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Ryan Silvia, doing business as R. Silvia Electrical Contractor, is based in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, handling residential electrical repair, service upgrades, and renovation wiring; he also holds a Rhode Island trade license, suggesting he takes jobs across the nearby state line. The written record shows real skill. Reviewers across 2023-2026 describe him rewiring a duplex's electric heating system in a few hours after a longstanding overheating problem, replacing an outdated electrical box, outside meter and wiring into a home, and troubleshooting outlet problems with clear explanations, purchased materials, receipts, and accurate billed hours. Multiple reviewers call him on time, professional, and fairly priced, including two 5-star reviews from May 2026. But two separate 1-star reviews, from September and December 2025, describe him arriving to jobs smelling of alcohol and appearing drunk or hungover — one reviewer called it a terrible experience and said they intended to report it. HomeAdvisor's own summary of the reviews notes he disputes these as fake, submitted by people he says he never worked for; the two accounts are specific and consistent with each other, and nothing else in the record corroborates the dispute either way. There's also a licensing detail worth asking about directly: Angi lists a Rhode Island trade license (B-014804) while HomeAdvisor lists a different Massachusetts license number (54801) for the same business. The skilled, detailed electrical work most reviewers describe is real, and the two most recent reviews (May 2026) are clean — but the intoxication allegations are specific and repeated enough that anyone hiring him should ask about them directly before scheduling.
Ryan was on time , great work ,very professional. I will use him again on other projects. Price was very reasonable.
I got lucky, Ryan was in the vicinity and called from the road and came right over. Friendly guy and got right to work. Did an excellent job at a fair price. I'd recommend.
This man is rude, disrespectful and he came to the job drunk and hungover. I don?t recommend hiring him.
Ryan was on time, assessed and explained the problem(s), gave estimate, purchased materials, provided receipts and did not inflate his hours worked and provided accurate billing. He did everything that needed to be done today in a straightforward and professional manner. I put his name and number in my contacts for future needs.
I hired Ryan to fix my outlets and change them out for new ones since the old ones were outdated. He smelled badly of alcohol and was drunk when he came to the job. Please don't hire someone who drinks right before a job. Terrible customer service experience and will be reporting him.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Ryan Silvia. 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
