Residential Pricing

blarchery

Just getting into residential bidding for new construction and I am wondering what a reasonable rate is per square foot? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

rselectric1

Someone else do this. I'm tired.

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angus242

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480sparky

How much per square foot does wire cost? How many breakers in a square foot? Do you buy nail-on boxes by the square foot? Does the supply house advertise devices at $x per square foot? Does a 200a service cost twice as much per square foot as a 100a service? How many square feet are there in dedicated circuits such as an electric stove, or electric dryer, or and electric water heater?

In short: NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER price electrical work based on square feet. It just don't work.

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ScipioAfricanus

New construction electrical is priced like plumbing and drywall now-a-days, it is all done by the metric tonn.

I hope this helps.

Andy.

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MarcD

wow. per sq ft electrical ??? dont think you should do that.

Diamond D.

RS and angus, GREAT tag team, i had to pick myself up off the floor and pull my side back together. i loved it.

macmikeman

This is the guy who first gave a sq. ft. price out to a gc for electrical wiring......

blarchery

Thanks for the input i think you all are right.

Bubbles

Seriously, use this formula it works everytime

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480sparky

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Inner10

Don't listen to these jerks.

Quote tree-fiddy / square foot and call it a day.

Magnettica

$339,246,378,987,482,216.00

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480sparky

Jeez, you're a scam-artist rip-off expert.

I'll do it for $339,246,378,987,482,116.00!

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rselectric1

I will beat Sparky's offer by $1

Is Monday or Tuesday a better start date?

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480sparky

You can start the second Tuesday of next week.

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izzy

The pricing must be different in different areas because you can get electrical priced by the sq. ft. all day here in our area. Although this is probably not the most cost efficient or profitable way to price your service. A sq ft price includes no extra bare minimum code compliance.

rselectric1

I'm booked that day, how about the 3rd Wednesday of the following week?

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rselectric1

Are you kidding?

Are these cookie cutter houses? That's the only way I could see this working.

If every house I did was the exact duplicate of the last, with no changes then I could quote it that way. This is only in an assembly line scenario.

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