Gill's Electric Co

Marnie H.

I hired Gill's Electric to move the wiring for my dryer to the room next door approximately 6 feet away. I was quoted $1045.00. I did call to question the price & was told that's the estimate. I signed a contract & they came out to do the work. The electrician was here for 1 hour 55 minutes. Since the hourly rate for their electricians is $195.00 I thought they might consider giving me a discount. Nope.....didn't happen. Seems like price gouging to me so beware of Gill's Electric. I don't know what else I can do other them review them on Yelp. I see other reviews making the same claim of overcharging. I assumed they would not take advantage of a senior, but I sure feel taken advantage of.

Sean G.

Gills are straight up criminals. They thrive on 1st time customers and will over charge you to the fullest!! Minus the overcharging they also did work we did not ask them too and instead of installing a Tesla car charger l, they put in a Fiat car charger. They will charge you for calling to ask questions. And we you have an issue them being straight up criminals with how much they charge they will sick there lawyers on you. DO NOT HIRE GILLS!!!!!

Alecia L.

Quick response & super professional! Megan listened to our issue, got someone here same day who resolved our electrical issue in a matter of minutes. Technician Ernesto was very knowledgeable, nice & professional! Highly recommend!

LannisCurry C.

This is one of the saddest reviews I've ever had to write. Gil's has been an institution in the area. Sadly, they have devolved to a finger-pointing, non-responsive, flat-footed entity. We hired them to install our generator and while some things were done to specification, they were faulty in so many essential components. They failed with permitting. They failed at customer service. They failed at follow-up. No one there will take the lead on anything. From the owner's daughter to the customer service point person. No return calls. No return emails. I for one don't like to hound and hound. Do NOT use them for generator installation. Sour taste in our mouths.

Gabe R.

Hired Gil's for a new main panel and a Tesla charger . They handled all the permits and coordination with PGE as well as scheduling with my tenant for their convenience. They completed the whole job in 1.5 days, charged a fair price for the work (I got 4 bids and they were right in the middle). The work was fast clean and 100% what I asked them to do and what they committed to. Very pleased with this company.

Mary M.

I am writing this review to compliment Mike, Electrician, employee of Gill's. He is efficient, knowledgeable about home's indoor lighting and provided excellent customer service and experience. Mike maintains covid precautions and wore a mask at all times, kept a safe distance from my family members and washed his hands. Mike thoroughly cleaned the job site. We asked for Mike to complete some additional work in the near future. Mike has been assigned to this future work. Way to go Mike!

Noelle S.

Consumer beware! Called for an estimate and electrician came out and spent 15 minutes to view situation and then said job would take about 3 hours and quote would be sent later. Quote was later sent with hourly estimate of 5 plus hours. When we questioned disparity, we would told that electrician never said 3 hours, but they would be happy to bill based on actual time and, by the way, they already had 1 hour of time in providing estimate. Further, they claimed that they told us at time of initial phone call that they would charge us to provide estimate, which is patently untrue. Then, we received a bill for 1 hour. We used alternative electrician and job took two hours.

Karen N.

Brad and Victoria,

Thank you for getting our lighting project scheduled in time. Serge and Matt were totally service oriented and absolutely professional. They are a refreshing reminder of why we call you folks first. The sanctuary looks great! Again, thank you.
Tom

Thomas R. Norris, Buildings and Grounds
Orinda Community Church.

Anthony A.

Gill's treated us right. Great service, the outlets and porch light they installed work very well. The person who came out was knowledgable and very willing to talk me through multiple options for the work they provided. I'll be using them again. Thanks Gill's!

Mignon O.

DO NOT GO TO GILLS ELECTRIC. The CUSTOMER SERVICE is the ALL TIME WORST I have ever experienced. They are efficient but they waste time trying to run your bill up. Meghan Gill, of Gills Electric, also known as Grove Gill Electrical, uses Bully tactics to shut you up, she continually insults you then says they are the victims because of the way you treated and talked to them. Meghan Gill also created a bill for an additional hour for a missed appointment that was not missed and not quoted to me. I refused to pay for the time, 1-1/2 hours, the Electrician spent walking back and forth to his truck and walking around my home trying to remember where he left off from his first visit. Meghan Gill then tried to make a deal with me to forget about the one hour missed appointment charge if I would forget about the 1-1/2 hour over charge. It was only my persistence that I would take legal action against them if they did not return my money for the 1-1/2 hour charge, that our relationship ended. There are several 1 Star reviews on Yelp for poor service. For some reason they are very afraid to go to court.
In reviewing the Yelp reviews of other customers, the comments are repetitive and confirm exactly what I said. Gills Electric employees, and family members, are rude, they charge too much, they pad the bill by creating non-existent charges, they blame their behavior on our mistreatment of them and the owners are a part of all of this.