We had Fred and team re-do the lighting throughout our front yard. The mushroom outdoor lights that everyone uses in the Bay Area, and which we had installed 12 yeas ago, easily decay and become unsightly. Fred consulted with us and we agreed on replacing everything with fewer spotlights. The work went seamlessly. Fred stayed within his cost and timeline projections. We are tremendously pleased with the results. Fred has an excellent eye for aesthetics. He made several recommendations, which we adopted, on changes to the vegetation in our front yard to make our house look better. Nothing to do with lighting, but he wanted the lighting system he was installing to illuminate a good looking yard! We are very pleased with Fred's work. We would recommend him highly. read more

I really wanted to like this team. They appeared to do a great job installing canned lighting in our living room. However after they left we discovered that our appliances in the kitchen didn't work. They had all blown out. When I inquired about it, the owner said it was likely a coincidence. Seemed to be a strange coincidence so I hired another electrician to inspect the work and he discovered they took short cuts that caused a surge of power to my kitchen appliances, causing them to blow out. After I told Creative Lighting what I discovered, they did pay for replacement and repair work on the appliances that were damaged. If you take short cuts and damage someone's home, it's far better to own it than making me audit the work. Builds distrust. read more

I am beyond thrilled with the work Fred just completed at my house which was 4 large rooms of can lights, 3 rooms of adding electricity to ceilings and installing fans. His design plans exactly met my needs and wants and the installation was flawless. He also swapped out some lighting so that all the light tones match and flow seamlessly. Every room he touched seems transformed and more modern looking. He was so considerate and detail oriented when it came to working in the house; everything turned out perfect. And, literally, the house was cleaner when I came home than when I had left. I couldn't believe the work had even happened it was so spotless. I highly recommend Creative Lighting, working with Fred was fantastic. read more

I had Fred and his team come back for some additional work today. 5 fixtures were installed (2 wall sconces, a ceiling light for the house) and a ceiling fan and track light for the garage for the man cave. Arrived promptly on time took the time to talk to me to understand what I wanted. I had the opportunity to watch Fred and his worker actually install the wall sconces. I notice that great care was taken to ensure he didn't track in dirty shoes while he worked. If there was a question, Fred answered it without hesitation. He even made suggestions on where to place the ceiling fan in the garage. Something I didn't really thought out well. When the work was completed, they took care to clean up after themselves and made sure all the fixtures were working correctly. Definitely Fred will be called upon for other future work. read more

I hired Fred after hearing such high recommendations on Nextdoor to do a very small job. He changed out my thermostat. He obviously does much bigger jobs than this. He is friendly, professional and I thought very fair in price. read more

I'm not a customer yet but I will definitely hire him, I saw his job & his team no wonder he has 5 star review. On top of that very nice guy to work with I can imagine. Great Job!!! read more

I have used Creative Lighting for ~ 8 years for projects as large as a complete power panel and wiring upgrade, to smaller sub plannel and circuit upgrades. Each time Fred and his team arrive, they are always on time and full of enthusiasm to get busy and always flexible with my last minute changes. What I enjoy most about Fred and the team is that I can trust them, they do a great job, always clean up after themselves and they do what it takes to get the job done and in many cases it requires weekend work. I'm busy person, like most other people, and having somebody that I can trust, does a great job, and always reliable makes each project a whole lot easier! read more

Fred and his entire team did a wonderful job with our lighting. Fred is so knowledgeable and easy to communicate with, whether phone, text or email. His team always arrived on time, worked very quickly, neat, efficient and professional. Fred added can lights throughout our hallway and one guest bedroom. In three other rooms, we had existing can lights with old halogen bulbs, he replaced all with LED's. Project cost was absolutely reasonable and if I remember correctly, only took 3 days at the most, to complete. Fred is now my go-to person for all electrical projects. read more

Great electrician! Fair prices. Quality work. Highly recommend. Marian S. read more

I can't think of anyone else to perform my electrical projects. Since our move to Foster City, he's been our go to Electrician. Prices are more than fair and work is truly exceptional. Canned lighting in all bedrooms and living room looks fantastic. Surely his work has increased the value of our property and I can't thank him enough. On top of being good at what he does, he's also an avid golden state warriors fan. That alone should persuade anyone to hire him!! ;) read more

This is my first Yelp review. Fred and his crew just completed recessed lighting at my house. 20+ lights over 3 rooms. They completed the 1 room per day and left the house clean, almost as if nothing happened. Fred was very responsive and personable. He came by at the end of every night to check on the lights and lighting levels. Bottom line: fast, clean, and on budget. Would definitely use him again. read more

