Home improvement question

Yes, make sure they have a license and insurance.

 

Good advice.

Your job is a little more complicated than just replacing switches.
As long as the power to the switches is turned off - AT THE BREAKER BOX!! - you won't electrocute yourself. But you'll have to have some know-how to re-route the wires so everythings works the right way.

You may not need an electrician, just a handy-man who knows what he is doing when it comes to wiring. DO NOT attempt this yourself.

 

Ms. Slappy will be forever grateful to anyone who will come over and pour the foundation for her hot tub, so she can get it out of her parents house and bring it over here.
I will be forever grateful to that same person, so I don't have to hear about the hot tub not being here.

 

This is all good, practical advice but I say just wing it. Who knows? You might save a hundred bucks.

On the other hand, electricians gotta eat, too.

 

I'm thinking this job he's wanting to do will involve running some new wiring. It might even involve running more wiring to the breaker box. It just depends on how the original wiring was done.

Fishing wires is not fun. You're either in the attic, where it's 120 degrees, or under the house in the crawlspace, where it's 120 degrees. That alone is worth paying an electrician.

 

I'm all for doing it yourself, but I draw the line when your screw-ups can burn the place down. Three areas not to mess with are electricity, structural items and plumbing that goes beyond faucet replacement and other minor fixes.

 

Have you tried sticking a fork in it and jiggling it around?