About Downers Grove Electrician
Started by Dan Boyce (Supervising Electrician) and Patrick Murphy (Accountant). That split is the whole idea behind the company: one owner runs the work, the other runs the paperwork, and nothing falls in the gap between them. We are a residential electrical contractor serving Downers Grove, licensed and insured, with a free written itemized estimate on every job.
Dan supervises and performs the electrical work. He scopes the job, opens the walls, lands the wire, and stays with it through the end. When the Village inspector comes out, Dan is the one standing at the panel answering questions, and he does not close out a permit until the inspection passes. On older Downers Grove homes that discipline matters, because what is behind the plaster is not always what the drawing says.
Patrick handles scheduling, estimates, and billing. He is an accountant by trade, which shows up in the documents: quotes are itemized so you can see what each part of the job costs, invoices match the quote you approved, and any change in scope is priced in writing before the work happens. If a line item confuses you, ask, and you will get a plain answer rather than a shrug.
A two-person owner-run shop means the owner is the one in your house. There is no salesperson quoting work he will never touch and no crew showing up that has never seen your estimate. The person who wrote the number does the work, and the person who sends the invoice wrote the quote. When something needs a judgment call, the people making it are the ones whose names are on the company.
We are built for Downers Grove specifically. We know the Village files electrical permits through its online portal, inspects to the 2020 National Electrical Code with local amendments, and sends unincorporated pockets like Brookeridge through DuPage County instead. We know the pre-war blocks near Main Street, the 1950s ranches off Ogden, and the early-1970s subdivisions where aluminum branch wiring often turns up. That local footing is the product.
Common questions
Who actually shows up to do the work?
Dan Boyce, the co-owner and supervising electrician. He performs and supervises the electrical work on every job, and he is the one who meets the Village inspector at the end. You will not get handed off to a crew that has never read your estimate. If Patrick comes along, it is to walk the scope or go over the quote, not to sell you anything.
Why does an electrical company need an accountant as an owner?
Because most complaints about contractors are really complaints about money: vague quotes, surprise charges, invoices that do not match the bid. Patrick runs estimates and billing the way an accountant runs books. Every quote is itemized, every invoice ties back to the approved quote, and scope changes get priced in writing first. The wiring is Dan's craft. Clean paperwork is Patrick's.
Do you only work in Downers Grove?
Downers Grove is the focus, and the house knowledge here runs deepest: the permit portal, the 2020 NEC local amendments, the age and habits of each subdivision. We also serve the unincorporated DuPage pockets on the edge of town, including Brookeridge, where permits run through the County, and we take work next door in Woodridge. Send the form with your address and we will confirm.