Check with your local building department. If you don't have one then you
probably don't need one. Then you need to consider your home owners
insurance. Stupidity is usually covered, but doing your own electrical work
may not be if it's not up to code. If you don't have local codes, then make
sure it adhears to NEC.

One level short of doing it all yourself, you could run the wire yourself
and have an electrician make the connections. This will cut down on the
billable hours and save cost.

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I've got a new saw coming Friday, and I need to run 220 to my attached
garage. I just want the one receptacle. Having read enough on it, I
think it's well within my home improvement skills (my wife, OTOH, is
shopping for funeral wear.) The only thing I don't know is whether
this is something I'm allowed to DIY. Is it something that typically
requires a permit? Inspection? Or can I just do it and go?