I recently had the pleasure of hiring this company to hang some Christmas lights. Not only were…read morethey (Tyler & Ryan) incredibly patient in answering the million questions that I had, but their pricing is fair and reasonable. Once all the details had been hashed out, they were extremely prompt in coming by to install the lights. They worked quickly and efficiently and left behind a fantastic display of work that brings absolute joy! We will definitely be hiring this company again next year and every year after that for as long as we live in the area and they are in business!

I love Christmas lights, like any other human with eyeballs who needs happiness in the dark days of…read morewinter. I hate putting up Christmas lights, as does anyone who is ever hung off of a too short ladder, clinging to the gutter... Enter Ryan and Tyler. They dealt with our non-standard gutters like total pros, provided, installed and later took down the lights and packed for storage - all in a super timely way working with our schedule parameters. Will be using Light It Up for the rest of forever, because I can think of about 702 things I'm better at doing than dangling from my gutters. I'll leave this job to the pros :)

Jason was the man - great vibe (even my cat who usually hides liked him) he identified/fixed my…read moreissue promptly. Fair pricing, great value and quick service. I will definitely request him from now on! This business was very responsive and worked with my needs - found time even for a smaller issue which other electricians were not able to.

I truly do not enjoy writing negative reviews, but I do believe in helping others to make informed…read moredecisions. I was in need of a licensed, capable, and highly rated electrician to replace a 44-year-old exhaust fan in the master bathroom of my condo. Checking Yelp, S&B Electric was one of the first I saw that matched my criteria. After reading many of the reviews, I submitted a request for quote through Yelp (late October or early November 2025). I received an automated text response with a list of questions to answer. I responded accordingly. Below is a timeline of subsequent communications: 11/03/25 - I sent a text to S&B requesting confirmation of receipt of my information. No response. 12/05/25 - I called and left a voice message 12/06/25 - I called Stewart directly and received an automated response stating, "I'll call you back." I replied, "Thank you." 12/06/25 - Stewart returned my call. During the conversation, he requested a photo of the existing fan. I obliged and immediately sent a picture. When I sent the picture, I received another automated response with the same questions I had received before. I completed them again in response. I received no confirmation of receipt. 12/10/25 - I sent a follow-up text to Stewart. No response. 12/17/25 - I called Stewart again, and again received an auto response, "I'll call you back." No call back happened. I put the entire project on hold for the next five or six months and focused on other things. During this time, I received no communication from Stewart or anyone else from S&B Electric. Always wanting to give people the benefit of the doubt, I decided to try one final time. On 5/06/26, I sent another request for quote through the form on the S&B Electric website and received an immediate automated response confirming receipt of my request. As of 5/13/26, I still had received NO RESPONSE. At this point, I had completely given up. I understand that many people had wonderful and positive experience with S&B Electric, and that is what I had based my initial decision off of. However, when a business or representative thereof fails to at least extend the courtesy of just replying to say they cannot, for whatever reason, accommodate a request for service, that non-response is equivalent to poor service overall. That said, since I cannot speak to the quality of their work, I must base my review off of the facts above. If the amount of stars is based on that, it would be 0/5. Consequently, I ended up working with another locally/minority owned/operated contractor, who not only provided exceptional service from initial call to intake to invoice, but they also got the job done in less than three hours and will be my contractor for all future electrical needs in my current home, and future home.

I had broken a beautiful textured ceramic gold lamp at my house earlier that day. I was so sad…read morebecause that model was out of commission. I went to several big box stores to find something comparable with no luck. I resorted to buying a fill-in lamp and ordering 2 more lamps from different retailers to hopefully land on one and return the others. Feeling dejected I thought to search for a lighting store and WC Lighting came up. I was only 3 miles away so I gave it a shot. As soon as I walked in, I smiled for the first time. I found my lamp! Nevada was so helpful and sweet. Everyone at the store understood my grief over breaking my lamp. I am so happy with our new lamp and my husband says he likes it even better than the 1st! Thank you!

Great experience. The piece we bought is a signature place for our dining room. Make sure the room…read more We had a mechanical problem and the company totally stood by it. They replaced everything. Amazing. This wasn't Walnut Creek's problem but they stopped up. Outstanding. Thank you team!

