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Scintilla Electric Inc.

Electrical, Natural Gas Lines

About us

Scintilla Electric is a provider in electrical, telecommunication, and fire alarm services. We provide a range of solutions designed to assist our clients in today's rapidly changing environment. Our clients will receive the maximum quality, with the best price because we consistently search for new technologies and installing techniques. Our work is organized, reliable, and thought out. Scintilla Electric is owned and operated by Mark DeRubeis. Mark is a Master Electrician with a bachelor’s degree in Management from the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Mark has over ten years installing experience, three years estimating experience, and two years working for an electrical supplier.

Business highlights

16 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Residential & commercial electric

Services we don't offer

Ask for details.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

5%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

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Photos of past projects

Reviews

5.014 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
100%
4
0%
3
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2
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Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.9
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.9
Showing 1-14 of 14 reviews

Scott S.
10/2015
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Louis T.
02/2014
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Everything went great. Mark is very professional and very responsive. Will definitely use his services in the future.
Description of Work: Installed a hard-wired carbon monoxide detector and a new outlet.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Geoffrey R.
10/2013
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
On time and done as promised. No problems.
Description of Work: Installed two outlets for garage door openers plus a circuit panel box.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

KENNETH W.
09/2013
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
He responded very quickly. I hate to pay them but he made the trip and it's one of the minimum. He did it all before I could leave for work.
Description of Work: Scintilla Electric replaced a circuit breaker.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$180

Danny F.
09/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark was flexible (in scheduling the work), thorough and professional.
Description of Work: Installed several new outlets in basement and patio, with a switch. Diagnosed and resolved a fan light malfunction.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Brent B.
04/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark was very professional and completed extremely neat and tidy work. I am a very "hands on" and inquisitive person and Mark was patient with me and answered all of my questions. We are planning to renovate a couple more rooms where we will be redoing all of the electrical again and will definitely be calling on Scintilla Electric to do the work. I would highly recommend this company for both their fair price and the high quality of the work completed.
Description of Work: Mark ran a new circuit to my office, including electrical, coax and cat5. He also installed a bathroom light/fan and a GFCI outlet in my bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

XIANGYANG X.
04/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark was always very quick to get back to us whenever we have questions / concerns. He is very good at what he do and his professionalism really impressed us, Thank you so much, Mark !
Description of Work: add / update outlets throughout the house ,hook up dishwasher, install range hood

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Ron M.
04/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Very well.
Description of Work: Replaced breaker box; misc other electrical work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000

CAROLYN B.
03/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark spent about 4 hours on one day replacing the circuits. However, it turned out there was a problem with one of them that tripped the new circuit breaker as soon as it was installed. Mark spent about an hour trying to track down the problem, but it was too late in the day to finish. He also needed to get a replacement under-counter fixture. So we arranged a second visit. He was able to locate the problem with the circuit and install the under-counter light in less than an hour. He was very easy to talk to, very communicative, answered all my questions, cleaned up after himself, checked his work, and did a terrific job. He was concerned to keep my costs reasonable, which I appreciated, and explained the charges very clearly. Overall, he did an excellent job. I will definitely call him again with electrical work.
Description of Work: My older house (1950) didn't have grounded outlets. Over the years, I had replaced a couple, but there were still quite a few that couldn't take three-pronged plugs and weren't as safe as I would like. Mark replaced the effected circuit breakers with a kind that detects ground faults, a less expensive option than replacing all the wiring, but still safe and effective. He also replaced an under-counter light fixture, which was defective. The most impressive thing, though, was how he handled an unexpected problem with one of the circuits. Not only did he do a great job of problem-solving (the source of the problem was unclear), but also gave me a discount on his hourly rate when he had to come back a second day, since it was something I hadn't anticipated.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Stephen P.
01/2011
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark is works often with NJ Rossi and it was Nick who introduced us during our kitchen pantry project. As a young master electrician, he brought a lot of experience (he comes from a family of electricians) to our project and the same business-sense that Nick Rossi showed. Efficent and direct, Mark reviewed the job, gave us a price and met the deadline. Just a couple of examples of his approach: 1 - I bought 3 inch recessed insulated light casings for our back hallway. After really looking at the space and hearing what we were trying to do, Mark went out and picked up right size (and color after talking with my wife) casing, returned to our house and finished the job. 2- on the last day of the job, Mark came over in the early AM, after our painter finished her work late the day before, to install the light fixtures in the pantry. He was having an issue with the door jam component when the California Closet installation team showed up. Upon reviewing the installation plan with California Closets, we realized that the location of the new electrical outlet Mark installed was about 5 inches lower than where it should be - this was definately the home owners fault, not our contractors. Without a second thought, Mark jumped right in, moved the outlet and California Closets was back in business within 30 mins, finishing the cabinet installation. Overall, his work was spotless, conscious of how he might impact the kitchen/hallway while moving outlets and wiring and dependable. We will work with Mark again and have asked him to so some electrical work for us when we do re-hab of our thrid bedroom in March.
Description of Work: Re-wire a kitchen pantry, install 3ft florescent light with a door-jam light switch and install recessed lighting in our hallway

