I feel lucky to have found Marvin and his team. They are friendly, treated my home with respect from the moment they stepped through the door, and did a fantastic job installing bathroom fans and fixing some shoddy electrical work that had been done a day prior. Marvin was gracious enough to take time on his day off to help coordinate getting my electrical situation sorted, and showed up exactly when he said he would. On top of all of this, his prices were extremely reasonable. Couldn't be happier about the experience and the finished product. read more

I am updating my review after reading the negative review recently posted by Pari. I happened to see it and am appalled at the accusations. My experience with Marvin Chinchilla was completely positive. We trusted him with a very large job on a commercial property. A hall that has very high use as a venue for events. He went above and beyond what I expected. He was extremely easy to work with, has great communication skills, was able to work with our other contractors easily (we had the ceiling replaced with acoustic tiles), had great advice about fixtures, and also interacted with our staff seamlessly. See the photos in my first review. The job turned out perfect. Do not believe that one negative review. read more

Marvin is a miracle worker. I could not be more pleased with Chinchilla Electric. Prompt,fair, excellent communicating of situation. He will definitely be my go-to guy for future projects. read more

Top quality service ! Marvin did an amazing work super neat and professional installing an intercom system for our warehouse read more

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Marvin is the greatest! He fixed a set of oddly set out door lights and added some more as well. He was extremely patient with my difficulty in picking out the correct lighting. He spent a lot of time on line finding a match for the old installed yard lights, for no charge. He came back to adjust the angle of the motion activated light he installed, so it went on sooner. His prices were very fair and he stuck to them even though my fusyness required more time. He was great at keeping in touch about when he could come. And, on top of all that, he is a wonderful person to talk to. I have no complaints, which, as we all know, isn't a common response. Better call him before he is too busy to take more customers! read more

I have been working with Marvin for several of my personal project and recommended him to other friends. That guy is a gem. He is professional, courteous and take pride in his job. I would ignore that negative review by Pari Y. Worth mentioning, I have been working with him for 15 years. read more

We have used Marvin with Chinchilla Electric a number of times over the years for work. He rewired our commercial space during our remodel and continues to be helpful when we have questions. Marvin helped to plan ahead during our business renovation by installing some extra junction boxes for future lights that we aren't ready for quite yet. He did a great job with the giant chandelier over our conference room. I recommend him! read more

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Marvin is a rare gem. He's done a fair bit of work for me at my house and in my garage. He is punctual, reliable, consistent, and performs as he advertises. I trust him emphatically and will always use his services whenever needed. Five stars is not enough for a guy like this. Marvin, you are the best!!! read more

Marvin installed the power for our induction stove. He was a delight to work with. Later i hired him to update the wiring on our daughters house in Richmond after dealing with a non responsive electrician. He came in and took charge. He took out the knob and tube and updated the wiring throughout. He corrected noncompliant work in the kitchen. He was professional, efficient, and also a joy to have around. i have recommended him to many friends and I hope to have him work for me again. read more

He's very knowledgeable and efficient with his job. Great service and very helpful. He went above and beyond to help me with my problem. I'm very thankful to have called him. Highly recommended!!! read more

Marvin is a pleasure to work with. He came on time, finished on time, did beautiful work, charged what was estimated, and cleaned up after the work was done. I couldn't ask for anything more! Will definitely use him for all future electrical work. read more

Marvin helped us install 240v for an electric dryer and he was quick to respond, evaluate and to do it! Great work and really nice guy.

Had flickering lights. Marvin trouble shooted it and fixed it in a few hours. Great electrician with fair prices, highly recommend!

We hired Marvin Chinchilla based on a superb recommendation from an experienced and trusted bath designer with whom we've worked at Ashby Lumber in Berkeley. He had used Marvin for electrical work during a remodel at his own home. Marvin did extensive work at our house over a 2 week period, even worked on Saturdays to stay on schedule. Both Marvin and his employee were extremely polite, respectful, punctual, hard-working, efficient, and clean. I was home during the entire time. Marvin communicated very well in advance about all changes in scope of the project and costs. There were no surprises about money. He asked for a small deposit the first day of work and asked for payment in full after he had completed all of the work. Other people (caroenters, painters) were also working on our house at the same time and Marvin worked very well and coordinated with everyone. We called Marvin last week to come back and fix something other workers at our house damaged after Marvin finished. Marvin came back without delay and took care of the problem. We will continue to use Marvin for any and all of our electrical needs. I would highly recommend Marvin for electrical work of any scope. He is smart, efficient and knows his trade. read more

Marvin did a great job on a number of projects in my old 2 story house: he ran new wires for electric dryer, future induction oven range and helped me hook up a new studio office I built in my backyard. He and his helpers were very professional and respectful, they were super helpful and tried to make everything as clean as possible with minimal impact on opening walls etc. I'm especially grateful that Marvin helped me save a bunch of money by minimizing the trench length (he suggested to run most of the wiring in the crawl space and provided a connector on the outside the house--probably shortened the trench by 70%) I needed to do to connect my studio. Not only that but he also helped me put additional conduits and pull cat6 cables for wired networking so I could have fast internet in my office as well. I'm very happy with his electrical services and won't hesitate to call again in the future! read more

