Hey, it's been a while since I've checked in. Got a question for us Jersey guys. A guy I know has two houses, he lives in one & is fixing up the other, possibly to rent or sell. He's done all the work in this house himself but the plumbing, which he has asked me to advise him on. The house needs to have the DWV piping re-roughed & new water piping installed. He is being told by the building dept. in his town that he must hire a licensed plumber to do the work & have his plumbing permit signed & sealed by a master plumber. I think the town official who told him this is wrong. Is there a state law in NJ saying that a homeowner cannot do his own plumbing work in his own house? If it passes inspection, what difference does it make who does it? I could understand if he was trying to do this for his next door neighbor, in a house he doesn't own. Bottom line is, the guy really can't afford to do what the town is telling him to do. I am a licensed master plumber and, of course, I am reluctant to sign & seal a permit for work I am not actually doing, which is what he would like me to do.
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Tyler