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"Mikepier" wrote in message
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There is a new house being built in my neighborhood that I am
interested in. Surprisingly the contractor told me there is no alarm
system being installed. He told me that I could hire someone who is
licensed to come in and install the wiring while the walls are open.
I don't know why a contractor would build such a nice house, and not
bother to install even a bare bones alarm system, but anyway, how much
does an alarm guy charge to wire up a 2 story colonial with the walls
open? I live in Long Island, NY.

$300 ballpark for a full prewire


Maybe if it was Ranger America, they always do it at a loss in hopes
of getting monitoring. I wouldn't touch it for less than a grand
unless I was getting a monitoring contract signed up front.

Think about it...at minimum:

20 openings= $40 in contacts,
2000' 22/2 = $50,
1000' 22/4= $40,
boxes for keypads/panel =$10,
1 man 8 hours @ $40/hr (wage plus overhead)= $320.

That's a total cost of $450 to the dealer for the first trip. Plus
you have to figure at least one more trip to trim/ohm out + fix any
fubars made by other tradesman, there is another $160 in labor.