Chinchilla Electric

Frances S.

Marvin is the greatest! He fixed a set of oddly set out door lights and added some more as well. He was extremely patient with my difficulty in picking out the correct lighting. He spent a lot of time on line finding a match for the old installed yard lights, for no charge. He came back to adjust the angle of the motion activated light he installed, so it went on sooner. His prices were very fair and he stuck to them even though my fusyness required more time. He was great at keeping in touch about when he could come. And, on top of all that, he is a wonderful person to talk to. I have no complaints, which, as we all know, isn't a common response.
Better call him before he is too busy to take more customers!

Madeline M.

I am updating my review after reading the negative review recently posted by Pari. I happened to see it and am appalled at the accusations.

My experience with Marvin Chinchilla was completely positive. We trusted him with a very large job on a commercial property. A hall that has very high use as a venue for events. He went above and beyond what I expected. He was extremely easy to work with, has great communication skills, was able to work with our other contractors easily (we had the ceiling replaced with acoustic tiles), had great advice about fixtures, and also interacted with our staff seamlessly. See the photos in my first review. The job turned out perfect.

Do not believe that one negative review.

Steve S.

Marvin is a rare gem. He's done a fair bit of work for me at my house and in my garage. He is punctual, reliable, consistent, and performs as he advertises. I trust him emphatically and will always use his services whenever needed. Five stars is not enough for a guy like this. Marvin, you are the best!!!

Francis C.

I have been working with Marvin for several of my personal project and recommended him to other friends.
That guy is a gem. He is professional, courteous and take pride in his job.
I would ignore that negative review by Pari Y.
Worth mentioning, I have been working with him for 15 years.

Beth P.

Marvin installed the power for our induction stove. He was a delight to work with. Later i hired him to update the wiring on our daughters house in Richmond after dealing with a non responsive electrician. He came in and took charge. He took out the knob and tube and updated the wiring throughout. He corrected noncompliant work in the kitchen. He was professional, efficient, and also a joy to have around. i have recommended him to many friends and I hope to have him work for me again.

Kathryn F.

We hired Marvin Chinchilla based on a superb recommendation from an experienced and trusted bath designer with whom we've worked at Ashby Lumber in Berkeley. He had used Marvin for electrical work during a remodel at his own home. Marvin did extensive work at our house over a 2 week period, even worked on Saturdays to stay on schedule. Both Marvin and his employee were extremely polite, respectful, punctual, hard-working, efficient, and clean. I was home during the entire time. Marvin communicated very well in advance about all changes in scope of the project and costs. There were no surprises about money. He asked for a small deposit the first day of work and asked for payment in full after he had completed all of the work. Other people (caroenters, painters) were also working on our house at the same time and Marvin worked very well and coordinated with everyone. We called Marvin last week to come back and fix something other workers at our house damaged after Marvin finished. Marvin came back without delay and took care of the problem. We will continue to use Marvin for any and all of our electrical needs. I would highly recommend Marvin for electrical work of any scope. He is smart, efficient and knows his trade.

Angel T.

He's very knowledgeable and efficient with his job. Great service and very helpful. He went above and beyond to help me with my problem. I'm very thankful to have called him. Highly recommended!!!

Dil R.

I hired Marvin to replace my electric panel. He made time to meet me even though he had several projects in the area at various stages, and did a thorough check of the existing panel. He then explained the various options and issues I might face. I appreciated his forthright manner, and once I saw the bid, which was reasonable, I decided to hire him. Marvin did a good job of keeping in touch due to the delays caused by PG&E's backlog and scheduling issues, but since I wasn't in a rush to get the job done the delay didn't matter to me. Once the work started, everything went very smoothly; the work was done expertly and carefully and passed inspection without any problems. I definitely plan to hire Marvin again to upgrade other electric items in my house when I am ready to do so. Thanks Marvin!

Mat B.

Marvin did a great job on a number of projects in my old 2 story house: he ran new wires for electric dryer, future induction oven range and helped me hook up a new studio office I built in my backyard. He and his helpers were very professional and respectful, they were super helpful and tried to make everything as clean as possible with minimal impact on opening walls etc. I'm especially grateful that Marvin helped me save a bunch of money by minimizing the trench length (he suggested to run most of the wiring in the crawl space and provided a connector on the outside the house--probably shortened the trench by 70%) I needed to do to connect my studio. Not only that but he also helped me put additional conduits and pull cat6 cables for wired networking so I could have fast internet in my office as well. I'm very happy with his electrical services and won't hesitate to call again in the future!

Irene R.

Marvin is a pleasure to work with. He came on time, finished on time, did beautiful work, charged what was estimated, and cleaned up after the work was done.
I couldn't ask for anything more!
Will definitely use him for all future electrical work.