Olveda Electrical

Great and reasonable.  Will call again next time I need electrical work.  Fast and efficient.

I had used Olveda Electrical for a few small jobs.  As such, when we were ready to do a pretty significant remodel to our home, I asked our contractor to use Olveda's because I wanted to give him the work since he had been great with us in the past.  Our contractor had an electrician he wanted to use, but he deferred and went with ours because I asked him to.  

So, now we are into the remodel, demo has happened, frames are up, and it is time for electrical and HVAC to pull their permits and get their part going.  Olveda came out on a Wednesday to look at the site and make plans.  He said he was going to pull the permit that day or Thursday and would start the work Friday or Saturday, but would definitely be done over the weekend.  OK.  No problem.  

So, Friday comes, and no word from him.  Didn't think too much of it as he said would either be Friday or Saturday and he had always been reliable before.  I messaged him around Noon on Friday letting him know I would be around most of the day whenever he wanted to come by, and again Friday night to ask he if knew what time he was planning to come the next day so that I could be around and have the house opened up for him.  I did not get a response to either message.  In the past he had always responded to texts very quickly.  Now all of a sudden, he was not responding to texts at all.  

Because of this, I called him on Saturday to see what was going on.  At that time, I was informed that the permit had not been pulled.  And, in addition, because he is not a master electrician, he is not able to pull permits in the first place.  This is the first time he mentioned this.  He told me at the time that he had a master who pulled permits for him and he had asked him to pull it but he had not heard back, but that it would get done on Monday.  Monday morning I message him to ask if he had heard back from his guy, and I received no response.  

Now we are in a situation of having no permit, the HVAC is done and ready to be inspected, and we cannot move forward on our renovation because the electrical work can't get done.  So, we had to pull Olveda's off the job and go with the other electrician who then had to pull the permit, get materials, do the work, and get it inspected.  

This issue cost us roughly 10 days on the job in delays at a time when we are majorly stressed.  We have this going on, which is bad enough, but we also have a baby coming in just a couple of weeks, our young son had to have surgery, and we have family coming to stay from out of the country.  

I waited two weeks to write this update because I didn't want to do it until I had calmed down, and frankly, I didn't want to do it at all.  But here we are, 5 days away from our guests coming, and the renovation, which would have been done already, is several days away from being complete because of this.  

If you have smaller jobs, I would imagine he will continue to do a good job. But, if you have bigger projects, it would probably be smarter to go another direction.  

One of the more frustrating parts of this is that he had any number of opportunities to tell us or the contractor that he could not pull permits and that this would be a problem, but did not do it until we were in the middle of the renovation.

Virgilio came out to check a couple circuits in a back-patio breaker box.  The hot tub breaker was toast and unavailable in the local market, so I went online and found a suitable replacement; he returned a couple days later, to install the hot tub breaker.   While here, he replaced two interior switches; one dimmable light-switch and the garbage-disposal switch.  Friendly, knowledgeable & reasonably priced, and very responsive!

I contacted him again the following week; I decided to completely replace the patio breaker box and all breakers as the old box really wasn't safe.  We set the appointment and he returned completing phase two of my electrical upgrade.

Soon after upgrading the patio circuits, I decided to replace the primary interior breaker box & all breakers in my garage; several of those breakers are sloppy-loose in the box.  He will return this week to perform the change-out in my garage.  I'll sleep much better knowing these electrical upgrades to my 50 year-old home, enhance our fire-safety.

Virgilio returned today, 8/31/22 completing my electrical upgrades.

Very pleased with his work and work ethic.  Will definitely hire again if needed!

Neal S

Attempted to use Electrician under homeowners request. We had a timeline project to complete. When we were ready to begin the company would not answer any calls or texts. The homeowner was able to get ahold of him after numerous tries eventually. Electrician turned out not to be a master electrician unable to pull a permit. Put our project in a bind and behind timeline costing more money then it should. Should have been honest band forthcoming from the beginning.

I had 2 ceiling fans w/lights to be installed in place of just the light. Excellent job! Responded to messages in a timely manner, arrived early, and the price quoted was great and within my budget. Professional looking/installed, set aside old equipment w/no damage and cleaned up area when done. I'd definitely hire again.

