The contractor's rates can vary very much. Take for eg.
I was quoted by other electricians (recommended by someone from LYN and also another forum)
It is for quite a few points for house renovation.
- Install new 13A point - RM120 (not using electrical conduits)
- Install another 13A side by side - extra RM80
- New light point - RM80
- Looping light point - RM50
- 20A point - RM280

Lucky managed to find other more reasonable rates.

Oh, forgot to say my points did not involve hacking Prices vary according to different people.. just to change one toilet bowl and 2 minutes of hacking out the old bowl, quotes ranged from $150 to $280.. renovation u have to survey abit, at least call up a few ppl to get a feel for market rate.. dun jump in blindly.

Ur contractor's area of residence plays a role in prices too.. KL contractors may be more exp than klang ones, for example.. also it helps to have a long r'ship with the same ppl.. but some cheap ones end up doing really terrible work and giving stupid recommendations like my prev. electrician who recommended me a bloody scalding HOT MIRA brand water heater, when i told him i have low water pressure at peak hr.. when i suggested taking national.. thank god my new place is all national/panasonics

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Added on October 1, 2011, 6:11 pmYou can install but I think better buy something with SIRIM as electrical switches can cause fires if the MIC is lousy quality..
If the cause of a fire determined to be non sirim switches, then insurance may NOT pay which will be very bad news.. so many suppliers out there, PDL clipsal simtone etc im sure u can get something good, also if the MIC switches durability is no better than UMS might as well take the cheap UMS one.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Oct 1 2011, 06:16 PM