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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To Integrated Electrical Services:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Integrated Electrical
Services, Inc. of our report dated March 17, 1998 on the balance sheet of PCX
Corporation as of December 31, 1997 and the related statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended included in
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 1999, and to all
references to our firm in this registration statement.

/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 24, 1999