I had Fred and his crew install 4 can lights in my living room and replace a fixture on my front porch. I had received a few quotes from other electricians for the job prior to contacting Fred and I was not very happy with them. I found Fred on Yelp and decided to give him a try.... Fred was very flexible with my schedule - coming to review and quote the job at night (after my baby went to sleep!) He was very polite and did not try to sell me on additional projects. I told him what I wanted and he worked within my budget. He also gave me really good advice in terms of placement of the can lights. I really cannot say enough good things about Fred. The job was done exactly how I had envisioned...even better! I am definitely going to use him on future electrical work I may need. And I highly recommend him to all yelpers out there! read more

I used Creative Lighting Solutions for a major electrical job at my house. He upgraded my service panel to 200 amps, replaced all of the electrical outlets and lighting in my family room, added security lighting to the outside of my house and added some much needed power outlets to my garage and backyard. Fred is a great guy to work with - always willing to do whatever you need to make you happy with the job. He does not just power through the job just to get it done so he can move onto the next one. He is patient and works with you during the job to give you options on how things could be done. He takes personal pride in his work so he is detailed, clean (they clean up after themselves!) and very quality oriented. Overall, I couldn't have been happier with Fred and his work. This job took the better part of a week and everything went smoothly, looked great and most importantly worked great (passed city inspection too). I would highly recommend Creative Lighting Solutions to anyone looking for a fair. honest, clean high quality electrical contractor... read more

I just realized I forgot to post a review for some work done 6 months ago. I see other reviewers have pretty much covered it all. Super professional and very talented. I would never think of having anyone else do my lighting. read more

I am a very happy client of Creative Lighting Solutions. I call Fred whenever I have electrical work that needs to be done. I have used them twice: One time to install a new lighting fixture over the dining room table and another time to help me with a problem with the bathroom lighting. read more

Fred and his Creative Lighting Solutions team have done several jobs for me in nearly every room of my home, and the results have always been fantastic. I've employed Creative Lighting Solutions successfully for lighting work as well as non-lighting electrical work. Fred gives good and thorough estimates. He and his employees do great quality work. If you employ them for work in your home, you can trust them to be very careful and considerate of your environment, too. I also found his prices to be very reasonable - both his billing rate and the pace at which his team works. (Sorry for posting this same review on Yahoo and Google, too, but I'm not original enough to write something new for each site.) read more

Fred came over right away to look at what needed to be done and then scheduled installation within a few days. The whole thing took just over an hour. He is very professional! Thank you, Fred! read more

Fred has been doing electrical work on our old house for over 10 years now, from mapping out how electricity is distributed in the lights and plugs (helps not to overload any one circuit), to installing a new 200A setup, rewiring, and adding juice where more capacity was needed. What I like about his outfit is that he/his crew arrive when promised, take the time to understand my requirements, add constructive suggestions, and complete the job cleanly and on time. His pricing is reasonable and up-front. I would recommend his company, Creative Lighting, without hesitation. read more

Fred installed some circuits for me in my garage and livingroom. The work was done exactly to my specifications. He did very clean and professional work. No complaints whatsoever. And the price was very very fair. I would definitely use him in the future for any electrical needs I might have. read more

Fred came highly recommended by a neighbor for a job to upgrade my electrical panel. I met Fred and discussed the work. I knew right away I was talking to a professional with a sense of humor. I was going on vacation and was confident enough to hand over my house keys to Fred. Fred kept me posted with progress and even sent photos of his progress to my phone. He made all arrangements with PGE and followed through with them well after he was already paid. After dealing with contractors, we all know once they're paid, it's almost impossible to have them come back to button up projects. This was not the case with Creative Lighting Solutions, he finished what he started. I already have plans to bring Fred back for smaller projects. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!- read more

Great company to work with. They were on time, within budget, did a fantastic job with the lights, clean and accomodating. Highly recommended. read more

This review is long overdue. I have one word to describe Fred and his crew - PROFESSIONAL. I first called Fred based on a friend's referral and have been a delighted repeat customer. Communication is excellent. Customer service is excellent. Quality of service is excellent. I first used CLS to "creatively" install some track lights in my raised ceiling, exposed beam living room. I wanted the lights to be installed on the bottom of the beams. Fred cleanly installed the tracks so that NO wires or molding are visible. He carefully drilled an 18" long hole through the beam so that the track appears to be powered wirelessly! I also had Fred do a "big" job - upgrading our electrical panel to 200 amps. Again his work was performed timely and meticulously. An added bonus - they clean up after themselves at the end of each workday! A broom and vacuum cleaner are important tools for CLS. Thanks, Fred! read more

