Under cabinet lighting
A licensed electrician puts lights under your upper cabinets with a switch on the wall.
What this job involves
Lights under the upper cabinets brighten the counter where you work. Plug in strips are simple and cheap, but a clean hardwired job needs a wire run inside the wall and a switch. That part needs a licensed electrician in Illinois. The electrician fishes the wire, mounts the light bars, and hooks up the switch. Older homes may have no spare circuit nearby, which adds work.
What to have ready
- Length of each cabinet run you want lit
- Where you want the switch
- Whether the lights are bought or need to be chosen
- Photos of the wall area under the cabinets
What a fair price looks like
Most homeowners in our area pay between $350 and $900 for this job. Labor for a hardwired set with fixtures supplied by the homeowner. A licensed electrician is required.
This is a range to help you judge a quote, not a quote. The pro you are matched with gives you their own price, in writing for anything over $1,000, and you pay them directly. We charge the pro a small flat fee only after the job is done. We never ask you for payment.
What a good pro will ask you first
- Do you want plug in or hardwired lights?
- How many feet of cabinets need light?
- Is there an outlet or switch near the cabinets already?
- Do you want a dimmer?
Why we only send a licensed electrical pro
Illinois leaves electrical licensing to each village, so we check the license for the town you live in before a pro sees your request. Low-voltage items like video doorbells do not need one.