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LA LIC #73821 · CALCASIEU RIVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

Calcasieu River

Smart Home Installation in Calcasieu River

Whole-home automation, smart lighting, locks, cameras, and mesh networking installed by Hayes Electrical.

JOB · LOCAL TEAM
Calcasieu River
(337) 570-2327
LA License 73821
★★★★★ from 224 Google reviews
LA-licensed master electrician leading every job. Family-owned, owner-led out of Lake Charles.
Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on every install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it.
After-hours dispatch line answered by a person in Calcasieu Parish, not a phone tree. Hurricane season we run extended hours.
Straight answer

Hayes Electrical installs smart home systems for Calcasieu River waterfront and Cameron Parish properties, where flood-zone construction, hurricane exposure, and generator integration drive every design decision. We mount hubs and panels well above base flood elevation, integrate the smart-home loads with a whole-home standby generator, and back the line-voltage work with our Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee.

Licensed Smart Home Systems From the Hayes Electrical Lake Charles licensed electricians
01 / COST & TIMELINE

What this work usually runs.

Typical cost $1,500-$15,000 Most jobs fall in this range. Written quote before we start.
How long 1 to 3 days From the day we start until the work is complete.
Warranty Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on the install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it. Stays with the home.
WANT A REAL NUMBER ON YOUR JOB?
Most smart home systems jobs in Calcasieu River fall in this range. Call for the actual number on your situation.
Call (337) 570-2327 Get a quote
02 / SERVICE AREA

Calcasieu River service area.

From our Lake Charles shop.

Trucks dispatch out of 803 W Bayou Pines Dr, Ste D, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Most days a crew is already inside Calcasieu Parish on another job, so the drive is short. For after-hours calls we roll one out from the shop.

Calcasieu River sits in coastal flood-zone country, and that changes everything about how we design a smart home. The hub never lives in a low closet or garage. Instead we mount it on an interior wall well above base flood elevation, ideally on the same wall as the structured wiring panel and at least four feet above slab. Same for the mesh router and any networking gear. We also wire the smart-home critical loads to the generator sub-panel rather than the main, so a Generac or Kohler standby unit carries the hub, mesh, cameras, and freezer through a multi-day outage.

Cameron Parish permits where applicable, but the more pressing issue here is hurricane exposure. Every install gets a tested storm-mode scene, a UPS sized for the actual time-to-generator transfer, and outdoor camera locations chosen so the cameras survive a Category 2 rather than getting shredded by airborne debris. Hurricane Laura and Delta both taught us a lot about where not to mount cameras on this side of the parish, and we apply those lessons to every coastal install we do.

03 / WHAT WE LOOK AT

What we look at for this job

01
Hub mounted above base flood elevation
Interior wall, generator-backed circuit, central to the structured wiring panel.
02
Generator-tied smart-home loads
Hub, mesh, cameras, and freezer on the standby generator sub-panel.
03
Hurricane storm-mode scene
Single command locks the house, pre-cools, arms cameras, and confirms UPS state.
04
Hardened outdoor cameras
PoE cameras mounted under soffit or eave, not exposed to airborne debris.
05
Mesh Wi-Fi with cellular failover
Eero Pro or UniFi mesh with a cellular failover device for remote monitoring during outages.
06
Whole-home surge protection
Type 1 service-entrance SPD critical given coastal lightning exposure.
07
Remote monitoring setup
Two-factor secured app access so you can check the property from anywhere during evacuation.
  Permits

Permits and inspections

Calcasieu River area addresses inside the City of Lake Charles limits get electrical permits from the City of Lake Charles Building and Permit Division. We confirm jurisdiction at the address and pull the appropriate permit. Permit work runs under LA Lic #73821. You do not touch the paperwork.

  Warranty

What's covered

Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on every install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it at no charge. Documented in writing at handoff and stays with the home.

04 / WHO TO HIRE

Why hiring a licensed electrician matters.

Here is the no-spin cut on smart home systems. Same answer we would give a friend in Westlake or Carlyss, whether or not we end up winning the job.

Hayes Electrical

A licensed electrician

LA-licensed master electrician walks every call. Family-owned, owner-led, based in Lake Charles.
Permits pulled under LA Lic #73821 and inspections coordinated with the Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Allen, or Cameron Parish AHJ when the work calls for it.
Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee in writing. If our work fails, we come back and fix it. Stays with the home.
Insured and carrying workers' comp on every truck that rolls.
Quote on paper before we cut the first wire. The signed number is the number you pay.
A handyman

Unlicensed for electrical

No LA state electrical license. Can swap a fixture, cannot legally touch a panel, a service entrance, or a rewire.
No permits. When the parish or city audits the work later, it does not pass.
No real warranty. "Call me if it breaks" falls apart the day you actually need it.
If unlicensed work starts a fire, your homeowner policy can flat-out deny the claim.
Cash discount sometimes shows up on the invoice. So does the next problem.
DIY

