As a fellow small business owner, it is disappointing to have to write a review under these circumstances. I am writing to formally address my experience with Paul Bradshaw Electric regarding a 3-way light switch at my vacation rental in Running Springs. After reaching out to a few electricians in the area, Paul was the first to get back to me. I initially contacted him when an exterior light switch stopped working. During his first visit, he diagnosed & repaired the switch stating it was faulty and charged $375 for the repair. When the issue recurred a few weeks later, he returned and charged an additional $400 for the repair and suggested if the problem reoccurs there may be unseen issues like faulty wiring or mice chewing through wiring in the walls. When the switch stopped working a third time I again reached out to Paul and we set a date and time for him to check the switch out again. I unfortunately had a last minute booking through Airbnb so I attempted to reschedule with him to which he replied "I'm not available" (see photo attached). He did not respond further or make any attempt to reschedule the appointment. A short time later, I was at the home with my family and I discovered that the downstairs switch was simply connected to a second switch in the upstairs bedroom that I was previously unaware of. When the upstairs switch is in the "on" position, the downstairs light works perfectly and still does. This indicates that the switch was never faulty; the issue was simply the configuration of the 3-way system. As a licensed electrician, this is a basic diagnostic check that should have been performed before charging $775 for unnecessary repairs as Paul had a helper with him both times and could have easily checked all potential 3 way switches controlling outside lights in the home. I have attempted to reach out to him several times via text to discuss this, and while my records show the messages have been read, I have received no response as seen per the attached screenshot. Given that the original switch was not faulty and the services provided did not resolve the issue, I requested at least a partial refund of the fees paid. I requested this and again, he read the text but would not respond. If you are looking for an electrician in the Big Bear/Running Springs area I would highly recommend using anyone else besides Paul Bradshaw electric. read more

Bradshaw Electric - Text Exchange with Paul, read receipt but no resonse! - Electricians Near Me - Running Springs, California

Awesome guys, came in and assessed our problems in a timely manner and got right to work. Very respectful, understanding and also fast. Great company and great guys. If you need electrical work, look no further because they are the ones for the job without a doubt! read more

I tried going some electrical up grades to the cabin. Needless to say things did not go as planned. I called Bradshaw Electric. They came. They saw. They fixed it. I am extremely happy with them. I highly recommend. read more

We needed a junction box installed for a ceiling fan in our mountain cabin. A friend recommended Paul. We had to wait, as he is in demand up here, but he came and conquered the job. He is very knowledgeable and nice to work with and reasonably priced. read more

Had the main breaker go bad on an obsolete 1960's era panel. He answered immediately and came out the next day. He was able to find a new old-stock obsolete breaker and replaced it a day later for a fair price. read more

Great Electrical Contractor and Mr. Bradshaw actually lives on the mountain. He's very busy, and highly sought after, but worth the wait. Its peace of mind having him do your electrical. read more

Bradshaw was quick to respond, was on time, did the much needed job and his prices are fair. Most of all I think he is reliable and that is difficult to find these days. I would definitely hire again. read more

We referred to Paul by another neighbor in green valley lake. He installed for us a back up whole house generator. He was wonderful to work with, even when early snow slowed down the process, he went above and beyond. I highly recommend him! read more

I met Paul through a referral and first had him install a transfer switch for my generator up here in Running Springs. The man has straightforward prices and does good work. When I got my generator, I asked him to come by and do a startup with me. He's the dude I'm going to up the hill when I need some electrical work done. read more

Paul is highly efficient and professional. He hooked up my jacuzzi in less than an hour and fixed my electrical panel as well. He explained everything to me to ensure safety. He worked along side his son in law exhibiting good work ethics. gHis son in law was also extremely skillful. I could not be happier with Bradshaw electric and I highly recommend them. read more

I have used Paul twice now at my cabin in running springs. Both times he has been on time. First job I had him wire a new outlet below cabin, wire new wire to hang new ceiling fan, and change my bathroom light and fan to run on separate switches. All 3 jobs were done right and was very happy with work. Today I had him add new outlet in attic and to install 3 security cameras. Once again he did a great job. Paul's very fair with pricing. I would definitely recommend him. read more

Paul is awesome. I was working on my kitchen and blew a fuse at 8pm and he came down and fixed my problem. Just an awesome person. I refer him to family and friends alike. read more

