Andrew New 3 Report post Posted September 13, 2010 Hi, I did a 4rm electrical job at $1880.00. always use MK switches. email me for a site viewing > wahliow8@gmail.com thanks. Hi bro, Your $1880 electrical work is it re-wiring the whole house? btw, can pm me the viewing site? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueyme 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2010 18 downlights doesn't mean 18 points. if 1 switch control 4 downlights, its mean 1 point + 3 looping points. how much would the looping points cost? Can pm me a trusted electrician? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gohhuishi 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 After looking at everyone's qoutes.. even the most expensive one.. i think i hit the jackpot.. mine is way above the most expensive one i see here - lighting point $60ea - fan point $$60ea - 13A single power point $60ea - 13A double $90ea - heater point $120ea - aircon point $120ea - telephone point $60ea - tv point $150ea - tv splitter $45ea - 2 way switch $60ea - cooker and hood point $120ea x 2 - DB box $500 - Earth point $100 - Door bell point $30 - Door bell install $15 - Install light $10ea - Install fan $60ea - Labour to run speaker wires $100 now.. i went back to my ID and say its riduculous ... 50-70% more than what i see here... he say that if i use my own electrician... i have to pay a management fee... is this common/normal? and how much "management" fee is reasonable? or am i being a carrot head??? appreciate if anyone can PM me reliable and reasonable price electrician! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew New 3 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) After looking at everyone's qoutes.. even the most expensive one.. i think i hit the jackpot.. mine is way above the most expensive one i see here - lighting point $60ea - fan point $$60ea - 13A single power point $60ea - 13A double $90ea - heater point $120ea - aircon point $120ea - telephone point $60ea - tv point $150ea - tv splitter $45ea - 2 way switch $60ea - cooker and hood point $120ea x 2 - DB box $500 - Earth point $100 - Door bell point $30 - Door bell install $15 - Install light $10ea - Install fan $60ea - Labour to run speaker wires $100 now.. i went back to my ID and say its riduculous ... 50-70% more than what i see here... he say that if i use my own electrician... i have to pay a management fee... is this common/normal? and how much "management" fee is reasonable? or am i being a carrot head??? appreciate if anyone can PM me reliable and reasonable price electrician! What management fee? you stay at condo? Edited September 28, 2010 by Flatster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gohhuishi 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 What management fee? you stay at condo? ID says coz i use my own electrician.. he have to co-ordinate for me and stuff.. ID will charge me "management" fee to monitor for me.. and tell electrician where to run wires and points etc.. by the way.. mine is a 4 room hdb... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodydodo 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 ID says coz i use my own electrician.. he have to co-ordinate for me and stuff.. ID will charge me "management" fee to monitor for me.. and tell electrician where to run wires and points etc.. by the way.. mine is a 4 room hdb... Your quotation make my electrical works look alot cheaper..... However, your is too far expensive already. ID may charge a nominal fees for the electricial works due to co-ordination and monitoring, but yours is way too highhhh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gohhuishi 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 Your quotation make my electrical works look alot cheaper..... However, your is too far expensive already. ID may charge a nominal fees for the electricial works due to co-ordination and monitoring, but yours is way too highhhh... yea.. i know.. its so high!.. sucks.. thankfully for forums... can compare.. i dun mind if its a little higher.. coz he help co-ordinate.. but this is crazy.. and recently i got cheated by my housing agent too... why cant pple earn a honest living!!! oh well.. let's see how much his "management" fee is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodydodo 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 yea.. i know.. its so high!.. sucks.. thankfully for forums... can compare.. i dun mind if its a little higher.. coz he help co-ordinate.. but this is crazy.. and recently i got cheated by my housing agent too... why cant pple earn a honest living!!! oh well.. let's see how much his "management" fee is... Well, is your ID listed in this forum? You might want to show him what is the market price currently..... He may think u r a big carrot noob.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manutd1972 1 Report post Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) i tell u....if ur ID is smart and really really wants to kotok u, he will come here, look at the average prices, den work out the difference between the average here and his quote, and tell you his "management fee" is that amount. so even though u can save eg. $1000 by engaging ur own electrician, ur ID will charge you $1k for his "management fee". end up, u dun save at all. i tell u, if i were u, i will not accept his reasoning for management fee. wat coordinate? nvr mind. my electrician will do the coordinating. I myself, will tell the electrician where to run the wiring. based on ur agreed layout, u would oredi know where to put ur lights and all the necessary points. so just tell ur own electrician where got wat, and let him do his job. go back to ur reno contract and check, is the electrical works quoted inside? as far as i knw, almost all reno contracts dun include electrical works. tt is a separate cost and they usually dun hv a contract. just a basic quotation b4 commencement of electrical work and den aft finish and payment, just an official receipt frm the electrician. so thr's no contractual obligation for the customer to follow reno firm's electrical quote or things like management fee. my argument to ID will be: i engage u to do the whole project, its ur job to coordinate everything. whether i buy products frm other suppliers or subcontract other un-contracted works to other contractors, his job is to coordinate everything wif everyone. and the contracted total project fees oredi covers for all such work. toilet equipment not listed in contract rite? so i go n buy toilet stuff, he also coordinate delivery n installation rite? electrical appliances like cooker hob n hood, wall-mount TV etc, he also coordinate rite? so hw different is an external electrician? dun come and give me crap reasons to try and make a quick buck from me. if u dun accept my reasoning, den u can leave the project. finish up watever i've paid u for n leave. i will engage another firm to complete the project. - this is wat i will say to my ID if i were the one in this situation. Edited September 28, 2010 by manutd1972 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Hong 