The Lentz Companies Inc

The Lentz Companies Inc works as electricians based in Dallas, Texas. The outfit grew out of Lentz Landscape Lighting back in 1990 when the crew started handling jobs inside homes instead of just the yard. Richard Lentz started the business after ten years at Frymire Engineering following his time at Austin College, and Paul Lentz has served as service manager for close to thirty years. They focus on interior electrical work along with lighting installs and generator setups across the metroplex, drawing on a team of technicians who handle both simple fixes and bigger projects that keep homes running right.

Electricians from the company take on interior lighting upgrades, whole-home wiring, and automatic generator installs like Generac units. Technicians such as Greg Ohl have handled jobs like putting in sixteen moon downlights around a property that stayed lit for over a decade before needing updates. Dick Lentz often shows up on site with the crew to adjust lighting designs on the spot when issues come up during installation. Paul Lentz works directly with the techs on problem-solving for indoor and outdoor setups, making sure options get reviewed with homeowners before any work begins so the final layout fits the actual space better than the first plan.

Homeowners keep mentioning how the crew sticks around to sort out design problems during installs and delivers lighting that holds up for years without constant fixes. They note the technicians arrive ready to tweak plans for better results and handle both small repairs and full setups without dragging things out. Quality shows up in the long-lasting work on downlights and generator systems, while communication helps when crews adjust on the fly to match what the house needs. DIRT Score 3.06 from 15 reviews on Finds.

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“In 2005 I worked with Greg Ohl at Lentz Lighting on installing 16 "moon" downlights in the forest around our home. The result was beautiful and all 16 worked for 12 years. At 15 years, 6 were still working and it was time to update! To my surprise, Greg once again answered the call last fall in 2020 to upgrade to the latest LED technology and add addition lighting for the perfect effect. All total, we now have the 16 down lights and an additional 21 lights highlighting walls and the bamboo forest in our creek. Greg and a Lentz tree expert even came out at night to make sure that every light was positioned perfectly. Lentz electrical services also ran electricity to my shop. As in the past, Lentz provided top notch quality and service! Here's looking forward to another 15 years of a magical night landscape!”

“I heard many good things about Lentz Lighting over the years and decided to try him for our home. Prior to installation, he came out and configured a lighting design for our home with several options. The day of installation Dick Lentz came out and worked directly with his crew to insure the design install was perfect. He directed his crew exactly where to put and direct the actual light fixtures while they were suspended in the trees. We couldn't be more happy. The landscape looks great and the lighting has provided more security for our home.”

“As a 26 year Realtor in Dallas, I’ve worked with a lot of vendors and always try them out at my personal home before referring them to my clients. Years ago a client referred me to Lentz Lighting and spoke glowingly of the service they received. Last year we finally installed lights based on a design created by Mr. Lentz and we couldn’t be more pleased! Mr. Lentz came to our property and spent plenty of time designing the lighting to best highlight our 30 year old mature trees and landscaping. We have a large yard but he works with much larger properties but never made us feel like our smaller project was of less value than those larger projects. He was onsite with his outstanding, hard-working and skilled crew on the day of the installation. They are hands down one of the all time best service providers I’ve ever worked with both on my personal home and on any home I’ve represented and HIGHLY recommend them without hesitation. We are going to add more lighting this year and there is no doubt I will trust only Lentz Lighting with the job!”

“When the agent came out, we had some issues to deal with as far as how to set up our lighting. He was able to help us work through it and found an even better solution throughout to make everything work much better than the original plan we had discussed. Setup and installation had gone well except for 1 globe that had come in broken which they covered up and left until ordering and replacing upon receiving the new product. After having the lighting for awhile now, I am quite impressed with the installation and glad I found them. I recommend them to anyone needing lighting work done. If quality is what you're looking for they do offer it.”

“Myself and other family members of mine have used Lentz for years and they have tried to scam us too many times now. There are many examples of this but most recently I had them come replace some bad light fixtures in my trees that were still under warranty. Multiple employees told me on the phone the fixtures would not cost me anything since they were still under warranty so I agreed to let them come do the work. Then I get the bill and they tried charging me for every light fixture they replaced which was very expensive. I called in and the employee told me I was right and the lights should not have cost anything but that I needed to talk to Paul Lentz since he gave the final approval. That was a joke. First of all, I'm a business owner myself and if a loyal client calls with a complaint then I will do everything I can to right the situation. Not Paul though. He flat out lied to me and told me his employees were wrong and my light fixtures were not covered under the warranty. He was dishonest, unapologetic and unwilling to make things right. I finally told him I refused to pay the bill then he decided he would then try to overcharge me for the labor which again I refused to pay. I would only pay for the actual time the labor was performed which is what I should've been billed for in the first place. The employees of this company have always been great and honest, but unfortunately I can't say the same about their owner Paul. After he got greedy and lied to my father and now to me he has lost all of our future business and we refuse to refer anyone to them. There are plenty of other honest landscape lighting companies in the DFW area. Do yourself a favor and don't use this one.”