How much would electrical and plumbing updates cost?

It really depends on the local labor market and how busy each contractor is when you want the work done. To install new electrical wiring, the walls need to be opened enough for the wires to be pulled into the new locations. If you open the walls and do the repairs after the fact it will be less expensive but it takes time and effort on your part. For new construction or remodels where the wall are open and accessible, I figure about $100/ box plus the main system and meter base which you need. For a small project with limited access which I suspect is your situation, double that. When you do the upgrade, all of the wiring should be replaced and the whole house brought up to current codes. This means you need a local qualified professional electrician to give the estimates and probably to do the work. Old wiring is quite dangerous if the insulation has started to deteriorate, it can and has caused many house fires.

A kitchen electrical needs at least 6 circuits, add a bathroom and exterior outlets, 2 lighting circuits, 2 more outlet circuits and a fire alarm plus a pump if needed and you are in need of a 32 circuit panel very fast. This allows for expansion with a dedicated computer circuit and a home entertainment center and a hot tub in the future. I suggest you call the local electrical contractors and ask.

Before you buy into all that crap about how many outlets you need in the kitchen, check your local building code and find out if any items can be grandfathered in because of the age of the house. You may also qualify for a Historical Society upgrade and improvement. Get an independent building inspector to look at the house and decide what has to be done, what you want done, and what can stay as is.

It is tough when there's only one bathroom in the house. Here goes: The floor is LAST. All wall and cieling work is messy and will fall on the floor. Remove everthing you possibly can, except the plumbing fixtures. I mean everything, right down to bare studs and floor joists. Contact your supplier and see when he can deliver the new fixtures. Temporarily screw down some plywood over the floor joists so you can walk on it safely. Have the electricians and plumbers come in to inspect, strategize, and do what they need to do before the walls and cielings go up. There's no point in going through all this only to have an old pipe break next month. If this bathroom has no vent, have the electician add one. Once the subcontractors have completed their rough work, put your cieling and walls back in, adding insulations and vapor barriers. Now go for it. With the new fixtures in the next room, have the plumber turn everything off and rip out the old fixtures. Install the new floor and put the new fixtures in. Wow, was that expensive!

$2-$3 k

electrical plumbing updates cost

Electrical Update Cost

We're building a house and every time a contractor gets hired, it costs $10,000! JJ

Actually, our furnace cost 23,000

Plumbing was 15,000

Electrical was 25,000

Drywall with texture and primer 12,000

for a 2500 sqft house