Marvin and his crew did great work helping me revamp electrical after I bought a new home. Before, the home's electrical was a tangled mess. After, it's extremely clean and organized. Chinchilla Electric also helped run more dedicated power to our server/utility closet, so I don't have to worry about blowing a fuse when adding more smart home and networking equipment to my home in the future. Finally, they also installed a new high speed electric car charger in my carport. In each case, he was reliable in terms of timing and scheduling, and stayed true to estimated costs. Add to all this, they were super friendly. I'll definitely be calling on them again when I have future electrical needs! read more

Last month Marvin rewired all knob-and-tube wiring in our attic and added external lights to our deck. He provided a fair estimate and stayed with it. There were some surprises (our house is 80 years old) that Marvin discovered and provided me with options of how to address them. Marvin and guys didn't waste any time and did a clean job. It was easy to fix the walls after they changed the switches. From now on Marvin is my go-to guy with any electrical issues. Thanks! read more

Marvin did work at our house in San Rafael and did an incredible job. His team put in recessed lighting throughout our house and fixed a lot of electrical issues of an old house. He is great! What I also like is he's responsive, shows up on time, cleans up after and is overall a good person. I would HIGHLY recommend for any electrical project. read more

I hired Marvin to replace my electric panel. He made time to meet me even though he had several projects in the area at various stages, and did a thorough check of the existing panel. He then explained the various options and issues I might face. I appreciated his forthright manner, and once I saw the bid, which was reasonable, I decided to hire him. Marvin did a good job of keeping in touch due to the delays caused by PG&E's backlog and scheduling issues, but since I wasn't in a rush to get the job done the delay didn't matter to me. Once the work started, everything went very smoothly; the work was done expertly and carefully and passed inspection without any problems. I definitely plan to hire Marvin again to upgrade other electric items in my house when I am ready to do so. Thanks Marvin! read more

Marvin has worked for me on several occasions updating my electric panel, installing new wires throughout my house, attaching electricity to my ADU, etc. Marvin is a great worker and very honest! I recommend highly! read more

My wife and I built a house last year and ultimately found Marvin after hiring a different electrician. Marvin fixed all the problems that the prior electrician left us and helped us do a number of new things as well that were very complicated like our backup generator, ceiling heaters, yard lighting and low voltage interior lights. Marvin is incredibly smart, reliable, a problem solver, reasonably priced and honest. He is a family man and just simply a great guy as well. He gets 10 stars from us! read more

Marvin wired new light fixtures in our home, which has ancient wiring. The lights are dimmable and work great. He did a great job. We plan to hire him again. read more

Marvin came recommended by a local lighting shop and we have had nothing but great experiences. Changed 7 ceiling fixtures for us, including moving a junction box -- a small-ish job that many outfits weren't willing to take on. Delightful, honest fellow w/fair, upfront pricing. If we ever relocate to an older home, know who we'll be asking to install all new electrical. read more

Just moved into a new place and had issues with my dryer hook up. Got in contact with Marvin via text this am, he came by a couple of hours later, did some diagnostics to figure out what needed to be done, explained it, got the parts -- issue was resolved by noon. Payment conveniently via Zelle. Friendly, polite, quick, convenient and competent. Marvin knows how to deliver great service. read more

Marvin Chinchilla is a top notch contractor to work with. He is meticulous, reliable, and extremely knowledgable. On top of that, he's pleasant, kind, and fair. Our company has hired him for both residential and commercial projects several times now, working on everything from full build-outs, commercial service upgrades, and minor repairs. He's fast to respond, his work ethic is incredible, and he is extremely solutions oriented and strives to deliver the best. Whether you are a homeowner, commercial tenant, or contractor- I highly recommend Chinchilla Electric. read more

We had a great experience working with Marvin - from estimate phase to execution to post-work follow up. Marvin upgraded all (okay 98%) of our 1925 knob and tube wires in our house and installed new electric panels and breakers. He did a meticulous job ... and made suggestions other recommended electricians didn't make. He also fixed some improper wiring from a previous owner's remodel. (He basically did a full audit of our entire electric wiring to ensure it was safe.) With the upgrades, he had to run new cables to the basement electric panels. The other electricians said they'd run the cable on the exterior and place a metal cover as there was no other solution. I assumed this would be what Marvin would say but he walked about, tapped a few walls, then said, "this wall. I can run the cables from the attic to the basement inside this wall." And that's what he did (even though it made his job harder as he had to navigate a small crawl space in the basement) ... and after patching and painting, we can't even tell the wall ever had a large hole in it! His work in the attic is super neat as noted by the HVAC guy when he went up. And Marvin installed a new car charger for us too. We can go on and on, but just want to say he's great, super knowledgeable and easy to work with. He's a good person (and licensed), which is important to us too. We've referred him to many friends who have used him as well. read more