Local business · Mattapan, MALocal business · 58-60 Westmore Road, Unit 5, Mattapan, MA 02126
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Alphin Watts Electric. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Standard receptacle swaps — a new dedicated circuit is a bigger job ($350–$750).
Flush mounts, pendants, chandeliers — hung on existing boxes.
Estimated range
$530 – $1,100
Typical electrical project around $820
Alphin Watts Electric leaves a paper trail most small electrical shops can't match. BuildZoom counts 198 permitted projects filed under Alphin M. Watts, 32 of them in the last three years, and a Boston permit-tracking site puts the all-time figure at 307 filings since 2010, primarily electrical. The Massachusetts electrician licence is active, and it sits in the owner's own name — Alphin M Watts. On a business this small, that matters: the name on the permits is the name on the licence. What those permits describe is bread-and-butter residential wiring — 100-to-200-amp service upgrades, panel and meter-socket replacements, recessed lighting, bathroom and kitchen circuits, whole-floor rewires across Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Mattapan. The company's own site adds EV charger installation for Mattapan and Greater Boston, and its Angi listing carries the same work. The written customer history is much thinner, and it's dated: two reviews, both five stars, years apart. In a 2021 Angi review a homeowner wrote that he "showed up, installed the circuit and outlets for a very low cost"; a 2023 HomeAdvisor customer called him "very professional and friendly. Responsive when you reach out also." Angi and HomeAdvisor both list 30 years of experience — the business's own claim, not a verified one. One thing to raise on the call: the permit tracker shows 129 of those Boston filings still open, a 58% closure rate it places 7.5 points above the city median. Ask that whatever permit gets pulled for your job also gets closed out at the end of it. For a Boston service upgrade, a rewire or an EV charger, the permit history shows someone who has been doing exactly that work for years. Just don't expect a wall of reviews to lean on — call for references on a job like yours.
“Alphin Watts Electric understands the needs of EV owners in Mattapan, MA, and the greater Boston area. We specialize in EV charger installation tailored to your needs.”
“Wire and install 19 recess lights install 14 receptacles wire and install a dishwasher relocate washer. Install a circuit panel. Install 6 lights. The wires were fished through the walls. Date: November 6, 2015 Value: $4,500 Contractor: Alphin Watts”
“I am installing a new public panel and meter socket Date: June 24, 2011 Value: $900 Contractor: Alphin Watts”
“Bathroom and kitchen renovation. Kitchen: adding additional under counter lights moving outlets and switches. Bathroom moving sink gfci adding lighting to the bathroom. Bedroom: installing two recess lights in bookcase. Date: February 28, 2014 Value: $3,000 Contractor: Alphin Watts”
“| Open | E537086 | Electrical Permit | 19 Merola PK, Mattapan | Alphin Watts | Nov 6, 2015 | May 6, 2016 | $4,500 |”
Very professional and friendly. Responsive when you reach out also.
He was great. Showed up, installed the circuit and outlets for a very low cost.
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