( they don't) but my warranty company do not know them, as I never got around to getting authorization from for Homewiz to do the work. So this second email I receive is nothing but a load of c**p. They said that they have reached out to my warranty company and they told them the oven is broke. They also stated that they have to pull a permit for the installation etc, The email goes on a bit with more BLAH BLAH BLAH. At the end they basically state, and I quote "" we take threats very seriously and will be following up with my warranty company and the city of Boston if need be"". Well here's the thing, they think that I'm trying to scam the warranty company, They don't seem to get the point, I own the oven not the warranty company, they simply decided to replace rather than repair. And I'm not really sure what the city of Boston has to do with it?? So I called my warranty company for them to explain themselves giving out my information to a company they do not even deal with. Guess what! (which I already had) they know nothing of it, and I believe that they are going to be chasing Homewiz about this false allegation. I also called the City to find out if I need a permit for this work? Once again I do not, and they have never pulled a permit for my address. Basically they are trying to scare me off. Well it won't work!! I'm going to take this all the way now, simply because they could not be responsible and try and work with me on the matter. I WILL NEVER USE OR HAVE THEM NEAR MY PROPERTY AGAIN !! I would like to call them cowboys, but that's just a insult to cowboys.