Mobile home

[resistance]

I never thought I would ask this question, but here it goes.
-have you ever heard of a licensed, bonded, and insured electrical contractor price a service replacement (on the pole) for a mobile home for $650? How the heck are companies working this cheap? Supplies alone are $400+.

 

[hillbilly1]

I wouldn't doubt it, I priced a new service for a double wide years ago before the economy got bad, my competitor quoted a 200 amp overhead service for $125. The disconnect alone at that time was $100. He must have really liked doing electrical work :roll:

 

[CDELECT]

I never thought I would ask this question, but here it goes.
-have you ever heard of a licensed, bonded, and insured electrical contractor price a service replacement (on the pole) for a mobile home for $650? How the heck are companies working this cheap? Supplies alone are $400+.

You make it up in volume !!!, you have to be careful and not charge to much, you may make some money, and have to live like a plumber, and take vacations and be able to pay all your bills.

 

[flyboy]

I never thought I would ask this question, but here it goes.
-have you ever heard of a licensed, bonded, and insured electrical contractor price a service replacement (on the pole) for a mobile home for $650? How the heck are companies working this cheap? Supplies alone are $400+.

Yes, I have. And the fact they are licensed, bonded and insured has nothing to do with it. Anyone with the desire to get a licesnse can get one. Getting bonded and buying insurance isn't a great accomplishment either.

Learning how to run a successful, profitable business is another story.

 

[kbsparky]

WE recently changed out a mobile home service on a pole. Supplies were nowhere near $400. More like half that.

You need to shop around for better pricing on your materials, or use a different scheme altogether to be competitive.

 

[Cow]

The biggest problem with metermain changeouts for us, is the line/load conduits are dead center top and bottom in the old panel. In the Siemens metermains we use, they're offset. We usually dig up the underground against the pole to shift it over.:roll:

 

[resistance]

Yes, I have. And the fact they are licensed, bonded and insured has nothing to do with it. Anyone with the desire to get a licesnse can get one. Getting bonded and buying insurance isn't a great accomplishment either.

Learning how to run a successful, profitable business is another story.

I disagree!!! Being bonded and insured simply means you have overhead.

I wouldn't doubt it, I priced a new service for a double wide years ago before the economy got bad, my competitor quoted a 200 amp overhead service for $125. The disconnect alone at that time was $100. He must have really liked doing electrical work

Exactly!!

WE recently changed out a mobile home service on a pole. Supplies were nowhere near $400. More like half that.

You need to shop around for better pricing on your materials, or use a different scheme altogether to be competitive.

I guess it depends on your location.

 

[resistance]

You make it up in volume !!!, you have to be careful and not charge to much, you may make some money, and have to live like a plumber, and take vacations and be able to pay all your bills.

LOL!!! Not much volume coming this way. From experience, i know this job is under priced.

 

[electricguy61]

"You mean you want it to work? Now we talk extra's, like wire in the service mast!":grin: