CK Electrical and Construction

Wow — blew a fuse on Sunday night and could not fix by just messing with the breaker box. Called a couple of different electricians based on one friend’s recommendations but no one was able to come as quickly as needed. Checked on Unilocal and found Chris. He said he would be out within 90 minutes, came in just over an hour and was super helpful. He fixed the problem in under an hour and also nicely answered some questions we had about other parts of the house. Very happy to have found Chris — am sure we will work with him again!

Chris was friendly and helpful. I only had a simple problem with the fuse box at my work.
After calling through the majority of the list of electricians listed on Unilocal,he was the only one who assisted me. Would recommend!

I lost electricity in half of my house and called several electricians for help. Chris responded immediately and was out to my house within two hours. He quickly figured out the problem (it was a quick and easy fix) and then did not charge for his time!!! Unbelievable!

I have a home in Larkspur built in 1931. I needed to have the electrical updated and lights and extra plugs installed. I wound up giving Chris the job and I am so glad I did. Chris got the job done in time and in budget. He has tremendous flexibility and resources to get the job done and done well.
We spoke one day as he was finishing the job. I found out that he was a master electrician who used to run a large electrical contracting company. He found he would rather stay small and focus on the customer. Chris is the person you want to have work on your house. He has the skill, great communication, experience, maturity and integrity.

As a solar power project developer, my work often requires additional electricians to perform sub contract work. I’ve had great experiences using Chris for electric service upgrades and installing car charging stations for my customers. My best friend recently bought a house in Marin that still had wiring and service from the 1930s. CK Electric performed an awesome job on the demo and then thoroughly installed a new service panel and modern wiring. I’d just like to express how awesome Chris is at pleasing my solar customers as well as my friends and business associates. I would recommend CK Electric to anyone wanting electric service work for new construction or existing buildings.

Professional, knowledgeable, honest… nothing more need be said.

Chris was out the same day as I called and scheduled our entire job for two days later. He and his associate were completely professional and totally helpful as they worked through the day solving all issues I asked him to address. He brought a couple of additional issues to my attention and proposed cost-​effective solutions for them. I would definitely recommend Chris and CK for any electrical job large or small.

Chris is extremely knowledgeable and honest. He gets the job done, gives you layman information on choices, and does not try to create more work. He is professional, personable, and a hardworker. We had him do extensive fix it work on an older place. He explained things to me so that the mystery was removed! He is the only electrician I would hire.
Christine — Tiburon

Chris responded to our call for electrical assistance quickly and was able to come out the next day to fix our problem. In the next couple of weeks the same problem occurred. We were baffled and called Chris again and he promptly came out and chased down our problem. The problem, as it turns out, had nothing to do with what Chris had fixed the first time. It was a completely unrelated issue that cause the same power outage. He fixed this problem and didn’t charge us anything extra. Chris really stands behinds his work and cares about his customers. Chris will be our first call if we ever have any electrical work needs in the future.

Chris is great. He has lovely energy. I was having problems with a GFI breaker tripping — he came the same morning I called him and let me know that the problem was in my hot tub. He said that wasn’t his area of expertise and best to get the hot tub repair man out. When I asked him what I owed him, he said nothing. He freely gave of his expertise & time. When does that happen in this day and age? I’m sticking with Chris as my electrician!

Chris recently did some electrical work for us. He is incredibly reliable and professional. He stands by his work and we will continue to use him in the future. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a great electrician!

Chris is honest and knows his profession. I have known him for almost a year. He has no idea I am taking the time to recommend him, but I’m doing this because I respect his integrity and genuine kindness. I have my own background within the construction industry but this recommendation is not about me nor any hidden agendas – it’s about Chris. He definitely is a 5-​star state licensed and certified contractor with a rare passion for quality workmanship. By the way, and this is important: in all my conversations with him, Chris has not once uttered a negative word about any clients, other professionals or government officials, folks who are easy marks during casual ‘how’s it going’ conversations. Thus, my respect and high recommendation for Chris. If you need a pro, call Chris, but if you’re looking around and don’t particularly care who you hire, then please don’t waste his valuable time. As I’ve said, he has no idea I’ve written this review.

