I've been quoted RM10 to change each switch. Reason being the new switches may not fit and require some hacking and modification. Is the explanation and price reasonable ? I have no clue on this at all.

Pls assist.

Labour alone. Switch my contractor asked me to buy. Price is regardless of number of switches to change I believe as the fella never specify to me. Just told me each is chargable at RM10.
I'm changing the normal light and plug point switches. Mostly 1 gang with one 2-gang, one 3-gang and one 4-gang. About 7 lights switches and 6 plug points.

read here that some forumers DIY. so i thot might be an easy job. then RM10 may not be justifiable. thanks for your reply....

thanks for all the response.

hmmm....DIY is DEFINITELY out of the question for me. better not risk my life. i'm willing to pay ppl to do it but just don't want to get cheated so thought i shd ask around on the price.

same fella quoted me one job at RM1,800. when i asked around, one said RM700 and the another RM900. if i never ask around and accepted the price, i would definitely feel cheated when i come to know abt it. unless i dunno la...hahaha...

anyway, since all of u said it's reasonable, guess i can go ahead with it now. thanks...

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Added on September 26, 2011, 8:28 ami'm charged RM85 for installing a point from scratch by this same person !!!

This post has been edited by sue.chan: Sep 26 2011, 08:28 AM

how come ceo684 said around RM45 ? that's almost half of my cost !!

anyway, i too have no time to get other quotations. if possible, i just wanna let this same fella settle everything for me. i still have a choice of changing or not changing the switches. if he slaughter me, then i'll not change. i don't have volume. so no bargaining power. hehehe...

based on responses here, think he din slaughter me la for the changing of switches. unlike the earlier job that he quoted.

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Added on September 27, 2011, 8:23 ami can't really say my job involves lots of hacking. coz most of my additional points are just next to the existing ones. just tap from there only...

10 points in one room ? no la, mine is a small crib only

This post has been edited by sue.chan: Sep 27 2011, 08:24 AM

hmmm....let me tell you how i was quoted :

- realign light point on ceiling : RM150
- seal off ceiling light point : RM30
- supply 13amp socket point : RM85
- lighting point and T5 lights for mirror : RM300 (my mirror is roughly 5' x 3')
- change switch : RM10


did i get slaughtered ? anyway, thanks Kelvyn for sharing..

This post has been edited by sue.chan: Sep 27 2011, 02:22 PM