Electrical reviews in Berkeley, California

Zalman came by to do an assessment of a job (upgrading service to the main panel). It was pretty clear within the first few minutes that we wouldn't be moving forward at that time, but he still spent a good 20 minutes with me walking through the process, cost, potential complications, and timelines!

Berkeley Electric is a great company. They did a whole house rewire of my home. The entire process went smoothly. There was always clear communication, attention to detail, respect for the home, and quality work. I strongly recommend them.

Berkeley Electric replaced all my old screw-in fuses with new, updated electrical panels. It was a complicated job, given the realities of a very old three story house. They not only did an excellent job, every member of the team was great to work with: responsive, professional, clearly competent and personable. They left their workspaces neat and clean at the end of each day too. Just an all-around good company, and one I can enthusiastically recommend.

Berkeley Electric performed excellent work on our home. We truly appreciate their craftsmanship and professionalism throughout the process. They removed all knob and tube, rewired, installed a new light fixture, and moved and upgraded our panel - all while we were working from home with a toddler running around the house. Everyday they set up working areas, patched holes, and cleaned up after themselves. They also coordinated with PG&E and the City. We highly recommend them.

Berkeley Electric did an excellent job on a full knob and tube rewiring project. We appreciated their timeliness, expertise, and great work. Would highly recommend their team!

Berkeley Electric did an amazing job on a major rewiring, lighting, subpanel install, and main panel upgrade. We will definitely hire them the next time we have an electrical project!

Zalman was a pleasure during the initial assessment. After a poor experience with another bigger company, I particularly appreciated his honesty, evidenced by some things he *didn't* do: he didn't try to scare me or overuse industry jargon, and he didn't try to oversell (he actually talked me down from 6 cans to 4 for overhead lighting in one room).

The work itself took a team of ~6 about a week and a half to complete, working long days. They taped heavy duty paper to the floors and covered all furniture with painter's plastic every day, and removed it and vacuumed at the end of every day. When the work was completed, they also cleanly patched all the walls they opened at no additional expense.

Larry and Ben were both communicative about the decisions I needed to make, not making any assumptions without clearing it with me. They let me know whenever changes from the original plan cropped up (e.g. when knob and tube was unexpectedly found in a room we thought was a more recent addition). The team adjusted working hours to be longer so that they could deliver on their original ETA, even when we increased the scope of the work.

A few other things that make Berkeley Electric stand out:
- They were willing to do dirty work, such as running wire through an attic with blown-in cellulose, which another company we talked to wouldn't do unless we hired an insulation contractor to remove it first.
- Totally transparent pricing model, where each "unit" (light, switch, outlet, etc.) was a fixed price, so that when we inevitably decided to throw in additional work, we knew exactly how much our costs would increase by.
- They handled city permitting and scheduling of inspections.

We contacted Zalman Sher of Berkeley Electric to remove 100 year old knob-and-tube wiring from our attic. He guided to to a total rewiring of our home (much needed) as well as lighting suggestions and better wall plug placement. His crew was professional, efficient, neat and a joy to work with. Unlike other contractors they sealed up their "surgical" holes in the walls. Alll we needed to do was a little painting. We are very happy with the results.

These guys are the knob and tube wiring replacement experts. It's all they do. Excellent work, excellent price. It's a big job and kind of messy but they do a great job cleaning up, although my house cleaner took it from there.

Berkeley Electric did a total rewiring of my 98 year old home. The work was done quickly and correctly, the house was left clean- no problems at all. Everyone I spoke with at the company was patient, polite an helpful. Work was completed a little ahead of schedule, and there were no surprises on the final bill.

Berkeley Electric replaced the old/hazardous wiring in my 100 yr old house and installed an updated electrical panel. The team were efficient, thorough and worked together really well. They answered my questions and were friendly & courteous. They also cleaned up at the end of each work day. I highly recommend them!