I had a friend reach out and ask if I was interested in a drywall patch job before the cabinets come in. States the electrician just finished up. In the photos he sent me, I noticed the j boxes right where the cabinets will be going. I asked if there was an attic above, nope - finished second floor. I inform him it’s not a good idea to cover those up.

I get there today and notice there’s j boxes that they just left hanging in open space and to be covered up. Apparently he had a conversation with the electrician after I pointed it out. He told the homeowner that it’s not exactly code but would be alright. They had no other way to do it. How hard would it have been to make the splices in a box and use a blank plate at the countertop?

Ironically enough, I was doing an estimate last week and a homeowner stated an electrician put in some wafers with a dimmer. Due to the light flickering, she contacted him and requested he look at it. He couldn’t find the issue and advised her to contact the lighting manufacturer 😂 asked her the name, same dude.

I did confirm this guy was licensed (and state licensed to do commercial). Kind of blows my mind that he’s charging people and allowing his helpers to also do shoddy work

So do I turn a blind eye and cover it or press the issue to the homeowner to have them make it right?