Is this quote realistic?

[Chevy72pu]

I don't post much. Mostly read everyone else's discussions. But today I have a question. Local electrical contractor came out to quote a job for me. Newly installed deck adjoining the house. There is one recessed outlet on the house wall (30 years old.) Quote was to remove outlet and replace with GFCI outlet and bubble box. Then drop wire in flex line under deck 11 ft across to railing edge. Then run 10 ft along railing in each direction (22 ft total) and up the corner post 1 ft where a standard outdoor outlet will be installed on each post with a bubble box. So we are looking at #1 GFCI outlet with bubble box, #2 standard outlets with bubble boxes and 33 ft of wire in flex line installed. Total quoted is $857.00. Is this in line with todays prices that you guys are seeing. BTW I am in a small town in central GA and this is a local family owned but fairly large company.

 

[Jim greengo]

Picture?

 

[Toomanytools?]

Labor and material prices are regional so you will get varied answers. Materials about $200, labor again depends but $125/hr guess 3 hours. I would say it's not out of line, get a permit pulled ?? There is a cost for that. Times they are expensive.

 

[ycgoat]

around here when trying to do quick mental estimate projection, I will do one of 2 things; $1000/ day or material cost x2

 

[Chevy72pu]

I guess the distance is more like 12 ft in one direction and 8ft in the other along the railing. Hope the pics help.

 

[Half-fast eddie]

Does not sound unreasonable. A little high maybe.

 

[BillK]

Doesn't look like you can get under the deck. Will he have to pull up some boards to run the line underneath ? That will add some time to it.

You have to remember that most guys on here, including myself, try to do all of this stuff ourselves. When you look at it from that point of view it can seem expensive but if you look at it from a business owners point of view it actually looks very reasonable.

 

[Jim greengo]

I guess the distance is more like 12 ft in one direction and 8ft in the other along the railing. Hope the pics help.

Looks like a big can of worms to me from the pictures,I'd say that's a pretty reasonable price considering the amount of work I see involved.

 

[sparky 1971]

If it's going under the deck I think the quote is a little low. I'd be around $1200.00

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Every time someone asks this question the best answer always ends up being to get three quotes and pick the best one.

Why? Because prices vary wildly from region to region

 

[Jim greengo]

Every time someone asks this question the best answer always ends up being to get three quotes and pick the best one.

Why? Because prices vary wildly from region to region

And always add pictures so we get an idea of what's being bid on.
That's why I never bid on anything over the phone.

 

[sparky 1971]

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[sparky 1971]

And always add pictures so we get an idea of what's being bid on.
That's why I never bid on anything over the phone.

Don't you love it when they ask for a ballpark number over the phone? Then when the job is nothing like what was described, the try to hold you to the original number. Last time someone asked me I told him it was a big ballpark, but it would be less than $500,000 to run a circuit for an electric dryer. It wound up being $1300, so I was right.

 

[Showkey]

Extra charge for the skinny helper to crawl under the deck.

 

[nadogail]

In addition to paying for the labor and material; there are overhead costs that must be paid. Insurance is not cheap.

 

[Chevy72pu]

Thanks for all of the replies. My neighbor is retired from the EMC. I think I will solicit his assistance and make it a DIO (do it ourselves) project.

 

[mike93lx]

Every time someone asks this question the best answer always ends up being to get three quotes and pick the best one.

Why? Because prices vary wildly from region to region

Getting three quotes for an $800 job is nuts. Waste of everyone's time.

 

[mikedodge]

Thanks for all of the replies. My neighbor is retired from the EMC. I think I will solicit his assistance and make it a DIO (do it ourselves) project.

Woah, why didn't you do that to begin with or ask him about the quote?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Getting three quotes for an $800 job is nuts. Waste of everyone's time.

Well how else will you know if its a good price? People on the internet cant do such a thing unless they live in the same area

 

[mike93lx]

Well how else will you know if its a good price? People on the internet cant do such a thing unless they live in the same area

We don't have to have the exact answer to give feedback and share experiences

 

[ltusler]

I always gave over the phone quotes as "over 1 but usually less than a million"

 

[mike93lx]

I always gave over the phone quotes as "over 1 but usually less than a million"

What line of work were you in that giving such useless ranges worked?

 

[dcg9381]

What line of work were you in that giving such useless ranges worked?

Works fine if you don't want the business..

 

[wyliesdiesels]

What line of work were you in that giving such useless ranges worked?

thats a, "I dont want the work quote"