Estimating 200A panel upgrades in Jersey, what's your go-to tools setup?

Out here in New Jersey, I'm quoting $4500 for a full 200A panel upgrade on old houses with knob and tube still lurking. Gotta have a solid Fluke multimeter and Klein clamp meter to test loads without guessing. What's in your kit for these jobs to keep estimates tight?

been there with those old Jersey houses, knees ache just thinking about it

what's your biggest pain point in the load calc for these?

use the square d qo breakers, they snap in clean and hold up

fluke 117 is gold for non contact voltage too, saves time on estimates

klein et40 is cheap and does the job for voltage detection

damn these quotes always come back underbid by hacks using cheap romex

same, every time with the corner cutters

homeowners push back hard on the $4500, but insurance demands it

my klein tools get abused daily but last forever

upgraded to milwaukee m18 for drilling through joists, game changer

southwire simpull for running new feeds, eases the pull

got stiffed on a panel job last month, collections suck

inspectors in NJ are brutal on grounding

these PE firms buying up shops, killing small guys

PE is ruining the trade

had a job where the subpanel was wired backwards, pissed me off

backwards wiring is a nightmare to fix

PE rollups don't care about quality

every damn time with the corporate greed

screwed by a bad estimate last week, lost $800

estimators need to account for surprises

NJ permits take forever, adds to costs

PE buying everyone out, rates tanking

feel that, margins getting thinner

don't skimp on the torque wrench, seen loose lugs cause fires

torque is key, saves headaches

another day another callback on bad grounds

milwaukee packs die too fast on long jobs

PE is the devil in this industry

same old crap with low bids

sharks in the game everywhere

sharktite fittings? nah, stick to soldered

soldered all the way, reliable

my van's loaded with dewalt now, switched last year

how do you handle change orders on panels?

saw a dustin stelzer vid on estimating, spot on

change orders save your ass

homeowners freak on extras

r/electricians had a thread on this

yeah, good tips there

use jobber for quotes, tracks everything

jobber changed my game

same issues with old wiring

watts the heck with these prices?

client in the contractor fight group complained about same

estimators overpromise underdeliver

PE firms jacking up insurance too

frustrated doesn't cover it