"Chief Electrical Inspector Chan says recent quality-control checks of self-inspections revealed an alarming percentage of poor work "We've done 53 quality-control checks of these self-inspections, and only two jobs passed with no problems," says Chan. "Twenty-one of the jobs had to be redone because of major code violations—a lot of them life-threatening."
I don't know what expertise you have on this subject, but as a contractor I know this is insane, especially in the wild west contractor atmosphere that is going on in New Orleans at this time, with money flowing and every failed contractor in America migrating into the area.
These senseless drive by comments, like saying that inspectors only check to see if the fee is paid and that they don't actually inspect the work, can only be claimed by guys that know nothing about the building trades.
"I don't know what expertise you have on this subject, but as a contractor I know this is insane, especially in the wild west contractor atmosphere that is going on in New Orleans at this time, with money flowing and every failed contractor in America migrating into the area.
These senseless drive by comments, like saying that inspectors only check to see if the fee is paid and that they don't actually inspect the work, can only be claimed by guys that know nothing about the building trades."
I happen to live in a county that is recognized to have one of the most stringent building codes in the country. And I can tell you that a lot of it has nothing to do with safety. It does indeed have to do with generating revenue and make work for the inspector. The inspector may very well be doing his job, but it's a bunch of nonsense. I have to have a permit to build a frigging doghouse. What is the reason for that?
Rather than allowing shoddy contractors to do more work, I'd rather see inspectors shut them down until they are deemed competent. That would reduce the need for all these inspections.