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The reason I started this is to bring emphesis on safety. Many places have burned down because of bad wiring jobs, people taping wires together, not knowing to leave stranded fixture wire longer than solid they may be hooking to...etc. When one of these places burns down and kills a kid...watch what will happen then. It surely isn't that we need the work...I will try and answer any questions anyone has about wiring.
I always left the electrical work for the electrician, and they always left the framing and trim and final work for me!!! :lol5: They did make me some great four-way plug boxes to plug all my cords into back in the old days. :DQuote:
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I never had to deal with the code problems really. Though we did do a house in a certain state, two for that matter next to each other, one I fixed due to the architect not making the stair opening right. The other house had some concrete poured out of level in and outside wall foundation in the garage area. I was told frame it, make it level with framing and finish the house. We did. Looked great except you could still see the bad pour. Went home, came back the next day, and it was a partially standing structure. :lol5:Quote:
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The super looked at me, I looked at him, and he said, "salvage what you can, and we are going to redo the whole house. Got paid to frame the same house twice +. I knew who I was working for so you don't ask questions. You a good job, get paid, and go on your way!!! :S2:
My experience with the electrical inspectors is that they're fairly easy to deal with. If there's a problem they show you what it is, you correct it and they come back and reinspect and sign off on it. Its not rocket science to wire a house if you're reasonably mechanically inclined and do your research. But if you're not you are far safer to hire someone to come it and do it for you.
I've always done every repair on my home or cars or other equipment so I'm comfortable with pretty much working on anything. Education is the key as it is to most things in life.
As a thirty year electrican, I can give you some insight on amateur wiring. I have found that about 95% of electrical repairs I've done on homes and businesses are caused by loose connections. Very few of these loose connections were made by qualified electricians. Most of the time it was a wire or circuit added by the home owner or local handyman. Most electrical fires are caused by faulty connections. If you have a leaky sink or a hole in your sheetrock, you go to the hardware store, get what you need, and go home anf fix it. I wouldn't suggest doing this with your electrical system. Hire a professional for you and your families safety. If you can honestly say you can wire a new circuit into your electrical box during the day, then tuck your child into bed knowing you will see them in the morning because there won't be an electrical fire in the middle of the night, then do your own wiring. If you are not sure, call an electrical contractor without question. Most of us are honest and fair with our costs......Mike
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