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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 Amendment No. 3 to 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.



                                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
May 26, 1999