After a busy holiday season some of my outlets weren't working as they normally would. I placed a request with Olveda's and Virgilio showed up the next morning , friendly and prompt. Walked me through my issues and we talked about installing an additional outlet in my garage as a future plan. Very happy with the service and will use again

Completed all our fan installs in record time. Very fast, responsive, quick at the job, and everything worked out perfectly. Very great value. Would use again, A+++ for electrical work!

Best electrician I've ever used. Highly highly recommend him. Will  be using him again

Great experience. Virgilio was on time for both the estimate & install.  I requested to add a patio ceiling fan (where no light or fan existed in the spot I wanted). Price was very fair and he worked super fast Highly Recommend.

I needed a light installed in an area where there was no previous one, having to put a box in and wire everything new he did it for a great price! He was very fast and vacuumed up when he was done. Even helped me with an extra disassembly of a hood vent that no one else was able to get down for me. He's courteous and a reliable electrician.

Will definitely be using Olveda again, he was quick to respond and give me quotes and to come out and get the job I needed done. Thank you for your service!!

Very quick and helpful service. Virgilio was very responsive via text and came the next day to knock out my small project in a matter of minutes for a fair price. Highly recommend!

Mr. Olveda replaced our ceiling fan. He has excellent communication and responds quickly to messages on the yelp app. He came out the same day and had excellent pricing. He was courteous and professional. I recommend his service.

Went above and beyond to install my smart switches. I would hire again for more projects.

Easily the best place to go, in & out in under 30 minutes , friendly and knowledgeable at what he's doing. 12/10

Very professional and affordable. Good quality work, was on time and finished all the work as promised.

I needed a outdoor outlet replaced and a switch panel replaced. Virgilio showed up 15 minutes early and did a great job in repairing my outlet and switches. He was in and out. I will continue to use him for home projects he was very professional and gave great customer service.

Excellent service - courteous and professional. Overall satisfied. I recommend this business.

Really great job by Olveda Electrical! We had been having problems with our ceiling fan and a circuit breaker for a while and he was able to come in and fix the problem quickly and at a reasonable price. Really good service and communication along the way as well. Definitely recommend!

Mr V  lowered our outdoor fans. He also installed fans and lights for my mom. He's fast, professional and I highly recommend him

Very responsive, got the work done quickly, and even fixed something else I hadn't initially called about. He also was able to give me a very reasonable estimate for electrical work I want to have done. Best of all, very affordable. I highly recommend Virgilio. He is a fantastic electrician.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars! We contacted Olveda's for a consult, he was able to come out the same day and fix the issue all under 20 mins!! Wow, and to top it off the pricing is very reasonable! I will definitely be reaching out to Olveda's with my future electrical needs.

I highly recommend Olveda's Electrical Solutions- I almost did not call because I did not see a lot of reviews- but not am I glad I did!   (They are new to Yelp - but are AMAZING!). Virgilio is punctual, reliable, pleasant to work with and did a terrific job! I had a laundry list of items - replace 2 floor plugs, add an led recessed light in the powder bath, add two led recessed lights in master,  correct switch problem  that last electrician hooked up wrong, re-wire electrical in master bath remodel, remove and cap off wall sconce, add electrical outlet in office, and correctly re-wire switches in master bedroom.    All done with perfect execution and with a great price! Hi

One half of our house was without electricity. Could not find the cause. Called three others whose trip fee ranged fro $50 to $89. All wanted me to wait a day. Mr. Olveda responded with in 30min. Diagnosed the problem was a CPS Energy line. Charged $40 plus gave me reasonable estimate on other work. Will recommend!

I am very satisfied with the professionalism from Virgilio. I posted a project on Yelp and he was the first to respond in a timely manner. He provided his cell number for me to call and explain the issue more in depth. Upon his arrival he's professionalism stood out. He went straight to work and troubleshoot the issue and was able to fix the problem in a very timely manner. Once he found the issue he explained the cause his plan to fix it. I will keep his number for additional electrical work I will need and refer him to friends and neighbors.