My son's friend is an electrician and said it would cost $5,000 to change our fuse boxes to breakers. Our electrical company would need to put another wire into our home as well but I believe there is no charge for that. Please help. I've had one person tell me that it shouldn't cost this much. Thank you.
How much should it cost to convert 3 fuse boxes to breaker boxes?
Your son's friend is looking to take advantage. The breaker boxes are not very expensive. To get an idea on cost go to the Lowes or Home Depot web sites or visit the stores. The most expensive part of the change would be labor. Realistically you should be looking at around $2000.00 - $2500.00 to replace three boxes. I suggest you get three or four separate estimates from licensed electrical contractors.
How much should it cost to convert 3 fuse boxes to breaker boxes?
$5,000 might be a little high, but it's a good ballpark figure. The real driver will be what's needed to bring your house up to code. If you don't already have a three-wire system, go ahead and get the $5K ready. To rewire an entire house is BIG BUCKS. Remember, building/electrical codes are the driver here.
Good luck
Fee depends on where you are and what is involved. Look in the yellow pages for electrical supply houses, ask for someone in inside sales (they know the work of the contractors) and have them give you some names for estimates. You can check your local Home Depot for the cost of a service, a Meter/Main/Distribution all in one, is the most price effective, just a starting point %26amp; the best way to go if you have the room. Better to check it out first, many contractors will give free estimates.