2 Report post Posted September 29, 2010 i tell u....if ur ID is smart and really really wants to kotok u, he will come here, look at the average prices, den work out the difference between the average here and his quote, and tell you his "management fee" is that amount. so even though u can save eg. $1000 by engaging ur own electrician, ur ID will charge you $1k for his "management fee". end up, u dun save at all. i tell u, if i were u, i will not accept his reasoning for management fee. wat coordinate? nvr mind. my electrician will do the coordinating. I myself, will tell the electrician where to run the wiring. based on ur agreed layout, u would oredi know where to put ur lights and all the necessary points. so just tell ur own electrician where got wat, and let him do his job. go back to ur reno contract and check, is the electrical works quoted inside? as far as i knw, almost all reno contracts dun include electrical works. tt is a separate cost and they usually dun hv a contract. just a basic quotation b4 commencement of electrical work and den aft finish and payment, just an official receipt frm the electrician. so thr's no contractual obligation for the customer to follow reno firm's electrical quote or things like management fee. my argument to ID will be: i engage u to do the whole project, its ur job to coordinate everything. whether i buy products frm other suppliers or subcontract other un-contracted works to other contractors, his job is to coordinate everything wif everyone. and the contracted total project fees oredi covers for all such work. toilet equipment not listed in contract rite? so i go n buy toilet stuff, he also coordinate delivery n installation rite? electrical appliances like cooker hob n hood, wall-mount TV etc, he also coordinate rite? so hw different is an external electrician? dun come and give me crap reasons to try and make a quick buck from me. if u dun accept my reasoning, den u can leave the project. finish up watever i've paid u for n leave. i will engage another firm to complete the project. - this is wat i will say to my ID if i were the one in this situation. Well said. I think his ID is really a blood sucker ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neubie 2 Report post Posted September 29, 2010 side track, but my contractor told me from next year onwards, there will be new guidelines/policies on code of practice (CP) to be observed for all electrical wiring work... he was briefly mentioning about individually labelling each and every cables for clear identification, and that will jack up costs which consumers will have to pay more for it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manutd1972 1 Report post Posted September 29, 2010 yea.. i know.. its so high!.. sucks.. thankfully for forums... can compare.. i dun mind if its a little higher.. coz he help co-ordinate.. but this is crazy.. and recently i got cheated by my housing agent too... why cant pple earn a honest living!!! oh well.. let's see how much his "management" fee is... gohhuishi, who's ur ID? PM me if not convenient to say in public. in case same ID. den i can mentally prepare myself....keke... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gohhuishi 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2010 i tell u....if ur ID is smart and really really wants to kotok u, he will come here, look at the average prices, den work out the difference between the average here and his quote, and tell you his "management fee" is that amount. so even though u can save eg. $1000 by engaging ur own electrician, ur ID will charge you $1k for his "management fee". end up, u dun save at all. i tell u, if i were u, i will not accept his reasoning for management fee. wat coordinate? nvr mind. my electrician will do the coordinating. I myself, will tell the electrician where to run the wiring. based on ur agreed layout, u would oredi know where to put ur lights and all the necessary points. so just tell ur own electrician where got wat, and let him do his job. go back to ur reno contract and check, is the electrical works quoted inside? as far as i knw, almost all reno contracts dun include electrical works. tt is a separate cost and they usually dun hv a contract. just a basic quotation b4 commencement of electrical work and den aft finish and payment, just an official receipt frm the electrician. so thr's no contractual obligation for the customer to follow reno firm's electrical quote or things like management fee. my argument to ID will be: i engage u to do the whole project, its ur job to coordinate everything. whether i buy products frm other suppliers or subcontract other un-contracted works to other contractors, his job is to coordinate everything wif everyone. and the contracted total project fees oredi covers for all such work. toilet equipment not listed in contract rite? so i go n buy toilet stuff, he also coordinate delivery n installation rite? electrical appliances like cooker hob n hood, wall-mount TV etc, he also coordinate rite? so hw different is an external electrician? dun come and give me crap reasons to try and make a quick buck from me. if u dun accept my reasoning, den u can leave the project. finish up watever i've paid u for n leave. i will engage another firm to complete the project. - this is wat i will say to my ID if i were the one in this situation. ha... i must learn to be more tough!... yeah... actually.. i also dun get why must pay management fee.. i already have the electrical layout... so i might as well just co-ordinate myself with the electrician... manage to find another electrician who gave me a qoute.. its like 50% less than my ID's (PLUS switches some more) ID - $4,800 Electrician - $2,600 !!!! manutd1972: will pm u! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew New 3 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 (edited) ha... i must learn to be more tough!... yeah... actually.. i also dun get why must pay management fee.. i already have the electrical layout... so i might as well just co-ordinate myself with the electrician... manage to find another electrician who gave me a qoute.. its like 50% less than my ID's (PLUS switches some more) ID - $4,800 Electrician - $2,600 !!!! manutd1972: will pm u! Can PM me your electrician contact and name? Edited September 30, 2010 by Flatster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gohhuishi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 Can PM me your electrician contact and name? will pm u the contact... here's the pricing he qoute me.. lighting point - $27 Fan point - $27 13A Single power point - $40 13A Double power point - $50 Heater power point - $80 Aircon point - $80 Telephone point - $40 TV point - $90 2 way switch - $35 Cooker and hood - $40 DB box - $280 Earth point - $60 Install lights - $10 Install fans - $35 price for me includes white MK switches.. have to top up for other colours... he's helping me install door bell, run speaker wires... included in it.. (kinda like foc)... coz its small stuff.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
