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How will Coronavirus affect construction?

The world has come to a screeching halt because of the Coronavirus.How will coronavirus affect construction in Alabama? No one alive today has ever experienced what we are going through in their lifetimes. Life was ticking along merrily until March 2020; then, the whole world was told to stop what we were doing and go home and stay there until...? Many people have lost their jobs and businesses and are left wondering what happens next.

Has everything stopped? The housing market was fairing quite nicely, and many families and retires were building new homes and promising futures. What will happen to new construction projects?

At first, construction workers were deemed essential, but as the true scope of the virus came into view and stay at home, orders were issued. Many workers were told to put down their tool belts and go home, leaving buildings half-finished and put on hold for the foreseeable future. Some construction work has been allowed to continue, such as hospitals and homeless shelters.

Not only has most of the construction come to a crawl, but supplies h ave been vastly curtailed as well. From factories in China to lumber yards across the US, fewer workers mean fewer products being produced. The ripple effect will continue to make its way across the world even long after the virus is gone.

The real answer to what will happen to the housing market and new construction is, nobody knows. There is no pandemic playbook for contractors to follow. But the good new is things are slowly returning to normal and projects are picking up where they left off.
We will all have to play the wait and see game and hope for the best.

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About John's Electric

Linn Park Fountain, Birmingham, AL

John's Electric Inc. is a family owned and operated electrical contractor business that proudly provides electrician services in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding areas such as Hoover, Homewood, Chelsea, Vestavia Hills, Pelham, Alabaster, Trussville, and Mountain Brook. John's Electric provides residential and commercial electrical solutions at competitive rates. We have been in this line of work for 30 years, giving us not only experience but expertise as well. You can depend on us. We are a state licensed electrician (#03875) for your protection.

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What others say about John's Electric Service

Fixed our outside meter box. Less than 2 hours work.

They did wonderful. Alabama Power was a little hard to deal with, but they arranged everything. Pretty good communication. I thought they were a little pricey, even with the coupon. They made the repairs and the power was back on in less than two hours.

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Mr. Teele arrived quickly, diagnosed our outage problem and fixed it that same afternoon. We have an older electrical system that many other electricians simply won't work with. But Mr. Teele confidently made repairs and even called to check on us the next day to ensure all was working well.

Danielle H Plott

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Aubrey, the owner, came out and explained everything clearly. He had honest prices and great work.

Rachael Anne Lee

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My Mother recently came to live with me, and I needed a fan installed in her west-facing room, to keep it cool in the guest room. I had to wait a little bit, but it was worth it. The price was reasonable, I could tell he was conscientious and he made an extra effort to do as much as he could while he was here - including going down through a difficult attic to install, so the wires would not show. Highly recommend. He came with his grandson and they worked a few hours. Hoping to get him back soon for some more work. Thank you, John!

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