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3 Reasons You Should Let Your Electrician Pull The Permits For Your Project

1 November 2019

Floyd Carroll

If you are getting ready to have electrical work done on your home or commercial property, you probably know that you will have to acquire permits before the work can be started. Some homeowners or commercial property owners choose to pull the permits themselves, but it's usually best to let your electrician do it for you instead for these reasons.

1. You Can Help Ensure Your Permits are Approved

You are obviously probably relying on your electrical permits being approved so that you can complete your project. This is true whether you are attempting to get permits for a new construction home or if you are hoping to make improvements to your current home or commercial property. For one thing, an electrician can help you make sure that your plans are up to code, which helps you greatly increase your chances of having your permits approved in the first place. Then, he or she can help you make sure that your permit applications are filled out the right way so that they will be approved.

2. You Can Skip the Process Yourself

Right now, while you are dealing with budgeting for your home improvement project and making plans for the improvements that you are having done, you might not really want to add any extra tasks to your plate. If you have go through the process of applying for and receiving the permits yourself, this adds just one more pile of stress for you to worry about. If you let your electrician handle the permitting for you, then you don't have to worry about doing all of these things.

3. You May Get Your Permits More Quickly

If it takes a long time for you to pull the permits for your project, then it will be that much longer before your electrician can get started on the job. Many electricians are already well acquainted with the process of applying for permits, so it generally won't take them as long to fill out the paperwork, turn it in at the permit office, and get the approval that they need. By relying on your electrician to do these things, you can actually help ensure that your electrical project gets started -- and therefore finished -- in a prompt manner.

Don't just handle your own permits without your electrician's help. Instead, let your electrician get the permits for your project for the reasons above and more.

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