Just would like to send a shout out to Rick Barger and his crew for all the amazing work they did at our house in Simi Valley. This local company does outstanding work. These guys did such a great job at our house we called them back for more work. The first job they installed 20 LED recessed lights in our downstairs... they also installed extra electrical outlets, replaced old ones, replaced switches and installed 3 ceiling fans. Second job they installed 17 LED recessed lights upstairs, 3 ceiling fans, one bath fan (I SWEAR is so quiet I can't even hear it to know if it's on).. I can see the fan moving. Replaced outlets, switches, fixed some goofy wiring job, installed 12 sconces outside, 5 outdoor fans, fixed an older 5 bulb lantern in the backyard and added wifi switches that can be scheduled on a phone and turned on remotely if you want to. If you have electrical work needed, do hesitate to call them. That ROCK! Thank you Rick for making our house lighting amazing. read more

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Excellent service, thrilled to have found them! Quick to arrive, fast to diagnose, and it could've ended so much worse so we are completely thankful for the wonderful electrical repair services. We will use again! read more

I called Rick to come and provide an estimate for some work I needed to get done. On the agreed upon day, Rick didn't show and I had to call him, and left a voice message, to find out if he was showing up. He said he couldn't make it that day and scheduled for the next day. The next day comes and again, no-call, no-show. I texted him to tell him to forget about showing up. Only then did he call me and say he couldn't make it and offered to come by then. At this point, I didn't want to work with him. No-call, no-show is unacceptable in the customer service world. read more

It took forever for Rick to get to the project. Talked a good talk in the beginning, however, it was clear only to land the project. Once he finally committed to a date, he was completely disorganized. He continually explained that he was "swamped". It seems to be a history as I see past reviews. He missed many of things on the project and blamed his guys ( huge no no). Being a business owner myself that was a huge red flag. I see it was a complete lack of organization and management. Several of the items on the project had to be reworked. It was always someone else's fault. The narcissistic responses got very old. In my opinion, he is driven by greed and chooses to try to take as much work as possible and overcommits. read more

Needed an electrician to install over 40 recessed lights, 4 fans, and completely wire my kitchen prior to my kitchen cabinets going in. Rick came to my house the next day and gave me a bid. He was here the next week along with his workers and completed the work in 2 days. He was very straight forward and did an amazing job. I would recommend him again to anybody looking for a good electrician. read more

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These folks knew what they are doing. The work at our house was done fast and correctly. True professionals

We've been searching for a reliable electrician and today we hit the jackpot with Barger Electric. The issue today was certainly not dire but Rick responded within a couple of hours and had it fixed with a part he happened to carry on his truck. So now that I have someone who will answer the phone, show up when he says he will, do a great job and won't leave with all my money, I'm going to make a list of all the electrical chores we've been putting off and call him again! read more

Great work, fast response and affordable prices! Rick and has team came out on short notice and helped put in, and recommend spacing, for 20 recessed lights in my new townhome. I originally had Rick's team come out to take care of my living room (which needed to be finished prior to my painters starting), however, upon completion and one day later, I realized the bedrooms in my house had horrible lighting. Rick sent out his team again on short notice to ensure I got all my lights in prior to the painting and saved me an entire day's delay. Great work, good guy, affordable prices and swift responsiveness. Highly recommended! read more

Wicked Awesome service. Rick did an amazing job. 34 recessed lights. 4 fans. Added some sockets and dimmers. Also trouble shot a preexisting electrical issue and solved it. He was very competitively priced. He was easy to communicate and work with. I would highly recommend Rick. Thank you very much for a job well done. read more

All I can say is Rick is awesome professional electrician, very dedicated and customer focused. I had one of my outlet burn on Christmas Eve night and I couldn't get anyone the next morning. Rick understood the urgency and took time away from his family gathering to fix this problem. Very knowledgeable and was able to find out the issue and fix it quickly. I'm thankful to him for his great help at this moment. I would recommend Rick to all my friends and contacts. read more

Barger Electric's work and prices are good. But, I found it really difficult to get in touch with him. It took a couple of calls to set-up the appointment. He wasn't able to finish a small part of the job due to missing some materials and said he would come back and finish the job. He never called. I left two voice-mails. No response. I have to call someone else to do this work now. Poor customer service from that end. Sadly, this could have been a 4 or 5 star review. read more

Barger did an excellent job of installing recessed lights in a bedroom and an exhaust fan/heater combination in a bathroom ceiling. The price was good and the work professional. Then the plastic "cover" to one of the recessed lights separated from the fixture and fell down. However my son-in-law was able to glue the "cover" back on by holding it in place with frog tape while the glue dried. Then a few weeks later, the same thing happened with a second light, so I called Barger. Rick was as surprised as I was since he had never seen this happen and he replaced both defective lights with new ones. I plan to have a heater installed in a secondary bathroom and will definitely call on Rick Barger. read more

