David L Bertsch Electrical Contractor

Our electricity was out in our upstairs master bedroom. We thought it might be due to rats that had gotten into a wall near the circuit panel.
When they were gone, we called a couple of other companies who said they could put us on their list for a month later. They didn't want to come out & diagnose, but bring both the electrician and an apprentice. Total cost $200. an hour.
After looking at Yelp, we called David Bertsch. He answered the phone(in the evening) and asked if it could wait til the next day! He would have come right out if we needed him then.
The next day, he called to say that he was ahead of schedule and would it be ok if he can early. He arrived on time, a very pleasant man. He almost immediately found the problem (not due to chewed wiring), fixed it, found the GFI switch we needed reset in the garage and even replaced the burned out lightbulbs in the high up stairwell for us.
He was here an hour, charged us $80. and we paid him $100.
We consider him a miracle worker and he will be our go to electrician from now on!

David was wonderful to work with and figured out an electrical issue that two other electricians missed. He is very thorough, friendly and reliable. His prices are very reasonable as well. We will be using David going forward for all our electrical needs. I highly recommend him to others.

I have called on David several times in the last two years, as I have been gradually updating my home.  First, and most simply, David is one of the few contractors I have worked with who actually picks up his phone when I call.  If you live in the Bay Area, you will know how rare this is.  He has always performed beautiful and detailed work.  David also single-handedly saved my thanksgiving when I managed to fry my breaker panel the day before, and he came out the same day to get my house back in running order.  

There are few I can recommend as unreservedly as David Bertsch.

David has been excellent! He responded to the initial request for a quote in the same day. He offered an excellent rate and worked hard (all day!) to make sure he finished the job and did it right. He is polite and hardworking. I would highly recommend him for any job!

We had him install a Tesla charger at our home. The end result is highly professional. He did an excellent job overall and was great to work with! He is busy though- but he's worth the wait!

David is a pro. I had him install a subpanel in my garage, and run a few new circuits off it; one for a garage heater, another for future 240v shop outlets, and some 110 circuits. He handled all of it and it's awesome.

Will definitely hire him again.

David installed a total of 15 lights for me, 13 recessed and 2 pendant lights. His professionalism, character, and of course great job, led me to write this review.
I highly recommend David for all your lighting needs, and you just may hear a moving story about his life should he work for you!

David did an excellent job putting in a new circuit to charge my EV.  He was on time and on budget.  Very pleasant to work with and cleaned up when he was done.

My main breaker went out today at 1:15 pm.  I got on yelp and looked in my area for an electrician.  Went through about 5 people and came across davids yelp.  I called him at about 1:30 told him my problem.  He had me text him a picture of my panel.  He got the picture while we were on the phone.  Told me he was very familiar with my type on panel.  He dropped what he was doing, ran by a a store he knew would carry the breaker.  He just finished and it's 2:45.  David is the man.  Super friendly and didn't waste anytime.  He also likes ice cold bubbly water. haha.  He charged me a price that was extremely reasonable I ended up giving him more because he stopped what he was doing for me.  He is now saved in my contacts and I just wanted to tell anyone who needs electrical work about this man.  Thanks david.

David came on an early Friday night to fix a problem with our outdoor outlet. Price was fair and he was professional and courteous. I will definitely use him again.

I called David to take care of what I thought to be a busted switch in my electrical panel, which he was able to asses an instead identify and resolve the true issue. He responded quickly, communicated clearly and worked professionally. I would recommend David for your home electrical repair needs!

This review is for the quote process. Contacted David through Yelp requesting a quote. He got back to us quickly and happened to be in our are (Aptos). He uses text and email promptly so this was nice as well.

5 stars to David because he was nothing but honest with us about what updates we needed and what could wait. He didn't try to upsell us or anything which is very much appreciated. His quote was very fair and reasonably priced and was the best deal we found in comparison to other quotes we heard about from others.

For this reason when we need electrician work we will definitely call him!

Great service, super affordable, very professional! This is my first time owning a home, which means I don't have a landlord to help handle problems that come up. It can be stressful trying to find reputable people! But I found David Bertsch on yelp and was not disappointed!! He got back to me quickly, his rate was incredibly reasonable, and he got the job done in under an hour. Very pleased with the whole experience :)

David is awesome! After looking for an electrician & looking through many other options I decided to call David for help because of all the good things people had to say about him. They were all true! David not only showed up very quickly, he had things working in under half an hour. He's very professional & he's super nice! I highly recommend him!

David also came by later on and installed several sockets by my breaker box, which I used to install Dirty Electricity (DE) filters to filter out the DE (or high frequency transients) coming in on the electric wires. David did a fantastic job for a very reasonable price. David is not only an excellent electrician, but he is also just a super nice open-minded and humble guy. Whenever I need any kind of electric work, he will be my go-to guy.

