HappyFace
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- cumberland furnace, Tennessee
OK here we go I'm tired of scratching my head and anyone local would never give me a straight answer. With this there are so many variables people have probably lost hair thinking about it. But generally speaking for new residential if supplies where provided by contractor for everything except lighting what would be acceptable prices for this short list to keep it simple. I know the variables how many can you put in in an hour and figure your hourly. Well there's more to it than that supply runs, setup, cleanup, admin, travel ECT. I'm trying to see where others are at even if it's Alabama or Ohio.
Price per
Toggle switch-$?
Three-Way switch
Four-way switch
Dimmer
Three-Way dimmer
Duplex outlet
Indoor gfci
Outdoor gfci with feedthrough cover
Flushmount wall/ceiling lighting indoor 8-12'
Flushmount indoor 12-16'
Pendent lighting
Simple utility lights
Ceiling fans
Outdoor flush mount wall/ceiling 8'-12'
Flood lights 16'+
Wall Mount outdoor lighting
Even if I could get a couple straight answers with a few I would know I'm ballpark elsewhere. I had been doing remodels, additions and service and know my prices are to high for new construction or at least I believe they are when my finish labor and small materials outlets/switches/etc. not fixtures is close to $5000 on a $2700 sqft home that's not to far off just being code compliant basic layout.
A sample of my finish work pricing for a rehab remodel- 15 switches or more would be $20 per standard switch, $35 to hang a flush mount light, $75 for a ceiling fan
I would be fine with my pricing but I would like to actually get work in new construction and besides being a good electrician and honest you have to be competitive. The reason I realized there might be a error was because I was doing research and on the national home builders association they attributed that on average "lighting fixtures" (I'm not sure if they count outlets, switches or whatever else in this category but there was only one other "electrical wiring") counted for an estimated 1.2% of overall building cost and this means everything. This would leave the home I'm looking at now at an estimated $417k new construction home and I do not see that especially for my area. Granted I cannot and will not budget a job based on a NHBA average.
Price per
Toggle switch-$?
Three-Way switch
Four-way switch
Dimmer
Three-Way dimmer
Duplex outlet
Indoor gfci
Outdoor gfci with feedthrough cover
Flushmount wall/ceiling lighting indoor 8-12'
Flushmount indoor 12-16'
Pendent lighting
Simple utility lights
Ceiling fans
Outdoor flush mount wall/ceiling 8'-12'
Flood lights 16'+
Wall Mount outdoor lighting
Even if I could get a couple straight answers with a few I would know I'm ballpark elsewhere. I had been doing remodels, additions and service and know my prices are to high for new construction or at least I believe they are when my finish labor and small materials outlets/switches/etc. not fixtures is close to $5000 on a $2700 sqft home that's not to far off just being code compliant basic layout.
A sample of my finish work pricing for a rehab remodel- 15 switches or more would be $20 per standard switch, $35 to hang a flush mount light, $75 for a ceiling fan
I would be fine with my pricing but I would like to actually get work in new construction and besides being a good electrician and honest you have to be competitive. The reason I realized there might be a error was because I was doing research and on the national home builders association they attributed that on average "lighting fixtures" (I'm not sure if they count outlets, switches or whatever else in this category but there was only one other "electrical wiring") counted for an estimated 1.2% of overall building cost and this means everything. This would leave the home I'm looking at now at an estimated $417k new construction home and I do not see that especially for my area. Granted I cannot and will not budget a job based on a NHBA average.