We lost power in two rooms in our house. We first called electricians with more Unilocal reviews but only got answering mashines and never a call back. Chris took the phone and soon came and fixed the problem. Quick, great personality and affordable. We will use CK electrical in the future and highly recommend them.

I’m a manager of a old large apartment complex and I often have electrical problems.
I called CK electric and they gave me a app’t time of 10:00 AM the next morning. Chris showed up on time and immediately set to work to determine the problem. I had already used another company for the same problem, but they couldn’t solve the problem w/​o cutting into walls etc. I was reluctant to do that. CK electrical had the problem resolved in 1 ½ hours w/​o any wall cutting. He saved me a lot of money. I highly recommend this company.

I have edited my previous review, because I do believe that some of the problems I had with my electric project were caused by the General Contractor. I had a detailed fixed contract with my GC, and found out that the GC had no contract at all with CK and that created a lot of opportunities for CK to claim for extras. This said, after removing the GC factor, I remain of the opinion that CK Electric was sub-​par, that it required a lot of supervision on my part and that is not typical of good service providers. Installing 3 circuit breakers panels, spread all over the place when our plans had one was bad planning on his part, and while it may pass inspection, that still sucks for me that has to live in this place for the next 30 years, and now that CK is no longer on the project I have to fix this issue on my dime. Also, I expect switches to be located at the same height throughout the house, I expect that outlets along the kitchen countertop should be aligned, or that if you have a projector or a wall mount TV, you should place cable plates in such a way as to minimize the amount of visible cables. I think that if I have to run an HDMI cable inside a wall, it should run inside a conduit, so that if I need to replace the cable in 5 years I don’t have to open the wall. I also happen to think that when entering a room, the first thing you see shouldn’t be a power outlet smack in the middle of the wall, and that these things should be hidden as much as possible. Placing an outlet behind a washer is OK because even if it’s harder to access, you only need to access it once every 10 years… All these things don’t matter to county/​city inspectors, but matter to home owners, or at least I would think so, particularly when you are building a new house. Some of these I caught before closing the walls, some after… the point though is that I had to catch them, and many time we had to engage in a conversation in which I had to explain why it was important and CK would roll his eyes and try to convince me that «nobody is going to see it» or «nobody cares» or (worse) «it’s the code that wants it this way» (even when it wasn’t the case). So my departing comment is, if you need the job done and don’t care how and what it looks like, and you have a limited budget, CK may be a good option compared to other electricians that have an office, a receptionist, draw detailed contracts, have a book keeper and double check their workers’ job.

Chris the owner is the best. As part of a remodel, we consulted with Chris on lighting replacements for the whole house. His advice was spot-​on and the finished product is beautiful. He has also helped in others ways and offered advice on future work. His team was friendly, quick, safe and clean. We look forward to working on an ongoing basis as we finish the rest of the house and then move to the outside. Thanks CK team!

I lost power in one two rooms in my house. I called Chris at 7:00 AM, he was there by 9:00 and everything was fixed soonafter. Quick, efficient and affordable. I highly recommend CK Electrical!

Chris quickly solved a tough electrical issue. Fair, Professional and Fast. Highly recommended.

Chris (owner) at CK and his assistant did all the rewiring for our kitchen and fam. room remodel in 2006 and he did a great job, good price.
I’ve used him a few times since then for small jobs. He responded to my calls quickly, came and looked at the work I wanted done, scheduled a time to do it and came by with his assistant to do the work all in 24 hours (and on time). I know he’s pretty busy, so I just liked that he was willing to keep me as a customer, even though I have smaller jobs now.
So, good service, he’s a nice guy, the assistant (Antoine) was very conscientious, Chris really examined his work, and they did a great clean up job. Couldn’t ask for more.

Chris came out to my house in San Rafael. He showed up on time. Did a service up grade. I check around and found CK Electrical to have a great price. I highly recommend him for anything that you need to do.