Billing
Two rates, by the kind of work, with a higher one for Saturdays, which are booked ahead. Parts are priced at my cost plus a handling markup, and every receipt shows both.
Finding what is wrong and fixing it.
Fixtures, fans, outlets, alarms and new circuits.
Most small jobs are the hourly rate times the time, plus parts. The time depends on a few things.
How far the wire has to travel
Open basement or attic, or a finished wall
How old the wiring at the box is
Whether a permit is required
A written price covers the labor, the parts and any permit fee, each on its own line. It leaves out drywall repair, paint and anything the quote names as a separate job.
I arrive in the window we agreed by text, look at the problem and test before I touch anything. If it is more than an hour or two, I stop and give you the price. You decide whether I go on.
I do not take after-hours calls. Saturday jobs are booked ahead, at a higher Saturday rate, with a two-hour minimum.
The menu price is the price for the job as listed, texted to you when you book. A job that runs past the first hour gets a written price before I go on.
A sample written quote
This is the shape of the text you get for a job that runs past the first hour. Every line is itemized, with labor, parts and handling each on its own.
Meridian, an open attic above the room, no permit required for the swaps.
An example. Your quote is for your house.
The menu
The same six jobs, with what is in each price and what is billed by the hour.
I find out why it is dead and fix it if the cause is the device or a loose connection.
Worn or loose outlets and switches replaced, with new cover plates.
One fixture or fan, on a ceiling box that is already there.
A GFCI outlet or a GFCI or AFCI breaker, with the circuit tested first.
Hardwired alarms swapped for new ones that link to each other.
One dedicated circuit for a freezer, a window air conditioner or a workshop, in an open basement or garage.
There is no separate visit fee. The first hour is the minimum, and it is the first hour of the job.
By card, check or Venmo when the work is done. Nothing is due ahead for a job priced from the menu. A larger written quote says what is due when.
It is the price for a standard house. A finished wall, a longer wire run or an older box can raise the time, and I say so before I start.
Yes, by a handling markup set out on how I bill, and the receipt shows my cost beside it. You can buy fixtures and fans yourself and I will install them at the same labor price.
Pick a job from the menu or describe your own. The price comes back by text before a day is set.