B&M Electric

Returned home from a trip two weeks before Christmas - only to discover a broken heating system.
Called B&M & they were able to come out writhin 2 days, assessed the issue, found a replacement, quoted me a good price, & returned the next day to replace the 3 heaters. They were professional, friendly, punctual & tidy..
You can't hope for anything more!  
I highly recommend this company!

Our tenants contacted B&M Electric, as their regular electrician was otherwise engaged. The technician showed up on time and responded fairly quickly; that part was great.

The Electrician charged us $200 to diagnose the issue, which we already knew to be a bad switch in the bedroom, and then another $175 to replace that switch. Totally overpriced!

After much back and forth they came down to a fair price, but only after haggling on my part.

My advice here is ask about fees before you have them come out, if they will even give you a straight answer is another question. Based on our experience, they are good at a quick response and follow up, but very overpriced. I do not like that they would charge $200 to diagnose a bad switch. Google showed that $175 to have an electrician in Hermosa was the highest, but B&M originally charged $375.

Great company. Came promptly and inspected everything. Free diagnosis and Quote. Very professional.

Carlos is the man!!! If you need an electrician, go to B&M!  Got the job done right and we will definitely use them for any other electrical problems!!  A+++++ Service,problem solving anything electrical. Very impressed. Thank goodness for quality business!!

These guys are top notch!!  They're customer service is above and beyond.  They confirmed the appointment ahead of time, arrived right on time, were very thorough, and made sure to answer any questions we had.  Definitely recommend them!

Five star service every time. They are perfectionists in their work. Very clean and respectful of clients and property. I felt safe having them working inside my home. Very honest and they couldn't have done a better job. Not the cheapest but definitely the best. They fixed problems that have existed in our house for over 50 years without us even having to tell them about the problem! They went the extra mile every time. We will not use another company for anything electrical ever again. And we get a discount with their service contract. Couldn't be happier with their work!

They are SCAMMERS .. Do not even think to use this company. Their technicians are incompetent, unprofessional, rude, dishonest and most of liars .. Instead of fixing the problem they provoke additional problems to try to charge you more. Their operating strategy is a basic scam scheme ..

Very responsive and professional.  Justin was very knowledgeable and insightful.

Was very straight forward from my first call to them, setting up appointment, getting a quote onsite, to installing a ceiling light/fan in a rental unit of mine.  Justin was the tech on the job.. very professional.  He removed the previous light/fan and installed a new one right out of the box that I had purchased.  Took about 1.5 hours.

Not surprised by the response from Charles.
They worked for us over a period of a year and they can't find our file? We called about 6 times and left messages by recording and in person so the fact that you can't find our number Is just bs.
The fact is that they agreed to come back before our final inspection and bc they were going to get paid to do the follow up work they agreed to do they just IGNORED us.
Do yourself a favor. Get several bids and compare prices. See for yourself that their prices are too expensive AND they don't stand behind their work.

We've used B&M a handful of times for different house projects and electrical issues. The technicians are always very professional, polite and detailed. Services is excellent and overall quality of work is unrivaled. Would highly recommend them for any project big or small.

We requested a quote to install an exterior car charger; was told it would have to pull from main panel and we would need to upgrade to a 200 amp panel. Then recommended $400 amp. Quote plus trenching $80k. We said no. Then quote for 200 amp panel $14k. We paid deposit. Then quote went up to $16k. We said why not just pull amps from current interior charger in sub panel. Oh, okay. Quote $1,200. Then, day of install--oops, we can't actually install on exterior. We have to install it inside and you can put cord under garage door. Ugh. Yep that's what we got. They never returned the difference btwn our deposit and the installation quote. Yesterday got a bill for another $250. They billed for $1,600! Four hundred more than quote! This company does not honor their quotes, does not perform the work agreed upon, and is a nightmare to work with.

The accident on 186th & Hawthorne caused a power surge that killed 8 of our surge protectors and 2 of our breakers. Fortunately, no appliances were lost-the protectors did their job, sacrificed themselves. B&M were the only ones able (willing?) to respond to our call, likely, b/c half the city had their power blown out. Carlos came, did a bang up eval, troubleshooted the problem, and found practical solutions both comprehensive and cost-effective. Careful, thoughtful, professional, proficient, efficient. Great job!

We got a great job done on setting up new clean 20amp circuits and repairing the poor work previous owners had on our electric panel.  Previous owners had double tapped many of the circuit breakers.  Carlos Sandoval was very polite and personable. He explained everything that had to be done.  The job was done neatly and finished on time an the didn't mind explaining everything he did for my wife after he had told it to me.  I would recommend this company to a friend.

Prompt, professional, thorough. Really great service and friendly!

Justin arrived in less than 30 minutes after I called for urgent service and he did the job quickly and exceeded my highest expectations.

