Anyone care to ballpark this work?

[2K4CE]

I normally do this sort of thing myself, but I'm moving into a nice new house, and I have no business monkeying around with nice things.

I have a 3 car finished garage. (Sheetrock ceiling)

I'm having an electrician come out next week to quote me, but I don't want to look like a total a-hole having him write up $6k of work, then having to knock it down to 'a couple of outlets' to fit budget.

I want to add a total of 6 outlets.
2 in ceiling, 4 in walls.

I want to add a new 20a circuit with a single outlet. (Probably in the ceiling, for a reel extension cord I already own.)

I want to add six 8 foot surface mount light fixtures on their own switch.

And two 4 foot fixtures on their own switch.

Thanks!

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

A little more info would help: Is there accessible attic space above the garage? Where and how far away is your load center? Got any pictures?

 

[CNGsaves]

You've had a few posts, so you've likely seen this already.

Here you go:

 

[2K4CE]

A little more info would help: Is there accessible attic space above the garage? Where and how far away is your load center? Got any pictures?

The load center is on the outside wall of the garage itself. Convenient.
The attic is accessible. 1 story house. Just a pretty standard built in and finished 3 car garage.

No pictures unfortunately. I don't close until next week.

 

[larry_g]

I normally do this sort of thing myself, but I'm moving into a nice new house, and I have no business monkeying around with nice things.

I have a 3 car finished garage. (Sheetrock ceiling)

I'm having an electrician come out next week to quote me, but I don't want to look like a total a-hole having him write up $6k of work, then having to knock it down to 'a couple of outlets' to fit budget.

I want to add a total of 6 outlets.
2 in ceiling, 4 in walls.

I want to add a new 20a circuit with a single outlet. (Probably in the ceiling, for a reel extension cord I already own.)

I want to add six 8 foot surface mount light fixtures on their own switch.

And two 4 foot fixtures on their own switch.

Thanks!

Access is the big issue here. If you would consider conduit on the surface then you might find it reasonable. If your **** on pretty then the price is going to reflect that. I would expect that with fairly easy access in the wall and above the ceiling you would be looking in the 5-8 hundred range. If there is flooring above the garage then the price is going up.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[2K4CE]

Thanks
5-800, is that a labor figure only?


I'm hoping to get it all in under $1500.

Any more and the wife might notice

 

[Zeke]

While the price of materials has doubled in a couple of years (guessing), the materials you listed shouldn't cost too much. Good quality light fixtures might run you a bit, but I couldn't get any prices easily. I tend to buy that kind of thing at the wholesale electric supply.

 

[MrMark]

Does this include sheetrock repair? You have to drill through the fireblock in the walls even if you can come down through the top plate in the attic. The sheetrock above the panel would have to come out too. You can use smartboxes to have a decent strong box instead of the junk remodel boxes. If it is a nice garage you don't want to cheap out and run conduit on your walls.

I would say 1500 minimum including cheap fixtures with no sheetrock repair would be a good price. In fact, it may be a low price. Decent wrap fixtures will be more.

 

[MrMark]

The load center is on the outside wall of the garage itself. Convenient.
The attic is accessible. 1 story house. Just a pretty standard built in and finished 3 car garage.

No pictures unfortunately. I don't close until next week.

Not really if it is what you say. If this is a typical CA house it will have what is called a combination service entrance/load center mounted semi-flush on the garage. All the breakers are on the outside. Not a great way to do it, but it is the way it is done here because it is cheap and the weather is favorable. You can work with that.

If it is a surface mount combination panel then just getting inside the garage will be a mess with conduits punched in through the exterior wall.

 

[MrMark]

I take back what I said on price. You've got at least 600 dollars in fixtures there just for cheap stuff, and that's not counting bulbs, which are expensive. Wire, breakers, and outlets and switches another 200 bucks. I would put you closer to 2000 for a cheap job with no sheetrock repair.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

I would say 1500 to 2000 and done in a day, day and a half if the garage is as you describe. If you go surface mount conduit through the ceiling then the cost will drop considerably...

 

[383 240z]

I must be weird, I like surface mount wiring in my shop. Keith

 

[larry_g]

Thanks
5-800, is that a labor figure only?


I'm hoping to get it all in under $1500.

Any more and the wife might notice

I would put that figure at labor and wiring, no fixtures.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[2K4CE]

Thanks guys!

 

[pattenp]

I was thinking materials/fixtures and labor $2300 - $2500.

 

[2K4CE]

That's still not so bad.

 

[Rickcnc]

I had my garage done a month or so ago... 4 circuits 20 amps Total of 12 receptacles, 16 8' T8 Lights, 1 220V circuit for welder, one outside light, all wiring was in EMT
I supplied the T8 lights and wire , contractor supplied the rest including EMT and boxes.

Came in at $1400, billed me for 16 hours. Not sure if this was good or bad.

 

[2K4CE]

I had my garage done a month or so ago... 4 circuits 20 amps Total of 12 receptacles, 16 8' T8 Lights, 1 220V circuit for welder, one outside light, all wiring was in EMT
I supplied the T8 lights and wire , contractor supplied the rest including EMT and boxes.

Came in at $1400, billed me for 16 hours. Not sure if this was good or bad.

Wow! Maybe I will go with conduit, if we're talking that kind of savings.

 

[sr71]

2k - sounds like a 2 day job for 1 man.