Eric Hamlin Electric

Eric Hamlin Electric is a one-owner electrical outfit in Salem, the kind of shop you call for anything from a new outlet to a full rewire in an older house. The company says its founder, Eric Hamlin — a U.S. Army veteran — started the business to bring the hands-on professionalism he felt the trade needed, and he's still the one who shows up to the job himself, working the North Shore and nearby towns. The clearest signal so far is small but consistent: 4.8 stars across 16 Thumbtack ratings and a 5-star average on Google, with reviewers describing him as responsive, clean, and thorough rather than just "great." A May 2026 review from an old-house owner captures the pattern well — patient about walking through the options before starting, priced fairly, and the work came out the way it was promised. Two things are worth asking about before booking. The review count is still modest — seven total across five sources, and only one logged in the past six months — so there isn't yet the long track record a busier shop builds up. And "licensed and insured" here comes from Eric's own site and from several veteran-owned-business directories repeating the same listing, not from an independent registry check, so it's reasonable to ask him for the license number directly. He's a solid call for a homeowner with an older house or a mid-size residential job — new outlets, recessed lighting, a panel or service upgrade — who wants the owner on-site rather than a rotating crew, especially through a veteran-owned business directory. Given the thin volume of reviews so far, it's worth checking a couple of recent references before handing him anything larger than a single job.