I was referred to Paul by another contractor who did some good work for me. Big mistake. I had high hopes since he seemed to know what he was talking about during the consultation and his pricing was pretty good. I needed some electrical work re-done in my attic, a couple of fans installed, and a ventilation fan put in to my bathroom that never had one before since it has a window and is an older home. During the consultation, he recommended a fan/light combo since we were concerned with cosmetics. At that time, I asked if the light and fan can run independently of each other and he confirmed that yes, they can and usually do. When we were in the attic, he mentioned that he could run the exhaust to a pre-existing exhaust duct in my roof. Everything sounded good. Well, the day the work was to be completed, my wife called me at work and I had to rush home to try to work it out. He ended up re-wiring one of our outlets removing the functionality of the light switch to control one of the outlets in favor of the fan he installed. The thing is, the fan is on a remote and doesn't need the switch. In fact, the fan lost it's settings while he was still there when using the switch. Now I have a switch I can't use for my fan or an outlet. Awesome. In addition, the ventilation fan/light combo he installed in the bathroom was the most half-ass*d job I've ever seen done by ANY contractor, licensed or not. I had 1 Decora switch for the vanity light which was the primary source of lighting in the bathroom. After our previous conversations, in addition to us repeatedly expressing our desire for things to look good, I had no doubt in my mind that he would be installing a 3-gang old-work junction box to control the vanity light, ventilation fan, and attached light. Instead, I walk in the door to find a new hole had been cut out of the drywall with a single regular light switch in addition to the pre-existing Decora switch about 6 inches away....and it wasn't even aligned properly. He wired the fan and light together on one switch instead of what we had talked about. It was crooked and a different type of switch altogether. I asked why he didn't put in a 3-wide junction box and he fed me a line about how he can't put in "old-work" boxes and would need to cut a big hole out of the drywall just to fit his hammer in to nail the new construction junction box into the stud. He said we would need a drywall repair man if we wanted a 3 gang box. He was trying to help US out, by limiting the amount of drywall damage he did. Later on, I did a lot of research and as I was fixing his terrible work I found out he fed me a bunch of lies. He HAD used a single old-work box for the goofy looking light switch. Not only did I end up spending countless hours and more money re-wiring the fan/light combo and putting in a 3 wide Decora panel, but I found that he ran the ventilation duct and just dumped it into my attic instead of going to the roof like he said he would do during the consultation. Now I have to deal with moisture dripping onto my ceiling and deteriorating the wood beams in my attic. Once he left I did some research and I realized he had lied to just get out of having to do the work right. I sent a very polite and cordial text asking him why he couldn't install the 3 gang box and that we felt misled and of course, I never got a response. Classic case of take the money and run. If you want to become a self-taught electrician, hire Bradshaw Electric and they will graciously leave you with lots of assignments to work on. However, if you value your money, time, and sanity, look elsewhere. read more

I had an "electrical emergency" on a Friday night as my Airbnb guests were checking into my cabin. Paul was so kind and came right over to resolve the problem. Paul was kind, courteous, and knowledgeable. I was so grateful for his willingness to help me out and especially his prompt response. I will definitely call him again and I will recommend him to my neighbors. read more

Bad attitude when giving estimate. Must be his time of the month. Short man complex. Rather call a half as handy man.

Paul was referred to me by my neighbor in for whom he had done a lot of electrical work in his house. I called Paul the next day to schedule an appointment, he did not disappoint. Showed up right at 7a.m. as he promised, gave a very competitive bid for my electrical project, and started right away. He worked for 7-8 hrs straight, very respectful and professional "can do" attitude, down to earth honest hard working guy, never heard a complaint or a bad word from him, no fuss, project is done! Before Paul I wasted a week trying to schedule two other electricians, unsuccessfully. One was a no-show and his office called me only after two hrs after the missed appointment to let me know he was not coming, trying to re-schedule. Seriously. Another one came to give me a bid, and had so much attitude, bravado and complaints about this, that, materials I bought, the walls I had, how inconvenient it would be for him to do it the right way... all that before even giving me a bid. I could not endure that much drama all day if I hired him, so I kicked him out. Paul was the guy who did the job for me, and the quality of his work was great. I would hire him again for my next projects and definitely recommend him. Thank you! read more