I am a General Contractor with license. I have always done my own electrical work (at least 25 years). I am in Ontario Canada I am hoping that there are other electricians from Ontario on the forum.
I have always obtained permits for my work but in January new rules prevent un licence electricians to get permits and do electrical work. The job I have now has some minor electrical work, I called and got a permit from the ESA with the warning that I am not permitted to do this any more, but with the inference that this would be inspected and then I will have to hire an electricians to finish, (by the way, I am hoping to take the electrical exam soon). I called the inspector for rough in inspection, he came, looked at the work and gave me a notice of violation and a stop work order. He said that I have to hire a licensed electrician to complete the work. I called 2 electricians out of the tel. book and they were very reluctant to take the job and finish my work.
My questions are: how do I get my job finished? can I have an electrician finish my work with the inspector’s approval or do I have to remove it all and hire him to do the job over again? any advice from those who know will be appreciated.
Thanks
Stemreno
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Try to find an electrician who moonlights, less overhead and more flexible. I found one through a fellow carpenter but subsequently noticed that he was advertising in the small neighborhood paper.
I believe they just changed the rules that you now have to have a Masters Lic to be able to pull a permit. My buddy up in Collingwood tried 3 times and finally got his masters lic. Not bad for a 77yr old guy.
roger
I don't know what license my electrician holds but he pulled a permit in March. Dealing with ESA was interesting. I was on site for the inspections (he was at his day job) we had three inspections and a different inspector each time.
You will have to get an electrician to finish. Although, you will have to look around because many will not want to work on someone elses "can of worms"
BTW what part of Ontario?
Brampton, On
My can of worms is very clean and detailed. I have had lots of electrical inspected and passed with no problems before the new rules
Stemreno.
I've heard lots of complaints about this from the hvac guys. I would try to talk to the boss of one of these companies. I would say call Ivans electric. They are a little 'easier' about that sort of stuff. They'll be in you're phone book.
let's not even start on the ESA. On the 3 permits my electrician pulled, the ESA never even showed up for the rough.
do the electricians you are phoning know this?
I like the idea of what Dinosaur is doing, would like to find somebody here who would do the same thing for me here.
Billybats... was that question to me? don't know what you mean, could you ask again?
Stemreno
What I have done in the past in Quebec is to make an arrangement with a licensed Master electrician to oversee my work and then sign off on it as necessary. This means I hire him to do the heavy lifting (put in and connect main service, stuff like that) so his name & lic. no. will be on the permit...then he looks over the plans and gives me specs for wiring the rest of the house myself.
If there's anything tricky involved, he'll then do his own check of my work before the BI shows up and tell me what corrections if any I've got to make. The BI only sees the finished work and the master's name on the permit. He can't bitch about whose hands physically pulled the 14-3 through the framing.
Don't know if that would work in Ontario.
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not brought
low by this? For thine evil pales before that which
foolish men call Justice....