Another amazing job well done thanks to Dillon and Doug! Can't thank them enough for their professionalism, knowledge, and timely manner. Wouldn't recommend anyone other than this company for my electrical needs! read more

I used Daren, Kevin and team at my property in the Ventura Keys. They installed can lights throughout, vent fans in bathrooms, junction boxes for ceiling fans and more. They were honest, pleasant, hardworking, high integrity and GOOD at their job! I've already referred them to family who had the same experience. I am a local real estate agent and I constantly have clients asking for referrals for tradespeople. Straight Line is at the top of my list when homeowners call me. If you need the best electrician in Ventura County, and you want competitive pricing without getting jerked around, call Straight Line. Grant Leichtfuss, Real Estate Agent read more

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I do not claim to have knowledge of every little thing that can go wrong with a house. This is also not my house and I cannot cause more issues for the homeowner. If I had known or been told, I would not have gone through with how things were installed and would have opted for what had to be done to make installations work as intended. They also did not come out that many times for the issues I mentioned. They did a lot of prior work here we were happy with and did come out for estimates or questions. The communication failed. That simple. You're not always going to have five stars. Not everyone even reviews. I really doubt they have this few of customers. Again, I don't think they're a company to avoid, but for me I have to get these projects fixed now. We're not going to agree on what happened and they have to say what they can as a business. I don't lie about businesses or personal experiences and people can message me if they have questions. read more

Darren and his son Dillion and their crew are my hero's! Straigthline Electric is Honest Work for Honest pay just like they say. I trust Darren, he's such a good kind man, and he is very knowledgeable about all things electric. I know I'm in safe hands when I call on him, knowing he'll show up and I can rest assured that my electrical needs are met and my home is safely attended to. I am so grateful they have decided to stick around! Thanks Darren, I was worried for a while. I think you've been my electrician now for around 18 years, I appreciate you and your professionalism so much. read more

We had to upgrade our "box" when we put in a new air and Heating system. As per usual, it was a lot of red tape with the city and 13 trips for someone to look at the same hole in the ground and wall. Darren was so great to work with; he was always available, always answered calls promptly, came on a moments notice when some guy showed up with a clip board and questions and did not ask for payment until the job was complete. His professionalism and sense of humor ensure he will always be my top choice for electrical work. We have had no problems with any of the work that was done. Straight Line made what could have been a stressful situation smooth and easy for me. read more

Was referred by a friend AND was very satisfied! I needed to add exterior outlets, replace a few fixtures in the garage/attic and take care of a ghetto/ potential problem power strip. Darren, Dillon and Victor were all very nice, clean and considerate. They showed up on time, were reasonably priced and had great communication! Would recommend to family and friends! Thank you guys!! read more

Darren had come out to replace a breaker last year. Everything worked great....until a couple of months ago. Then, strange things happened. I don't have lights on unless I really need them. But in my room, lights began flickering, the t.v. kept turning off, and then on, off and on, my two lamps kept flickering on and off. Then half the outlets/plugs went dead. The outside lights went dead. It was getting weird. So I called, left a message that either my house was going to blow up or I had Poltergeist and ghosts habitating here. I'm sure the lady thougt I was a nut! But too many weird things were going on. An employee of Darren's showed up, but he didn't quite get the whole ghost part. Then (thank goodness) Darren drove up. He remembered me and said he likes to service the customers he has helped previously. He said he'd check the breaker box first. He came back and said I had a burned out breaker, which he replaced. He assumed that was the end of it. I said, "oh no, we've got more going on." I asked him to check the dead outlets in the other room. He checked one, and said, "yep, no power". Then he checked another one. Same thing no power. Then another and another. Over ten outlets had no power, the wiring was faulty, the switchplate was cracked...and on and on. Long story short, Darren was there for 5 hours, testing and pulling out every bad outlet wires hanging, room by room, methodically. He was so nice, funny, we joked around. He replaced wiring, put new outlets in, new plates, put in missing bullbs, switched dimmers to regular switches, fixed the outside lights and wiring. He undercharged me, I told him that. But a lot of stuff he did for no charge. He charged me for 3 hours of work. But he was there for 5 hours! Just a nice, kind, cool guy who worked his butt off so I wouldn't have to worry about ghosts or lights going off and on and the t.v. shutting off and then coming back on. Very professional, polite, respectful and honest. I recommend Straight Line Electric and Darren, the owner. I needed help asap - and he was there dedicated to fixing everything! Thanks Darren! read more

Straight Line Electric was very good. We were having weird power problems but only at night. During the day they were able to track down and figure out that it was the main circuit breaker to the house. Stephen replaced it, cleaned up the connectors and then double checked that everything was good. Very respectful. Very nice. Thank you. read more

I've heard of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. I can change a lightbulb and flip a switch. Since that's all I know about electricity, I can be taken for a ride by an unscrupulous contractor. I've used Straight Line a number of times over the years and can say that integrity is foundational to their business model. When I called them to the house today I didn't know if I had a big problem or a little one. Turns out I didn't have much of a problem at all. Steve Jones checked everything thoroughly, answered all my questions, and gave me good advice. Though his having found nothing wrong was very valuable information to me, they didn't charge me for the service call. In a world where there seems to be less and less good and more and more strife, it's nice to find people who do business like this. read more

