Of all the parts, I was most concerned about the electrical. During demo, we found a fuse box in the kitchen. Ugh! Yep, I needed a new sub electrical panel. Some electricians are squeamish about fuse boxes. I was getting electrical bids while the walls and floors were open…don’t want to hide anything. One electrician looked at my kitchen and went “Nah” and left. You feel such rejection!…Maybe I’m not up to this task?

My budget was $2,000. I got 5 bids..the cheapest was $2,300 and the most expensive was $3,600.  I went with Alex the lowest bid and a personal recommendation. It was the right choice. They were great. Alex had working for him, his grandson and nephew. Really nice young guys. I passed them a little cash, with permission from the boss, each time they came.

When they had to come back to install the light fixtures. They were very responsive and came right out each time.