"MikeWhy" wrote in message
You don't say. We talk about honesty here, and pride ourselves in the
little things, some of them largely inconsequential. Is it a good law, to
require a building permit, licensed electricians, and followup inspection?
Who gets to decide? Everyone for themselves?

The code is written as a safety guide and tries to consider every possible
bad scenario. It is still possible to do certain things safely, but not
according to the code.

I'm in favor of building permits and plans that meet codes, but some are
kind of silly. A friend built a log cabin style house. He has a loft. If
he calls it a bedroom, it is not allowed as it is and changes must be made.
As long as he called it a seating area loft, it was OK'd and CO was issued.

Should a permit be issued and a licensed electrician install a receptacle
and have in inspected? Sure, every town will need to hire a dozen more
inspectors. There are a lot of idiots out there. Some years ago I saw a
basement of a fairly new home being finished. The owner was going to add
some receptacles and was using lamp cord to daisy chain four of them. I
pointed it out to the wife and she was going to have it changed. The
people that need inspection the most are not going to get it.