You don't get prior permission from an inspector for something that seems to be a common sense approach.
That's why you are in the spot you're in.
The mounting ears are not quite covered by the cedar post so we would be required to make a bracket large enough to be behind the mounting ears or put in screws at an angle to hit the cedar post. Instead we
You already knew the answer. It was fine until "Instead we"
I've had plenty of "good ideas" myself. My thoughts that they were good didn't necessarily mean that they were, and certainly didn't mean that others were required to share my opinion.
Neither NEC 90-4, nor 110-3(b) make mention that you can use your own version of common sense.
[This message has been edited by electure (edited 11-25-2004).]
