It costs $3-5k for an electrician in that part of the country to get off their arse and sign off on an already completed installation. Throw in the permitting p

It costs $3-5k for an electrician in that part of the country to get off their arse and sign off on an already completed installation. Throw in the permitting procedure and everything else involved, and I'm moderately surprised it's so cheap. There's a reason such a high percentage of homes in the area have illegal lofts/porches/bedrooms/stoves/....