If you need electrical work, don't bother calling anyone else. They are busy because they are good. They made arrangements to take care of my electrical needs and made sure the job was perfect. If you want a professional job that's done right. Call them you be very happy that you did. read more

Rick the owner of Barger Electric really came through for me on a relatively small electrical project of installing 2 ceiling heater fans for my bathrooms. He answers his phone when you call him and he shows up on time when promised. He gave me a good price for the work involved but where he shined above the rest is his willingness to get the job done now as opposed to the typical (let me check my schedule and get back to you BS) He actually called one of his guys in the field and asked them to come by my house TODAY and get the job done! I went from estimate to work completed in probably less than 4 hours total! His guys were clean, polite, respectful, and fast. They never complained about anything like so many other tradesman often do in an effort to inflate their original estimate (i.e. oh wow this is harder than I thought, you really have a tough house here, I did a lot of work here, etc, etc). The price was the price and I SUPER appreciated that! I will continue to use Rick and Barger Electric for all of my electric needs in the future and would be happy to refer them to anyone who asks me for a "referral" of a good and honest electrician. Thanks Rick...until next time. read more

Rick is busy because he is in high demand. There are good reasons for this: quick to respond, efficient with the job, great prices, and a true pro. Three new ceiling fan outlets were installed in the roof and no trace of any kind of mess. When I need an electrician, I will be calling him. read more

Rick did an excellent job putting in recessed lighting and hanging fans. He was also the most affordable out of two other quotes. I'll continue to use him for all my electrical work. read more

Made the mistake of having an unlicensed handyman come and install two ceiling fans. Total disaster: wobbly fan, no electricity to two walls, LED light didn't work etc. Called Rick who came out with his apprentice Sean and together they fixed the mess the handyman had made. Reinstalled both fans, got the LED light working, and redid wiring that had been cut. Quick, courteous, and prompt with great communication skills at a very reasonable price! Highly recommend and will definitely call again for any electrical needs! Thanks Rick and Sean! read more

Installed 2 outside lights and fixed a breaker and he was clean, knowledgeable and efficient. We will use him again!

I have used Barger Electric for a few years now and they are by far my go to Electrician. I've used them to install recessed lighting and multiple ceiling fans on two of my homes. I've also had them install a new electrical panel and new electrical throughout my garage. They are very responsive and I had an issue with one light not dimming properly and they came and fixed it with no questions asked. Don't look any further for a great and very reasonable electrician. read more

Today's Christmas Eve and our power went out due to portable heaters. I wanted to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Rick who helped talk me through resetting the breakers over the phone and for saving Christmas! I'll definitely reach out again for future electrical needs. You rock Rick! read more

Wow, this guy is a flake. I thought I had a good relationship with the guy (Rick Barger) because I met him at the gym. Nice enough guy, but no follow-through. Made an appointment, then met him, walked the job. After that, no follow-through, left message 3 times but no call back. He just fell off the face of the earth. Then, I get an email from Joel Fischenich from Barger that he wants to add me to their mailing list so I accepted their request. However, still no phone call back and its been a week so I had to move on and hire someone else. Just seems like a waist of time to set an appointment, then walk the job-site, and never hear back without even a courtesy call. read more

No call - no show is my biggest pet peeve just ahead of losing my contact information from two days past which is just ahead of taking no action to help a customer you may or may not have been too sick to service. Lesson learned; I will not be calling again. Hope your head feels better, Rick. read more

Based on the other yelp reviews and a special they were running on recessed lights, I was really hoping I could get them to come do some electrical work for me. Unfortunately I can't get them to return my calls! I've left two messages(one on Monday, one on Thursday) and here it is Friday afternoon and I still have not had a response. What a terrible way to do business. I'm very disappointed. We have a lot of eletrical work that needs to be done over the next few months and this will definitely not be the shop getting my business. read more

Thanks, Rick! When an outlet fried over the weekend and shut down electricity in several rooms, we called an electrician who came out and quoted absolutely astronomical figures for four options to fix the problem ($1800-$5000!). We sent him away and found Barger Electric on Yelp who came today, quickly determined what the problem was and fixed it in 15 minutes for the price of a small service call. Again, thanks, Rick! We'd hire you again! read more

I just finished getting my LED lights installed and a bunch of re-wiring for an amazing deal! I called around 30 places from Oxnard to Irvine and no one beat the prices like this company did. The job was done on-time start to finish and could have not been any better! I highly recommend this company for your electrical needs! read more

Awesome job! Works quickly but meticulously . Had solutions for our lighting needs and implemented them. Will use in the future.

