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You will need a Building Permit:
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Yup. That debate is ongoing in my home.
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Also is your current basement outside wall framed with steel studs or wood? Once again, different wire needed for steel studs.
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Yes, the exterior walls are framed (wood) and insulated.
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Electrical is really, really straightforward. Really. You can get someone to wire up to the panel, but this is really easy too, actually.
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I'm sure it is straight forward but when it comes to stuff that can start fires I want to make sure I have nothing to do with it.
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paid a guy to do it and it was only $24,000. He did a good job.
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That's another debate I'm having with myself. Hiring someone to do it would make things easier and open my time to other things but on the other hand I do enjoy the work/sense of accomplishment that comes with working on your own renos. I'm sure I'll be pulling out my hair later though.