These guys are the best, we bought an old home with faulty wiring throughout. Straightline rewired the entire place to make it safe, under budget and ahead of schedule! read more

Had a small job and they handled it like it was worth $1,000. Can't say enough about how great the service was. From ariving on time to cleaning up and out the door. No hidden charges, and did more than expected. I only wish I could find a plumber like this. read more

Great company! Just had an emergency electrical issue. A breaker went out on a condo project we were working on. It halted our work and would have been very costly to us but Straight line can out and fixed it in a jiffy. Very pleasant office staff and easy to communicate with. I am now a loyal customer. read more

Straightline installed a dimmer switch and hung a chandelier for me. They were quick, professional and did an excellent job. They even showed up early for the quote and installation. So glad I called Straightline Electric. read more

This is my third time using Straightline Electric. Since I can't post another review I'm updating this one. 5 stars through and through. Hired Darren for a panel upgrade, recess lighting, chandelier install, sub panel install and many other needed upgrades on my new home. His crew was professional, clean and respectful. They once again went above and beyond taking care of my electrical system needs. They treat you as if they were working on their own home. Excellent work and in a timely manner. Job well done again. Props to Steve their journeyman / foreman and the rest of the crew for all their hard work. Fantastic company, work, employees and customer service. Quoted me over the phone for relocating a smoke detector and putting a fan in its place. Plus the quote was more affordable than other local electric companies. I purchased a very reputable brand fan with a light. The fan unfortunately was defective out of the box. They tried everything to balance with no success. So I quickly exchanged the fan for a new one. They came right back and installed the 2nd new fan. Believe it or not the second fans motor was fried and didn't work at all. The two employees from straight line electric told me they were shocked that two fans from that reputable company didn't work out of the box. They felt so bad that they themselves took the fan back to lowes and exchanged it for a new one. They inspected the new fan at lowes to ensure it would work. They came back and installed it and it's perfect. This type of customer service is long gone in our modern world. It's good to see a company and its employee care so much. I highly recommend you call straight line for anything of you electrical needs. read more

Darren Howery, did an excellent job on the electrical system of my home. The actual work came out to the same price as the bid. Everything was done perfectly and the work space nicely cleaned. I've been looking for a good electrician, and now I am pleased to have found one, as I have some rental units that will need electrical in the near future. read more

I used Straight Line Electric for rewiring and recessed lighting in my new townhome. Daren and his crew did a flawless job. They arrived on time and worked around a hectic schedule. They answered my phone calls promptly and were out the same day. I had a non-electrician work on the outlet in one of the bathrooms, which he screwed up. Darren came out immediately and fixed the problem. A few days ago one of the ceiling fans, cheap model, broke and my renters did not have light. An employee from Straight Line responded, checked all the outlets to ensure it was only the ceiling fan. I was contacted right away and told exactly what the employee had done and what it would take to fix the problem. The light was fixed at a reasonable price. I would strongly recommend this company to do any electric work. They are honest, on-time, pleasant to work with and most of all they do a great job. You will not be disappointed. read more

I made an apointment and two electricians came out on time and ready to fix our three problems. All three were done efficiently and correctly. Excellent service read more

Courteous and communicative, an excellent diagnostician. Solved and remedied our problem quickly. Now we know who to call when we have an electrical issue! read more

We needed a major rewiring and light addition to our 1964 home we recently purchased in Ventura. Darren, Tod, and the rest of the crew, took care of all of the details, pointed out potential safety issues, took care of them, in a timely manner, and were a pleasure to work with. The follow through, and caring about the customer was outstanding. I am happy to write this,as Darren and crew's professionalism was outstanding. read more

Darren and crew at Straight Line Electric have been serving my electrical needs for over 2 years now.. Very professional technicians and fair prices are the reasons I will always use them for electrical issues at my residence. read more

I would definitely hire this company again. I tried him out based on the reviews and was not disappointed. I had a very small job and was treated with kindness and understanding. He was extremely prompt, instantly knew what the problem was, and even offered to wave his fee. I felt I had used his time and gas, so I did pay him. I would recommend him without hesitation. read more

If there were a 10-star rating, this group deserves it! Darren and his team went above and beyond the call of duty on my Oxnard home -- a complete rewire and new lighting install. After terminating the prior group only a couple of days into the job (problems revealed immediately), I called Darren's office on a Friday afternoon and he was kind enough to do a 5 PM (last minute) consult. Walking into my home he could see the problems I encountered and was both patient and kind during my stressful explanation. Darren has an eye for detail and made some really great suggestions as we were evaluating and going through the new bid. Due to a fast-track requirement, he fit my job into his schedule and he had his teams here when promised. Not only did Straight Line do a fantastic job on the rewire and install of new lighting fixtures, they went beyond the call of duty with installing and/or fixing areas that were not in their scope of work because other vendors had done incorrectly! I had a tricky medicine cabinet that they put in for me when it was discovered the prior vendor missed the measure (pun intended). I had to leave the property and they took the initiative on their own so it would be done when I returned and wouldn't delay progress. Inspections were all done in a timely manner and passed with flying colors. After the job was finished, I discovered just a couple of things that were not working correctly and Darren sent someone over immediately. They quickly fixed the issues and didn't charge me for the visit. This is a Class-A group of guys who work fast and efficiently and their prices are very fair. Darren will always get the highest ranking from me -- and he's a vendor you can completely trust! read more