Rick is great! I've have him do three different projects for me. He's always on time, quick and he cleans up after himself. His prices are reasonable and he always talks through all the options with me. read more

I am a long time customer of Barger Electric. I always call Rick when I need an electrician because he is knowledgeable, friendly, on time, and super reliable. His prices are extremely fair and I 100% recommend his services. read more

In highly recommend Barger Electric! Rick installed a recessed outlet for my TV mounted on the wall and replaced 3 GFI's. He was polite, efficient and clean. I plan on having them come back for some other lighting issues. Thanks Rick! read more

Job well done!!! We had ceiling fans and recessed lighting installed. They did a great job, very professional and nice! Very little mess and they were great about avoiding to make holes in the drywall to install the fixtures. Highly recommend and great price, too! read more

Since my last review Rick and I have communicated our misunderstanding and have moved forward with electrical work needed in my home. The installation of a ceiling fan and LED lights along with other work was performed in a professional manner and in a reasonable time period. Rick's prices were reasonable and he even troubleshooted some others issues at no charge. I would recommend him and his partner due to their professional work. read more

Fast service and fair rates!!! I have had Rick do a few jobs at my home in the past (installing additional outlets and wiring up new recessed lighting) and recently had him do an emergency repair for a complete circuit being down. All of the work was done quickly and professionally. Highly recommended. read more

Barger Electric came on a recommendation from my mother. Her two story house suffered a water leak and after the first floor ceiling was replaced she had Rick from Barger Electric install recessed lighting in her family room and kitchen. I highly recommend Barger Electric. Rick installed recessed lighting in my living room and hallway. He was very efficient, performed quality work and cleaned up afterwards where there was no evidence he was even here. If you need recessed lighting or any other electrical work...Rick is your man read more

We recently purchased a home that needed a good amount of electrical work: wiring, recessed lighting, exterior lighting, etc. Rick provided us with a fair and competitive estimate and delivered on everything. He was great at helping us think outside the box to find solutions based on the home layout and our needs. He was on time, and did the job with speed and quality. Definitely recommend Rick Barger. read more

Good guy, reliable and most importantly, honest. He installed canned lights in several rooms for me. He had a new guy working for him upstairs in our master bedroom and the guy drilled through the ceiling into the roof. He didn't know it at the time but it made a hole that would later let rain in. The first time it rained I called Rick in a panic and he came immediately and took 100% responsibility without hesitation. THe next day he had a roofer and a drywaller/painter at my house fixing everything. Mistakes happen with every company, but finding someone who stands by their work and fixes those mistakes are invaluable in todays world. Thanks Rick. read more

After finding an ad in the local smart saver magazine, I contacted "Rick", the owner of Barger Electric. He was very professional on the phone, and quoted me the price right away after I told him that I needed 4 recessed lights installed in my dining room. He's very busy, since his work is top notch, and his prices are much better than most, but after a few days, we locked in a time and a day to start the job. He showed up on time, and finished the job in under an hour and a half! As I said before, his prices beat the other 3 places I called, and believe me, I'm sure the quality of his work was better than they would have done! There was only one hole to patch above the switch by the ceiling after he was done, and he even corrected a ceiling fan problem that my contractor had messed up on. If you need any electrical services, Rick is the guy! I'll hire him again if I need any other electrical work done. read more

So finally I'm able to write a true review of Rick's work. I apologize that I didn't get this out sooner. Let me start by saying that Rick is a nice guy. He and his help Kyle were so great when they finally were able to come and do the work. The work was excellent, quality, and they were quick. Rick really knows his electrical. The price is right as well. We are throughly and finally able to enjoy the living room now that we have lights in there. Just a few things to note with this company. He needs to be have a calendar so he can book appointments when people are ready to book and call him. He seems a bit disorganized but is very knowledgable about the homes around the area he works in. He didn't need to come out and give me an estimate. The only other thing Rick did not explain to me is he does not repair drywall. If they have to cut into the drywall make sure you or you have someone to patch the drywall after the install of the recessed lights. I would definitely recommend Barger Electric. read more

Extremely fast , professional and clean job... very fair in price and the team is awesome. We got our recessed lighting , GIF , dimmers in entire house and few other small projects done. Highly highly recommend Barger Electric to everyone ... THUMBS UP !! read more

Two years ago we did a partial kitchen remodel and spruced up the old homestead a bit with new paint, base boards, floor and cabinets refinishing. We also changed out some lighting and upgraded all of our outlets. The work was done by a contractor we knew and his referred electrician. Shortly after the work was done (and everything looked great) we began having trouble with three outlets in the kitchen sometimes they worked and most times they didn't. After the contractor checked it twice and the electrician checked it twice, they blamed each other and stopped returning our calls! We lived without half of our kitchen outlets for at least 18 months until finally my wife had enough and suggested we call Barger, a local business that she'd noticed their trucks in the neighborhood. Rick is amazing! We called him yesterday and he came out today. In 20 minutes he'd identified the problem and in less than an hour, the work was done. The most disconcerting thing is that it was all due to a broken wire in the wall, the kind that burn down houses! Thank you Rick Barger for SAVING MY HOUSE!!! And all for just the price of a service call! read more

Rick and his assistant were very professional, efficient, and punctual. His prices are the best and he is very honest and takes pride in his work. He paid attention to details to the point where he aligned the screws to face the same way. Highly recommend and I shopped around. read more