cost of recessed light installation
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Anonymous
| We would like to install four recessed lights in the kitchen. We'd supply the lights. How much should the installation labor cost? Thanks!! |
Anonymous
| We had it done - six lights and it was $150 a can. |
Anonymous
| i had it done for $50 per light by a handyman who was unlicensed |
Anonymous
| It should be inexpensive. My painter charged 100-150 for 4, and that included the lights. |
Anonymous
| Thanks! And just to be clear, you guys weren't just retrofitting recessed lights in place of an existing ceiling fixture, right? Were you starting from scratch, so to speak? |
Anonymous
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Will they be running wires that need to connect to a new light switch? Do you want the patch work and paint completed too?
Is you ceiling drywall or plaster? |
Anonymous
This is key. |
Anonymous
What if it's plaster? |
Anonymous
More difficult to cut holes in a perfect circle. Somewhat more difficult to feed wires. |
Anonymous
| Also more difficult to do the patchwork around plaster. Plaster is also older and therefore more likely to break off requiring more extensive repairs. |
Anonymous
| We did it with plaster ceilings in a hallway that had track lighting. It was about $100 including the light for each. Very pleased, but did have to repair plaster for wiring and repaint. |
Anonymous
| We paid $150 for an existing room and $100 each for light as part of construction of an addition. Same electrician. |
Anonymous
| OP here-- we have have drywall. They'd need to run wires to an existing light switch. We'd like to replace the old fluorescent fixture with track lights around the room. thanks again. |
Anonymous
| I'm confused. You want recess or track lighting? Track lighting should be a very cheap install. It should also be an easy install if they're using renovation cans for recess. The type of cans they'd do during an initial install would cost more. |
Anonymous
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OP here again-- I meant recessed lights, not track lights! Sorry for the mistake. We want to replace the fluorescent kitchen light fixture with several recessed lights. We'd need to run the wires from the new recessed lights to the light switch currently used for the existing fluorescent fixture. Sounds like a few hundred dollars?
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