"Limp Arbor" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 10:19 am, "RBM" wrote:
"Limp Arbor" wrote in message

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On Feb 1, 9:34 am, "RBM" wrote:





"Limp Arbor" wrote in message

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I had my electrical inspection yesterday for my whole house re-wire.

The guy came around 10 and checked every outlet with a plug-in three
light tester.
Pulled a few outlets to make sure I didn't cut the wires too short.
Pulled a few switch covers to make sure I switched the black wires.
Checked the operation of every GFCI: kitchen, basement, Lavs, and
garage.
Made sure my stapling was adequate.
Checked for grounding screws on every metal box. (I used mostly
plastic)

Failed me for:
more than one cable entering a handy box with an outlet
self- tapping sheet metal screws used for grounding (I ran out of
green screws)
ceiling box with three 12ga wires

I told him I was going to fix it all right now. A couple of box
extensions and green screws and I was done. He called me around 3:30
and said he was finished with his last inspection and asked if I was
done. He actually stopped back that day and passed my job. This
saved me from having to call and schedule a re-inspection and maybe
getting a different guy and another day off from work. He was very
helpful and was just making sure it was done right.

Maybe my town is different but this is the third permit I've pulled
and had inspected and never had any problems. They are doing exactly
what they should be doing, making sure work is done properly and the
house is safe. I don't know if others have had problems but I've
never had an inspector needlessly fail a job because he was out to get
me.

Inspectors are people just like anyone else. Some good, some bad, and
some
have an agenda.

I'm curious as to how he's checking outlets, switches, and your cable
stapling. How does he see your staples behind the sheetrock?

I didn't have to staple behind the sheetrock. You don't have to
remove finished materials to run wire. He was checking the stapling
in the basement and attic.

When you said "whole house rewire" , I just assumed you gutted the place.
That's a lot of work to do, leaving the walls up- Hide quoted text -


The hardest part was getting from the attic to the second floor
outlets on the eaves. Not a job for a full-figured guy.

The first floor ceiling lights were also a little tough but a few
strategically placed access holes helped out.

I ran all the feeds for the second floor through an interior wall up
to the attic. Not bad because I just pulled down the upper cabinets
in the kitchen and cut the drywall near the top of the wall. Patched
the drywall and did one coat of spackle then put the cabinets back up.

some must have tools to do this job:
string with a nut tied to it and a magnet on a stick
fish sticks
fish tape
flexible drill but
right-angle drill
helper

If you don't have those tools you could just rip out all the drywall.
I remember as a kid going to help the old man who did wiring on the
side. We went to a house where the guy cut 4" strips out of the
plaster walls all the way around every room at outlet height. My dad
didn't have the heart to tell him that he was going to run the wires
up from the basement.


Cutting out the 4" strips would save a lot of cable, but plaster patching is
more time consuming than sheetrock patching, so I suppose if the walls are
in good shape, looping up from the basement and down from the attic is the
way to go. You must have a fairly steep roof pitch to be able to reach the
top wall plates at the eaves.