Help Rewiring a Prewar Coop
Any recommendations for an electrical contractor to totally rewire a one bedroom, one bath approx. 700 sq ft coop in a Brooklyn pre-war building (same floor plan as attached). The basic lighting, outlets, etc. Nothing fancy. Any guesses at a ballpark price total? Thanks.
Any recommendations for an electrical contractor to totally rewire a one bedroom, one bath approx. 700 sq ft coop in a Brooklyn pre-war building (same floor plan as attached). The basic lighting, outlets, etc. Nothing fancy. Any guesses at a ballpark price total? Thanks.
After double checking the OP’s thread, I see that this is an apartment in a coop. Being that I’m not licensed and insured, well I’m out of the loop….so disregard my post. As far as the higher price posted on here, whereas the material for this particular job should not cost more than a few grand, other costs related to completing an electrical job in which the contractor must be licensed and insured will raise the price that the customer ends up paying.
I’d also like to add that the price of materials for this job should cost no more than $3,000. A roll of 12/3 MC cable….250 feet is about $200…..12/2 being a bit less. Depending on whether the walls are already open or not, this type of job shouldn’t take too long to complete, either.
Also, installing hi-hats, or rather recessed lighting…should not cost “more” than surface mounted fixtures. I’d also like to add that a couple of dedicated outlets should be provided for air conditioners. The bedroom would have its circuits on arc fault circuit breakers, as well.
I’ve posted on here in the past…I’m actually a union electrician with 15 years in the business.
I’m pretty sure I could do the job for less than 12 grand….depending on certain factors. If interested, give me a call at 718-757-7079
Mopar,
Can you let us know exactly what was done for 15K? Rewired means 100% new with nothing old reused? Did you replace the service as well for that price? About how many receptacles, switches, and fixture locations in total? What kind of wiring devices, what kind of panels, how many circuits, filed or not, all open walls, etc. I’d also love to see a picture of the typical work that one gets in a 15K rewire job.
FWIW, I completely rewired a three story two family house plus cellar for $15,000 in September. House had last been wired around 1901, still had the original fuse box. In the coop I used to own, the board has previously upgraded the panel and run two new dedicated lines for air conditioner and kitchen appliances. Otherwise they left the original wiring (two circuits for the whole apartment) in place.
mnhightech @ 646 226 4575
To install 100% new wiring from the panel on out including permit and final inspection is $12,250. This includes a total of fourteen circuits in a twenty-space Square D QO panel and breakers, all new boxes, and cable. Absolutely no part of the old electrical wiring would be reused. All old accessible wiring and related would be removed for disposal. The installed finish devices would be Leviton Decora style with Lutron screw less plates. The price includes installation of all finish lighting fixtures and or fans that you would provide; about seven in this case. The only things not included in the net price are the actual lighting fixtures.
If the apartment was converted to co-op use in the 1980s then it probably has an old covered fuse panel and a small breaker panel near it. To convert to co-ops building owners usually did a minimal upgrade as part of an adequate wiring program. If that’s the case then chances are you have a 40A service which is fine for this size apartment. The price includes removal of the newer panel and setting a Square D QO panel in its place. If you are close to the top of your electrical riser the new panel would replace the original riser panel. If you have original 20A/30A service then that upgrade is extra and varies greatly depending on many factors.
I doubt you can do a cosmetic job in the bath. What about the shower valves and other in-wall plumbing? You will also find the walls under the tile to all be rotted away. Don’t be surprised if you end up gutting the bath to bare studs.
Not sure of the existing service (this is a 1928 building – last resident was in for about 30 years). Full kitchen gut reno; bath cosmetic (tile, sink) work only. We will be skim coating / new trim / paint after electrical and floor refinishing done. No recessed lights. No washer dryer. Basic kitchen appliances (including D/W).
What is the size of the existing service to the apartment? What other work are you planning to do at the same time? Full kitchen and bath gut? By basic lighting do you mean only a switched fixture box and a few recessed lights? Do you need everything patched and restored as part of the electrical work? If there are no washer/dryers or specialty appliances you are looking at around fourteen circuits.