Matthew S Bento Electrical Contracting

Matthew S. Bento Electrical Contracting works out of Somerville, handling the kind of call that starts with something not working right — a dead outlet, a fixture that needs swapping, wiring that turns into a bigger job than expected. On Thumbtack, where it has built its track record, the business lists 22 years in the trade and 209 completed projects. The five most recent reviews, all from March and April 2025, describe the same pattern: a same-day or next-day response and a fix that gets the wiring problem solved on the spot. One homeowner needed a light fixture replaced and instead found outdated wiring behind the wall — Bento came out the next day, a Sunday, to sort it. Another had knob-and-tube wiring pulled and replaced, with a ceiling fan fixed along the way. Across 45 Thumbtack ratings the average is 4.7, with 89% five-star, and Thumbtack has both background-checked the owner and named the business a Top Pro. One thing worth checking directly before booking: BuildZoom also connects Bento to a second entity, Creative Design by Doria, at a Somerville address, and lists two license numbers for it that BuildZoom itself marks Not Verified — one it last saw expiring back in 2016, the other in 2022. That's a directory's unverified claim, not a state finding, but it's worth confirming his current license status before signing off. For a wiring problem that needs a same-day answer rather than a full remodel, this is someone who shows up and finishes the job — just ask to see the current license number first.