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Is $3.05 a square foot to rough and trim a 2200 sqft house, too much or not enough? I'm in the Phoenix,AZ area. Any input would be appreciated.
Is $3.05 a square foot to rough and trim a 2200 sqft house, too much or not enough? I'm in the Phoenix,AZ area. Any input would be appreciated.
How the heck someone bids electrical by the sq ft is beyond me. Concrete, sheetrock, yup. A home?
Please stop with the Square Foot Pricing questions for electrical. We all know you can't answer the question up front. You must add up all that is in the house - arrive at your number and then divide by the sq ft of the house.
Sq ft pricing may work on sheetrock and plastering - but not electrical or plumbing.
GC's use sq ft pricing as estimates - but that is also based on historical data. That number changes as materials wanted in the house change - marble cost more than ceramic tile. cherry cabinets cost more than oak, granite countertops cost more than laminate countertops, 14 ft ceilings cost more than 8ft ceilings.
GC's that ask for a sq ft price for electrical either build the same house over and over again - or don't know what they are talking about. Plus - copper prices have gone crazy the past 5 years - other material is much more expensive these days too -
Would these two houses cost the same to wire?
2200 sq ft house - code minimum with all gas appliances - 2 bathrooms, overhead service
or
2200 sq ft with 30 -5" recessed lights, dimmers everywhere, decora devices, underground service, 2 car garage, hot tub, jacuzzi tubs, 4 bathrooms, all electric appliances, under cabinet lights, central air conditioning, cable and data in every room, speaker systems, underground pool, etc, etc ,etc
DO you get the point?
Is $3.05 a square foot to rough and trim a 2200 sqft house, too much or not enough? I'm in the Phoenix,AZ area. Any input would be appreciated.
Don't let anyone tell you that volume makes up for low cost, the reality to that is you go broke faster.JMO.
That's where I'm at I guess if all the same a rhythm could reveal I think this is more for tracking then bidding, I've have many 2000 sq fters cost more than larger homes - it depends on what's in em that drive the costs. We don?t supply footage but we do supply electrical circuitry, price per outlet and controls are more accurate then footage but real-estate doesn't know what to do with this unit of measure. I think the footage method was born out of the track home industry but there are probably many general contractors using footage pricing and if so good for them electrical contractors shouldn?t - but methods do reveal over time.How the heck someone bids electrical by the sq ft is beyond me. Concrete, sheetrock, yup. A home?
That's where I'm at I guess if all the same a rhythm could reveal I think this is more for tracking then bidding, I've have many 2000 sq fters cost more than larger homes - it depends on what's in em that drive the costs. We don’t supply footage but we do supply electrical circuitry, price per outlet and controls are more accurate then footage but real-estate doesn't know what to do with this unit of measure. I think the footage method was born out of the track home industry but there are probably many general contractors using footage pricing and if so good for them electrical contractors shouldn’t - but methods do reveal over time.
Ha - let us know how your costs come outI would love to comment on it but I need to go out and pick up a square foot of breakers and few square feet of panels along with about 500 square foot of 12-2
....... I think the footage method was born out of the track home industry ........