So long as they know what to do, I don't have a problem with it. I mean, lets face it, it doesn't take a genius OR an encylopedic knowledge of the codes to wire up a receptacle or a light- the electrical section of the IRC is short enough that it can be read in half an hour and covers pretty much everything a handyman type will be called upon to do.
Problem is that most can't be bothered to pay $70 for a copy of IRC, and are too often coerced into doing illegal stuff the homeowner insists upon. If they did know the code and point it out to the homeowners when they want to do something illegal, we wouldn't be seeing problems like we do...
Pros, too, really. I haven't met a framer, plasterer or roofer yet who's read the codes. They talk the talk and insist they know the "right" way to do it, but when challenged, they really have no idea, just that they've always done it that way and every other way must be wrong. It's scary...
[This message has been edited by SteveFehr (edited 07-28-2006).]
