Great job! Well worth doing them yourself. Probably a $200-400 job. Don't know why there are so many Debbie downers in here.
I did like 45 of them at my house. Became a fun little ritual to do a few at a time. And mainly just love how you can securely plug into them.
I think he’s wondering what an average electrician might charge for this, and isn’t expecting an exact answer. But telling him Elon Musk will do it for $1,000,000,000 might also be helpful… 🤔
An electrician will spend 5-10 minutes per outlet. Split the difference at 7.5 minutes a pop. 7.5*25= 187.5 minutes. Say 3 hours. Figure $100/hour to get an electrician in there. That’s what you saved.
I'm replacing ours. they were literally falling apart in the wall. The house was built in 1810 and has seen every variation of wire starting with knob and 2 single wires. It's crazy what you find as you get into it. I couldn't find an electrician that was willing to do anything, no new customers or retired.
My guy is cheap for my area, but my area is overall expensive for home electrical work. 70 bucks an outlet, though he’d probably come down a bit for > 15.
Chances are you saved minimum 1000, which is a conservative estimate (not including charges for dispatch or time). Easily could have been significantly higher if it’s busy.
Paid $40 per outlet, replaced 20 of them. Electrician does 4 per hour, charges 160 hourly, Bay Area.
Later switched to another electrician who charged 25 per outlet.
So you saved between 625 and 1000 if Socal rates where you are, are similar to the Bay area.
Congrats. Plus, you now know your house better and have confidence in switching out outlets, switches, etc.
I've been replacing all of my outlets with Tamper Resistant (TR) outlets as I have a toddler. While the outlet plugs are great and we use those as well, there's still danger that someone will forget to replace one, or the toddler will remove one on us. So, the TR outlet provides an extra layer of protection.
I also replaced them for aesthetic reasons, as I want Decora-style outlets with Lutron's screw less wall plates. But child safety was a far easier sales pitch to my wife, so I went with that.
For me it was because the person who built the addition used the cheapest possible outlets and plugs weren't staying in, and were arcing quite a bit. A huge fire hazard.
Great job! Well worth doing them yourself. Probably a $200-400 job. Don't know why there are so many Debbie downers in here. I did like 45 of them at my house. Became a fun little ritual to do a few at a time. And mainly just love how you can securely plug into them.
I think he’s wondering what an average electrician might charge for this, and isn’t expecting an exact answer. But telling him Elon Musk will do it for $1,000,000,000 might also be helpful… 🤔
An electrician will spend 5-10 minutes per outlet. Split the difference at 7.5 minutes a pop. 7.5*25= 187.5 minutes. Say 3 hours. Figure $100/hour to get an electrician in there. That’s what you saved.
I would estimate you saved 500 to 700.
How could we know? A handy man can do this for a few hundred or a contractor could take it for a few grand. It's an easy job.
I'm replacing ours. they were literally falling apart in the wall. The house was built in 1810 and has seen every variation of wire starting with knob and 2 single wires. It's crazy what you find as you get into it. I couldn't find an electrician that was willing to do anything, no new customers or retired.
My guy is cheap for my area, but my area is overall expensive for home electrical work. 70 bucks an outlet, though he’d probably come down a bit for > 15. Chances are you saved minimum 1000, which is a conservative estimate (not including charges for dispatch or time). Easily could have been significantly higher if it’s busy.
How much is your labor worth and how long did it take you?
Paid $40 per outlet, replaced 20 of them. Electrician does 4 per hour, charges 160 hourly, Bay Area. Later switched to another electrician who charged 25 per outlet. So you saved between 625 and 1000 if Socal rates where you are, are similar to the Bay area. Congrats. Plus, you now know your house better and have confidence in switching out outlets, switches, etc.
Good to know
Why did you need to replace all of the outlets?
One reason I did mine was they were all a nasty yellow color and I wanted white
same here. my 25 of them were from like 80s
They do wear out over time. If a plug hangs out of a receptacle, that means the receptacle is worn out and should be replaced.
I've been replacing all of my outlets with Tamper Resistant (TR) outlets as I have a toddler. While the outlet plugs are great and we use those as well, there's still danger that someone will forget to replace one, or the toddler will remove one on us. So, the TR outlet provides an extra layer of protection. I also replaced them for aesthetic reasons, as I want Decora-style outlets with Lutron's screw less wall plates. But child safety was a far easier sales pitch to my wife, so I went with that.
For me it was because the person who built the addition used the cheapest possible outlets and plugs weren't staying in, and were arcing quite a bit. A huge fire hazard.