How many people submit "compliant photos" but not photos of the actual installation that the permit applies to?
I never liked the photo idea unless the photo maybe at least has some background included that helps prove where the photo was taken, then came photo editing that doesn't take too advanced computer skills to be able to do.
All my photos are compliant. I can install that 165' of conduit in a matter of minutes after the trench is ready sand on the bottom lay pipe and cover. It would take me longer to photo shop my pictures than to do the actual work. That's kind of a crude way to look at others by not trusting them.
In MA an inspector must do trench inspections within 24 hrs. and rough inspections within 72 hrs. Also the inspections are required to be conducted within normal work hours. We have a lot of small towns here and most of the inspectors are not full time. They hold other jobs or have their own contracting business. I accommodate them by meeting them after normal hours or on a Saturday which i do not haft to do. If after giving written notice for a trench inspection if its not inspected within 24 hrs. i can just cover it up. So would you rather have pictures or nothing?
I don't brag but my work and the work of my men is impeccable. We don't make mistakes. We were wiring a large 18,000 square foot house along with another electrical contractor doing the HVAC control wiring and another doing the alarm system. It was a tight schedule we finished our work, I faxed in for an inspection. The inspector called and said he was not going to inspect until everyone was ready. I told him we had a deadline and I did not care about the other contractors. his reply was hes only part time and he is not going to make 3 separate trips out there. My reply back was im telling the contractor to cover the walls in 72 hrs. He then changed his mind and said he would be there in an hour. To help justify his job for being so kind to come to the site as required by law I had my men remove the staples for the top of all switch boxes so he could find something wrong with the job. the only thing he found wrong with our work was the romex not stapled on the top of the switch boxes.
The trust has to be there its a give and take situation.