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shardian:
Hehe, there is no way I'm paying an electrician to replace an outlet. I'm quite competent when it comes to twisting wire nuts thank you very much. :laugh2:

I've had to fix more than a few wiring mistakes in the house too, since it was apparently not originally wired by a professional. Several outlets upstairs are somehow wired into the basement breaker for instance. I'll be fixing that when I renovate the living room.

If for some reason the house does burn down and the insurance asks for info, I'll tell em I haven't done ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- to anything since I moved in.

Never the less, you've got me curious so I'll read my homeowners again. I am pretty sure there wasn't anything in there about the homeowner doing their own work.

ChadTower:

Knowing your state is one that tends to allow more freedom than others I'll bet you can do it.  Better to double check, though.  MA tends to require permits and inspections to mow the lawn so I'm paranoid about it.  When I had my shed built I tried to do the right thing and get permits and such but the building inspector had so many requirements and fees that I eventually just said ---fudgesicle--- it and had it built anyway... a couple years later no one has said anything about the new building on my property.   :dunno

billf:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 02, 2007, 09:29:32 am ---
Knowing your state is one that tends to allow more freedom than others I'll bet you can do it.  Better to double check, though.  MA tends to require permits and inspections to mow the lawn so I'm paranoid about it.  When I had my shed built I tried to do the right thing and get permits and such but the building inspector had so many requirements and fees that I eventually just said ---fudgesicle--- it and had it built anyway... a couple years later no one has said anything about the new building on my property.   :dunno

--- End quote ---

Around here they catch up with these kinds of things when you go to sell the house.  In a case like yours, if they realize you added the shed to the property without the permits, they would charge double what the permits cost (as the penalty) and if the shed is in violation of anything, you'd be required to fix it before selling the house.

myntik1:
I wouldn't just call an electrician from the phone book, I would speak to one in person.  Preferably someone you know on some level about the work.  Once I frame the walls I will install some outlets and have someone come in and check everything for code and tie it into the box.  If you were in Western Mass I would send two guys I know over to you.  They do a lot of electrical work for my boss in his bars and nightclubs.  They upgraded my electrical service from 50 AMP fuses to a breaker box.  Which was 500 less than my next cheapest quote.

ChadTower:

I seriously wish I could get to a decent lumber yard while it's actually open... these Lowe's 2x4s are great when I first get them and then a week later they look like ---smurfing--- Twizzlers.

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