On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:38:13 -0400, Mike Marlow
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:05:04 -0500, krw cast forth these pearls of
wisdom...:



Most will do a better job than a licensed electrician. The electrical
inspector I had when I built my garage told me that homeowners did a
much better job than the average electrician, primarily because it is
theirs, they have more time, and tend to overbuild to compensate for
any lack of knowledge.



Holy cow - I can't believe I read that. "Most will do a better job than a
licensed electrician"... sorry, but that is just pure bull.

No it really isn't. Residential electrical work is quite simple.
"Professionals" often do stupid things to cut corners. My previous
house was a perfect example.

Over building
has nothing to do with doing it the right way. Overbuilders think more is
better when they have no clue what is required in the first place.

It certainly does have a *lot* to do with it. Skimping on materials
("forgetting" boxes, etc.) isn't good. Using the best materials
because the difference isn't significant does matter. All many
"professionals" care about is cost and time.