Had a couple of outlets and a light switch in my garage that had shorted, and Matt talked me through how to fix it myself -- for FREE. What more can I say. So grateful, and will definitely call him next time I have a real electrical need. read more

Came in for an initial consultation last week and scheduled an install for today at 8:00 am. Called around 8:30 am and tells me that my appointment never got put on their calendar. After reading the other flaky reviews I'll have to find a different electrician. read more

Two other electricians had come out to quote me a price to hook up my hot tub. One was too busy and the other told me that my house couldn't support it. Matt and his crew came in and saved the day and did the job for a great price. We couldn't be more satisfied. read more

Matt Wilson is capable of doing good work, most of the time. (Beware his crew only works a 6-hour day and not all week, so my job stretched to seven long weeks!) But he is the most rude, condescending workman I have ever had the misfortune to hire. His crew rewired my whole house. Two of the outlets were discovered not to work after the job was complete. I could not believe what he said to me when I called to report the problem. After the second outlet was discovered, I paid another person to fix the problem because Matt yelled at me when phoned him. His attitude sucks! read more

Matt is the person that help me with my electrical problem. You could not find a harder working guy.....!!! This is someone who truly understands service and was professional yet personal from beginning to end. And his rates are very reasonable. If you want it done right the 1st time then please call Matt!!!!! read more

Matt is very knowledgeable, skilled, works very fast and enjoys educating homeowners about electrical problems. I've had him work on several projects on the house (i.e. install bathroom vent, install 240V outlet, fix broken outlets inside and outside the house). His rates are reasonable and he'd even spend extra time to educate me about things that I can repair on my own home. He's very honest, fair and cares to educate others. He may not always be on time but I know he'll get the job done very quickly so that doesn't bother me too much. I highly recommend him. read more

I called and spoke with Matt about an outage at a duplex that I own on 2nd St in Richmond to see when I could meet him there. He sounded very knowledgeable and when I said that a circuit breaker was tripping, he asked me to take a picture and text it to him, to make sure he could bring the right one with him when he came, which I thought was smart. I then asked when he could come over. A couple hours later, he sent a text asking if the tenants were home. I said I'd have to check and then send back saying they were there. A couple hours later, I got a text saying that the tenant was very rude to him and that he would not do any work there. I phoned the tenant who, granted, can be kind of testy, and said that she hadn't been feeling well, and he had wanted her to come outside to help him. She said she told him that she didn't know anything about electricity and wasn't going outside. Then she got her roommate to go outside, but by the time he got there, Matt was gone. I had told him I could meet him there at 2:30 or after. The text I got saying he wasn't going to to do the job came after 3:00. I then sent a text asking him to call me, which he replied that he would do when he finished a small job. I sent back a text reiterating that I could come over if he was willing to come back and do the job, but he didn't call back. So now I need to find another electrician to do the job. read more

Great service from Mr. Wilson and Jimmy again! Major electrical problem was discovered and repaired in less than 2 hours!

These guys are great! They arrived on time, handled the easy things quickly and even figured out the problems with installing my stove hood. It required some carpentry that they did cleanly and well. I highly recommend them read more

He is a arrogant person! He forgot my appointment, and I called after 40 minutes of our original appointment. I was working outside of the house, and I paid a handyman to open the door for him. After all the waiting, he just said he canceled my appointment. Please don't use this ridiculous arrogant unprofessional electrician! read more

It is very hard to find a qualified electrician for a small job, no one who is "big time" wants to deal with multiple small issues. Until you call Matt Wilson! He is willing to call you back, show up on time, and listen to your electrical problems. We couldn't be happier, all issues are fixed and at a reasonable price. Call him for any small jobs you have, or big! read more

I called Matt because I had a plumber come to install my dishwasher, and he refused to hook up the electricity because the wiring behind the dishwasher was in very bad shape. He came out the very next day, was pleasant, courteous, di a beautiful job replacing the old wiring and gave me a nice new plug. When I had trouble locating where my husband put the checkbook he said, "oh don't worry you can mail it to me.". Where in this world today do you find people like that? I fortunately found the aforementioned checkbook and wrote out the very reasonable fee $81.00 for about an hour of work. I will recommend him to all my friends. He was quite a find, thanks to Yelp! read more

