In the same vein as Trumpy... I could've done a job like that at 14... barely, but my dad's an EC, I was carrying tools for him from age ten, just where did you learn how to do the work? relative, friend of the family? just curious, also, if you're inexperienced with house wiring, you're not using the inspector as a safety net, are you?
oh, Bob, you can't force a minor to do anything illegal
that being said, most EC's around here wouldn't even bother to pull a permit for a job that small, and if I'm not mistaken our city has an ordinance saying something to the effect of "home improvments valued at <$XXX.XX ($500 I think?) need not be permited" so it might be perfectly legal for Ian to do this job sans permit
-Will
