Gibbons Electric

Gibbons Electric has been working on electrical systems in the Medford and greater Boston area long enough that its BBB profile lists a 1980 start date, forty-six years in business, and Kenneth J. Sparrow as the owner. The review history backs up that longevity: nearly forty reviews across Google, Houzz, and a handful of directory sites stretch from 2021 through the end of 2025, and the jobs described are the connective-tissue work of an older housing stock — service and panel upgrades, knob-and-tube removal in two-family homes, meter box swaps, circuit breaker diagnostics, and EV charger installations. What repeats across those years is less about any single standout job and more about a consistent baseline: crews show up when they say they will, explain the work before doing it, clean up afterward, and the final bill tends to match the estimate. More than one reviewer specifically noted that an assessment didn't turn into a push for extra work. Its Google rating currently sits at 4.6 from 50 reviews, and Houzz shows a 5.0 from a much smaller pool of two; its BBB profile carries an A+ grade, though the business has not sought BBB accreditation there. The one real blemish in the record is a phone interaction over an EV charger quote, where a caller described the office as curt and unwilling to engage with follow-up questions — a rare sour note against an otherwise steady run of praise for communication, and worth keeping in mind if a first call doesn't go smoothly. There's also a loose end worth asking about directly: Google, Checkbook, and an HVAC directory site all place the business at a Medford, MA address, while its BBB and Houzz profiles list a different address in Arlington, MA under the same phone number — it's unclear which one is current, or whether both are still in use. For an older Boston-area home that needs a panel upgrade, a knob-and-tube rewire, or an EV charger installed, the multi-year pattern here points toward crews that stick to their quotes and their schedules. Given the address inconsistency, it's worth confirming by phone which office is currently serving your town before scheduling, and getting any quote in writing rather than relying on a single phone call.