Custom Electric SD
Company Overview
Local Electrician in San Diego with expertise in Recessed Lighting and Home Wiring. We provide services throughout San Diego County with our licensed crew. Contact us for a free quote today.
We aim to illuminate a county lacking overhead lighting. As a C-10 Licensed Electrical Company, Custom Electric that prioritizes Customer Service and Quality Work. We recognize the variety of Electrical Contracting options available to you, and we set ourselves apart by being: Available, Fair, Honest, Friendly, and Involved in every Task. Almost everyone has a construction nightmare story; we aim to change that. Incorporating Custom Lighting and maintaining your Electrical System enhances your Home's Value, boosts Efficiency, and increases Safety. We handle all your Electrical needs at Custom Electric. We welcome your calls or emails regarding any questions, comments, or concerns. We are here to meet with you and go over your Electrical choices. We are committed to being here for you.
For the past 20 years, James has been working in electrical services.
Business Services
- Circuit breaker installation
- Circuit breaker repair
- Doorbell installation
- Doorbell repair
- Electric inspection
- Electric installation or replacement
- Electric panel installation
- Electric panel repair
- Electric repair
- Wire installation
- Wire repair
- Electric vehicle charging station installation
- Electric vehicle charging station repair
- EV charging stations
- Generator installation
- Light fixture installation
- Light fixture repair
- Outdoor lighting installation
- Outlet installation
- Outlet repair
- Switch installation
- Switch repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Tue: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Wed: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Thu: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Fri: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Sat: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

After a nightmare of an experience with our previous electrician (who by the way had gotten paid already but didn't finish the job), I reached out to James. He is responsive, reasonable, and does what he says he will do! He is a professional and it's reflected in his work! You won't get the run around or short cuts with him! He did let us know that the other electrician took short cuts and split wires.... which is really disappointing to hear! I would call and complain but I don't want him back out to try to fix it nor do I want to talk to him again. James installed 5 recessed LED lights in my master bath and installed 4 dimmer switches. It looks amazing, its quality work and it took him no longer than 45 minutes! He works with a guy who does drywall and is even going to patch up the other electrician's drywall holes for us! James has 5 star reviews for a reason... and I was not asked to write a review for him. Honestly, if you're looking for someone who is dependable and will do what they say they will do then seriously stop looking and go with him!

Good job! James came the next day after our phone call to hang out chandelier.Took him like only 20 minutes. No problems and price very reasonable. Will use him again in future.
thank you.

James is the ONLY electrician that will work on my house! He installed a ceiling fan and chandelier in my home at a very wallet friendly price. He put both the fixtures in with ease. Thank you!
Jonathan

I had a great experience with Custom Electric SD installing bedroom ceiling fans. They responded quickly to my yelp quote request with a reasonable rate and were able to schedule me for the day I had in mind. James showed up on time, laid drop cloths, installed the fans, and vacuumed when done. I'm happy to have found a new electrician, will be calling them again to get flood lights installed outdoors.

James did excellent work at concealing the cable wiring in an upstairs loft.
I used the Yelp icon to ""Request a Quote"" and immediately got responses from 6 of 7 businesses. So Kudos to Yelp for making it seamless to get in touch with contractors!
Custom Electric was one of the businesses who reached out within minutes of the request, and also provided a reasonable estimate.
Cox Cable Contour recently replaced AT&T Uverse as our cable provider, which means we now have traditional, cable wiring instead of wifi. The service is excellent, but Cox doesn't run wiring through walls. Cox did leave enough cable for a professional electrician to finish the job.
James arrived promptly, looked at the job & was done in less than an hour. Instead of splicing the existing cable & adding a connector plate, I asked James to just run the cable directly from its source to maintain a clean, strong signal. His work looks great and the concealed cable looks clean & finished. Thanks to both Yelp & Custom Electric!

Electricians are really busy people so not always easy to get in touch with, and James was no exception. However, once we got in touch with him our project was able to proceed very smoothly.
We got an estimate from him a few weeks ago and he brought his team in to do the work the following week at the agreed upon time. James and his team ended up running 3 CAT6 network drops from a 1st floor location to 2nd floor locations. He also installed a recessed light, a ceiling fan, and created 2 new outlets for us. I appreciated his attention to detail during the estimate to check if we were installing a bidet (we were), and then looking up the spec sheet for the bidet together to make sure no dedicated circuits were needed.
The team did the work efficiently while taking care to cover walkways and work areas so they were protected from the inevitable debris that results. I was impressed by the quality of their workmanship, from leaving CAT6 service loops in the ceiling to the seamlessness of the drywall repair.
James and his team were terrific and I would definitely look to them again if I have more electrical projects in the future.

I can't say enough good things about this company! I asked for a quote on a Friday for a ceiling fan light install for Monday and they responded promptly from my Yelp inquiry. As soon as I confirmed that we wanted to hire them, we had an appt scheduled for Monday afternoon.
They arrived early and had the job done within approx 1 hour (including patching the wall/ceiling to match our texture perfectly). They brought all their tools and drop cloths to avoid getting our furniture and carpet dirty. They even disposed of our fan box and vacuumed the area before they left.
I can't rave enough about them! Before they left I was already asking their opinion about future projects and will 100% be hiring them again.
They made the entire process so simple that I was mad it took me so long to get this fan light installed.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND them for your electrical work!
Thank you!

First time I ever call an electrician, so i did my research for estimates because some of my light switches weren't functioning even after turning the main power switch for the bedroom off and back on. Price was great right of the bat so i decided to go with Custom Electric AD. I requested a quote and was answered same day with estimate so immediately i said let's go for it. Great costumer service all the way, they came immediately went in and got to work, in total took about 15 minutes in and out. Now my lights and ceiling fan are working properly and in time for the summer heat thats coming. Very satisfied, highly recommend, and will definitely call again if needed .

James did an excellent job. He replaced my fluorescent recessed lighting with LED lights and installed a dimmer as well. His service was great and he cleaned up after he finished. Also, his fee was very reasonable and he matched another quote that I received. I would hire him again in a second.

This is an exceptional company. The entire process for installing recessed lights in my living room and dining room went great. From the very beginning the communication was great, and the work was fast and done to perfection. I had 12 recessed lights put in. They completed the whole job without cutting drywall and the work was perfect.