When you fail three inspections(same project) and the code violations are three pages long.
True story: About four years ago a school teacher & his wife tried wiring their 4000 sq. ft. custom-built home. The method they used; reading a "so-called" DIY wirng book. After failing the rough-in inspection three time, the AHJ suggested they hire a licensed contractor.
When we showed up what we encoutered wasn't pretty. To make a long story short, we ended up re-wiring 75% of the house.
BTW, great forum.
