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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 03, 2008, 02:31:40 pm ---The guys who came to my house monday had to pull a permit to do that work.  I had to pull a permit to have my shed built and the damn approval process took months until I finally just said eff it and scaled it down to the biggest nonpermitted size.  I'll have to get other permits for any other electrical work I have done down there and would have to have a couple more if I were putting in a bedroom.  I may end up having to get one or two since a bathroom is in the plans.

It's all about what state you live in.  MA is brutal on fees and permits.  So is RI.  Little blue states... duh.

This guy is in MA which is why I mentioned it.

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I could build a building to fit two RV's in it if I wanted to all without a permit.  :P

ChadTower:

The dumbest part is that my town has one building inspector that is barely ever availble to homeowners.  I know for a fact that he doesn't bother to inspect the work of many known local companies - the guys monday told me as much.  Apparently he trusts their company's work and simply signs off on small jobs like mine rather than take the time to come out and look.  If I had done that through someone else I'd be waiting a couple of months before I could close up the wall.

billf:

--- Quote from: shardian on January 03, 2008, 02:23:38 pm ---I can do whatever the hell I want all on my own if I feel qualified. As to homeowners insurance, I don't think there is anything in there that specifically states that I can't personally do the work. I'll double check for sure now that I know what I am looking for. It doesn't really matter though since building permits aren't legally required, and everything is being done according to code.

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Building permits aren't legally required???  Whoa, note to self - do not move to WV!  Definitely don't want to move into a house wired/built/plumbed by Goober without any checks by appropriately knowledgeable people.

Around here you can generally do most any work yourself, provided you pull the appropriate permits (professionals must also), then get the work inspected by the city inspector (which is part of the permit process).

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 03, 2008, 02:42:45 pm --- Apparently he trusts their company's work and simply signs off on small jobs like mine rather than take the time to come out and look.

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That means you got a good contractor. Stick with that guy. Handshake agreements happen quite a bit in the contracting field when dealing with a company with a solid reputation.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on January 03, 2008, 02:49:23 pm ---That means you got a good contractor. Stick with that guy. Handshake agreements happen quite a bit in the contracting field when dealing with a company with a solid reputation.

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Yep - I'm not an expert but I know decent work when I see it.  These guys did good work - and I asked them to come out first thing on New Year's Eve (I had the day off).  They showed up at 7:15AM and were showing me the results at 8:45.  That's good stuff.  Thumbs up on these guys.

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