Doing it yourself

Cheap right up until something goes sideways. Most jobs need a load calc, NEC compliance, and a permit.
A failed inspection sends you back to redo it. Selling the house later, the buyer's inspector flags it the same way.
No warranty. The replacement is on you.
Hot wiring is no joke. Most fatal home electrical accidents in this country are DIY.
If you genuinely know what you are doing, fine. If you do not, call us first.
PICK THE LICENSED PATH
Drop the smart home systems job on us. We will walk it, scope it, and put the price on paper.
Call (337) 570-2327 Get a quote
05 / GETTING TO YOU
15 to 25 minutes
Typical drive from our Lake Charles shop to Calcasieu River
Same-day on most calls
Standard response window
24/7
Emergency phone coverage (burning smell, dead breaker, sparks, hot panel)

Times are typical, not guaranteed. Traffic, weather, and parts on hand can shift them. We will tell you a real window when you call.

06 / RECENT WORK

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Real jobs, real crew, real Lake Charles installs. Pulled from across our service area.

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07 / THE OWNER
Dorian Hayes, founder and master electrician of Hayes Electrical
Founder · Master Electrician · LA Contractor Lic #73821

Dorian Hayes

Dorian Hayes started Hayes Electrical because he believed homeowners deserved better than what most contractors give them. A licensed master electrician with seven years of experience, he and his wife Juliet built the ...

08 / GOOGLE REVIEWS
★★★★★ from 224 Google reviews

What Southwest Louisiana says about our work

Real reviews from real customers across Lake Charles, Sulphur, Moss Bluff, and the surrounding parishes.

★★★★★

Found Hayes Electrical LLC on Angi's List last September to install a home generator. From the initial phone call and every phone call in between these folks are the best. They handled everything. So kind, helpful and just awesome people. Their workers are very professional, knows their job, all wore work uniforms. We may have had a hiccup once (not their fault) didn't matter they were on top of it thru the entire install. It literally was the easiest install of anything in my house ever!! If I ever need anything I will call Hayes Electrical and no one else. I can't say enough good about these folks. And they are easy to get attached to... their good people🙏 I have to thank Dorian and McKenzie you guys are great!!

Cheryl Hoffpauir 10 months ago
★★★★★

Hayes Electrical, LLC treat you like family. When I called I had an immediate need and they made me a priority. They were very friendly and professional and communicated well. There was no guessing. Their office staff and the person who answers the phone was on top of it! If you're looking for great professional service then you need to call Hayes Electrical.

Marcia Trosper 9 months ago
★★★★★

They were really helpful and got to me the next day, a storm came through and my electric box outside got messed up really bad, I only had half of my house working. It was a fire hazard, waiting to happen. I had called many places to come out to look at it and they was putting me off, it was so scary. I was so blessed when I called them the owner came out the same day and said that they could come out the next day to fix it. I thank God this company was so worried about my house catching on fire, so he put me in front of other customers because he was really concerned. I highly Recommend this company Hayes Electric to everyone out there for problems, they were very reasonable, it did not cost me a fortune that I did not have. And by the way to let everyone know they do have a payment plan if you do not have the money at the time of their service. I can't thank them enough for being so concerned about the problem that I had. Again Thank Yall SOOO MUCH AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!! TINA SCHIELE

Tina Schiele Edited 9 months ago
★★★★★

We turned to the company for help to find out the reason why our generator stopped working, fix the problem and start it. We were served by Dorian, a very nice young man, a good specialist and a professional in his field. Everything went well, Dorian did diagnostics, invited a mechanic and our generator works. We recommend this company if you have problems with the generator.

Larysa Botsenko Edited 9 months ago
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Common questions for Smart Home Systems in Calcasieu River

Can my smart home work during a hurricane evacuation from Calcasieu River?

Yes, and this is the main reason coastal clients install one. We tie the hub, mesh, cameras, and refrigeration to your standby generator, secure remote access with two-factor authentication, and build a storm-mode scene that primes the house before you leave. You can check cameras and lock state from anywhere with cell service.

How do you handle flood zones for the smart-home hub and networking?

We never put the hub or networking gear in a garage, low closet, or anywhere under base flood elevation. The standard spot is an interior wall four feet or more above slab, on the same wall as the structured wiring panel, with a generator-backed circuit. We also document the install so a flood insurance adjuster has a clear inventory.

Will outdoor cameras survive a hurricane in Calcasieu River?

The ones we mount under deep soffits and eaves typically do, and that is where we put them. Cameras hung off the exterior wall with no overhead protection get destroyed by airborne debris in a Category 2 or higher. We will tell you in the walkthrough which camera locations we recommend versus which ones we will install but warn you about.

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