Tiburon Electric

John Blythe (seemingly operating under various names and at diverse email addresses — why?) quotes me $ 750 for installing a 220V plug in my garage near the electric panel. I had the exact same job done (in a more complex wall layout) in San Francisco by licensed, bonded Kazavis Electric in under one hour for $ 200 all included (parts and labor) less than 2 months ago at another address. Imagine my reaction at his quote. We agree to go time and material instead. His contractor shows up on the set day-​, nice and competent– except that he spent 45 minutes looking for the 220V plug in his truck — he had to empty his full bed on my driveway, to no avail. A little annoyed, I went to pick it up myself nearby, which cost me 45 minutes out of my work day (I work from home as a technology consultant). I paid for it of course. When the invoice comes… it lists 2.5 hours (the guy stayed an hour and forty five minutes all in all), with $ 88 for parts (!), and — the funniest part! — a $ 75 «John: Look at job» charge. I never saw this before, found it very creative. Needless to say, I don’t recommend John Blythe to anybody. Actually I recommend everybody to stay away. What happened to me isn’t a misunderstanding or an error that can be corrected — it is outright willful gouging attempts.

We needed an existing light switch to be fixed. The recommendation was bizarre. They wanted to cut a hole the dry wall and run new wiring to the switch. Again — this was an existing switch that had previously worked. My husband fixed it himself that weekend. The John Blythe Service call cost for this «service» was $ 145!!!

John Blythe Company is as good and responsive as it gets! I had a problem that really required immediate attention and he responded immediately and had Gary at my house in no time. Gary was very professional and courteous and solved my electrical issue right away. I highly recommend this company after years of trying to find good reliable electricians.
I got the sense that there is no job too big or too small for them to handle.
Try them and I am sure you will be satisfied.

John is super helpful and really offers a quick and friendly service. We had a short on a Saturday morning (ugh) and he returned my call in less than five minutes and had someone out to help us in no time. He did a follow up call to check everything and was really attentive. This is what I call true customer service.