Tinpa Electric

Scott A.

My wife and I just moved into our first house and wanted to do some electrical upgrades to bring our 1910 home up to current day standards. After consulting with Yelp and contacting a few different electricians we decided to go with David and we could not have made a better choice.

The first thing that stood out for us when we were meeting with David was his thorough and meticulous knowledge of the current building codes. He knew requirements, regulations and specifics that were needed for our job to pass inspection. He spent the time with us carefully describing these rules and helped us to understand his methods. He met with us about three times before we even hired him for the job to make sure that he answered all of our questions and that we didn't have any remaining concerns. He carefully detailed his plan and made sure our requests were met. On top of all of this, his bid was one of the most competitive that we received.

Once we contracted with David, he found time in his busy schedule to fit in our job and was in and out in less than four days. When it came time for the inspection, it was almost a formality because the Alameda regulators respect David so much that the inspector was just checking to make sure that David completed his usual superb job.

If you have any electrical needs, large or small, I would recommend David and Tinpa Electrical in a heartbeat. When my wife and I decide to move forward with some additional electrical needs in the nearby future, David will be the only person we contact from here on out.

Catherine P.

David just left my house a few minutes ago and I'm very pleased to say that all the rave reviews are spot on!

A couple days ago, the appliances on one side of my kitchen stopped receiving electricity. My husband, who has rudimentary electrical knowledge, was unable to resolve the problem this time. (we purchased our home, built in the 1920's, about a year ago and have had small, fixable electrical problems up until now)

Per usual procedure, I consulted Yelp and found David. I called him on Tuesday and he was able to work me into his very busy schedule today (Thursday). He showed up on time, was very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. He was in and out in less than 20 minutes, problem solved!

His pricing is better than reasonable...I tried to give him extra for a job well done, but he refused to accept it. This guy is seriously good people. I cannot recommend him enough.

The wiring in my home is obviously very old and we're considering an upgrade to modern standards. When we decide to bite that bullet, I'm definitely going to give David a call.

Chris Y.

I have to concur with the other reviewers that David was prompt, knowledgeable, patient, and very professional. He did a great job with 3 small outlet repairs for me and I am very happy with the whole experience. I'd hire him again and would recommend him to others as well.

N K.

David fixed our kitchen lights--reliable, fast, inexpensive..great experience!!

Brian C.

David redid electrical wiring in my 1974 house and upgraded the circuit board to modern standards. He fixed problem with weekly short circuits and installed outlet for quickly charging our electric car. He did not recommend more work than we needed and charged a fair price. I highly recommend!

Franck A.

David is fantastic... He did all my electrical work during the remodel of my house, which was built in 1894. He saved my life and a lot of money. More importantly I passed all inspections in Alameda without any issue. He knows all the building codes related to the his field and will always provide you with the best and cost effective solution. He is very meticulous, affordable, hard-worker, professional, always on-time and never came up with any change order. As a homeowner it has been a pleasure working with him and I wish his company success. I recommend 100% this company. Franck

Zack B.

Absolutely amazing! It's rare when a service professional blows my mind with their professional, humble, expert, well priced skills. David came to my house of Friday at 6PM and installed some dimmer switches till about 8PM. He was basically booked, but squeezed me in cause I have a new baby and needed help. His price was half of what one of his competitors quoted. Really really awesome, will definitely use David in the future and recommend him to my friends/colleagues.

Di Y.

David is a very professional electrician. Some parts of my house were out of power earlier this winter. I called David and he came with Helen to help me in a very short time. In five minutes he figured out that it was a circuit breaker related issue. After spending a lot of time finding out the well-hidden breaker (there are two separate breaks in my house: one is in the garage, and the other one is behind a wall installed closet...), David also helped me test out each outlet that is connected to that breaker, and suggested me not to connect high power electrical equipments with those outlets since it is hard to reach the hidden breaker if it turns off again. I felt so lucky to have David as my electrician. I would definitely call him again if I have any future issues!

Steph P.

David is very professional, prompt, efficient and good at his trade. He came to my loft to fix several issues. He was effective, fast and reasonably priced. I am so thankful to have my electrical issues resolved. I would definitely recommend David and I will be sure to call him should I have any future issues.

Rico Chet R.

Tinpa Electric is simply the best. I hired David to do the complete electrical for a ground up new residence and his work product is beautiful. He did the rough in electrical, the finish electrical, telephone, cable, CAT5 internet wiring, and audio/video wiring for the whole house. He is very efficient, and on time, working this big project into his schedule without causing any delays for other subcontractors. That's extremely valuable when building a house.

The thing that strikes me the most is that he really takes the time to think things through BEFORE starting the project. He thinks out of the box and visualizes functionality. While we started the rough in work, he would comment about changing the location of various outlets and switches so that the locations would make sense when actually using the switches or plugs. He and his wonderful wife, Helen, recommended dimmers, LED lighting, and placement which resulted in a very beautiful and functional layout. Most of the time, contractors will follow your plans exactly and then charge you for change orders afterwards because the problems arise after the work is done. David really thinks through the changes for you BEFORE you realize you will need them later on.

I interviewed at least 3-4 contractors for every area of the house, plumbing, electrical, heating, roofing, painters, etc and Tinpa Electric is the one company that stands out. My general contractor liked him so much that he started to recommend him as well.

David has also done commercial work as well as residential work for me and the inspections pass with no problem. If you want a family run, honest, reliable, efficient and to top it off a really smart guy, call Tinpa Electric.