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Doing electrical work on my new house and it is a little disheartening how long everything takes. (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today, I set up a fixture in the dining room and it took some 5 hours from start to finish. Not even really sure where all the time goes it just sloops away. Doing it with my friend who is a builder with some electrical experience. She's giving me a good rate but it's going to add up to do the whole house.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The house is down to studs and had old knob n tube that we already took out. So basically we were connecting two 20' spans through pre-existing paths with no teardown or finishing work on either side.

The fixture itself was done with a metal brace. It's okay if this is how long it takes I guess, I just don't know if this is typical or if we're working slow.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

are you just working or are you being taught how to do these things as you go? 5 hours for what you did sounds like a lot for the former but about right for the latter

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Mainly my friend is working and teaching with little pedagogical interludes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh Jesus knob and tube

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

knob

IT's all disconnected already. Just a few places the wires themselves weren't removed.