Dear Forum,
We are currently building a house through a construction company. The building specifications state there will be 4 sockets per room. Since this is not sufficient for us, we have chosen to add extra sockets in some places. Price according to the electrician: 90€ for a single socket, 120€ for a double socket.
I would like to explain our issue using the following example:
For one room, we selected
- 1x single socket
- 3x double sockets
According to our understanding, we should pay the extra cost compared to the building specification as follows:
3x surcharge from single to double socket = 3x(120€ - 90€) = 90€.
However, the electrician calculates the cost as follows:
- 2x double sockets cover the 4 sockets per room specified in the building description
- in addition, extra costs apply for 1x double socket + 1x single socket = 120€ + 90€ = 210€.
=> The electrician is charging more than twice what we expected—solely due to a different calculation method.
My question to the forum is:
Is the electrician using a common calculation method, or is this a case of overcharging?
We are currently building a house through a construction company. The building specifications state there will be 4 sockets per room. Since this is not sufficient for us, we have chosen to add extra sockets in some places. Price according to the electrician: 90€ for a single socket, 120€ for a double socket.
I would like to explain our issue using the following example:
For one room, we selected
- 1x single socket
- 3x double sockets
According to our understanding, we should pay the extra cost compared to the building specification as follows:
3x surcharge from single to double socket = 3x(120€ - 90€) = 90€.
However, the electrician calculates the cost as follows:
- 2x double sockets cover the 4 sockets per room specified in the building description
- in addition, extra costs apply for 1x double socket + 1x single socket = 120€ + 90€ = 210€.
=> The electrician is charging more than twice what we expected—solely due to a different calculation method.
My question to the forum is:
Is the electrician using a common calculation method, or is this a case of overcharging?
Andre77 schrieb:
What is a reasonable price when expanding an electrical box from the standard package and adding multiple outlets? For example, changing a single-gang box to a double-gang or triple-gang.
Is this kind of "expansion calculation" considered unusual or standard practice? How have others handled this? In our case, the electrician charged €25 per additional light switch or outlet... The contract specified the number of double and single boxes per room, but we were allowed to rearrange them anywhere in the house as needed. In the end, everything was combined and reconciled based on the total quantities listed in the contract.
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Grantlhaua19 Sep 2019 06:46Andre77 schrieb:
@Grantlhaua No, no, nothing has happened yet. It will still take some time before it gets to that stage.Well then. And even installing the few power outlets after the electrician from the general contractor is finished isn’t possible?
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