"Limp Arbor" wrote in message
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On Feb 3, 8:57 am, Steve Barker wrote:
On 2/2/2011 4:00 PM, RBM wrote:





"Steve wrote in message
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On 2/1/2011 8:16 AM, Limp Arbor wrote:
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.

seeing as how you mentioned already having the outlets and switches
installed, i'm guessing this is a "final" electrical inspection. I'm
curious as to how he checked your "stapling" with the drywall in place.

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Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

I questioned that as well, but it turns out that he fished the outlets
from
the basement up, and the attic down, and never removed the sheetrock /
plaster. The only stapling was in the attic and basement. To me, it
sounded
like the outlets and switches were installed during the roughing. Not
that I
haven't seen that done.

OHhhhhhh. I C. I mis-read the OP. I missed the "re" part of
"re-wire". I was thinking new construction since there was an inspector
involved. I can't imagine having them involved for a "RE" wire.


Can you imagine a house fire for some reason...
The fire marshall blaming faulty wiring...
The insurance company denying claim because work was never inspected...

I read this often on this group. It would seem to me, if an insurance
company could or would deny claims for every "i" not being dotted, they
would soon be out of business. I can't imagine that home owner insurance is
much different here in NY, than anywhere else, and here, insurance companies
cover among other things, for stupid things that the homeowner does. For
example: years ago I cut down a 3 foot diameter maple tree, that was on my
neighbor's property. I actually believed the tree was on state property and
not the neighbors. I am not a licensed tree surgeon, and rightly should have
gotten a survey to determine who's property the tree was on. None of this
mattered to me, as the tree posed a danger in obstructing my view when
leaving my driveway on to a fast state road. As a result of my tree cutting
I was sued by the neighbor for $250,000 . My homeowners insurance paid for
my lawyer and ultimately settled the claim. Believe me, if there was some
easy way that they could have blown me off, I think they would have saved
themselves some money.