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                                                                    EXHIBIT 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM T-1

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                       STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
                        TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                   of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

               Massachusetts                               04-1867445
     (Jurisdiction of incorporation or                  (I.R.S. Employer
 organization if not a U.S. national bank)             Identification No.)

 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts                 02110
     (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

   Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                 (617) 654-3253
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                                    76-0542208
   (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

                        515 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 450
                                Houston, TX 77027
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                      9 3/8% Series B Senior Notes due 2009
                         (Title of indenture securities)

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                                     GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

         (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to
               which it is subject.

                    Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
                    Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

                    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
                    Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
                    Washington, D.C.

         (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
               Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

                    The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its
                    parent, State Street Corporation.

                    (See note on page 2.)

Item 3. through Item 15.      Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

         List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.

         1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in
         effect.

                    A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now
                    in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
                    Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement
                    of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed
                    with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File
                    No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
                    thereto.

         2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence
         business, if not contained in the articles of association.

                    A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
                    Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the
                    trustee to commence business was necessary or issued is on
                    file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit
                    2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
                    Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
                    Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
                    22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

         3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
         trust powers, if such authorization is not contained in the documents
         specified in paragraph (1) or (2), above.

                    A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
                    corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
                    Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
                    Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
                    T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
                    Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by
                    reference thereto.

         4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee, or instruments
         corresponding thereto.

                    A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is
                    on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
                    Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
                    of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement
                    of Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is
                    incorporated herein by reference thereto.


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         5. A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4. if the obligor is in
         default.

                    Not applicable.

         6. The consents of United States institutional trustees required by
         Section 321(b) of the Act.

                    The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
                    Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.

         7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
         pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
         authority.

                    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
                    published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
                    supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as
                    Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.


                                      NOTES

         In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

         The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.



                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford and The
State of Connecticut, on the 23rd of March 1999.


                                        STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                        By: /s/ MICHAEL M. HOPKINS
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                                        NAME MICHAEL M. HOPKINS
                                        TITLE VICE PRESIDENT



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                                    EXHIBIT 6


                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by INTEGRATED
ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.of its 9 3/8% Series B Senior Notes due 2009, we hereby
consent that reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District
authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request therefor.

                                    STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                    By: /s/ MICHAEL M. HOPKINS
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                                    NAME MICHAEL M. HOPKINS
                                    TITLE VICE PRESIDENT

Dated:  March 23, 1999


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                                    EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 1998,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).



                                                                                                         Thousands of
ASSETS                                                                                                   Dollars
                                                                                                              
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
         Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ........................................       1,209,293
         Interest-bearing balances .................................................................      12,007,895
Securities .........................................................................................       9,705,731
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
         under agreements to resell in domestic offices
         of the bank and its Edge subsidiary .......................................................       9,734,476
Loans and lease financing receivables:
         Loans and leases, net of unearned income .......................       6,973,125
         Allowance for loan and lease losses ............................          84,308
         Allocated transfer risk reserve ................................               0
         Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ...................................       6,888,817
Assets held in trading accounts ....................................................................       1,574,999
Premises and fixed assets ..........................................................................         523,514
Other real estate owned ............................................................................               0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries .........................................................             612
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .......................................          47,334
Intangible assets ..................................................................................         212,743
Other assets .......................................................................................       1,279,224
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Total assets .......................................................................................      43,184,638
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LIABILITIES

Deposits:
         In domestic offices .......................................................................      10,852,862
                  Noninterest-bearing ...................................       8,331,830
                  Interest-bearing ......................................       2,521,032
         In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ....................................................      16,761,573
                  Noninterest-bearing ...................................          83,010
                  Interest-bearing ......................................      16,678,563
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
         agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
         the bank and of its Edge subsidiary .......................................................      10,041,324
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ...........................................................         108,420
                 Trading liabilities ...............................................................       1,240,938
Other borrowed money ...............................................................................         322,331
Subordinated notes and debentures ..................................................................               0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ...........................................          47,334
Other liabilities ..................................................................................       1,126,058

Total liabilities ..................................................................................      40,500,840
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ......................................................               0
Common stock .......................................................................................          29,931
Surplus ............................................................................................         468,511
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding gains (losses) .......................       2,164,055
                 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............          21,638
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ................................................            (337)
Total equity capital ...............................................................................       2,683,798
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Total liabilities and equity capital ...............................................................      43,184,638
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I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                              Rex S. Schuette


We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

                                              David A. Spina
                                              Marshall N. Carter
                                              Truman S. Casner



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