BV installed recessed lighting in a 3-story stairwell in my home. They had a very competitive quote, the second lowest I believe, but more than anything, didn't seem phased at all about the challenging space and old wiring that I asked them to connect to. The job was done quickly and very professionally. I'm thrilled to finally have lighting on my stairs. read more

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BV Electric sent Jamie out to repair an outdoor electrical outlet that had water leak into during the storm that caused a small fire. He also had to replace a set of outside lights that were hit in the fire, too. Jamie was on time and did a very professional job. I would definitely use BV Electrical again. And I forgot to mention that he even gave my husband the name of a fellow to come out and patch the wall where the firemen had taken a hatchet to open up the wall to see the source of the fire. Great work, BV Electric!!!! It was also good value for the work done. read more

Saw these guys had great reviews on Yelp so decided to try and get a quote. They came out and gave us a fair estimate on replacing some old outlets at our new house. They didn't try and oversell us on something we didn't need and were very reasonable when giving us advice on moving forward. The estimate came quick and I was able to schedule someone to come out quickly after that. On the day of the outlet replacement, they brought 3 people! So they were able to efficiently change the 7 outlets we needed replaced and were in and out in about an hour. They also offered some additional guidance about the wiring and outlets in our new home. The guys were all super nice and professional. They definitely did quality work. Feeling much more comfortable now with the new electrical outlets. You definitely get what you pay for with BV Electric. I would hire them again! read more

My house is going electric. I decided to replace my gas stackable with an electric combo washer dryer. At the time of installation, I found out there was not 240 volt outlet in the100+ year old house. Rigo and his helper Lucas came by the day after I called to inspect and provide an estimate. They went to work right away and made a true work of art. They even made sure the appliance's prong fit the outlet. Professional, compassionate, and friendly - they hit the trifecta. I could not be more pleased. They truly were worth the money. read more

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BV Electric just completed a subpanel replacement for me, including fixing an old circuit for the furnace which had unsafe/illegal flexible conduit. Everything went smoothly, from the original (no-cost, no-commitment) estimate visit to the actual work today. The two workers went a bit over their ETA, but the work is top-notch, clean, and they even switched the furnace to be hard-wired, with a switched junction box (to meet code, though I didn't opt for an inspection since it wasn't required). I'd highly recommend BV Electric, and I'll be using them for 2 more small jobs I have. read more

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Recently, we returned from a weekend trip after a rain storm to discover a bank of lights out in the stairwells in our multi-story flat and a circuit breaker not responding. Based on a neighbor's recommendation, we called BV Electric for the first time. Stefan and Carlos came out the next day and immediately started diagnosing the issue, first replacing the circuit breaker then going floor by floor all the way to the roof, where they discovered the cause of the outage: a plug outlet and light had short circuited during the storm and actually caused a minor fire on our roof wall (!), which, fortunately, didn't flare into something disastrous while we were away. I can't say enough about the professionalism and savvy of Stefan and Carlos--a dynamic, friendly duo. They inspected and ripped out the damaged outlet and housing, capped the exposed wiring (after confirming it will still work in the future) and put temporary face plates over what was left, then sealed everything to prevent further damage ahead of the next storm. When the weather is drier, we are going to call BV Electric back to completely replace the plug and damaged light and have them inspect all of our neighbors' plugs in our HOA complex. Again, I am so glad we called this business -- the peace of mind they left us with is impossible to beat. read more

UNPROFESSIONAL and POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I've scheduled an appointment for an electrician to come out to do a site survey since this is a custom install for my client. They scheduled the appointment, then a day before the appointment, they rescheduled it for the following week. That's fine, we'll chalk that up to a miscommunication. I provided them with all the electrical information needed in order for them to provide me with a quote. I requested for a quote. Still, customer service said that they need to do a site survey to provide a quote. Today was that rescheduled appointment just to provide me with a quote. I messaged them two and a half hours in advance to confirm the appointment. It was raining in SF and it took me 1.5 hours to get to the site. BV Electric still has not emailed, not texted or called to confirm. I called the number that sent the text confirmation for the appointment. She seemed a bit confused why I'm calling her. I informed her of the appointment and I'm outside of the client's building. She said she would check and call me back. Someone else from BV Electric called me back saying that the electrician can't come to the appointment "due to ahhh....... rain". I was livid. **I drove in the rain to get the appointment that they've botched twice just to give me a quote.** I asked the BV Electric customer service person to make it right and have someone come out to follow through. He said "No, we can't". I even said, ok, then can you please at least have an electrician look at the pictures and the information I sent to provide me with a quote. He said "umm.... we can't do that". Absolute piss poor customer service. They wasted 300 dollars of billable time. Electricians that are afraid of driving in the rain is the worst excuse to waste someone's time. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND HIRE REAL PROFESSIONALS read more

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After two missed appointments I gave up. They may very well do great work, but you need luck to get them to come to your house, apparently.

