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billf:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 01, 2007, 08:24:12 pm ---
Check your homeowner's policy on that wiring... many policies say any wiring modifications must be done by a licensed electrician.  Others say any electrical mods at all must be done by a pro.  Some don't address it at all... but god forbid a fire break out in the newly finished area and your adjustor asks for documentation of the electrician's license.

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Should also check with the local government to see if permits are needed and if they allow homeowners to do the work themselves.

bfauska:
If they don't allow you to do your own wiring either for insurance purposes or code, you can find an electrician who will check your work when he hooks up to the circuit box and sign off on it as if he did the work.  Many contractors are willing to let homeowners do supervised work for a small additional fee for them to sign off on it.

boykster:
I do all my own electrical, even the box work, as long as it's not as big as replacing the main box.  I've added new circuits to open slots in my breaker box, re-worked a few circuits, done lighting, etc.  I have a neighbor who is an electrical contractor who I'll occasionally have look at my work, but in my municipality (and HO insurance) the home owner is allowed to do electrical work.

I do plumbing too, but I'm not a big fan of plumbing stuff  :P

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: bfauska on December 01, 2007, 09:30:39 pm ---If they don't allow you to do your own wiring either for insurance purposes or code, you can find an electrician who will check your work when he hooks up to the circuit box and sign off on it as if he did the work.  Many contractors are willing to let homeowners do supervised work for a small additional fee for them to sign off on it.

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I've called a couple of electricians and asked that... they both said here they're not allowed to do that and will lose their license if caught.  It's not worth them losing their livelihood for a few extra bucks here.

bfauska:
If they treat you as an employee they can't be fired for it.  There are ways to work the system, they just don't want to, which is obviously their right and I wouldn't hold it against them, I just know that it is and can be done in many places.

It may be irrelevant anyway if your municipality and insurance don't care.  Many states and cities allow homeowners to act as their own contractor on various levels of their construction sometimes including electrical.

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