I have had B&M Electric out twice--both times they did an excellent job.  Carlos replaced bad wall plugs and Justin installed smoke detectors.   They were both personable and highly professional.    Justin and Carlos represent B&M Electric in its finest light.  You are to be commended on your outstanding service and personnel.

Excellence!
I needed to get my garage rewired: including grounding the original outlets, adding dedicated outlets for my power tools, and relocating the subpanel.
I was given good advice without condescension, and a price quote less than expected.

The resultant work was as specified, neatly and professionally implemented.

Justin J and Carlos S were skilled and pleasant technicians. When done, they left the work area clean, as if they had never been there (except for the excellent electrical upgrade.)

I fully recommend.

Outstanding!  We just finished a rather large project w/ Carlos, Antonio and their team and they were great!  Carlos and his team were courteous, knowledgeable, honorable, efficient, and a pleasure to work with!  They were up front from the get go with their estimates.  While other places might be slightly cheaper, there is no doubt that the professionalism and response here at B&M is well worth it.  We cannot recommend them enough!

B&M truly provides top-notch service.  In particular, Justin came out to provide an estimate of a variety of different jobs including installing 220V for EV charging.  He was not only prompt and on-time, but he showed that he truly cared to meet all my requested needs including the best solution and a fair price.  Justin subsequently came back to fulfill the service request in an expedient manner.  The job was not only completed in a very efficient manner, but beyond my expectations in terms of quality while limiting any things that would require fixing given the extensive work in the walls.  I will be going back to B&M and Justin for all my future electrician needs.

These guys are simply fantastic. I'm a Realtor and I work with a ton of electricians, and there is simply no one better.

I can't say enough about B&M Electric. Starting with Charles the owner to everyone of his guys they act like owners too. They actually saved our kitchen remodel job because of backsplash being cut wrong of course not by them, amazing thinking out of the box! They have been to our home many times from installing Ring to living room recessed lighting, we are so happy to have them as the first and only electric company we call.
Maggie Williams

I recently completed a bathroom remodel at my home in Manhattan Beach.
Four B&M Electric technicians were involved in the project and all of them were professional, polite and well versed in their trade.
On the final day the guys came over to finish and my wife was there to interface with them, she sent me the following text:
He is so nice. Whoever this company is...let them know this worker is awesome. I believe Justin was the tech assigned to our job that day but this could be said about anyone that showed up from their entire crew.
B&M Electric is solid at their craft and brings a refreshingly professional and polite attitude to the business.  They are appreciated.

B&M has consistently done a great job repairing electrical problems at my house, I'm thankful that my neighbor recommended them to me based on her satisfaction.  The professionalism of Mr. Charles Vargas is exceptional and appreciated.

B&M installed an EV Charger in my garage. They were professional and on time and at a reasonable cost. They provide constant texts as to where the technician is prior to arriving. Good business.

These electricians are SUPREME, job done right, extremely courteous, completely knowledgeable and very fairly priced especially when you consider done right the first time. Ive used them 5 times for different things and especially for wall mounted tv outlets...theyre the best!

This business hires nothing but friendly, efficient, and professional people. From the office manager to the electricians, they are helpful
and knowledgeable. Justin is outstanding and experienced. This family-run business is fantastic and skilled in so many areas!

After an initial scheduling snafu, B&M made it right by coming back the next day and doing the job completely for free.  I am really impressed by their commitment to customer service and would absolutely call them back again.

In response to the owner's response -
Yes, they did tell me it might take a week or two to get the estimate back and sure enough, I sent my inspection report in on June 3 and they provided an estimate on Jun 12. That's fine but it was not the 4 days they're claiming.

I also was VERY clear on the phone that we just wanted to do the bare minimum - I completely understand if they don't want to do that sort  of work, I understand that they are not handymen. My point is that they should have told me that on the phone instead of wasting my time and $150 of my money generating a detailed estimate.

Still mad...

Best service by any type of company I've had. Good price and good service by a prompt, knowledgeable technician. The company provided a link to show where the tech was after he was en route and the time frame was two hours. Will use again.

We have worked with Charles and B&M Electric since 2012 when we were undergoing a major kitchen/laundry room/dining area/foyer remodel. This particular remodel comprised about 40% of our home, and we lived in our home while it took place. It was wonderful to work with Charles as he helped us determine how we could employ different lights for different situations and not have a huge bank of switches. I have a degree in electrical engineering so I also felt confident that he understood the different requirements of the appliances that we were installing. I felt that his company would install the electrical without taking any shortcuts and have our home be safe. That being said, Ken and his crew did an excellent job in the rough electrical and finish electrical. Tony programmed the lighting scenes exactly as we had specified.

