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Electrician Costs? Installing a ceiling fan with new electrical box. Johndagolfer 06-25-2008
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Posted by on June 25, 2008, 11:48 am
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?

Posted by Limp Arbor on June 25, 2008, 12:13 pm
On Jun 25, 11:48=A0am, Johndagol...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to hire an electrician to install 2 ceiling fans in my house.
>
> Master bedroom: =A0There is access in a crawlspace for this room through
> the closet access panel
> Living room: =A0There 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?

If you hire the guy who already came out it will cost $253 plus
materials for the first fan and more for the other fan. If you call
someone else the price could be more, less, or the same.


Posted by cshenk on June 25, 2008, 1:08 pm
"Limp Arbor" wrote
Johndagol...@gmail.com wrote:

>> Master bedroom: There is access in a crawlspace for this room through
>> the closet access panel

50$ maybe 75$ (Lowes charges 75$ each if doing multiples)

>> Living room: There is no access here.

This may be very hard or may require fairly significant structural work.

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

The 253$ may fit the livingroom costs. No way the master bedroom should
cost that.

>If you hire the guy who already came out it will cost $253 plus
>materials for the first fan and more for the other fan. If you call
>someone else the price could be more, less, or the same.

It would be better to get more estimates. There's either something funny
going on here that's making the price go way up, or the guy is a rip-off.

I just had 2 fans done (attic access for both) for 50$ each.



Posted by evodawg on June 25, 2008, 2:37 pm
cshenk wrote:

> "Limp Arbor" wrote
> Johndagol...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>> Master bedroom: There is access in a crawlspace for this room through
>>> the closet access panel
>
> 50$ maybe 75$ (Lowes charges 75$ each if doing multiples)
>
>>> Living room: There is no access here.
>
> This may be very hard or may require fairly significant structural work.
>
>>> For just the master I have been quoted 253 labor only and probbably
>>> much more for the downstairs.
>
> The 253$ may fit the livingroom costs. No way the master bedroom should
> cost that.
>
>>If you hire the guy who already came out it will cost $253 plus
>>materials for the first fan and more for the other fan. If you call
>>someone else the price could be more, less, or the same.
>
> It would be better to get more estimates. There's either something funny
> going on here that's making the price go way up, or the guy is a rip-off.
>
> I just had 2 fans done (attic access for both) for 50$ each.

So for 50.00 they put the fan together mounted a special ceiling fan support
box ran wire down a wall for a new switch then up to the fan location, put
the necessary plug stops in box, installed 2 switches, and I assume this
included material. The guy that did this should have given you a check.

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Posted by cshenk on June 25, 2008, 3:35 pm
"evodawg" wrote

>> 50$ maybe 75$ (Lowes charges 75$ each if doing multiples)

>> It would be better to get more estimates. There's either something funny
>> going on here that's making the price go way up, or the guy is a rip-off.
>>
>> I just had 2 fans done (attic access for both) for 50$ each.
>
> So for 50.00 they put the fan together mounted a special ceiling fan
> support
> box ran wire down a wall for a new switch then up to the fan location, put
> the necessary plug stops in box, installed 2 switches, and I assume this
> included material. The guy that did this should have given you a check.

You might want to ask questions if confused. These were replacements of
existing ones so there was no wiring, just replacement of fixture. As we
were talking labor costs, I listed only that. I had the fans I wanted in a
box ready for the fellow.

Yes, he added a better stabilizer in the attic as one of them rocked a
little. The kit cost about 20$ and Don helped put it in (one of those jobs
that a second pair of hands is nice to have). This is an unfinished true
attic. You can stand up along the center line and we have considered making
a spare room up there. Main problem is where to put a true stairwell as the
design below doesnt lead to that very easily.



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