Electrical Permit

mahlere

PC term for "moonlighter" or "side-jobber"?

Celtic

Thanks.... I thought that might have been one of those useless classifications they came up with - like "Qualified Journeyman" - to make a buck.

fridaymean

You could also try having a demo allowance. What ever is used, is used, but it cannot go over without approval. We have demo allowances on every remodel/rehab job. We have no idea what is behind the sheetrock or plaster. It would be unfair to everyone to expect a bid under those circumstances. Because when it goes over, the customer is upset, the electrician, plumber, hvac gets screwed (and looks like a crook) and the GC ends up with a bad rep.

jbelectric777

that was a nasty thread Huh?

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stars13bars2

Wow; you learn something new everyday,and I thought an electrical permit was a salt water fish.

Magnettica

I hope people don't have a problem with that. I want to get my license and do work legitimately but I made some poor choices along the way in my career and here I am, working without a license at night and on weekends. I worked for one EC for 11 years, the last 2 years he dropped my benefits, took me off the books, then finally let me go because he couldn't afford to pay me a stinking $20.00 per hour. Is that all my fault?

So when I was let go I contacted the board in Newark, told them my situation, and they told me that without 5 years immediately proceeding the exam date that I did not qualify for licensing.

Since then I've worked for a few EC's, started going to school at night (for licensing), and bought a van to work out of to do my side work. All of my clients are cheap bastards who barely make it worth my while to work till 9PM night after night during the busy season like right now. But this work helps pay for the van, tools, and overall has gotten me ready to go out on my own.

Now the cats out of the bag, so be it.

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Celtic

I'm not judging you.......but......you seem to still be making mistakes ~ no license, doing work w/o proper permits; bonding; insurance; etc.

What's the plan should you get caught?

The people that will ultimately be judging you are the very ones you are applying to: The Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors in Newark.
The Board likes to levy fines and such:
State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors Minutes Page

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POOLMANinCT

well I just stumbled on this thread & can't believe it got by me. I am not an E1.

I own a construction, renovation & repair company. & I must say I can make just as much money with renovation & repair.

why? because nobody wants to do "service" mandatory service repair & renovation work demands big bucks. because the pool of outfits willing to do it is minute. I would expect an e1, plumber, or pool guy who spends day or chunk of day to charge 1500 & see it as reasonable. even if he is an owner operator. somebody made reference that for that type of money they expect an excavator w/ an expensive machine to warrant the cost. consider the time it takes to become skilled in a trade. I'd bet most of us are "worth a 250-500k" to be the tradesman we are. so you can't balk when you have a qualified guy who actually shows up & does the work.
md is one of the few who understands there is money in service.

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Magnettica

I appreciate your insight. I realize I'm taking a chance doing what I do. But the profits are too good to not go out there and get it done. I have turned down jobs that are not in my best interest, like where previous electrical work has not been done to code, flying splices, major grounding and bonding issues, etc. I've been doing this long enough to know when to say no to a job thats not in my best interest, like a working in a bakery in a busy commercial location is not a good idea for a moonlighter, but an attic fan on a dead end street is. Believe me, no one is looking more forward to being a "board certified electrician" than I am. And with you two offering expert advice, I am well on my way to success.

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