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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Board of Directors
Kayton Electric, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. of our report dated January
28, 1998 (November 19, 1998 as to note 8) on the financial statements of Kayton
Electric, Inc. included in Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 17, 1999, including references to our firm in the Form S-4.

/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 24, 1999