Spectacular service! A bank of plugs in my kitchen stopped working. I contact BV and got a prompt response with a commitment to come-out the next day. Service tech pinged me half an hour before scheduled arrival time to reconfirm the appointment. Service tech arrived and did a thoughtful diagnosis of the problem. Throughout his work, he was careful not to damage anything and worked diligently. Once he determined the cause of the problem, he explained the repair options to me. We agreed on the best method and he completed the repairs, timely and efficiently. I could not have been more pleased with the service I received from BV Electric! read more

We paid BV Electric $825 for the replacement of 3 thermostats, 4 light switches to rocker and replace 12 halogen track lighting bulbs to LED. The BV person who did the estimate and electricians told us everything was possible. We showed BV the items we were going to purchase and the response was yes, everything will work. The 4 switches were wrong, the 2 track light dimmers needed to be replaced. After 3 hours and 2 employees and an additional charge of $250.00 the job was supposedly completed although one of the track lighting elements needed to be replaced. Approximately four days later one of the new LED track light bulbs did not work. BV returned on Tuesday, August 27 and replaced the LED bulb. It appears the LED bulbs and the current track are not compatible, but BV Electric electricians assured us everything would work. Currently one track lighting component needs to add to the track so 4 lighting units are working. Today when the BV electricians arrived they replaced the track lighting LED bulb which now works. I requested they look at the 2 Honeywell thermostats to change the digital from "C" to "F" and they seemed a bit confused. I told them to take the face plate off the there was a switch to move up or down to change from "C" to "F". I also requested the time be changed from 24 hour to 12/am/pm. The BV electricians stated this may not be possible. When they showed me the component panel where the dial to change from "C" to "F" there were 3 other switches and one indicated 24 hour. I suggested to the BV Electricians to move this switch and the thermostat now shows am/pm. When the client needs to instruct BV electricians on how to implement and configure electronic components it is not only ridiculous, but unacceptable, unprofessional and certainly does not deserve a diamond certification. read more

Rigo is the man! I bought an Ecobee Smart Thermostat not knowing that my HVAC system was old and only had 2 wires. A c wire (or common wire) was needed. BV Electric was able to send Rigo out in short notice to assess the situation and give me an estimate. Then he came back the next day to install the wiring. Wiring was exposed (cheapest option) but is tucked along the walls/baseboard in the closet so I don't notice it at all. He actually came earlier than the scheduled appointment, which was a pleasant surprise and also not a big deal since we're WFH nowadays. It took him about an hour to install the thermostat. He's also very friendly and funny. Would highly recommend! read more

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I had a light fixture in my kitchen that wouldn't turn on anymore despite me changing the lightbulb. I called BV Electric to come take a look. Jaime was a great help! He tried to troubleshoot my original fixture, but ultimately we found out that the current was good, but that the point of failure was the fixture itself. He was able to give me a quote to install a new fixture, and I opted to replace a couple of fixtures so that I could upgrade them to LEDs and so they all would match. Scheduling the install with Jaime and his assistant (sorry didn't catch his name, but he was good too) was convenient, and they did a great job-worked efficiently, nice guys, and I am happy with the end result of the work. I would call BV Electric again in the future. read more

BV required $650 just to provide a quote, and then took so long in providing the quote I got someone else to do it. BV never provided the quote, nor did they provide anything of value, nor did they return my money. Miro preferred to argue with me about it, and refused to either provide the quote or the money back. I don't understand how this is different from a scam? How can you trust these folks? Go anywhere else. *Adding to this post to respond to Miro's bs response: the allegation that we were doing work without permits is COMPLETELY FALSE. Miro ought to be ASHAMED of treating customers this way. I was trying to keep this work Local. No good deed goes unpunished. read more