Matt did a great job with a light installation and showed attention to detail. I would definitely use Wilson Electric again and suggest them. read more

Matt is very responsive and super helpful. Great customer service. Would go to them again in the future. Compared prices with other electricians in the area and they are one of the best priced. Very knowledgeable read more

I called and spoke with Matt Wilson and he was so unprofessional and racist! My client doesn't speak the language and I clearly stated this and his automatic response was "well I am not going to waste my time going to someone home when they can't even communicate with me", then I replied she has a daughter that can and he stated " well then have her call me". As a professional insurance agent I value customer service and this man has none. I wouldn't bother even wasting your time and energy with an individual as Matt Wilson call Vine Electric instead and ask for Rosa. She is a doll and was the totally opposite, she was the one I went after refusing to continue to converse with such unprofessional individual as Matt. read more

Mr. Wilson was very professional. His prices were fair . Matt took his time to explain to me what my home needed to come up to code, he also worked out a payment plan that was affordable . I would recommend Mr.Wilson to any person lokkin for a fair contractor read more

I live out of state and I had called for my mothers home in Pinole regards electrical outlet problem. Matt trully met my mothers expectations. Honesty and integrity are what my mother recieve from him. She is so please. Highly recommend and will use this company for all her residential problem. read more

I have turned to Wilson Electric for our electrician needs for 2 years now. Superlative service all around. Matt and Jimmy are true professionals - they arrive promptly, discuss scope of work, take the time to analyze the issues, and get the work done. I have recommended them to my family and friends, and by all accounts, they've been very happy with Wilson Electric's work. read more

I've had Matt do several jobs for me that were out of my scope, each time he is prompt, quick, friendly, and always answers all of my questions (and I ask alot). Most recently (today) I had an issue with a few switches in my house, I called him last night and he said he could swing by today between jobs... He came over and solved the problem in 20 minutes, great work!!! I'd highly recommend him to anyone that needs any electrical work done. read more

Problem fixed and I could not get them to take money for their trip/time. Friday before New Year's. I had a fuse go off/shorted. Did all the switching off/on with no results. Wilson picked up my call. He had me turn off switches and unplug things in affected areas to rule out an issue there. With that not working he and another electrician came out, again on a Friday before New Year's. They figured it out in a split second in that I did not turn the affected switch all the way off before trying to flip it on. I expected a $100 bill for just coming out on a Holiday weekend and the time out of both of their days. I grabbed what cash I could find and kept insisting they take the money to which after about the 5th attempt he agreed to a nominal $20 to help cover gas. I valued having my electricity back on and would have paid whatever he asked for, hoping for it to not be more than $100. We would have been without lights, washer, and dryer without his generously working us in on a day he was not really planning to work. read more

Matt Wilson and his partner were very professional and did an excellent job installing ceiling circuit boxes and wiring throughout my home. They responded to my calls, arrived on time, worked quickly, and cleaned up after themselves. Their prices were very fair! I couldn't ask for anything more. I plan to use them again if I ever need electrical work completed. read more

I've had Wilson Electric come out and do some work on my house a couple of times. So far minor projects but they have always been prompt and helpful and the price always fair. I have an old house and know at some point I'll need something more then a loose wire fixed or something installed and I won't hesitate to contact Wilson Electric to do that work. read more

I called Wilson Electric--based on Yelp comments by others--and left a message. The boss called me back a few hours later. After hearing me describe my electrical problems, he proceeded to seriously explain to me how I could fix the problem myself; but the process still sounded too intimidating to me. This is a far cry from the response I got from one electrician who quoted me an hourly rate and refused to tell me anything else. In the end, I went with another electrician who responded sooner; but the boss' courtesy in advising me of my problem over the phone will prompt me to call on Wilson Electric the next time I need a problem fixed. read more

