A friend recently completed a large chandelier project for a home in Vermont, I believe it was. The wiring had to be UL approved, and it cost hime around $850 for the UL-approved shop to do the wiring work. Yes, that was a hefty charge, but he simply passed it on to the buyer.
The building codes in different areas have differing requirements regarding such things, and you simply have to check them out and get a WRITTEN opinion on what is required, then follow it to the letter. To do any lessis to open yourself to serious liability.
Whenever there is a structural fire, the first suspect is always any recent electrical or gas piping work. If you're unlucky enought o be the last guy who did any, you're the one they wind up pointing the finger at. You don't want them giving you the finger, believe me. (grin)
If there is no UL requirement in your jurisdiction, then you're prettymuch in the clear if you follow established conventions and document your work. I'd still have a licensed electrician do the final wire-in so that the liability becomes his. The hundred or so bucks for him to twist that final two wires together and put on the wire nuts is cheap insurance, in my mind. Again, he's the last guy who touched it and therefore owns the liability. As a licensed professional, it becomes mostly his responsibility to ensure that the device he is wiring in meets the code and safety standards.
Rob, A friend recently
Rob,
A friend recently completed a large chandelier project for a home in Vermont, I believe it was. The wiring had to be UL approved, and it cost hime around $850 for the UL-approved shop to do the wiring work. Yes, that was a hefty charge, but he simply passed it on to the buyer.
The building codes in different areas have differing requirements regarding such things, and you simply have to check them out and get a WRITTEN opinion on what is required, then follow it to the letter. To do any lessis to open yourself to serious liability.
Whenever there is a structural fire, the first suspect is always any recent electrical or gas piping work. If you're unlucky enought o be the last guy who did any, you're the one they wind up pointing the finger at. You don't want them giving you the finger, believe me. (grin)
If there is no UL requirement in your jurisdiction, then you're prettymuch in the clear if you follow established conventions and document your work. I'd still have a licensed electrician do the final wire-in so that the liability becomes his. The hundred or so bucks for him to twist that final two wires together and put on the wire nuts is cheap insurance, in my mind. Again, he's the last guy who touched it and therefore owns the liability. As a licensed professional, it becomes mostly his responsibility to ensure that the device he is wiring in meets the code and safety standards.