Description

Electrical Contractor: All aspects of electrical work, including solar

HISTORY

Established in 1988.
I started McCarthy electric in l988, the year I earned my electrical contractor's license and have been in business ever since then, serving a clientele in the SF Bay Area now primarily, formerly both SF and Marin county, Novato in particular. I returned to San Francisco five years ago. If you live in or go to the Noe Valley, you can see my green truck!

ABOUT BUSINESS OWNER

Born in Ireland, I served an apprenticeship in Ireland, moved to England where I was a master electrician, then to Germany where I worked as master electrician at BMW, and as a young man, emigrated to the US in 1984, got my contractor's license in l988 and established my own business, serving the SF Bay Area and related areas as per job.
I continue my professional development, having recently been certified in solar energy, NEC (electrical code), blueprint reading, OSHA Safety Issues, and several other areas of construction.

Reviews

Molly W.

3/23/2018

Paul McCarthy came out immediately when we called with an emergency. We had called other contractors who did not respond timely, but Paul was available and at our home in Palo Alto within 15 minutes.

Mr. McCarthy quickly identified the problem. As he explained to us, the electrical service did not have the capacity that we needed. On his advice, we upgraded to 200 amps and since he hardwired our outdoor hot tub, which we had installed recently, we have had no problem.

We were very happy with his prompt response, thoroughness in rooting out the problem, and obviously his solution worked.

We'd be glad to work with him again as the need arises. My husband, a mechanical engineer, found him to be very knowledgeable.

We recommend him highly!

Stephanie M.

4/14/2016

Paul was great to work with. Answered his phone when we called and didn't have to leave a message, which is a huge plus our book.

We were having trouble with our bathroom light, light switch and main outlet. Paul came over on Tuesday to do some troubleshooting and setup an appointment to come back on Thursday to complete the work but would have comeback the following day if we were going to be home and available!

Paul came back earlier this morning. Completed the work of replacing light switch, checked the light fixture to make sure it was not faulty and replaced the outlet. He went around the house to check on some of the other outlet to see which ones are grounded and which are not. Like most houses in San Francisco, this is an older house with old wiring, so getting someone to come in and do the work without saying you need to rewire the whole house is a good thing!

Paul is very nice, friendly and knowledgable. Would highly recommend him to anyone in need of an electrician.

Mae C.

3/18/2017

Did not show up for the appointment and never answered a dozen of my phone call. Three days later called back with a pathetic explanation. THREE days later?

Robert M.

08/03/2015 12:00:00 SA

Just want thank Paul for the quick work. We needed a couple dimmer switches installed and our old Victorian is just that...old. He got into the first and most difficult one to find some ancient wiring. Definitely not a job for an amateur.
He got everything done efficiently and double checked all the circuits and connections. He even fixed a light he noticed was out of alignment. Our dog Piper really liked him too.

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