BV electric did a fantastic job with our 17 foot high dimmable ceiling track lighting installation. Would highly recommend!! Byron's team did the initial assessment/estimate but was replaced by Rigoberto's team due to last minute scheduling changes. Fortunately, Rigoberto's team already knew what we were looking for and used our input (Pinterest photos, google image photos) to turn our vision into a reality. They even texted me photos while they were at the lighting store to make sure the lights were what we wanted. They followed strict social distancing and masking protocols and took extra care to protect our hardwood floors and furniture. By the time they left, all of the furniture was placed back in its original place and the floors were spotless. We were thrilled with their work and would gladly use them again for any future electrical needs! read more

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Needed an install of a smart thermostat and doorbell that required new wiring. Rodrigo and team provided an estimate quickly and two days later did a quick, clean and high quality install. They were even able to find a way to do it without having to make any new holes in the wall. read more

Sam Castillo came out for an inspection of our newly-purchased home's electrical system. He arrived early and was very professional and thorough. He seemed very knowledgeable of building codes and patiently explained what he was looking for. I was very impressed and will be reaching out to BV Electric for future electrical projects. read more

Edit 1: Nina from BV reached out to me and profusely apologized for my poor experience. I'm going to get an estimate for the work and I'll update my review based on my experience. I had power go out in half my apartment. I needed help and reached out to BV Electric. They were able to make time for me the same-day and diagnosed the issue. Felix quickly figured out that my building had an old electrical breaker that went out. He recommended an electrical panel upgrade, which made sense because it was really old. As a stop-gap, they replaced the breaker with one that had on board and asked that I follow up for an estimate to replace the panel. I called and was told that I would get the estimate in a day or two. A few days later, I followed up on the phone and was stalled longer. I emailed two weeks later and was told they would get back to me ASAP. Three weeks later, I still haven't gotten my estimate. read more

Excellent, personable Rigo quickly responded to my request to replace a dimmer switch in my studio apartment. Rigo treated this relatively smaller project, that was important to me, seriously and efficiently. read more

Excellent overall service, transparent fair pricing, quick to respond, Yonny showed up promptly at the scheduled time, and was super quick with fixing my issue. Would highly recommend for any home electrical projects. read more

I contacted BV Electric on 8/25/2023. Miroslav B. responded. He stated if I would like to schedule an appointment email the company, attach address, contact information and pictures of the related area. I responded today, 9/1/2023 with all of the above information that was requested. 1st email 9/1/2023 Please provide your street address and phone number so we can create an account for you. Once we create an account, we can schedule you a free estimate appointment and our electrician will give a quote then. Ena 2nd email 9/1/2023 I received an email respond from Ena today, 9/1/2023. The email read unfortunately; we do not service your area at this time! Ena 3rd email 9/1/2023 We are currently short staffed and not servicing my city. Ena On BV Electric website my city was listed as one of the many cities they served. BV Electric asked for personal information, then I was told we do not service your city. BV Electric need to update their website. BV Electric is Diamond Certified. Disappointed! read more

BV was quick to respond and scheduled/fixed the same day. Thank you Rigo for a prompt and job well done!

They did a great job of replacing a GFCI outlet in my kitchen. It was in an awkward place and required changing out the old box as it was too small for modern plugs. They were in and out within an hour and it looks good as new. Would definitely use them again. read more

I hired BV Electronics to replace old light fixtures and convert my switches to dimmers. Within 10 min of contacting them they got back to be and I was able to arrange an in-home evaluation within 2 days. I was able to schedule the work within a day of receiving the estimate. The two workers arrived on time. They were very courteous and worked quickly efficiently. I'm very pleased with all aspects of my interactions and the cost was very reasonable. read more

We had an emergency, and BV Electric was kind enough to reshuffle their schedule to accommodate us 2h later. Great professionalism from the team, and very nice people on top of that. We'll definitely call them again the day we have other electrical issues! read more

Oh, friends, it's the little things (that aren't really little to us) that mean so very much. New to us, very old San Francisco home with every "tiny" electrical issue you could think of: doorbell that not working, electric door buzzer not working, burned-out transformer, no GFCI plugs in the bathroom, and what's an SF house without grounded plugs and a non-working on switch for the furnace. And no, I don't mean the thermostat smarty-pants, I mean the on switch on the actual furnace unit burned out. Long story short, yeah, the furnace switch needed to be replaced but that didn't fix the furnace, the buzzer needed to be repaired, and the bell and transformer needed to be repaired, yet that total job took about 25 minutes. The tech was so sweet he even changed a few cheap burned faceplate covers for me and made sure I knew which plugs were grounded and NOT grounded so that we wouldn't burn down the house! I mean he had to justify charging me $500 for something, right? read more

