The electrical is very clean and well organized! Bravo to the electrical contractor. Also great video Hector, appreciate all the info you give and list!

Lots of great information. Thanks for sharing 👍

Thank you for this information. As homeowners looking to build an ADU, knowing these details is important. When asking electricians for quotes, I would highly suggest you ask what kind of materials they are quoting you for. Per a electrician buddy of mine, there are different types of rated electrical wiring that are approved when building an ADU, some will last you about 10 years some 20+ years ; materials is what sets the price difference at times… so it’s good to ask sub contractors their Material cost and Labor cost when comparing prices.

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

Erik thank you for the info. I agree the quality of the wire is critical since an ADU is. Long term investment.

Very informational. Thank you.

Thanks, Hektor!

Great job on the electrical.

In Gardena, Inspector made me put 2 circuits for kitchen counter outlets for my ADU. NOT including fridge and hood vent. Maybe 1 more thing to add to checklist.

About to be a new homeowner and I’m looking 👀 into all

very valuable information and interesting videos ! Thanks subcribed already

You're a all around great honest guy Hector. Do you know if Natalie does design n drawings fir Bakersfield area ?

great video Hektor. i have a question. since the garage in CA is 4inch concrete with no rebar , do you have to rebar the whole garage or under the garage door wall? thanks

Great video! Hopefully you can document one of your clients building an ADU above an existing garage.

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

Czar since you mentioned it, my next video will be a two story ADU 🏠🏠

Great vedio

Moval (Riverside county) didn't care if i drill 5/8 holes for my electrical in a hole down post.. i got lucky. i guess my inspector has common sense..

@Hektor Amazing Videos! How many square feet was this ADU which was $10,000 for electrical and how many feet did he have to run electrical underground for $3,500 and was there concrete to break also or just just grass?

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

Yes there was electrical underground. From the meter to the ADU

Thus adu has a separate meter at the main home correct ?

how many bed rooms and bathrooms was this ADU in this video

Nice website

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

how many SF is the ADU?

I've been following your video. And if I go through all the services you listed it will almost add up to a minimum $100k to build an adu. How would I go about to get it as low as you did your adu. It was around $50k.

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

Tanik I build my ADU prior to the pandemic 😷 materials and labor where affordable back then. The location of my ADU is in the front of the property and the cost to bring utilities was extremely low. I also save between $10,000 - $15,000 in labor because I did a lot of the labor myself, I installed windows, the front door, insulation, the resilient channel, some framing, the line set for the Minisplit and some painting. Book an appointment with Alfonso from my site his prices to build an ADU in LA begin at $80,000

@jtorres5549

Жыл бұрын

Tell me about it 🤦‍♀️ the material inflation alone oh lord so expensive now😅

@taniksambo1969

Жыл бұрын

@@HektorCastilloman I guess material and labor is that much higher after the pandemic. Your guy can build an adu starting at 80k, would that price drop if I were to do some things myself also?

how much did you pay for finish electric? I just got a quote for 20k but it's with finish electric on a 324 sq ft adu.

@HektorCastillo

11 ай бұрын

It was $13,500 for rough and finish. Go to my site and book an appointment with Sam for an estimate. I'm working on a video to save homeowners up to 5K on the electrician for an ADU ✌️ heekk.com

This was SURPRISINGLY cheap. As a guy with alot of construction experience i will not recommend to DIY this stuff. Hire a professional so you never break a sweat. Do the easy stuff!

Basically this video can be ignored as it missed details e.g AFCI/GFCI. Remained content are not very correct.

@HektorCastillo

Ай бұрын

GFCI outlets are installed at the finish. This video covers rough construction and this project passed the city inspection right away with no corrections.

Wow, this is wildly insufficient information. Beware trying to do anything if this is all you know. Get a book and read it.

@davidcastro9164

5 ай бұрын

Bro if he gave you all the info some dickhead like you can just copy it and not use his services. I’m an electrician so I can connects the dots on what he says. That’s why you get paid for what you know, not what you do

Every video is an ad for his website. It's a doggone shame that the contractors have to participate in these videos, but but they can ONLY advertise on Sam's website. That's some selfish bullshi...

@HektorCastillo

Жыл бұрын

If I didn't have the site my phone will blow up with Can I have plumber, framer, electricians number. This one video took months of time and multiple trips to the project. Its a big surprise you think I'm selfish when I'm just trying to provide free information on how to pass the electrical inspection.

@egonzalez1984

Ай бұрын

@@HektorCastillo Don't sweat it. You provide great information. These trolls don't know what they are talking about.