[Hondaracer]

Finding a handyman type deal or one person companies/contractors can save a tonne of money, it's just finding the quality people that's hard

Our house had knob and tube in 2/3rds of the house plus I needed a suite wired from scratch. I had three different quotes from "bigger" companies who were going to only replace what was existing, so if there was a light there, they'd wire that light again, if there was a plug in this spot, that was the plug they'd re-wire

The quotes from "big" companies were 12-15k for the replacement, no additional work, no extra lights, not doing the suite.

I found a fantastic electrician who works on his own through my contractor, I gave him a hand through the entire process. We rewired the entire house, added a sub panel, added approx 25 new LED pot lights in the house, and he wired the entire suite with another 20 pots

All said and done, he probably did double if not more work than the "big" companies quoted and he was half the price.