I had a pretty bad experience with these folks. They were way over budget and didn't even get all the work done. I called them about installing a couple of outlets, and other misc repair work. One of the new outlets was going into near some drywall, the other was in tile wall. Their guy Miro came by to give an estimate. He said their guys can handle cutting the tile, no problem. He also said that they could do all of the work they needed without opening up drywall anywhere. He quoted me a price number, though he was vague about whether it would be one guy doing all the work, or two guys to parallelize the work. So, a week or so later, two guys show up. They instantly tell me that they can't do tile, and that they would have to send another person later. Ok, fine, let's get the other work done. They work away, and end up hacking up part of my wall. When I asked about it, they looked at me like I was crazy, and told me that there is no way to do work like this without opening the drywall. It ended up taking them twice as long as Miro said, even though they didn't even get all the work done that we wanted. To make matters worse, the last 45 minutes or so was just one guy working, while the other sat in his truck on the phone, which they billed me for an extra hour even though he wasn't doing anything. He could have cleaned up some of the debris around the drywall that they tore up, or something. They also over-charged me on parts. Like, they billed $50 for a GFCI outlet, which is like $11 at any decent hardware store around here. A few days later, another two guys show up, supposedly to do the tile work. However, they told me that they don't usually work with tile, and can't guarantee that they could do the work, or that they might crack the tile, etc etc. I decided to send them home. I ended up doing the tile work myself, and hired a different electrician to to install the outlet. The work that these guys did seems solid enough, but they were a hassle to deal with, and were way over their estimated budget, and gouged me on parts. I say find yourself a different electrician. read more

I had a good experience with BV electric. Yonnie and crew came on time and checked kitchen and found an electrical short by the garbage disposal. I'm very happy with the work BV electrical did for me read more

Every Christmas season, the outdoor lights I take the time to put up stop working with the first rain. This January I decided to hire an electrician to fix the problem. BV electric came out and fixed the problem with weather proof covers. They also made sure the outlets are working, restoring power to one of them. They also helped troubleshoot one of my Ring devices and came back a few days later to install the new one. They are friendly, they listened, and cleaned up after themselves. I will definitely hire them again and recommend them read more

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Wow, Now, this electrician is different. I have a doorbell that not working. I explained to him that I don't know if it's the doorbell, doorbell receiver, or transformer. I said that the transformer may be in my laundry room or attic. I don't know. Their immediate response is he's not checking my attic, he says I have asthma. I explain I have spray foam insulation in my attic that is nonallergenic. He cancels the job on the spot. Wow... read more

I want to UPDATE this review and give credit where credit is due. Firstly, Miro BV's Owner is a real human being, exceptionally nice man, a caring father, and just an all around considerate professional person. How many times have you had someone say: "all I want to do is make you happy." And he did. He was disappointed (as was I) with my experience (see prior review) and all he wanted to do was make it right. Secondly, Miro then came over. Inspected my job. Made apologies. Sent two incredibly competent electricians to install my two light fixtures (in a week from said previous bad experience) and in 3 hours at a VERY reasonable rate...poof! Pendant light and ceiling fan installed!! No hassle. No pathos. No price gouge. Just a can-do, polite as pumpkin, clean, tidy, professional install. As for the first guy, we'll let's say Miro learned him something. You don't get to treat customers poorly and expect no consequences. I will leave it at that. Hire BV. read more

BV Electric fixed our very finicky ancient doorbell system in a 14 unit apartment building. They showed up on time, quickly diagnosed the root cause of the issue, and then verified that the doorbell and buzzer worked properly in every single unit. They did the job quickly and got it right the first time. read more

BV's response to my initial email was really fast, and easily set up the estimate appointment. Jaime arrived on the dot, did a very knowledgeable evaluation of my electrical problems, both big and small, and provided a variety of possible solutions, with very fair estimates of the work for each. When I chose the specific jobs I wanted, he surprised me by saying he could go get the materials and return to do the job that day! And so he did, efficiently, neatly (even used a drop cloth,) and expertly. He had listened to my concerns, let me know the possibilities (or not,) and then returned and did the whole job exactly as promised and exactly for the estimated price. With service this excellent, I highly recommend BV Electric! read more

