T.E.C. Electrical & Fabrication

Tom helped me out when another electrician didn’t complete the work on our basement remodel. Eric an Scottie came out and did great work and have been my guys for small projects ever since.

We enjoyed working with TEC and found them responsive, professional and efficient. Shout out to Eric and Alfonso for being pros and easy to have around the house for a day.

I’m not happy about writing this review. Tom at TEC Electrical was recommended by my excellent realtor. We didn’t have a huge job — just wanted the overhead electrical that had been reworked by a previous owner of the house to be brought up to code to get permits. Timeline was important because of other work that needed to be done.
I won’t go too much into the details, but the folks at TEC chose to not mention what would have been a small fix because they assumed it wouldn’t be an issue for permit. Unfortunately, it was an issue, and we failed to pass inspection. When I brought this to Tom’s attention, he shrugged it off with a «that sucks» — which essentially means «that sucks FOR YOU, NOT ME.» It did suck, because, given other work that had to get started, it required me to do hours of work in a slightly dangerous situation with no experience or skill that Tom’s team would not even consider doing. Had the issue been voiced when it came up, it would have taken about five minutes and minimal effort to fix, but the timeline issues and other work underway made it a huge ordeal.
Ultimately, I asked Tom for a discount for the rest of the outstanding work, considering I had already paid him a few thousand bucks for an incomplete job. He refused, and I found another [less expensive, more responsive, friendlier] electrician to finish the job.
Note that I can’t comment on the work done by the other electricians on the TEC team. The work may be fantastic [or terrible], but I’ll never know, since they didn’t finish the job and their work was overshadowed by Tom’s cavalier and inconsiderate attitude about his customers.

I did not like that the owners appeared to provide an estimate and then sent an apprentice to do the work. I was expecting professional tradesmen. I was not feeling well and the Project took nearly all day. Quoted as a few hours. Have not used them since.

We had a nightmare project through our HOA. Tom to the rescue!
We had a complicated installation of a new electrical conduit and let’s call it «new age» unit (at least for the HOA). Tom took over for another electrician who simply failed to live up to promises. Tom came in and was able to take the project on and get it done correctly.
As any competent and busy electrician there may have been a slight initial delay with initial communication. That did not in any way diminish the excellent, prompt and professional work T.E.C. did. The work was done right and was approved by the city (which is THE most important thing ever) without any issue. We appreciated the additional tips that Tom also provided with respect to other non-​electircal aspects of the project to get it all done well. The other workers at T.E.C. were just as competent — courteous and professional.
We would recommend T.E.C. again and again.

TEC to the rescue! We had a horror story brewing at our 136 year old house. .. frayed original knob & tube wiring against kindling dry redwood framing, and an unfortunate experience with our general contractor (who was obviously dreaming when he said he could do electrical work!) that left much of his recently installed electrical connections in need of a re-​do. We called TEC, and Tom was on it. Even though he was busy with another large installation, he was able to fit us in for a couple of days work to remedy the danger and solve some important issues, including rewiring. TEC’s diagnostic check was thorough, the price was right, and their problem solving skills were on the ready. These guys are careful and clean. We will definitely call them again.

I’m giving the second star only because the actual electricians who came to the house, Robert and Jeromy, were great – it’s the company (Tom, actually) that’s a nightmare to work with.
None of my calls were answered, and only half my messages were returned, but never in a timely fashion. A call on Tuesday wasn’t returned until Friday, Friday’s promise of «I’ll call you Monday» came late on Tuesday, and so on. He finally scheduled some work for 8:30am, and when I called at 9:30 to ask if anyone was coming, he dodged my call and replied by text instead. It took another hour for someone to actually show up. (Of course, whereas Tom didn’t apologize, the electricians who showed up were unfailingly polite and apologized profusely, even though I doubt it was their fault.) The one time I met Tom in person, he was late, took a phone call literally three seconds after entering my house, and was distracted and rude the whole time.
In short: good electricians, lousy management. If you can find another company to work with, do it.

Tom, the owner, has been our go-​to electrician for years. He is highly recommended by local real estate agents and business owners as well as his customers. Sal from TEC just completed a job at our home this weekend, and we couldn’t be happier.

Our real estate agent suggested TEC Electric, and we had them do some electrical work in in our Alameda home twice.
The first job was very small, we asked them to come out and provide an estimate to install a 220 volt receptacle for our dryer. Instead of providing an estimate, they were able to perform the work in about 20 minutes for a very reasonable price, much less than I expected.
Because of our first experience, we had them come back about a year later for a larger job that required city permits. TEC replaced the main subpanel for the house along with all the circuit breakers. They wired new circuits to two bedrooms and installed new wiring for a ceiling fan. TEC took care of all the permits and arranged for drywall repairs. There were no permit issues and the post-​work inspection went smoothly.
TEC was very easy to work with, flexible and accommodating, and respectful of our home. We will definitely hire TEC for electrical work in the future.

TEC is great to work with. They updated the electrical in our kitchen, installed a circuit panel in the house to replace an old fuse panel, & ran new electrical to our garage.
Their quote was reasonable, there were no surprises, their work was clean and careful & they even came back for the final inspection.
I highly recommend them to anyone who needs an electrician.

I recently had to get the wiring redone at home after a couple outlets completely got fried. (The wiring was charred due to overload.) They weren’t pushy and didn’t use scare tactics. They gave me a reasonable estimate, explained what they would have to and there were no surprises when they did the work. They seem honest and hard working and into doing good work.
I would recommend them without any reservations.

very knowledgeable, courteous, and great workmanship. I would recommend them to all of my friends.

Great local business! Always friendly and does good honest work!