speedy petey
Lic.Electrical Contractor
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- Mar 15, 2006
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Regardless of Murphy's Law, the inspector's requests are NOT code required and ARE absurd.How would you logically argue this point?
There are sharp objects inside walls but maybe this kind of cable damage rarely happens, even with Murphy's Law.
Maybe when it does a CB trips and so the HO immediately knows there is something wrong.
How many different kinds of homes have you worked on? Are you aware of all the different kinds of obstacles and hidden troubles one can encounter doing "old work"?BTW, on bidding, sq. feet and outlets: a contractor should always visit the site before bidding but once the bid is accepted then it and the sq. ft. and the number of outlets is historical data.
I guess my assumption with these numbers is that the recent past can be used to predict the near future to some level of certainty. This isn't The Stock Market.
I have worked in pretty much every kind of home, and I can tell you it is NOT easy to accurately bid on old work unless you know the construction of a home intimately. Anyone who bids a firm price on a job like this is most certainly going to C(his)A.