Redwood Electric

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This review is long overdue...it was an all day job, but all went well.  They got the permit and coordinated with PG&E and the Concord inspector before and at the end of the job.  They arrived about 7:30 a.m. and the electricity was back on at 6:00 p.m. when PG&E was able to come back a little over an hour after the job was finished.  Only one issue came up during the job, but was resolved at our mutual satisfaction at no extra cost.  Jothi is stress-free to deal with, and very honest and knowledgeable.

This is one of very few contractors I will keep using and have absolutely no worries about it!  They'll be back this year - two ceiling fans have failed.

I was so happy with that man, if I could adopt him and keep him I would. They showed up on time, I was really pleased. My son is going to call them for work at his home.

Would probably not hire again. Was hard to nail down as to went to come back to finish job. Job took several weeks that could have been finished in one or two days, he kept taking new jobs and leaving. Apprentice did majority of the work thought price was going to be less than others but turned out to be the same

Jothi is fair with his prices and does excellent work and explains everything well in as much or as little detail as you would like. He is very friendly, punctual, and efficient. Thank you!

The entire experience was great. The fixture was changed out and the new one was set up exactly as I wanted it. There were no hassles, and everything was done for the price I was quoted.
And for whatever reason, Jothi was the only electrician who called me back of the four I tried, and I'm glad that he did.

I had received another bid for this work and I thought it was high so went with Jothi. Turned out he was just as expensive and much of the work was done by his apprentice. Work was done over at least 3 visits and they made mess each time. He decided he could not do the full job at this time...as I wanted recessed lights in kitchen as well. These never got installed and he actually let the supplies for these lights in my garage after asking me if he could store them here.
It has been over a month and he has not called to schedule install of recess lighting even though supplies are here. Guess they are mine now.
I would not recommended Redwood Electric as each time Jothi, the owner , would come and do some of the work,then he would receive call and go to another job never finishing my work. Seemed like he was just fitting me in between other jobs and it didn't feel good or work for me.
Seems like a nice guy but apprentice is slow and work was done so slowly
I would not recommend to others in need of electrical work.

They were great. I could not recommend them more highly. He went above and beyond the two days he was here. They were very clean and prompt. I wish I could have them do other jobs for me.

Redwood was the fourth electrician to give me an estimate. Jothi was the ONLY electrician who offered to install the light fixtures by the glass sliding doors without cutting holes along the walls inside the living room to install the wiring. He and his assistant fished the wires under the crawl space and up inside the walls so when the work was done there was no patching needed along the walls. And his estimate was less expensive than the others who wanted to make all that mess!! The others wanted to charge more for fixing the subpanel and stated some other work was needed that I researched and found unnecessary, which Jothi confirmed. He is professional, quick, communicates well, and saved me a lot of trouble by not cutting up my walls inside which would have required another contractor to patch. I would certainly recommend Jothi and use him again. Very honest and trustworthy guy! He's very busy and we rescheduled the estimate visit a few times, but the day of the job he was right on time and worked quickly. I'm extremely happy with the outcome. The rescheduling of the estimate visits was not a problem; he rescheduled quickly and he was worth waiting a few days for! One of the few contractors who completed a job without leaving problems or having to come back.

In addition to the job as described, Redwood Electric also did a couple of small things above and beyond the call of duty:

* When I unpacked one fan delivered by the manufacturer, a vent had been damaged in shipment and the fan blades could not turn freely. I was ready to send it back, but Redwood Electric said they'd fix it for no extra cost. It took them 10-15 minutes to fix it (they pounded-out the vent sheet metal) and when done the fan worked perfectly. I am impressed they threw in the extra task at no charge and saved me a big hassle.

* When installing the metal inserts for one of the ceiling vents, initially one was somewhat cocked to one side, i.e. it didn't line up with the nearby wall. The installer realigned it and I said and quot;That looks good to meand quot;, but he wanted to adjust it a bit more. He did and I couldn't tell any difference, but he showed me the measurements to the wall were now right-on rather than very slightly off. I am impressed he spent an extra 5 minutes to do it right.

Redwood did an excellent job from start to finish. Jothi, the owner, personally performed the work. He showed up on time and was flexible with respect to schedule including being open to changes that arose. Attention was paid to detail: care was taken to be minimally invasive in locating the transformer short. Additionally, circuits were tested before an GFI circuits were installed.

Work was well planned to accomadate members of the household. Additons to the work were done with adequate changes to the schedule. This included adding two outdoor circuits and installation of an over-ride switch for the attic gable fan.

Jothi is easy to work with and is very professional and provides alternatives and helpful suggestions to help with energy efficiency and safety and environmental concerns. I would recommend his electrical services.