Kathy Bate is a gifted designer. She was able to help us make the best decisions for our home…read morerenovation including the most important details for the kitchen and bath. She was able to work quickly and followed up with digital plans showing our options. The project is off to a great start with our budget in tact. Kathy Bate knows how to help you get the best quality working with the funds available. Already we have saved money on the project by having Kathy 's helpful guidance. She is a warm hearted person who knows when to take charge. My husband and I enjoyed working with Kathy Bate Designs.

Kathy is an amazing and talented designer; smart, savvy, and experienced, very much in tune with…read morethe clients needs. She did a great job designing our kitchen.

Yard Assistant is second to none. Chris and his team advised on landscape lighting and then…read morefollowed up with expert installation at the right price. Chris is professional, proactive, and timely.

Chris, owner The Yard Assistant, is absolutely wonderful. He did a great job converting my…read moresprinkler system to a drip irrigation system, and I couldn't be happier. He even returned to my home early one morning to check to make sure everything was working to my liking right before I left on a trip. I left confident that all my plant babies would be fine, and I returned to a happy sight with my flowers and vegetable garden blooming and growing beautifully. Chris is the best -- he's reliable, his work is extremely well priced, and he stands behind his work. His crew is great as well. I would definitely recommend him and will use him for other garden projects in the future.

This place is fantastic. I have bought many lights here for years. They are so helpful and…read morecourteous. Highly recommended.

The wide variety of lighting choices is excellent, meriting four stars…read more It is the unbelievable customer service that pushes the store into the five-star review. Stratosphere. Rather than buying new lights, I've been retrofitting dilapidated vintage lights into our cottage. One of the light mechanisms in an old factory pen lamp was screwed up more than I could decipher with a voltmeter. I brought the offending light to Berkeley Lighting, and they dove in and fixed the problem with only a little bit of digging through the spare bits of a hardware box. I am pleased beyond belief, and I know where I'll be going the next time I need to purchase lighting.

Competent, friendly staff. A place where you can actually call the shop and speak with a *real*…read morelive human being to ask questions. I wanted to do a modification to a fluorescent lighting system in my home. Went to the website of those two mega hardware giants and was not able to locate the items I needed (though my search results were filled with stuff I didn't need/want/search for). So, I called CME Lighting, got my questions answered, and they had everything I needed. Drove to the shop which is nearby, easy to park, no waiting at the counter. And, fair pricing. Last time I go to a big box store for our lighting needs.

Been using them for years. Always helpful. Prices are reasonable and they deliver. All the…read moreemployees are great but Carlos is my guy.

I recently hired Sunny to hang four new exterior shutters and some new house numbers, and I…read morecouldn't be happier with the outcome! When we were figuring out the best way to mount the shutters, Sunny realized the nails he brought were a bit too small for the job. Instead of trying to make do, he took the initiative and ran out to Home Depot to pick up the proper screws. He also did a fantastic job getting our new house numbers put up cleanly and securely. Bottom line... his work was outstanding. If you need exterior work done around the house, I definitely recommend giving Sunny a call.

We had the pleasure of working with the owner Sonny. We were overdue on a number of things we…read moreneeded fixed in the house and we are so glad we went with J&R Handyman. He helped us fix our sliding door, cabinets, closet doors and door knobs. His quality of work and professionalism really shows. I already scheduled another home project with him next month and would definitely recommend him for anyone who needs his services!

Came here looking for help and was met with very nasty attitude. The owners of the place are…read moreextremely rude and not helpful at all. I feel like I was discriminated against. Do not shop here

Knowledgable and helpful staff. Not like going to a big box store; these people are experienced.read more

East Bay came out to fix or replace (wasn't sure what the problem was) an under cabinet lighting…read morefixture that had fallen down. Their guy hammered the fixture back into its housing - 10 minutes and done. I knew I would be on the hook for their $245 'come to the house fee' but, unbelievably, they called to say that they were not charging me since the fix was so easy. USE THIS COMPANY!!

Very responsive and professional. Excellent job replacing our wired smoke detectors.read more