No light over sink
I had gotten a quote from an electrician for installing the bathroom fan/heater/light, adding a wired box with switch for a light over the kitchen sink, and adding a couple of outlets on the back splash that only had 2 outlets.
He had quoted $200 which I thought was really reasonable.
Two guys were here for 4 hours. The light and outlets in the kitchen went in easily. They pulled the wall cabinet off the wall on the right side of the sink so they could hide the holes they would have to make to get the wire into the soffit over the sink.
The bathroom light was a different story and I ended up being so glad I had bailed on trying to do it myself. They had a heck of a time getting the old housing out and installing the new housing. Since there were separate switches for the fan, the light, and the heater, I was glad it was them figuring that mess of wires out instead of me. It took them a while but I now have a functioning unit. I bought it at Amazon since that was the best price I could find.
An add-on
While they were up in the attic I asked them to remove the bracket for the living room ceiling light that was blocking my attempts to put in a fan support bar and add a ceiling fan to the living room.
The very best part
The most important part was I had a successful experience with getting a quote, getting the work down, and not getting jacked around as far as the bill. The electrician said he had to figure out the bill comparing what was quoted versus what they had done. I gulped. I figured the bill was going to go way up. I had added things. They were here for 4 hours. Oh no.
He came in and said he thought $200 was correct. Two guys working 4 hours with an added request. I almost jumped up and down.
Next
I didn’t feel I could move forward with the kitchen until I had the light and outlets taken care of. Now I can get going on painting the cabinets!