For the past four years, I have been planning a bathroom remodel and finally embarked upon it earlier this year. This project would involve three different types of lights, a fan/heater (with appropriate humidistat & switch), a medicine cabinet with electrical outlets, two pop-out outlets, GFCI outlets, and specific switches and dimmers. The estimate that Charles provided was reasonable, and so we decided to go with them because of our previous experience. They were very patient with our rescheduling as we had hiccups in the project. The space was always left clean and tidy after each visit, and they took care to protect other fixtures. The last stretch was probably the most challenging as it involved a crooked wall and making two vanity lights not look out of alignment (Thanks, Ken!) We were pleased with the end result and are looking forward to our next bathroom remodel with B&M Electric.

I rarely write reviews, however, B&M Electric is so outstanding I just have to.  

My first experience was with Carlos and Kenny O was outstanding.  First they arrived on time, put on shoe covers to wear in the house, laid plastic cover over the floors and furniture around their work area to protect everything.  They bring their own vacuum to clean up any debris from the job.  They conferred with me on decisions about placement of outlets, and any problems they encountered were explained clearly to me and options if any to resolve the problem.  They were able to find junction boxes buried in the walls other electricians failed to find, they corrected the problem to my grateful satisfaction and safety relief.  

The pleasant interactions don't stop with my two favorite electricians.  Stephanie, office manager, is a joy to speak with. She is pleasant, responsive and efficient.  

I absolutely recommend this company.  You won't be disappointed or regret your choice.  They are competitively priced and fair.  

Dodie

They fixed an electrical problem, and replaced my outlets in no time. They were courteous, efficient, and the price was fair.  I will definitely use them again.

B&M Electric and their team are fantastic! They are professional, polite, patient and they do great work. I worked with them through my job and they always took the time to answer my questions. They continuously kept going back to the job site they worked on for me, to fix issues without any hesitation. Each time I spoke with someone in their office, they were warm and welcoming. I highly recommend them.

I have been using B&M Electric for over 4 years for all the electrical repairs and upgrades at my apartment buildings and commercial centers in the South Bay. The owner (Charles) is very knowledgeable, professional and an all around awesome guy. He stands behind all of his company's work and makes sure that the finish product is functional and beautiful. Estimates and invoices are presented with detailed scopes of work and pricing.  If you are looking for a new construction or repair electrical contractor in the South Bay - look no further.

If I could give -0 Stars I would.  We spent thousands of dollars when we first moved in a few months ago and now they won't back up their work.  This is after many phone calls.  The front office person Christine is inefficient, does not communicate well, one does not know if she was lying or the staff was not responsivel,    PLEASE SPEND YOUR MONEY AND FIND ANOTHER ELECTRIC COMPANY.  Too bad but all good things must come to an end.

Holy customer service! I am so glad I chose this company! My initial inquiry with Ms. Cristal Diaz was very reassuring. She was so patient even thought I asked her a bunch of questions. I expressed all my concerns and what I was looking for and she made it happen! WOW! WOW! WOW! I know I'm not the easiest to work with especially since I talked to the owner, Charles, too just as extra insurance. He was just as awesome! I wish I had more houses just to hirer Charles' company!! Ken & Antonio came to my home and made the process very painless. I was scared that my vision for my home wouldn't work out but, it's nothing these guys couldn't handle! The owner even came to my home the next day to make sure everything went according to plan!!!! Talk about above and beyond!!!! I love this company from my first experience with Cristal (who really sealed the deal) to the owner! Where do you find a company like this anymore?!?!! Look no further! I recommend 100%!

We have used B&M Electric on several occasions from simple troubleshooting up to a complete bathroom remodel  

*****Top notch service
*****Knowledgeable staff
*****Detail orientated
*****They show up ON-TIME!!

Outstanding experience all-around

I have been using this electrical company for years! They are reliable and professional. They provide OUTSTANDING customer service and TOP NOTCH work. Just recently, they installed recessed lighting throughout my house and my husband and I couldn't have been more pleased. The owner, Charles Vargas, has one of the best work ethics I know. He is honest, sincere and fair. He answered all of my questions and took care of all of my concerns with an extremely cheerful, professional attitude. I never felt like I was a nuisance with my inquiring phone calls.  I also recommended B & M Electric to my parents for outdoor landscape lighting. And once again, they hit the mark perfectly...and on time, which is very important  in the remodel industry. Even if you get the suggested three estimates from competing companies, just know that  B& M Electric is worth every penny. And their honesty, craftsmanship, character and sincerity far surpass any other company's estimate!

I called B&M to troubleshoot some wiring problems I was having. Charles the owner stayed on top of all the details that his employees were working and kept me informed throughout the whole process. They were always prompt and completed the job in a timely manner. The hourly rate was on the steep side, as they had 2 men on the job. But it was not out of line with other electrical contractors, and the quality of work and lack of headache/hassle makes it worth it.