Whenever a new electrical box and hard wired smoke detector is required for compliance when selling, a licensed electrician is required to install the new electrical box and detector to current code. A new electrical box and new detector is required for any attached home when selling in the city of Los Angeles if it is missing one.
Here is the link to this city of Los Angeles code requirement, see Item #6.
Here is a quick primer on how exactly how we install a new electrical box and new hard wired smoke detector if needed when selling in the city of Los Angeles.
A new hard wired smoke detector is attached on top of the new blue electrical box after it is installed in the wall or on the ceiling by our electrician.
It takes experience and expertise not to destroy the existing drywall when installling new electrical box and new smoke detector. We at RetrofitLA will guarantee no drywall will be damaged requiring replacement or repair.
Don’t let your contractor do this do your walls and drywall. We at RetrofitLA will guarantee no drywall will be damaged requiring replacement or new paint when we install a new electrical box and new hard wired smoke detector.
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