The power to the kitchen was low, and the microwave wasn't working. Two different electricians gave me bids for running new wires, and adding circuits. Called Mat, turned out it was the wire from the street, to the panel which was causing the problem! Saved me over 1000 dollars. Just used him to add a new breaker box on a rental. His prices are very reasonable, he returns calls, and he does excellent work! read more

Matt and his assistants have done two jobs for me in N. Berkeley and in Oakland. Their work is top notch with very reasonable rates. I have fairly good skills in home electrics and Matt finished the connections for a new sub panel for me plus gave me some very valuable tips to help do my job to meet inspectors expectations and pass my first inspection. His crew did a 2nd job in Oakland that went above and beyond to correct some previous bad handyman work and bring a house up to safe standards. They did it quickly, efficiently and at a very reasonable cost. I'd have them back and recommend them to anyone. read more

Your review helps others learn about great local businesses. The electrician's showed up on time and went and looked at all the areas I had questions about. They were honest and didn't try to sell us things we didn't need or want. They were prompt, polite and helpful. I would highly recommend them. read more

We called Matt Wilson of Wilson Electric after reading his reviews on Yelp to install fluorescent lights in our garage. He did a really professional job. He has excellent foresight, he did several repairs on the existing wiring that have made out future project of putting drywall easier. There were several occasions where he could have easily increased his scope of job and got more money from us. However, he chose to give us advice based on efficiency of the job that would be more economical for us. The job took slightly more time than we expected (because we asked him to do more work than we had planned for), but he gave us some discount, which was very nice of him. I think his prices are fair and he is very affordable. You might find electricians with lower rates, but they might not be as efficient as Matt so eventually you would save by going with him. We are surely calling him for our future electrical projects. read more

Called Matt Wilson about installing an EV charger and he immediately got back to me. He was very helpful, answered all my questions and offered to visit the place to do an evaluation and get me an estimate. Explained me different options...very honest and transparent regarding the work. Easily scheduled him for the work the same week and he did a fine job...quick, clean and reasonably priced. Would definitely ask his help for future projects. Thanks Matt ! read more

This is my first negative yelp review. I actually had a good experience with this firm a number of years ago, but just had a horrible one. They made a 9am appointment with me and when i called at 9:40am as to the status of the appointment, they said they were running late but would come in the next half hour. When no one arrived, I called back and was told that it was a "no no" for me to call and check and that they were cancelling the appointment on me. When I tried to discuss, they hung up on me. Really strange and rude interaction - felt dissed for their mistake. Clearly they have enough work to treat return customers this way without worrying about it, but I can't imagine using or recommending them. read more

I echo what a couple others have written. I had an appointment, and 45 minutes later, no Matt. When I called he was another 30 minutes away from arriving at our house. In the course of our conversation, three times he asked if we were in a hurry! No, I love just hanging out, wondering where this guy is! No problem, I called Kealey Electric (510-335-5529) and Daniel come out promptly and he got over $2,000 worth of work! read more

Called this jerk for an estimate he was beyond rude and short. No customer service whatsoever. He agreed to come by and provide an estimate. Called him on the day he was supposed to stop by and he was very short and said he did not have time. He was so rude, I could no longer stomach the conversation and just had to end the call. read more

I started out impressed but ended up angry. The electrician, Jimmy, said the job wouldn't take more than 1 1/2 days after he came over and assessed the problem and talked me through what needed to be done. We scheduled two days for the work. On the 1st day, he showed up on time. The second day he called and said he had to do another project and would be late. He showed up over 2 hrs late and said he would need to come back a 3rd day. That day he called right before he was supposed to be at my home and said he would be late due to yet another project though he had earlier told me my project was priority because they had already started it. He and the owner, Matt, showed up 3 hours late. They said they were going to take their lunch break and then get started. I told them the job needed to be finished that day because I was missing work. Matt assured me it would be but at the end of the day said they needed to come back a forth day because they didn't have the requisite number of plugs. It seems they should have counted that before they stated since at that point Jimmy had been at my house 4 times! I wouldn't use them again because they are too slow and wasted way too much of my time. read more

