finish electrical

11 years ago

I'm building a home, and as the bids are starting to add up I'm trying to find ways to pinch pennies. Although I have a fair amount of experience with retrofit electrical, I'm definitely not going to wire the house myself. However, I can definitely do the finish work. I talked to my sub about this, and he would like me to submit a counter offer to his initial bid. Is finish work typically a percentage of the total job, or a per fixture rate? We'll have 35 cans, 5 ceiling fans, 16 pendants, 10 exterior lights, 52 outlets, structured wiring. The total bid was $37,000. Any hints as to how much I should ask him to knock off if I do everything above drywall, outlets and switches as well as all fixtures?

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Vith
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I would recommend to not do the drywall / mud not sure if you meant that with the way its worded. Is this bid from the electrician? Normally you would supply the light fixtures anyhow so you get the style you want so that probably isnt part of the bid.
randy427
11 years ago
I believe he's talking about doing the switch, receptacle, light fixture installations as a DIY after the wall surfaces are finished. I see it as being in the area of two to three days, maybe four, of an apprentice's labor. $500 at the outside. Some junction box connections are not obvious after the walls are closed up and you don't know which cable leads where. It could end up taking you considerably more time.
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