Electrician

How big of a job is it?

I just used Bruce Robak whose company name is I believe Electric Service Company and he was great. My plumber Joe Coraggio recommended him. 973-204-6411  

Edited to say if you were just looking for those who used the electrician you mentioned in your OP then sorry. But if you wanted a second quote, try Bruce.

bub said:

How big of a job is it?

Installing a bathroom fan in a bathroom that never had one (new ducting, wiring)

wendy said:

I just used Bruce Robak whose company name is I believe Electric Service Company and he was great. My plumber Joe Coraggio recommended him. 973-204-6411  

Edited to say if you were just looking for those who used the electrician you mentioned in your OP then sorry. But if you wanted a second quote, try Bruce.

Thank you!

astrojack said:

bub said:

How big of a job is it?

Installing a bathroom fan in a bathroom that never had one (new ducting, wiring)

That is sort of a 2- (or 3) step project.  

1. You need to cut through to the outside (= carpentry, possibly siding work on the outside).  Then install duct.
2. You need a certified electrician to run wiring & install switch.
3. Then install the fan, and finally a sheetrock/painter guy to clean it up on the inside, unless cutting was done very carefully originally.

Most electricians (& plumbers) make a mess of the cutting work; while I was active I had to clean up such jobs many times.  Most handy-man types can do 1 & 3, but they are not certified electricians, so this 'minor' job will stretch into multiple visits.

One brilliant handyman we talked to about this offered to install a vent from the second floor bathroom into the attic.  Fortunately, when we upgraded the attic bedrooms, we were able to have it installed correctly.

tomcat said:

That is sort of a 2- (or 3) step project.  

1. You need to cut through to the outside (= carpentry, possibly siding work on the outside).  Then install duct.
2. You need a certified electrician to run wiring & install switch.
3. Then install the fan, and finally a sheetrock/painter guy to clean it up on the inside, unless cutting was done very carefully originally.

Most electricians (& plumbers) make a mess of the cutting work; while I was active I had to clean up such jobs many times.  Most handy-man types can do 1 & 3, but they are not certified electricians, so this 'minor' job will stretch into multiple visits.

Thinking back, the last fan I installed required 2 people for the installation.  We needed 1 person inside, and a 2nd person on a ladder outside both for drilling the necessary holes, and in order to join the two sections of the duct.

My #2 on the above job was Brian Riley, who did the full bathroom at Morrow Church; and also had a contact to a certified electrician for that part of the ventilation fan project.

@ Jasmo:   Yes, some 'handymen' are anything but.  And that goes for appliance repair men as well.                                         Work only with people who have solid references.

Thank you all for the comments. I will reach out to Bruce for another option.

And agreed, it seems like the electrician is the worst person do be doing the venting and fitting, but the gc as the worst to do the electrical.