My husband and I are considering purchasing the house we currently rent but I think it needs new electrical and some plumbing repairs. Can anyone guestimate how much it would cost us to pay someone to rewire a 1400 s.f. single story house? Some plumbing needs replacing too.
The house is about 30-35 years old. It has never been updated with the ground type outlets and we often have things short out and break on us after being plugged in. For example, there is one outlet that has what looks like an updated outlet with the three holes and when we plug into it, the house blacks out and the item breaks, i.e, our vaccum cleaner! We've lost two laptop batteries and cords using a 2 hole-to-3 hole converter on other outlets in the house. It sucks having to pay attention to what kind of plug something has before we purchase it.
John Himself nailed it:
Rewiring a house is very labor intensive and fraught with surprises as the wire is concealed in walls. Usually a service entrance and panel upgrade is sufficient. Seek advise from reputable contractors and get estimates.
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get a couple of quotes done, there free and you will be suprised at the difference in prices, also dont always go for major contractors as their prices are usually a lot higher, we have quotes ranging from $600 to over 2 grand for some electrical work so it pays to shop around.
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rewire is a specific term,about 3500.00,if that's truly what you need
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Depends on the amount of both you need.
Rewire in the vicinity of $3500 -$5000
Plumbing start about $500 and go up
You will need building permits to rewire a house in most locals, so figure the cost of that in. the electrician will have to get it.
Get quotes and check with the local BBB
Best of Luck
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Yes. An electrical contractor can estimate how much the rewire will cost. Call three for comparison. Same with the plumbing contractor.
Hint: let them tell you what the house needs. Rewire sounds a little excessive to me unless it is wired with aluminum or is very old.
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John Himself nailed it:
Rewiring a house is very labor intensive and fraught with surprises as the wire is concealed in walls. Usually a service entrance and panel upgrade is sufficient. Seek advise from reputable contractors and get estimates.
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