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Those prices sound... inflated. In our area, service is something like $100/hour for all of that, plus the cost of parts. So I'd expect it to be:
That said, I still do most of that myself. I hire out the dangerous work (gas lines, electrical breaker box, safety components on car, etc), but I'll do most of the rest myself, such as:
And so on. It's usually faster for me to DIY since I don't need to call, change my schedule, etc, I just order the parts and do it when I have time, with a YouTube video showing me what to do. It probably takes me about 2-3x as long as a pro, but generally speaking, that time would be spent with me setting up the appointment, talking with the contractor, etc.