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Cabin, shop and outbuilding wiring
Rough-in is the job where owner-builders can see the most and ask the most questions.
A new building is cheapest to wire while the studs are showing. We rough in a cabin, shop or barn before the walls close, then come back for the final.
The inspector sees every box and every run, and we write down what they ask for.
When you need it
Signs this is the job
The frame is up
Wiring goes in after the framing and before insulation and drywall.
You are adding a shop
A subpanel, a run from the house and a few circuits for tools.
The well house needs power
A buried run, a disconnect at each end and a pump circuit.
You want to learn the layout
We label the panel and the drawing so you can find any circuit.
You framed it yourself
We can wire it, or walk through your rough-in where the county allows owner work.
The county wants a permit
We pull it for the work we do and tell you which stops it includes.
The visit
Five steps, in the order they happen
- 01
Step 1: Site visit and plan set
We read your plans and walk the frame.
- 02
Step 2: Rough-in
Boxes, cable and the panel location, before the walls close.
- 03
Step 3: Rough-in inspection
The inspector sees every run while it is open.
- 04
Step 4: Trim and the service
Devices, covers, the panel and the connection to power.
- 05
Step 5: The final
The last inspection, and a labeled panel.
How pricing works for this job
What decides the price
A cabin or shop is priced by its plan, its distance and what you want in it.
Square footage and the number of circuits
The length of the run to the panel
Subpanels and buried runs to other buildings
Permit and inspection fees
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The estimate is written and names what it covers: labor, wire, boxes, the panel and disconnects. It also names what it leaves out.
Left out unless the estimate says otherwise: trenching, drywall repair, painting
Panels, batteries and inverters are listed by line, whether we buy them or you do
Permit fees are passed through at cost, on their own line
What happens at the visit
A site visit is how we see the land, the framing and the road. We walk the route the wire will take and look at where the sun reaches in winter.
The visit has a fee, stated before we drive out, because the drive can be long
If you hire us, the visit fee comes off the work
We do not price a whole-house system on the spot; the drawing comes first
How and when you pay
A deposit comes before we order materials. Progress payments follow the rough-in and the final inspection, and the balance is due when the work is done.
Check, card or bank transfer
No financing offered through us
Each payment is tied to a stage written on the estimate
Questions about this job
When should I call you?
When the plans are drawn and before the frame is closed. We would rather see the studs.
Do you wire to my plans?
Yes. If the plans lack a panel schedule, we draw one and write down the circuits.
What about a buried line?
We ask the inspector what depth and what conduit they want, and put it on the drawing before the trench is dug.
Tell us about the site
Where it is, how you get there, what is built so far.