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$800

CHRISTINA C.
12/2010
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Mark came promptly, found the problem with the wiring behind the thermostat, got a replacement thermostat (first checking with us that we were OK with the price), and installed it quickly.
Description of Work: Diagnosed and fixed problem with electric heat in bedroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$209

michele M.
11/2010
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
Please see above.
Description of Work: I called Marc in order to have a gas line taken out and reinstalled. Marc was so professional, he instantly explained to me the details of what the job would entail and advised me to someone who was a "specialist and best in his field" for the work I needed done. I am grateful for his up front honestly as well as a wonderful recommendation to the exact person whom is doing the job for me currently. I highly recommend doing business with this company.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jacqueline S.
10/2010
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
I contacted Mark a few weeks ago. He came out in a day or so and gave us a price for the work. He then committed to a date and arrived on time and completed the work.
Description of Work: Installed flatscreen t.v. on wall. Installed dedicated outlet for electric fireplace. Replaced three smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. Replaced outlet. Very professional. Cleaned up after work. Punctual and efficient.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$800

Nicholas R.
09/2010
5.0
electrician
  + -1 more
We really enjoyed working with Mark, because this whole process was so new to us, we did have to make changes as the project progressed. Mark took everything we threw at him in stride. He was eager to work with us until every last detail was figured out. Since the time the kitchen has been completed, we have had Mark back twice to install new light fixtures and fix a broken outlet. He made a process that we knew NOTHING about go smoothly. We look forward to working with him in the future.
Description of Work: My wife and I wanted to do a complete kitchen remodel but soon realized that it was much more involved then we initially realized. With the help of our general contractor and Mark from Scintilla Electric we came up with a plan that not only fit our budget it also gave us the kitchen we had hoped for. Because of all the new kitchen equipment and new lighting we had to upgrade the service to the entire house. We feared that this additional cost would put a damper on the entire project but with Marks help we were able to do it for far less than we ever anticipated. He also did a fantastic job with laying out the lighting as well as all of the outlets and switches. He made a process that we knew NOTHING about go smoothly. We look forward to working with him in the future.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,300

    Contact information

    114 Bright St., Waltham, MA 02453

    scintillaelectric.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    Licensing

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

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    Service Categories

    Electrical,
    Natural Gas Lines

    FAQ

    Scintilla Electric Inc. is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 AM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 AM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 AM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 AM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 AM

    Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    Scintilla Electric Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: Check
    Yes, Scintilla Electric Inc. offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Scintilla Electric Inc. offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Scintilla Electric Inc. does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Scintilla Electric Inc. offers emergency services.
    Yes, Scintilla Electric Inc. offers warranties.
    Scintilla Electric Inc. offers the following services: Residential & commercial electric
    Ask for details.

    Contact information

    114 Bright St., Waltham, MA 02453

    scintillaelectric.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM