Rick Brown Electrical Contractor

Edith S.

4:00 on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, and our fridge blacked out, with a looming 4:40 pediatric appt to add more duress. Time was of the essence so immediately Yelped, saw Rick highly rated, called, and became relieved. He was heading out to a job yet was composed and polite and said he'd come over around 6 that evening after another job. Sure enough, he fixed our issue, explaining everything well along the way and being a true pleasure to have here. He is relaxed, extremely knowledgable, and really made an effort to assist in our dire situation. Because I was alone with our daughter, he even walked down the street, twice, to procure fuses that had blown. That helped immensely, rather than me having to wait till later to buy them then install later on my own. Very thoughtful. Well, another problem arose today, and just like on Friday, he was here in a breeze in his cheerful, capable manner and efficiently got the job done. We discussed some other tasks that might be done in the future, and I genuinely look forward to having him back! I was lucky in choosing him and honored to be able to add to his stream of 5-star reviews!!!

Stephanie A.

I called Rick today [5/23/12] and told him my problem. He was professional, informative and NOT condescending at all. Now being a typical woman, I have absolutely NO knowledge of electrical systems or anything electrical with the exception of changing a light bulb. Rick told me he was busy, but he said he'd come to my home between noon and 1 p.m. He got to my home at 12:14 p.m. He took the time to explain what he needed to do and gave me a price. His personality and manner of handling the situation with me was very impressive and immediately put me at ease. He's going to do the work on Friday, June 1, 2012 and eventhough he has yet to start the work, I feel so confident in his electrical skills and knowledge, I have no doubt that the job will be done to perfection.

I had no idea who to call to get this major electrical project done. I had asked friends and they could not recommend anyone. I referred to Yelp and Rick had nothing but 5 star commendations. So thank you fellow Yelpers for leading me to Rick's door.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Pamela I.

Mr. Brown was personable and professional. He changed all plugs to GCFI in my home. He explained the entire job before, after and during the job. He had given me an estimate and the finished job was exactly as he quoted. He is passionate about his craft and his customer service. He has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to a few other things as we talked on and off during his visit. I felt very comfortable with him and will definitely use him again and refer him to whomever I know that may need his services. When he left I felt as if a friend came to visit and fixed my plugs. A++++++++++++

Sonja H.

My landlord was required to make all the electrical plugs in my home GFCI and requested that I call around and get quotes. I had called a few other electricians; had (2) come out to our home and unfortunately, the estimate was extremely higher than what we expected it would be. So a few days pass and I am getting nervous, because this had a time crunch. I began typing electricians in the Google search bar and I searched by zip code and Rick Brown Electrical Contractor came up. I called a few others before I called him, but I had nothing to lose, so I called. He was actually on his way out of town as we were speaking, but I asked if I could please ask him a few questions, and he listened to my concerns, asked me to email him and told me that upon his return he would contact me.

I can't explain to you the comfort that I felt just speaking to him on the phone. There was something about him that made me trust him instantly. As women we are sometimes on guard when we need to call a plumber, an electrician, or any service that requires work to be completed and we are unsure of the appropriate pricing and guidelines. But Rick was very clear and explained in clear detail the difference in cost, price and what our choices were in making the plugs GFCI. I was on the phone with him for about maybe 5 - 10 minutes and I was already sure that he was my first choice and I would be sure my landlord knew that as well.
He was so professional and not only did I trust him, I also was comforted because I already knew before he even was hired that everything would be fine and the work would be completed on time and the price would be fair.

He came out the next week to do the work and he had one other assistant named Tyler, whom was also very nice and knew his profession also. I am telling you we laughed, talked, he told me stories, I felt like I had known this man for years. He was very pleasant, but still professional; he explained everything that he did, why and what the purpose was; which is so very important. Because so many times people come and due work for you and they never explain to you what they are doing and why they are doing it. But with Rick, you will know exactly why. He is so wonderful and I just felt at ease with him there. I also knew that if I would have had to leave him in my home that too, would have been fine.

BOTTOM LINE: Top notch customer service, top notch understanding of his line of work and more importantly so professional and does an awesome job. So my advice is if you need an electrician please call this man and I promise that you will not be disappointed. HE is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


My name is Sonja and I can be reached at notteygirl@yahoo.com if you would like to ask me any question about this review.

Thanks.

Howard L.

My wife and I have an older San Francisco house from 1924, with both an old power service (fuses, knob and tube wiring) and a newer power service (circuit breakers, modern wiring). We have used Rick to repair our doorbell as well as some old fluorescent lights in the garage and have been really pleased with his work.
Our doorbell stopped working, so on the advice of a former electrician we bought a replacement doorbell chime and transformer. I keep my distance from most things electrical, so we started looking for an electrician to install the chime & transformer as our former electrician was no longer taking on small jobs. We turned to Yelp! for advice. We called in one guy who is listed in Yelp! and who did some work for a friend of ours; he wanted to rewire the entire doorbell system end-to-end for an amazing amount of money since he did not trust the old doorbell wiring. He also wanted to install the new chime in a really unattractive location. We then contacted a local lighting company who sent over a couple of unimpressive guys (Mutt & Jeff) whom we thanked and sent on their way. We eventually contacted Rick who came over, explained to us what needed to be done and that the old wiring would most probably be safe to reuse; he then gave us a reasonable estimate. He also gave us estimates for a few other activities, including fixing some flickering fluorescent lights in the garage, grounding a couple of electrical sockets and some minor work on our fuse box.
As we really needed the doorbell fixed but could live without the other items we scheduled a short visit to install the new chime & transformer, which he did in about 90 minutes. He tested the house wiring, which was fine. He returned a month later to repair our two fluorescent light fixtures, which would have been difficult to replace; he removed the interior components and replaced them with one that worked. He also gave us a few new lights, since our old unit uses older lights which are hard to find. He also let me know which fuses in my fuse box had the wrong amperage fuses in them, which was a hazard which I was able to replace after a trip to Ace Hardware.
Rick is both competent and friendly; his prices are reasonable. He's not trying to rip anyone off or intimidate the non-electricians of the world. We've recommended him to a couple of friends and will use him in the future as we still need to ground a couple of outlets.

Alexa L.

Rick just finished up an electrical project for me - a panel of light switches that were stuck and should be replaced. Very skilled, professional, on time. We set up another appointment for a larger project and look forward to seeing him again!

John H.

Let me start by telling you that I am a very picky general contractor! I met Rick on a job working for some wonderful clients and was very impressed by Rick. His demeanor is wonderful and I was very impressed with his knowledge and also the way he patiently explained everything to the clients, giving options along the way. His execution of the many projects from adding can recessed light, to rewiring rooms was done right from the beginning. It is a pleasure to have someone who understands the way you want something done and is able to finish the project without having to watch over or worry about it being done right. Since our initial meeting I have used Rick on a dozen or so other projects for some very picky clients and everyone has been very happy with his work. Rick is the only one I would now call for anything electrical.

Yury B.

Great work! I know first hand. Rick is very knowledgeable not only in his trade, but knows quite a bit in all trade fields. I also wanted to mention Rick is very innovative, comfortable planning and executing custom projects, and very budget minded for his clients. I would recommend RIck to anyone I know. Keep up the good work!

coco t.

Rick was quick to respond when called. He made an appointment but cancelled ten minutes before the appointment. I was a bit annoyed since I was waiting at the job site which was 20 minutes from my home. He told me he had ""sick chicken"" he had to tend to or it would die but ......he would call me back to reschedule. I left him a message the next day but he didn't respond. Rick's not one I would recommend. Really? A sick chicken?

Jeremy S.

Man, I hate to be the one raining on the parade here, so I'll start by saying that Rick definitely knows his stuff.

My experience with him, though, was weird. I had him out to my house (which my fiance and I recently inherited, so we don't have much documentation on and we're still figuring out the quirks of) to take a look at the electrical system and provide an estimate for what it would take to update it.

He went through the place, and seemed impatient. He kept making suggestions that I wasn't into (he was rather insistent on monorail installations instead of recessed lighting like I wanted, because he didn't want to open up the ceiling, which I was perfectly willing to do). There are two sections to the home, an original house and an addition. The electrical in the addition was not as much a priority for me as it was closer to current standards and was not knob and tube, which was the stuff I really wanted to get rid of.

At the end, he gave me a rough quote on what it would take to do the whole house (which I said at the beginning was not my priority) and when asked about the stuff I really wanted to do, he said he would provide a quote later in the week, and I never heard from him again.

He seemed scattered and not a good fit for me (he forgot his toolbox by the door on the way out and had to come back a few hours later to reclaim it).

I ended up going to Todor at Electro Integrity who was incredibly helpful, flexible, and did an amazing job. He ended up rewiring the whole first floor for me and installing all the components (recessed lighting, etc) that I had asked for.