Mr.Sparkle
Senior Member
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- Jersey Shore
Hey guys I got a call for an estimate today to rewire an entire 1300 sq foot existing ranch which "supposedly" is gutted already to the studs, I am pretty sure I will be removing the existing wiring but am not positive yet as it is sight unseen at the moment.
This is where I am looking for some advice, seeing that this is not a brand new home would you adjust your per opening price even though I was told from the homeowner it is/will be completely gutted to the studs? Any tips on pricing wire demo of a 1300 sq ft home? I have never had to price such a job "yet".
Here is the pre-kicker, this was a word of mouth phone call from a childhood friend of a builder that keeps me pretty busy, the builder gave him my number & put in a good word for me but he has nothing to do with this job, the home owner is GC'ing the entire project himself. He has also made me aware that he has drawings for what he would like in each room, as well as what I will need to put in to be code compliant. (he sounds like has knowledge, I don't think he is a TLC/HGTV weekend warrior house flipper)
And now....the kicker, he admitted to me that he already had another electrician give him a price and he thought it was too high (I don't know the price), and he also stated to me that he wants to "keep the service at 100 amps but just put a bigger box in" because I guess the other EC told him that if he upgrades the service he has to move the panel further from the gas meter yada yada yada and he is probably trying to shave a bunch off the estimate by not upgrading/moving the service.
Anyhow I meet him tonight and will see this job in person, what would you guys charge for an estimate like this? Would you tell him you only charge for the estimate if he doesn't give you the job? Any advice on a job like this would be greatly appreciated, I am a relatively new one man show with occasional help from my brother and never had to price a gut/remodel job like this.
Will report on the actual site later, thanks!
Jesse
This is where I am looking for some advice, seeing that this is not a brand new home would you adjust your per opening price even though I was told from the homeowner it is/will be completely gutted to the studs? Any tips on pricing wire demo of a 1300 sq ft home? I have never had to price such a job "yet".
Here is the pre-kicker, this was a word of mouth phone call from a childhood friend of a builder that keeps me pretty busy, the builder gave him my number & put in a good word for me but he has nothing to do with this job, the home owner is GC'ing the entire project himself. He has also made me aware that he has drawings for what he would like in each room, as well as what I will need to put in to be code compliant. (he sounds like has knowledge, I don't think he is a TLC/HGTV weekend warrior house flipper)
And now....the kicker, he admitted to me that he already had another electrician give him a price and he thought it was too high (I don't know the price), and he also stated to me that he wants to "keep the service at 100 amps but just put a bigger box in" because I guess the other EC told him that if he upgrades the service he has to move the panel further from the gas meter yada yada yada and he is probably trying to shave a bunch off the estimate by not upgrading/moving the service.
Anyhow I meet him tonight and will see this job in person, what would you guys charge for an estimate like this? Would you tell him you only charge for the estimate if he doesn't give you the job? Any advice on a job like this would be greatly appreciated, I am a relatively new one man show with occasional help from my brother and never had to price a gut/remodel job like this.
Will report on the actual site later, thanks!
Jesse
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