5 ms·
Around here you can buy a permit if you’re a homeowner. You then have to set up the inspections and actually do all the work properly, but there are no restrict
by throwaway173738 2y ago
Around here you can buy a permit if you’re a homeowner. You then have to set up the inspections and actually do all the work properly, but there are no restrictions like that. The inspecting agency publishes documentation about what to read and common pitfalls even.
- bcrosby95 2y agoYes, this post seems to be by someone who wants to be paid to do this by a home owner. It's very common to need licensing to do something commercially but not when doing it for yourself.
- forgetfreeman 2y agoI see how you'd think that but it isn't the case. Where I live only licensed electricians are allowed to do any work more involved than changing a light fixture. As an example I've got a 1600 square foot detached shop on property I recently purchased. There isn't six inches of wiring in the entire building that is up to code. My options are ignore it and risk a fire or electrocution, spend >$15,000 to get the building rewired, or spend $3,000 on materials and risk a life-altering fine and/or jailtime if I get caught fixing it myself. I'd be satisfied if I could simply sit the licensure exam and maybe have to pay extra to do some kind of practical demonstration. Local requirements for residential licensure include documented multi-year experience as an electrician's helper before you can even apply to take the exam.
- forgetfreeman 2y agoI can pull my own permits for carpentry and masonry work, structural stuff, but that's about it, and only for my personal residence. Homeowners here are barred from systems work of any kind, and it takes a contractor's license to pull permits when working on someone else's home.