How much to rewire one outlet?
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Anonymous
| Have an outlet that needs to be rewired/replaced. Any ideas about how much that would cost? We are in Nova. TIA. |
Anonymous
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Seriously this is about the easiest do it yourself job possible.... |
Anonymous
| Ours were about 35 per outlet. |
Anonymous
Maybe, but don't have the time or interest to figure it out/do it on my own. |
Anonymous
Thanks - so plus service call maybe $125 total? |
Anonymous
| I had an electrician replace a light switch and he robbed me of $175. Took him 5 minutes. |
Anonymous
| Just get a handyman. |
Anonymous
| Most electricians will tell you their price over the phone for a standard job like this. Most also charge a minimum fee, so it might just be the minimum, like 175, even if it takes 10 minutes. |
Anonymous
That's why a handyman makes more sense -- between $30 to $60 per hour. |
Anonymous
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Comparison: my oncologist spent 45 minutes talking me down from anxiety and got paid my copay of $35 plus the insurance payment of $36.*
Handyman's start in NoVA at $60 per hour; electricians I've had come $175 per hour. House Rep Jim Moran complains about $175,000 which for when in session is about $550 per day excluding all the genies (food, travel, free health care, full pension for remainder). Jackson just signed with the Redskins for $29 million for 3 years, $16 of which is guaranteed. * I pay my oncologist his full charges over what my insurance pays him, because he is saving my life. He can always use the money to care for someone without insurance (which he does). Perspective on America. |
Anonymous
Er, you know that what you manage to get paid is what you're worth in America, right? That's why minimum wage or unemployed people are told to get an education and get a job. All success are solely of your own efforts. That's why "You didn't build that" is taken as such insult. Luck of birth, parents, race, sex, and circumstances are considered inconsequential. |
Anonymous
I had them all replaced in my house with some other work, so we mostly charged an hourly rate + 15 or so for each outlet. Staples electric. |
Anonymous
I replace my own too but its more like $4 since you har to buy the receptacle  . It's also a good lesson to earn which breaker goes to which outlet in the house since its not always obvious or well labeled.
I do completely understand why someone wouldn't want to bother. Unless you're getting other major electrical work done, go for the handy man as it'll be much cheaper. |
Anonymous
There's nothing to it. Turn off the power at the box. Unscrew the outlet and pry the outlet out of the wall. Untangle the wires of the outlet from the wires in the wall. (They should be twisted together.) Twist the wires of the new outlet into the wires in the wall. Put plastic caps on the twists. Shove it back in the wall and screw it down. Put the outlet cover on it. It takes about 10 minutes to do. It takes about 30 minutes to go the hardware store. If you ask a hardware guy, he will show you all of the stuff you need. |
Anonymous
| No wonder contractors rip us off. We are too stupid to do anything ourselves. |