Not what you're looking for, but...

I'm a home owner, not a contractor, and just had some boxes relocated in
kitchen remodel. In my normal business one thing I do is wire control
panels and this kitchen job was not any more difficult.

In my case, the reason I hired electricians (not from the phone book -
referred by a respected carpenter) is because they do this every day,
their work is inspected and they know the latest code. I didn't want to
miss something that they would pick up. I would have spent more time
looking for parts at Home Depot, finding out they're wrong, returning
parts, etc., etc.... than the 2 hours it took them to do all the work.

Also, the non-electrical things I learned from them making suggestions
about the remodeling was worth the $$.

Sam

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
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Suppose you are remodeling your kitchen and all the necessary circuits
have been run from the electrical box to the kitchen. It seems like
the rest is the easiest part of the project: setting up the electrical
boxes and the switches, and connecting the devices. Then why do
general contractors don't do that part themselves but still
subcontract it out to the pricey electricians? I understand that they
pass that cost to the homeowner, but still it would have been more
profitable to it themselves.

What am I missing? I feel like there must be something about it that's
not easy that I'm not seeing. I've been adding electrical outlets and
installing fixtures and doing stuff like that myself since I bought
the house and it's certainly easier than carpentry. Perhaps it's the
regulations? Anyway, please let me know what you think.

Aaron