Barker & Son Electric

Chloe C.

Tom Barker and Tony are the best! They charged a fair price for top quality work. They really listened to us and fulfilled our requests, even changing certain things after completion to make sure we were totally satisfied.

Tom is also a really funny dude, I enjoyed chatting with him. All communication and scheduling went really smoothly and I couldn't be happier with the end results. I'd definitely recommend these guys.

Nicole B.

So happy to have found them! EXCELLENT customer service and quality. Tony replaced more than 10 outlets in my unit today; he was professional, personable and knowledgeable. Tom the owner stopped by with more supplies. He couldn't have been nicer or more knowledgeable himself. I will be adding another outlet in the future and they walked me through the option, process & cost. Not only will I use them again, but I will refer them to my clients as well. THANK YOU Tony & Tom! I deeply appreciate your service.

JJ L.

My first call electrician. Helpful, professional, straight shooter. I was in a jam with a circuit breaker at my rental property. Tenant couldn't work and needed help. I left a voicemail near closing time on Friday. Tom called me back quickly and we devised a plan.

Yvette C.

Tom and the whole team are professional, knowledgable and really nice people. Tom is quick to respond and has helped us through different electrical issues with ease and a little good humor. I would recommend them whole heartedly.

Kimberly G.

I didn't expect much since my landlord had picked the company and set up everything but the honesty and just all around excellent customer service blew me away. The electrician that came explained everything he did and needed to do. Very fair price and doesn't try to tell you to replace things you don't need. I'd definitely trust these guys to do work for my family and friends. Not a lot of small family businesses like this left. Highly recommend!

anokh p.

We've used Barker & Son twice for some wiring at our house. Both times, the service was outstanding. However, the second time, Tony spent several days completing the job for us. He was nice, professional, honest, and helpful. Tom came and oversaw the work going on several times during the job too. I highly recommend them.

Scott D.

Really exceptional service from Tom and his team. He took the time to come out personally after a small snafu in electrical service to my A/C unit. He dug into the issue beyond what I expected to help me try to understand the problem. Very professional service.

Denise B.

Terrific service from Tom Barker and technician Tony. Tony got called away during my exhaust fan replacement job for an emergency call and, to make up for that, did not charge me for going to the supplier and getting the new fan that they discovered I needed. In addition, Tom Barker himself came the next day to make sure the installation was correct and discovered that the fan had not been exhausting to anywhere but into the ceiling joists -- there was no flue to the outside! For no extra charge than the regular hourly rate he and Tony drilled a properly sized hole through the 2 x 4 joists and outside wall, installed ducting to the fan unit and voila! perfect exhausting of the damp shower steam (and all the other gases produced in a bathroom, ahem)! The fan is reliable and comes on with the light switch and no more worries about mold or moisture buildup. They also checked for that in the timbers inside the ceiling, by the way, luckily all was dry and good. Tony also installed dimmer switches in two rooms for me and a surge protecting outlet. Terrific work, two days of effort by the team and all under $350! Highly recommend. I'd have given five stars except that Tony left on day 1 in the middle of the job due to that emergency call, and did not call to tell me he wouldn't be back that day, so I sort of waited around all afternoon to hear from him. Minor quibble, but if I had had other things to do it might have been a problem. I didn't, and it wasn't, as it happens.

Edward H.

Great couple of guys. Came to finish a job on three different days. Very professional. Very friendly. Reasonable price. This was my second experience with them and it's been great. They're officially my electricians for my restaurant.

Debra K.

I've had random power surges in my house for the last few weeks and it had gotten so bad that at any point, day or night, electricity in any room might go off. Or only the outlets would go off, or only the lights in the kitchen and bedroom. Random things. I checked the breakers but because of the randomness of the power I knew the problem wasn't inside the house

Santa Monica Power was no help as they told me I needed to hire an electrician to come out and diagnosis the problem before they would come out - even though I would have to hire someone to tell me what I already knew.

Yelp had decent recommendations for Barker & Son, plus referrals from Carlson's so I gave them a call.

Turns out Barker & Son is a small outfit from Santa Monica. Tom Barker went to SM schools and they are really nice people. Even better, Tom Barker told me that he knew exactly what the problem was, that he didn't need to charge me for coming out, to call the power company back and tell them it was a bad connection at the pole.

I did, the power company came right out, Tom was right, and I now have full-time electricity in every room.

I'll give them my business from now on