Ball park cost for breaker box replacement

I'm calling around for some sort of quotes to replace my failing circuit
breaker box and so far I've only received one estimate.

The price they quoted was about $2500 bucks roughly or $91/hour for their
work - including permit and inspection. No other electricians want to
release their hourly rate nor provide estimates. I'm not bitter about it,
just interested in how much money I'll have to secure to do this.

So if you had to guess, what would it cost to replace a non-grounded circuit
breaker with a grounded circuit breaker IF I SUPPLIED THE BREAKERS AND THE
PANEL.

Posted by Jack on September 15, 2006, 7:56 pm

Eigenvector wrote:

> I'm calling around for some sort of quotes to replace my failing circuit

> breaker box and so far I've only received one estimate.

> The price they quoted was about $2500 bucks roughly or $91/hour for their

> work - including permit and inspection. No other electricians want to

> release their hourly rate nor provide estimates. I'm not bitter about it,

> just interested in how much money I'll have to secure to do this.

> So if you had to guess, what would it cost to replace a non-grounded circuit

> breaker with a grounded circuit breaker IF I SUPPLIED THE BREAKERS AND THE

> PANEL.

$2500.00 sounds to me like they should be holding a gun to your head.
Not knowing particulars I would ball park around 300 to 500 or less
being your furnishing the materials.

Posted by Eigenvector on September 15, 2006, 8:01 pm

> Eigenvector wrote:

>> I'm calling around for some sort of quotes to replace my failing circuit

>> breaker box and so far I've only received one estimate.

>> The price they quoted was about $2500 bucks roughly or $91/hour for their

>> work - including permit and inspection. No other electricians want to

>> release their hourly rate nor provide estimates. I'm not bitter about

>> it,

>> just interested in how much money I'll have to secure to do this.

>> So if you had to guess, what would it cost to replace a non-grounded

>> circuit

>> breaker with a grounded circuit breaker IF I SUPPLIED THE BREAKERS AND

>> THE

>> PANEL.

> $2500.00 sounds to me like they should be holding a gun to your head.

> Not knowing particulars I would ball park around 300 to 500 or less

> being your furnishing the materials.

That's kind of what I was thinking, that the quote was totally high. My
presumption is that he didn't want my buisness or was just trying to make
sure I knew what I was getting into. Again I'm not bitter about it, but
this is one of those things I need to get done pretty quick, so I didn't
want to go in blind and get taken.

Posted by grappletech on September 15, 2006, 8:01 pm

>> Eigenvector wrote:

>>> I'm calling around for some sort of quotes to replace my failing

>>> circuit breaker box and so far I've only received one estimate.

>>>

>>> The price they quoted was about $2500 bucks roughly or $91/hour for

>>> their work - including permit and inspection. No other electricians

>>> want to release their hourly rate nor provide estimates. I'm not

>>> bitter about it,

>>> just interested in how much money I'll have to secure to do this.

>>>

>>> So if you had to guess, what would it cost to replace a non-grounded

>>> circuit

>>> breaker with a grounded circuit breaker IF I SUPPLIED THE BREAKERS

>>> AND THE

>>> PANEL.

>> $2500.00 sounds to me like they should be holding a gun to your head.

>> Not knowing particulars I would ball park around 300 to 500 or less

>> being your furnishing the materials.

> That's kind of what I was thinking, that the quote was totally high.

> My presumption is that he didn't want my buisness or was just trying

> to make sure I knew what I was getting into. Again I'm not bitter

> about it, but this is one of those things I need to get done pretty

> quick, so I didn't want to go in blind and get taken.

$2500 sounds ridiculous. Of course, he'd gladly accept that if you were
willing to pay it. I'd get 2 more estimates. Then negogiate.

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Posted by James on September 15, 2006, 8:08 pm

I doubt very very much that job would take 27 hours of work. I am far
from an expert, but based on electrical work that I have had done, I would
think that "ballpark" time required would be 10 hours, or a bill of $910
at the quoted rate. Even going to 15 hours would be only $1,365, but
that seems very high to me.

Now that I think of it, if they couldn't do the job in 10 hours or less, I
would question their experience.

Of course, you know the best course of action now is to quickly get several
more estimates.

--James--

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