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I can say without hesitation that I have never received (or even heard of) such rude, condescending treatment from any service provider as I received today from Matt Wilson of Wilson electric. I called to ask him when he would be back to finish the initial programming (by which I mean the initial start-up questions, like what is the kW load of the floor, not personal temperature preferences, which of course would be the resident's job) of a heated floor thermostat that he and his employee Jimmy had hooked up and STARTED programming earlier this week. His tone became extremely defensive and rude and he told me that programming the thermostat was "my job," and that he had never said he would come back, and that his work was finished. (I had received the message that he would be coming back from another contractor who was at our home that day.) He then proceeded to tell me that I "had no idea what I was talking about" and needed to stop asking him such "ridiculous questions". Later, in a series of text messages that followed our phone conversation, he actually said "maybe you need to involve your husband"????!!!! I can't believe that such chauvinistic people can stay in business for any significant period of time. Seriously one of the strangest conversations I've ever had. Entering the initial settings into the thermostat (such as kW load) may not have technically been their job, but they never told me it wasn't so how would I know that? And also, why would Jimmy have started programming it if he thought it wasn't his job? Anyway, I called the manufacturer of the thermostats and was able to program them myself in about five minutes. The only piece of information I needed to provide the representative was the square footage of the wire each thermostat was controlling (a question that Jimmy or Matt easily could have asked me themselves!). The even weirder part about this whole experience was that for the first few days, Matt and Jimmy seemed friendly and happy to do the work we hired them to do (installing a ceiling fan, changing the locations of outlets, adding circuits to our panel). They were a little messy, but they got the work done. I have no idea what caused Matt to turn so hostile so suddenly. I would advise anyone who considers this company to beware of their ability to be courteous one day, then extremely rude and condescending the next. I was totally shocked, but I am writing this review so that no one else has to go through a similar experience. With Matt and Jimmy, you just never know what you're going to get!!! read more

Really nice guy. He explained the situation in a way that was not condescending in the least and informative. When I first called him, he told me to do a few things (free of charge) and if that didn't work, he would swing by and see what the problem was. He did, found the problem, fixed it quickly and at a very fair price. He's great, I recommend him to anyone. read more

Matt's electrical work is outstanding. He is obviously (i) competent: able to clean up the mess left by an earlier electrician's incomplete work and finish it perfectly, (ii) honest: his bill was less than the estimated cost range, and (iii) available when we needed him. After these first several projects (one significant), that Matt finished for us on time and with an attention to details that I appreciate, we will ask him to complete a few others, such as adding another circuit for more lighting in the garage. We are pleased that we have found an electrician we trust--thank you Matt. read more

Very helpful. I called Matt and he helped me through fixing a problem all over the phone, no charge. Great service, would use him immediately for any project. read more

Matt WIlson is awesome. Fair price; worked quickly; educated me about electric; gave me options. Nice guy. Great van.

First of all, i would recommend Matt's services to anyone looking for an electrician. His hourly rate is very reasonable but he'll still work within your budget which in my case he did, and that was a major plus being a new home owner. He helped me install front and backyard flood lights. He then helped me track down 5 light switches which since i bought the house, i had no clue what they were used for. He then helped me move a dining room light fixture to a better location then it was. Lastly, he helped me install a ceiling light in one of my bedrooms which before, the lightswitch controlled a light plugged in an outlet. Matt's a really nice guy and a pro on top of that. Matt's your go to guy, you won't be disappointed! read more

Matt is awesome. His pricing is very fair, he follows through on everything he says he'll do, and he's just a relaxed and easy to work with person. I highly recommend him. read more

We found Matt on Yelp. Despite one bad review (mean spirited person perhaps?) I contacted Matt and was very happy with his work. The first job was an upgrade on electrical outlets. The second was recessed lighting in our living room. Matt was great on follow-through, communication, estimates and of course the work itself. He was professional and thorough. His crew was polite, efficient, had a sense of humor (isn't that always nice?) and were good at the clean up. We highly recommend Matt at Wilson Electric. read more