With regards to plans being kept in perpetuity by the local
juridiction, that's not true everywhere. In fact, I know that mine
tosses plans after six months. That's what the head of the building
department (a buddy) told me. He said it would be physically
impossible for them to keep them in perpetuity. "How many warehouse's
are we going to devote to that? Just look around at the construction
going on every day."

Another consideration to think about. Have you noticed that
electrical wire now comes with a date stamp on the outer jacket.
Unless you have some old stock, it's going to be real easy to know
that the work was done after a certain time frame.

So I suppose if you had kept a roll of wire from a previously
permitted job, you could install it later and claim that it had been
done at the same time. I'm just not sure it's worth the possible
problems.

If they'll permit you to do the work as the home owner, and the fee
isn't steep, I'd get the permit.

BTW, just because an inspector signs off on work does not mean that it
is up to code. It is common in my area for the inspectors to get lazy
and treat a long term contractor as infallible. "Joe Blow does good
work, and we never have a problem with his work."

I did an extensive remodel a few years ago, and it wasn't until I
started pointing out the mistakes that the inspector decided that the
contractor wasn't quite as good as he had thought. Well guess what,
part of the cost of the permit was for an inspection not a rubber
stamp. Make sure you get your money's worth.


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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?