Woodford · Bennington County · Vermont
Mack & Sons Electric does residential and commercial electrical work from Woodford down to Bennington and the towns around it: tracing the problems other people couldn’t find, updating old-house wiring, upgrading panels and hooking up generators for when the power goes out on the hill.
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From the tripping breaker on a weeknight to a full service upgrade: the work we do for homes and businesses across Bennington County.
All servicesHow we work
Our listing names three values: integrity, fairness and customer service. Here is what that looks like on a job.
Reviewers keep saying the same thing: problems other people chased for years got traced and fixed. Troubleshooting is the heart of the trade, and we take the time to do it right.
You’ll know what was wrong and what we did about it. Customers mention being shown the fix, not just billed for it.
Integrity, fairness and customer service are the values on our listing. Estimates are free, and you get the price before the work.
Plaster walls, fuse boxes, knob-and-tube and a century of add-ons: the normal stock of Bennington County homes, and normal work for us.
In customers’ words
Reviews on Yelp, Thumbtack and Angi keep naming the same person: Dominic, the electrician customers meet at the door.
“Dominic came to our home on an emergency basis and completely resolved the issue. We are very happy with his service and extensive knowledge/experience.”
“Dominic Marchegiani is a stellar electrician. He was timely, professional and affordable. We were able to troubleshoot a significant electrical problem that had been plaguing my family for years. …”
Also on Thumbtack (summarized, not quoted)
Emily J., Thumbtack, May 2021: An outlet problem cut power to a room. Dominic came the next morning, found the fault, replaced the outlet and showed her what he had done.
A Thumbtack reviewer: Describes an estimate visit of more than an hour, a fair price, and a panel repair for a problem left behind by a previous owner.
Know the terrain
Old Bennington, North Bennington and the villages are full of 19th- and early 20th-century homes. Knob-and-tube, fuse boxes and ungrounded circuits still turn up, usually mixed with newer work. We sort out which is which before anything new goes in.
Route 9 climbs into heavy snow and ice country. Up here an outage means no well pump and no boiler, so a safe generator inlet and interlock is one of the most useful things we install.
Irene in 2011 and the floods since have taught the region what water does to panels. After a flood, wet electrical equipment gets inspected and usually replaced before it is trusted again.
Service area
We are based in Woodford, up Route 9 from Bennington, and work across southern Bennington County: Bennington and Old Bennington, North Bennington, Shaftsbury, Pownal and Arlington. If you are nearby and don’t see your town, call and ask.
Straight answers
35 answers for old houses, storms, generators, heat pumps and Vermont permits.
All 35 answersTurn off the breaker for that circuit, or the main breaker, if you can reach it safely, then call an electrician. If you see smoke or flames, get everyone out and call 911.
It isn’t automatically dangerous, but at its age it is a risk. Knob-and-tube has no ground, its insulation gets brittle, and it was designed to shed heat into open air, not to be buried in modern insulation.
No. That is called backfeeding, and it can send power back into the utility line, where it can kill a lineworker or a neighbor. It can also start a fire in your house.
Common signs are a full panel with no room for new breakers, frequent trips, a 60- or 100-amp service, or plans to add a heat pump, an EV charger, an electric range or a hot tub.
Those are GFCI outlets. They cut power in a fraction of a second if current leaks to ground, such as through water or a person, and they are required near sinks, in bathrooms, garages, basements and outdoors.
The Vermont Division of Fire Safety, part of the Department of Public Safety, licenses electricians through its Electrical Licensing program. Licenses include master and journeyman levels.
Getting started
Call (802) 780-7610 or send a request with the details.
(802) 780-7610Tell us what’s happening and where. If something is sparking, smoking or smells hot, shut off the breaker first if it’s safe.
We come out, find the problem or scope the project, and talk it through with you.
Estimates are free. You decide before any work starts.
Work done to the Vermont electrical rules, tested and left clean, with the circuits labeled.
Mark the spot
From the ridge in Woodford to the valley towns below, one call gets the work started. Estimates are free.
(802) 780-7610