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If you’re looking for a smart way to get the most bang for your home improvement buck, you owe it to yourself to consider upgrading your home lighting. It’s easy and affordable, and it instantly makes a home much more comfortable. Well-designed interior lighting can also increase your home’s resale value, and outdoor lighting enables you to enjoy great backyard activities with your family and friends long after the sun has gone down!

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Gary Houston Electric has been providing trusted residential and commercial electrical services in Little Rock since 1978 and earning our customers’ trust is always our top priority! Companies like ours depend on repeat and referral business, and we believe in developing lifetime relationships with our customers. We want you to contact us each time you need electrical service and tell your friends about us!

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Power outages are a regular occurrence when we experience seasonal weather extremes and frequently happen throughout the year. Utility companies do everything they can to restore power quickly, but that’s little comfort when the outages last for days or weeks. A power outage is inconvenient for every family but far more serious for seniors and people who need power for their CPAP machines or other essential medical equipment. The good news is that Gary Houston Electric is Arkansas’ leading supplier of KOHLER emergency generators, and they’re more affordable than you think!

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Whether you just moved into a new home or you’ve been living in your current home for decades, you should always be concerned about electrical safety; the older the home, the more likely it is to require upgrades to meet current safety standards. But even a recently-built home can have electrical safety issues, and what you don’t know can hurt you!

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Every homeowner has a long list of home improvement ideas and an equally long list of excuses for not getting started! The most common things that stand in the way of home improvements are time and money, and some people have so many ideas that they don’t know where to start! The good news is that it’s easy and affordable to upgrade your home lighting, and expert help is just a phone call away!

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Most homeowners are accustomed to paying high energy bills all year long. The electric bills are lower in the fall and winter, but gas bills predictably increase as we run our home heating. We don’t get to shop around for utility providers the way we can for other household expenses, and each time their costs increase, they pass them along to us in the form of higher energy bills. The only surefire way to lower your bills is to reduce consumption and eliminate waste.

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If your home was built before the turn of the century, you probably identified numerous restoration projects before you made an offer. Older homes have a charm you’ll never find in a cookie-cutter subdivision, but safety standards were far less rigorous when those homes were built. Even a home constructed more recently typically needs some updating. When Underwriter’s Laboratories mandated three-prong plugs for all new electrical appliances, only about half of USA’s homes had three-prong electrical outlets.

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Whether you’re flipping a bargain-priced “fixer-upper” or making improvements to your permanent home, a little advance planning and professional help is your best way to manage your costs. You should always know your own limitations when it comes to DIY projects, and shouldn’t be ashamed to call professionals to do the job right.

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Gary Houston Electric has been in operation since 1978, and we’re proud to be Little Rock’s most trusted residential and commercial contractors. We stand behind our work with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and we appreciate your repeat business and your votes in so many readers’ polls. We do everything in our power to ensure your trust isn’t misplaced, which is why we’re excited to be Arkansas’ leading supplier of Kohler emergency generators. The Kohler Automatic Power and Light standby generator was first developed to power up agricultural equipment, and today’s generator models have become the top choice of hospitals, military bases, and police departments. Kohler has a century-long tradition of providing safe and reliable emergency power on demand, and they’ve successfully scaled their costs down to a level that any small business or homeowner can easily afford!

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Keeping your family safe is always crucial, and homes are now safer than they’ve ever been. Modern circuit breakers are your best defense against electrical overloads and fires, and grounded outlets are standard in all homes built after 1969. But a lot of homeowners have potential electrical safety issues that they don’t know about, and it’s important to discover and repair those issues before it’s too late!

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