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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
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As I stated, the only reason a contractor would ask the homeowner to pull the permit is because he doesn't have a license (a homeowner can do his own work without a license) or he wants to shirttail onto the homeowners GL insurance. Pulling a permit yourself for work being done by a contractor you hire enters you into a General Contractor/subcontractor relationship. That is a recipe for trouble. Let the contractor do everything, then you'll only have one phone call to make when the house blows up  |
This is not always true and in some cases you are just wrong, there are contractors such as myself and many others who work across many municipalities all which require a trade licensed journeyman with a local business license and varying other permitting cost which in the case with most of Southeastern Pa can add a significant increase to the smallest of jobs My company is currently licensed in 64 different townships in Pa, Del and New Jersey at a cost well into five figures yearly, now imagine if you will I get a call from a area I am not licensed in for a 2000 water heater install. If I were a out the area contractor coming to Philadelphia, Pa and I had to pull a permit that 2000 water heater job is now costing the customer 3400 by the time I get a business license, a plumbing license and a contractors license. Think about this the next time your giving your advice.