Berkeley Electric focuses on modernizing older Bay Area homes, replacing outdated wiring and upgrading panels to meet current needs. Projects are planned for clear scope, minimal disruption, and thorough cleanup.
Focused expertise in older-home rewiring, clear proposals without jargon, efficient crews who coordinate access openings and close them neatly, and projects completed on predictable schedules with transparent invoices.
Berkeley and nearby East Bay neighborhoods.
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- Knob-and-tube removal and full-home rewiring- Main service and subpanel upgrades- Circuit additions and outlet/lighting layout improvements- Troubleshooting hazardous or outdated wiring- Patch and tidy closure of access points after rewire (painting typically by homeowner)
Customer feedback consistently notes skilled knob-and-tube replacement and complete home rewiring done efficiently and on schedule. Reviewers mention clear communication, fair and transparent pricing, and courteous crews. Many highlight neat daily cleanup and careful patching of access holes. Homeowners also appreciated guidance on lighting and outlet placement during upgrades.
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.
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 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!
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.
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