Rigoberto and Gus were fantastic! They were friendly and nice people! They hung our flatscreen, put in all the electrical wiring hidden in wall and did it with minimal impact, no mess. They also installed a plug outside and some motion lights. The Ring cameras were even positioned perfectly. I recommend them and will be using BV Electric for more projects! read more

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I had several projects around the house that I needed to get done - installing a 240V external outlet for my new plug in hybrid, a broken outlet box, a broken light, and removing some devices that were hardwired in the house. After reaching out to a few electricians, I could immediately tell the difference in service with BV Electric - they were super responsive and friendly to work with. They sent someone out to first do an in person inspection of the work I needed done so they could give me a more accurate quote. The guy I worked with was Sam. He was very informative and took the time to describe the work that would need to be done to install what I wanted. Given that some of what I wanted done were relatively easy, he said there wouldn't be an additional cost to add those into the overall service. I got a quote back from BV Electric the next day and was pretty happy to see that the price quoted for all the services combined was comparable to the price I got from another company for just one of the services I needed. It was a no brainer for me to move forward. Once I approved the quote, they were able to schedule an install appointment for me for the next week. I was assigned two guys - Gabriel and his associate. Over the next several hours, the two of them got right to work. They were friendly and communicative during the process and made sure to clean up after themselves when they were done. I noticed that one of the guys didn't wear a mask when he came into my house which I was a little annoyed at given that the Delta variant is in full swing right now but at least he wasn't indoors for an extended period of time. A couple of days afterwards, my level 2 charger came in the mail and I realized there was an issue with the external outlet they installed. The box didn't have a hole cut into it where I could insert a cable and with the way level 2 chargers are shaped (cable is at the bottom of the prong), there was no way I could plug my charger into the outlet as it was. In addition, I noticed that they had installed the outlet upside down. I immediately emailed the company again and they were responsive in getting back to me and getting a second install appointment scheduled for the following week. I had the same team assigned to me and they were able to rectify the issue in 30 minutes. So while it was inconvenient that they had to come back twice, I'm happy with the final result and glad that they were able to fix the issue quickly. read more

Miro was referred to us by our plumber, Sam did a great job today replacing 2 of our outlets in our apartment. He even went the extra mile to call us ahead to see if he could get a black outlet and ultimately we went with white because we needed it done asap. Overall very fast response and quick service. We will be using them again. read more

Responsive, prompt, thorough service. I've used BV several times over the past ten years and trust them with my home. They just completed a major rewiring project at my house. They were on time every day, finished the job faster than estimated, cleaned up after the work, and were great to work with. It was obvious that the city inspectors dealt with them frequently and trusted their work. read more

Needed an outlet replaced. Top notch service. * Quick response when I reached out for help. * Quick date for service * Stayed in communication - when they would arrive, etc. * Arrived on time. * Excellent work. Explained what and why they did what they did. * Professional all the way around. read more

We needed our circuit box replaced during the pandemic. They came out promptly to give us a quote. They run a tight ship, and the folks seem on top of getting back to the customers quickly. Unfortunately, their quote was a lot higher than the electrician we ended up going with, but I did appreciate their communication. read more

So our office had a couple of light fixtures that has been dead for quite some time and getting an electrician to come over has been difficult. It is either the job is too small or some are just unresponsive. BV Electric is different. For them, no job is too small and they responded within an hour of my inquiry. They sent over Stefan and Gustavo to do the job and went straight to work. Both of them are very professional and know exactly what to do which resulted in a very clean job that included replacing a very stubborn light fixture. We didn't have any issues with the price as it was well explained and were transparent with the labor rate and cost of materials. I will definitely hire this company again. read more

Used them before to rewire my apartment building intercom which seemed fine. However, found out now that the intercom/buzzer box was vandalized and one unit buzzer did not work. Called for a troubleshoot and was charged $253 just to come out to look which didn't take much time. I thought it was too high just to come out and asked if I get credit back if I use them to fix the problem. After waiting for them to reply with asking a few times, they would only give me 50% off the first visit cost. Note: Asked the cost to come out before you commit. To fix the problem, I was quoted a lump sum and asked if they can breakout labor vs materials. Labor came up to $675 and two parts at $450. They explained it was for two technicians and 2 hours each. $168.75 per hour per person. Wish I could make that much an hour. While working on the job, they found out they needed another part for an additional $250. So 3 parts came to $700 not sure what the mark up is but has to be a lot. The problem fixed and the lead technician was very nice but the cost for this job is way too high....just over $1500. Advice: Be sure to price around before committing. read more