Studio or 1 bedroom
About 3 alarms, 3 GFCI outlets, 8 devices, 4 fixtures
- Smoke and CO alarms: every alarm replaced and tested
- Each alarm past the count in the columnPriced per item
- Photo of every alarm, sorted by room
Alarm line
Smoke and CO alarms between tenants
Every alarm in the unit is replaced with a new one, linked where the wiring allows, and pressed to test. The new alarms are in the price.
When it is on the list
Signs the line is needed
No date on the back
An alarm with no date, or one past the date its maker gives, is replaced rather than tested.
Chirps with a new battery
A chirp that returns after a battery swap means the alarm is at the end of its life.
Alarms that do not sound together
Pressing the test on one should sound the others when they are linked.
Yellowed or painted over
Paint and grime on the cover and sensor are a reason to replace the alarm.
The visit
What the visit includes
Count and map
We count every alarm in the unit and note the room each one is in.
Replace
Each alarm comes down and a new one goes up on the same wiring or the same bracket.
Test
Every alarm is pressed to test, and linked alarms are checked together.
Photo list
You get a photo of each new alarm, by room, with the work order number.
Pricing
What this line covers
Pick the size of the unit and read down its list.
2 bedrooms
About 4 alarms, 4 GFCI outlets, 12 devices, 6 fixtures
- Smoke and CO alarms: every alarm replaced and tested
- Each alarm past the count in the columnPriced per item
- Photo of every alarm, sorted by room
3 bedrooms or more
About 6 alarms, 5 GFCI outlets, 16 devices, 8 fixtures
- Smoke and CO alarms: every alarm replaced and tested
- Each alarm past the count in the columnPriced per item
- Photo of every alarm, sorted by room
The counts in each column are approximate. Standard white alarms are in the price. A new alarm location that needs new wire is priced before work.
Questions about this line
Do you replace plug-in and battery alarms too?
Yes. They are replaced and tested at the same price per alarm as hardwired ones, when the count fits the column.
What if an alarm needs to move?
A new location that needs new wire is priced before the work, because the wall decides the cost.
Do you check the CO alarms?
Each CO alarm is replaced and tested like the smoke alarms. We do not test the air in the unit.
Add the alarm line to a work order
List it with the rest of the unit, or send it alone.