Here is another story about "MAKE SURE TO GET INSPECTIONS."
Just today, I had to go to a final inspection. It was a finished basement. There was no rough inspection done on the job. The seller was an elderly couple. They either did the work without permits or bought the house and the previous owner did the work. I don't know. I just had to go today and final out the permit. There was a letter on file stating that this EC went through the basement and certified that everything down there met the code.
The first thing I saw was a recpt. above an electric baseboard heater. I also saw a handy box with too many wires in it ( I think it was 3 cables and a recpt.)
There were also several recpt. in unfinished area with out GFI protection. The only GFI done there had an open ground wire connection.
So naturally, I had to fail the job. The owners were very mad because the house closing is tomorrow. Luckily, the new buyer was there and she saw everything. They both wanted to know if they could close on the house tomorrow. I said that if you guys write up something in your contract, that the attorneys, realtors, owners/buyers all agree to, I don't care. Just fix everything and call for a final inspection.
I also blame the EC who signed the letter stating that everything was up to code. He obviously didn't look too well.