Fred and his team is superb! They are polite and quiet, listens to our requests thoroughly and give us a lot of options before starting a project, always on time for work, good communication, excellent workmanship and quality of work, never fail to clean up neatly after the end of the day every time....the list will go on. What I am very impressed with Fred and his team is that I can trust them for their quality of work every time. Should problems arise during a project, I know that they will solve them with amazing creativity. They did for our projects. Pricing is reasonable too when you consider the level of quality in the work you receive. Highly recommended. read more

We recently had Fred evaluate and then develop an exterior lighting plan which included both rehab and replacement of fixtures. He is both aesthetically and technically gifted. And a very nice and professional person to work with. In addition, Fred fully understands the new charging technology required by electric vehicles which we found very helpful. We would hire Fred and team again in a second! read more

Fred came highly recommended by the interior designer we were working with. Fred and his crew did a fantastic job! He was able to work in between the other work we were having done in our dining room, living room and hallways (paint, floors). He did a great job recommending a lighting design and with the electrical work. He worked hard to get it completed within our aggressive time frame read more

Fred is a lighting genius! He scheduled an initial consultation with us right away and he gave us many ideas that we would never have thought of ourselves. We had to have the work completed within two weeks and he easily accommodated our timeframe. His prices are extremely reasonable and we will be calling him again soon to complete more projects! read more

We hired Fred and his team from Creative Lighting Solutions to install a very heavy chandelier in our foyer, but liked them so much we asked them to install a light fixture in our dining room and rewire our hallway switches as well. Fred may not be the most inexpensive electrician, but he is easy to work with, reliable, and professional. He also offers a 10% discount to UC grads! He and his staff (Jose) worked quickly and cleanly during our two-day project. They were both very conscientious about leaving our home in the same condition as when they arrived. Their work was meticulous and thorough. I was a bit concerned about the ability of our ceiling to support the expensive, 150lb crystal chandelier we had purchased from Restoration Hardware. Fred added additional support/reinforcements to ensure the fixture wouldn't come crashing down 30ft and explained to me each step of the installation process. He is responsive via phone, email, and text. I couldn't be happier with their work! I would absolutely recommend Fred and Jose to friends and family, and will certainly be using them again for our electrical needs. read more

I reached out to Fred for a quote on a panel upgrade for my new home. Fred was professional and very knowledgeable about his trade. His prices are reasonable but I did not end up working with Fred simply because I needed to get the service upgrade completed sooner than his workload allowed. I can definitely see myself reaching out to Fred again in the future if I have more electrical needs. read more

Engaged Fred for our outdoor lighting project in Belmont. Highly professional. He treats his client fairly in pricing, very knowledgeable and did quality work. we will engage him again for future electrical work. read more

Fred is so personable. He came out to give a quote and did not delay in sending the price and scope. He brought his team back to do the work and they were extremely courteous and hard working. I had a electric car outlet installed and it is awesome! Thanks Fred! read more

In the past, we have used Fred and his crew, to install lighting in our kitchen and family room. Most recently, he did all of the electrical work for our bathroom remodel, including installing new circuits through our basement to the second floor He has always given an accurate and honest estimate. In fact for the current job, he did the work for labor and materials, which worked out just fine. Usually the cost of the estimates are "average" in comparison to others, but the workmanship is "excellent." He is always looking for ways to do things efficiently and intelligently. I believe that he has a degree from Cal, so he must be OK! When he was done with his part of the work, he left the worksite much cleaner than what it had looked like! Over these past several job interactions with Fred, it is clear to me, that he has very high integrity and honesty, and will do the absolute best job for his clients. Jerry read more

We had an absolutely wonderful experience with Fred Kawamoto's Creative Lighting Solutions and would recommend him unreservedly. We had Fred upgrade our house's 60 amp service to 200 amps, install some can lights and add several new circuits to better distribute the load. Fred suggested his home wiring analysis before beginning the project and I would strongly recommend that service for any owner of an older home or any home with a lot of "mystery" wiring. Despite some unforeseen issues working around the structure of the house, the work came in very close to Fred's initial estimate even though he did a number of jobs that we had not initially planned upon. He was extremely communicative throughout the whole process and updated us regarding progress and costs. In addition, he was very receptive to our requests, even if it often made his job more difficult. He stated at the start of the project that they would clean up each day, often leaving the space cleaner than they found it, and this was definitely true. Fred's work was absolutely first rate and easily passed inspection the first time. Next time I have any electrical project, Creative Lighting Solutions will be my first call. read more

My husband and I were looking for an experienced and reputable electrician with meticulous workmanship for a specific home project and for ongoing other projects. Fred did not disappoint - he exceeded our expectations. He installed a ceiling light fixture in our dining room professionally, timely and perfectly. He is easy to work with and very responsive and knowledgeable. We will be working with Fred for all our electrical needs including wiring our home entertainment system, etc. We found our trusted electrician and are looking forward to our next project with Fred! read more