Residential Electrical Permits in Ohio

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Permit process is different in many places. From what I have read here on this site, some places the contractor doesn't apply for permits, the owner does. Other places permits must be applied for by those doing the work.

For electrical work - here an owner is allowed to do wiring in their primary residence. But at same time permits for single family dwelling are only required when there is a new service being installed. New home - has a new service. Remodel that includes a service upgrade - has a new service. Add an addition that is twice as big as the original structure but leave existing service as is - no permit required.
 
JFletcher said:
not that I want to encourage the original poster or anyone else to continue a path of lawlessness, but this is absolutely not true. The aforementioned gentleman I work for when I was doing low voltage work was a licensed contractor, but not a licensed electrician. Yet somehow he managed to pull permits on 18 commercial hotel jobs in a four-year span. As far as I know he's still in business. But that's doing communication work for the owner, and the owner may have pulled the permits for the hotels.

I've said before that inspectors do not pay much attention to chapter 8 installs. I got more scrutiny from a local inspector building a 3 by 6 deck on the front of my aunts house then I did in all of those 18 commercial jobs put together.

If the op wants to do a job that requires a permit, he will have to go one of the ways I said or start his own company and hire a licensed electrician... Or be relegated to what many here would call hack work or trunk slamming.
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Well some if not many jurisdictions don't require any permits for low voltage, at least communications wiring. Los Angeles is one example and hardly a small town. I don't think NYC does either.
 
I don't live in Ohio so i don't really have a dog in this particular hunt.

Around here for many years there were minimal permits, inspections, codes, etc. There was no rash of fires or explosions. When the contractors got together to demand that the localities get rid of the competition it was all about public safety. Of course it never was. It was almost entirely about restricting competition.

government works for those that buy off the people running government. it is just the nature of the beast. the people that got in on the ground floor benefited the most. but everyone that comes afterward and plays the game benefits as well. the only ones who lose are the people paying for it. and no one involved cares about them or their wallet.

I don't know that I would consider $13.50/hour a good wage for an electrician of any kind. you might want to look for something that pays better.

I don't see anyway the state is going to let you claim time you worked for unlicensed employers toward the experience the state requires for a license.

best bet is if you want to become an EC is to do what you have to do to get a job working for someone with an actual license and put your time in. Not the most pleasant option but probably the only thing that will work for you.
 
Andy Delle said:
Well some if not many jurisdictions don't require any permits for low voltage, at least communications wiring. Los Angeles is one example and hardly a small town. I don't think NYC does either.
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Yes communications wiring is exempt in the entire State. CA has jurisdiction as to what model code is used. Local amendments are available only if codified by local ordinance , be more restrictive and because of a Climatic, seismic , or topographical condition.
 
petersonra said:
Around here for many years there were minimal permits, inspections, codes, etc. There was no rash of fires or explosions. When the contractors got together to demand that the localities get rid of the competition it was all about public safety. Of course it never was. It was almost entirely about restricting competition.
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Bob I seriously doubt that it was all about restricting the competition. I think the insurance companies have a lot more to do with wanting more codes and standards than the contractors ever did.
 
growler said:
Bob I seriously doubt that it was all about restricting the competition. I think the insurance companies have a lot more to do with wanting more codes and standards than the contractors ever did.
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Exactly what got codes written to begin with -insurance industry. It does help those that understand the codes to gain projects and helps even more if there is an law that says you must be licensed to do the work.
 
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