Reviews of local pros in Berkeley, California

We brought in Berkeley Electric to do a significant servic upgrade, new sub panels, and some attic fans. Zalman and his crew are probably the best contractor we have worked with. His crew was probably the most professional group we have had work in our home. By 9am the house was a full work site, and yet somehow every day at 5pm we had everything back in order for family dinner (with two toddlers). It was quite a feat. They went above and beyond on some of the work, including painting that was not in the original contract. Then after we discovered that the new 240V plug wouldn't accommodate the new induction oven, they came back out and moved it as part of the original quote. We had some minor disagreements about scope and expectations, but Zalman always listened and communicated with respect.

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!

Great customer service

jacque helped repair the water line attached to our refrigerator ice machine...showed up 30mins after I called and fixed our problem...strongly recommend!

I love Jacques ❤

Have you ever wished you had more problems, so you could keep using a particular service? Yeah, neither have I, but almost w.Jacques! Friendly, knowledgeable, reliable, and reasonably priced, you just can't go wrong w.the guy. When it's all said and done, you know you've received excellent service .. such a good feeling!

This company did a stellar job roofing our house. One day tear-off. One day roofing. Awesome clean-up, great communication. Reasonable price, too. My neighbors are hiring them next.

Very Happy. Nicholas Roofing did a small job on a big roof and the patch job is perfect. We had a fire and was told that it would be difficult to match our existing roof. Yet Nicholas Roofing did a great job and you can't even tell where the damage was. Thank you for not making a small fire a expensive repair job.

Nick is so amazing! He communicated proactively, showed up on time, checked our roof and told us our roof still has 5-7 lifetime left. This saved us a ton of money ‘cause we don’t need to replace it now. He answered us a lot of questions about future roof planning- solar panel, skylight vs Sun tunnels, how to spot leaks, etc etc. He sent us quotes timely - an estimation of how much it may cost should we replace our roof in 5-7 years, and links to the materials he use. We highly recommend Nick and will come back to him in the future for our roof work.

I've had a great experience working with Nicholas Roofing for a number of small roofing projects/issues. They've been quick and willing to send someone out for small jobs (adding a plumbing penetration and fixing a small skylight leak) for a fair and reasonable price. After both of these jobs they always followed up by email to see how things went, and have since even helped me troubleshoot a separate leak via e-mail. It is so hard to find reliable contractors these days and even more so for small jobs. I've had such a positive experience that I will for sure be using Nicholas Roofing when I eventually need a new roof (soon).

I can not say enough good things about Nicolas Roofing Company! Nick was fantastic to work with, he is such a nice person and you can tell he really knows what he's talking about! He was very thorough in his inspection and took time to explain what needed to be done to fix my roof. The cost was really reasonable, especially for the quality and efficiency of the work. The Nicholas roofing team was also great. They were on time and finished work on my roof ahead of schedule. You will not regret working with Nicholas Roofing!

I had the Nicholas Roofing team inspect my roof and quote a replacement. They were prompt to reply, reliable in showing up and communicating when they said they would, and offered a competitive quote and detailed quote and report on the state of my roof. They incorporated details I wanted done, such as adding insulation and sky lights to my roof, and made this conversation easy. Most importantly to me, they were honest about the level of work my roof needed, and thanks for their honesty, I learned my roof had a few more years in it before I needed to replace it - this is what I am looking for in a great contractor. Months later when I asked for a written assessment of their inspection for another use, they just emailed it over no questions asked, and didn't try to upsell me into a new inspection or something. I really appreciate this team as honest, reliable. Nicholas roofing will be my first quote when it's time to get my roof done.

As a local realtor, I'm so grateful to have Nicholas Roofing in my pocket. Nick is the kindest, most generous, and warm spirited family entrepreneur I can image — just the kind of business I feel good referring my people to. Easy communication, quick response time, and thorough roofing inspection. Look no further than this awesome local business for all your roofing needs.