David was extremely responsible, answers his phone for clients or gets back by text immediately.  Customer service is the best!  
I had a simple job and he fit me in at the end of his day, the day I called!  Extremely efficient, knowledgeable, and reasonable rates.  I would rate him NUMBER ONE on yelp!  Thank you, David!

As good as it gets.  David is very in demand for a reason.  Takes his time and shows his experience.  What I really loved was that he came out ahead of when he could do all of the work I needed completed to quickly take care of a safety issue that otherwise could have led to a A/C unit failure or fire.  Once he came back to take care of all of the remaining work, he finished on time, was right in line with his estimate and taught me what he fixed as he completed the work.  Highly recommended.

We had several light fixtures that needed replacing. I called David on a Thursday and he offered to meet us the upcoming Saturday to coincide with our availability. He arrived on time, completed the work quickly and competently, and charged a fair rate. He even took away the old fixtures! We'll be calling him whenever future needs arise.

David is wonderful to work with. He is meticulous and careful. He is a terrific communicator and has a very reasonable rate. We are thrilled with the work he's done in our home. First, he came same day to fix a light switch in our daughter's room that had started smoking (!). A few month later, we had him return to install recessed lighting as well as a new dining room fixture.  He worked hard to make sure we were happy with the results (we are!).

Definitely 5 star worthy ! In desperate need to get my kitchen outlets working after a tear out of counter( United marble and granite Santa Clara , awful co.) and David was so accommodating he came the same day in evening and replaced a gfi and got all my outlets working in an hour!

I needed an advice about surge protector. Davide answered my questions honestly and quickly. In today market, It is not easy to get an honest advice. Thank you Davide.

David came to my home within an hour of my calling him (he was in the neighborhood) and proceeded to spend the next 3 hours carefully tracking down, diagnosing and fixing a difficult problem.  He was very professional, extremely skilled, patient, friendly, honest, responsible, reasonable... everything you could wish for in an electrician.  He will always be my first choice henceforth!

I called David last Thursday because all of our large appliances had been turning on and off intermittently.  I was very concerned that the power issues were going to eventually fry all our large appliances - leaving us with not only fixing our electrical issues, but also buying all new large appliances.  

David returned my email almost immediately.  He was able to come in and fix our issue that same day (I called around 8:00 and he met me at my condo at 1:00).  He was able to fix the issue in a short amount of time while also explaining all that went wrong.  He also recommended that I call my HOA to confirm that this repair wouldn't be covered by them (HOA didn't cover it)- rather than just doing the repair right away and taking my money.  I appreciated him thinking of that.  

I absolutely recommend David.  He is a kind, reliable local electrician - who will get the job done.

We had a fairly minor problem due to a DIY failure. David was kind enough to come to our somewhat remote location right away and help my husband straighten things out. I would recommend him for sure.

We had a power failure in half our house on a SUNDAY and David not only answered the phone, but came out to help us.  He also only fixed what needed to fixed and showed us how to fix it ourselves in the future, if we wanted to.  How awesome is that?

David is awesome!  I called about 8 different electricians trying to find someone to help with old knob and tube wiring problem I was having with a new ceiling fan.  David was only 1 of 2 that actually answered the phone! I explained the problem to him, he was out the next day and fixed the problem for me.  Very reasonable pricing and great quality work.  I would highly recommend him to anyone for big or small projects.  He gets the job done!

David returned my call pretty much immediately, showed up earlier than he said he would, and took care of my generator disconnect from the main panel.  He also patiently listened to a couple of other electrical challenges I have and suggested reasonable options.  As good as it gets, in terms of experience, highly recommend!

My wife and I first met David Bertsch about 20 years ago, when he served as the electrical subcontractor for a pool that we put in.   He has continued to help us with pool-related electrical work from time to time, including a new control panel that he installed for us a few years ago.  In addition, he has done a number of other electrical jobs for us, such as installing a whole-house fan, a chandelier, kitchen lights, and lights on the front and back sides of our house.  

David is an excellent electrician.  He thinks about what he's going to do before plunging ahead, and he's very careful to avoid damaging walls etc.  Today I asked him to install two 3-way switches on the opposite sides of my garage, so that the main garage light could be operated from either entrance.  I had assumed that he would simply run new conduit across the garage, but instead he found a way to make this work by snaking wires between 6 different existing electric boxes, using existing conduit.  Some of these boxes were hidden inside cabinets, and this was a highly complex job, requiring a lot of thought and patience.  Although I believed he could do it, I was delighted to see that, when he finally turned the power back on, the two switches worked perfectly the first time!  

David is a warm, trust-worthy human being, and his prices are very fair.  We recommend him highly.

I called David to diagnose some broken power outlets and a heater after a recent power outage.  He was efficient, friendly, explained everything very clearly, and was very reasonably-priced. I'd definitely call him again in the future.

Dave came to my home the same day and at the end of the day. I had two recessed ceiling lights that were not working properly. They kept blowing lights out in these fixtures.He put a meter on them and it turns out it was nothing. He did not want to charge for it due to it being  so simple.So nice to see such a service.