5 Ways To Save When Hiring An Electrician

1. Try Bundling Up A Full Days Work of Home Electrical Projects

If you are looking to get major savings when hiring an electrician then whenever possible try to plan your home electrical projects together into a full days worth of work. By bulking all your home electrical projects together under one estimate gives the electrician the ability to be more flexible with the final bill.

As a homeowner, it is hard to find someone to come fix or install a small home project without it costing you for what seems way too much money. The reason for this is because is when scheduling customer home visits electricians have to block out a minimum of three hours in order to not overlap their other customers scheduled that day. Electricians tend to see 2 to 4 homeowners in their daily schedules. That means that the electrician is looking to at fill at least two to three hours worth of work in order to cover each home service visit.

When an electrician notices that you are making an effort to bundle all your home electrical projects together in a full days worth of work then they will usually start adjusting their pricing according. They can do this because most electricians price books are set up for just buying one thing. If an electrician company does not offer bundle pricing savings then that is a big warning sign to find another electrician.

2. Recommend Electrician to Family and Friends

If an electrician does great work and treats your home with respect then chances are you are going to recommend them whenever someone asked about an electrician. Any electrician company is grateful for word of mouth marketing, but the right electrician company will always say thank you for sending them business by having some kind of customer reward whenever you refer a home project that is completed.

Find out if your local electrician has some kind of referral program. Usually the referral program details would be on their website, but you can always call the electrician to make sure. Referral awards tend to be promotions like money off your next home electrician service. Money off savings average around the $25 Off to $100 Off, and there usually is no limit of how many referrals you can submit.

Definitely worth it when you find the right electrician to recommend. It’s a good way to get some of the home electrical projects done for free just by telling your friends and folks about a reliable electrician you found.

3. Plan Home Electrical Projects During The Right Time Of Year

When you plan your home electrical projects it is always important to keep in mind the working hazards the seasons bring. Winter tends to make most outdoor projects more involved to complete. While summer tends to oddly enough make certain inside home projects harder to finish.

During the summer months the attic is gets freakin hot to put it mildly. Certain home electrical projects that are inside like lighting tend to need electrical wires routed in the attic in order to get them installed. That means if the home electrical project has work up in the attic leave it for the cooler months ahead.

Winter months are actually the better season to get most of your home electrical project done. The attic is cooler and as long as there is not a huge amounts of snow or frost you can even get some outside home projects done as well. Now I’m not saying to start digging a trench to put power to your shed or upgrade your electrical service. All Im saying that every winter is a little different from the next and with some planning and luck form mother nature you can get your home electrical projects done cheaper.

A great rule of thumb when trying to schedule your home electrical projects for the year is to plan your outdoor home electrical during the summer months and your inside electrical projects during the winter months.

4. Make Sure Electrician Has A Clean Area To Work

The name of the game when it comes to hiring an electrician or anyone coming into your home is estimating how long and how easy it it going to be to finish your the home electrical project. When an electrician is building an estimate for you he needs to get an understanding of how many hours is this going to take them to complete a job. If there is a bunch of stuff in the way where the electrician has to work, then the electrician will quote you a higher price on your estimate.

Prepping the work area before the electrician gets to your home to do the work is essential to not be charged for the extra labor associated with navigating an obstacle coarse. Try to coordinate with the electrician and let them know that the area that they have to work will be cleared. That way they will think twice about how they quote your home project.

5. Hire The Right Electrician Company

Easier said then done… I know it’s not the easiest thing to pick a contractor that you can rely on and trust that they will not overcharge you. Even when you google the closest electrician near me and it comes up with all these options. It is still not a no brainer on who to choose, and you can’t help to be weary about how genuine all the reviews are.

Best thing I can tell you when hiring someone for your home projects is this. Go with your gut. If you get bad vibes from a contractor then stop doing business with them. Even if you are in the middle of a home project. Don’t be worried about hiring someone new to finish it up. Keep looking and you will find someone better.You get what you pay for… But that doesn’t mean you have you settle for under the table deals from fly by night companies with. no insurance. Nor does it mean companies can take advantage of the neighborhoods they serve and charge ridiculously high prices for their services. Picking the right electrician is not easy. There are a few helpful ways to navigate the murky waters choosing a electrician.

• Searching and reading google reviews and looking for keywords on pricing and quality is a great place to start.

• Search Facebook and Facebook groups. Facebook can be a pretty good way to find some honest local contractors.

• Search electrician company website and see what they have to offer as far as customer rewards.

• Call and ask for a price on a simple home project like swapping an electrical outlet or installing a lighting fixture to an existing area. If they give you a line of crap saying they can’t give you a ballpark price over the phone, then chance are you are talking to the wrong electrician company.

• Keep contacting electrician companies till you find one that you want to try out. In a short bit, you will find a contractor that you can trust.