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Cost Guide

Recessed Lighting Installation Cost

Next Phase Electric is a licensed and insured electrical contractor in Covington, WA, installing recessed lighting and converting old can lights to LED across South King and Pierce County.

Recessed lighting is priced per light. The number of lights, the access above and the switch set the price.

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What Drives the Cost

What Sets the Price

These six things decide the size of the job.

Number of Lights

The job is priced per light. Six lights in a room under an attic is the common job.

Access Above

An attic above makes the wiring quick. A room between floors is fed from hole to hole and takes longer.

New Lights or LED Conversion

Converting existing cans to LED needs no wiring and costs the least. New lights are new wiring.

Switch and Dimmer

Lights wired from an existing switch are the simpler job. A new switch adds to it.

Ceiling Type

An insulated ceiling needs airtight fixtures rated for insulation contact. A shower or a covered porch needs wet-rated ones.

The Room

A kitchen takes more lights, placed over the counter edges, and usually a full day.

Included

What the Price Covers

One flat price for the whole job.

The layout marked on the ceiling before any cutting

The fixtures and the wiring

Dust sheets and clean cuts sized to the fixture

Electrical permit and inspection for new lights

You get the exact price first and approve it before any work starts.

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How It Works

How You Get Your Price

The exact price comes upfront. You approve it before any work starts.

You Book

Online or by phone. A technician reaches out within 1 business hour.

We Count the Lights

Tell us the room, the ceiling height and what is above it. We count the lights and give you the exact price.

Installed

Half a day for six new lights under an attic. A kitchen or a room with no access above takes a full day.

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FAQ

Common Questions

It is priced per light and depends on the number of lights, whether there is attic access above, and whether a new switch is needed. Six lights in a room under an attic is the common job. You get the exact price before any work starts.

Converting existing cans to LED is quick and needs no wiring, so it is the least expensive lighting upgrade there is. Replacing cans that are damaged or the wrong type for the insulation takes longer. We count them and give you the exact price.

As a rule, space them about half the ceiling height apart: four feet on an eight-foot ceiling. A twelve by fourteen foot room usually takes six. Kitchens need more, placed over the counters.

It takes longer. Canless LED fixtures are fed from hole to hole through the ceiling, so a room between floors can be done with little or no patching. Joists running the wrong way sometimes mean one small access hole.

Converting existing cans to LED does not need one. Adding new recessed lights is new wiring and does. We pull the permit and meet the inspector.

Very little. Dust sheets go up first, and the holes are clean cuts sized to the fixture. Most rooms need little or no patching.