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evodawg

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On Jun 25, 7:37 pm, evodawg wrote:
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On Jun 25, 1:36 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
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Hi all,

I need to hire an electrician to install 2 ceiling fans in my house.

Master bedroom: There is access in a crawlspace for this room
through the closet access panel
Living room: There is no access here.

Both rooms appear to not have any preexisting hook ups.

Not including the fan how much should this job cost?

For just the master I have been quoted 253 labor only and probbably
much more for the downstairs.

What do you guys think?

I'm assuming that there is no existing wiring in place. There are a
few
variables to consider. Will the fans also have light kits? Do you
want a
separate wall switch for the fan and one for the light kit? If so do
you
want a dimmer for the light kit? Would you prefer to not have any
wall switches and just use the pull chains or a remote control for the
fan and
light? I suggest that you go with wall switches as frequent pulling
on the chains can wear out those switches prematurely and to pay
someone to replace
them might add up to the cost of the fan. The wall switches are good
if you decide to get rid of the fan in the future and install a
regular light
fixture instead. If you decide to have one wall switch for the fan
and light kit you will be going forth and back between the pull chain
and wall switch to shut the light off and leave the fan on.

Since there is no access for the living room, some holes will need to
be
made in the ceiling and wall so that wiring can be installed. Will
you be making the necessary patches to these holes or do you want the
electrician
to do it? Are you going to be responsible for repainting the walls
and ceiling after the holes have been patched or do you want the
contractor to do it?

Hi John,

To answer your question, the fan I want has lights built in to it, it
isn't a kit or anything. The fans, which are both the same come with
remote controls. Does this mean I don't need a wall switch?
Shouldn't the remove me enough? The fans I am getting are really high
quality fans and look really good, I doubt we will replace them before/
if we ever move.

This was a question I wanted to ask. Do electricials repair that
drywall for the damage that is done when peforming the job? How is
this normally repaired?

So guys, thanks for the response. I am in the middle of getting more
quotes. It seems like there is some agreement that 253 for no pre
existing wiring, with access through a attic crawlspace is too much.

I am correct in this assumption?

John

Where do you live? That estimate is not that far off where I come from.
Now if you live in the Ozarks then yes it would be off. You could expect
a 100.00 estimate from someone in that region. I wonder how many here
giving their advice are weekend warriors or qualified electricians?

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"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
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I live near Lexington Kentucky. If $253 for no pre exisiting wiring
is on par with a crawl space, how much for no crawl space. The
downstairs living room has the master bedroom above it.

Much more I'm afraid. But not knowing the layout I would not even think
about giving you an estimate without seeing it. Living where you live I
would think you now can get it for cheaper by maybe 100.00 cheaper.

--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586