JFletcher
Senior Member
- Location
- Williamsburg, VA
How I'd do it: assembly line type work. One or two tasks per man.
First helper to unwire and remove old lights from grid.
Second helper to unbox new lights, punch KOs out, throw away packaging trash and old lights, box up bulbs for recycle if necessary.
Third helper installs support wires (if needed), puts up troffers, pulls wire thru, puts locknut on MC connector/pops-into fixture.
Electrician wires lights, puts in bulbs and covers. When helpers are done with first tasks, one goes to install remaining support wires, second puts troffers in place, third does cleanup/putting ceiling tiles back in place (with clean hands).
Everyone carries new light troffers from truck/conex box to office.
Four men 1-1.5 days - 3 men 1.5-2 days (40-50 hours for ~77 lights), maybe slower if dumpster is a ways from site and there is a bunch of crap on top of grid, probably faster if everyone understands what they are going to do, have the tools and ladders they need. Getting the new lights to the office, getting old ones to trash can could take +/- several hours depending how far you have to go; factor accordingly.
First helper to unwire and remove old lights from grid.
Second helper to unbox new lights, punch KOs out, throw away packaging trash and old lights, box up bulbs for recycle if necessary.
Third helper installs support wires (if needed), puts up troffers, pulls wire thru, puts locknut on MC connector/pops-into fixture.
Electrician wires lights, puts in bulbs and covers. When helpers are done with first tasks, one goes to install remaining support wires, second puts troffers in place, third does cleanup/putting ceiling tiles back in place (with clean hands).
Everyone carries new light troffers from truck/conex box to office.
Four men 1-1.5 days - 3 men 1.5-2 days (40-50 hours for ~77 lights), maybe slower if dumpster is a ways from site and there is a bunch of crap on top of grid, probably faster if everyone understands what they are going to do, have the tools and ladders they need. Getting the new lights to the office, getting old ones to trash can could take +/- several hours depending how far you have to go; factor accordingly.