Clifford Electric Inc.

Clifford Electric is a one-crew shop in Salem built around rewiring older homes — updating circuits and replacing knob-and-tube wiring rather than new-construction work. The company says it has served the North Shore since 1991, run by owner David Clifford, who describes himself as a master electrician licensed in Massachusetts (#A14435) and New Hampshire (#M9517). The independent reviews scattered across directories all describe the same kind of call: a renovation rewire, a historic-house update, a bathroom circuit upgrade, with Dave walking customers through what was being done and why. Reviewers single out honesty and a clean job site, and one Nextdoor thread praises him specifically for not pushing work that wasn't needed. The formal count behind this is small, though — a single rated review anchors the numbers, and the favorable quotes come from scattered directory testimonials rather than a deep, ongoing review history. There's no independent registry check behind the Massachusetts and New Hampshire license numbers listed here — they're self-reported by the company and echoed, unverified, on BuildZoom. Directories don't fully agree on the basics either: one lists the office at 11 Pickman Rd rather than the Colonial Road address on file, and another puts the founding year at 2001 against the 1991 the company claims for itself. For a rewiring or lighting job in an older Salem-area home, what reviews exist are consistently favorable — but with so few of them and no verified license, confirming the license number and current address directly before booking is worth the extra call.