The Hanyman Complex

[Reedwalker]

I am a plumber.

I do not have a license to do electical or carpentry.

If I am installing a disposal, electric water heater or a dishwasher I will hook up the electrical. But thats about the line right there.

I am baffled as to how a handyman is allowed to put on his advertising:

Plumbing
Electrical
Carpentry
Mechanical

We work hard to get our licenses. People call them because they believe a handy man may be cheaper. I'm sure this is not the reality.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Reedwalker

I am a plumber.

I do not have a license to do electical or carpentry.

If I am installing a disposal, electric water heater or a dishwasher I will hook up the electrical. But thats about the line right there.

I am baffled as to how a handyman is allowed to put on his advertising:

Plumbing
Electrical
Carpentry
Mechanical

We work hard to get our licenses. People call them because they believe a handy man may be cheaper. I'm sure this is not the reality.

I take these cards and ads, then fax then to the proper licensing agent.

I have put about 200 out of business.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Reedwalker

I am a plumber.

I do not have a license to do electical or carpentry.

If I am installing a disposal, electric water heater or a dishwasher I will hook up the electrical. But thats about the line right there.

I am baffled as to how a handyman is allowed to put on his advertising:

Plumbing
Electrical
Carpentry
Mechanical

We work hard to get our licenses. People call them because they believe a handy man may be cheaper. I'm sure this is not the reality.

In California If you have a Class B General Contractors license you can do all those trades but you have to do more than one at a time. You cannot bid or take a plumbing job unless you are also doing drywall or electrical or just another trade in general. They do this to try and stop GC's from doing trade specific work but it really doesn't work all that well. I have a Class A license n CA and here is a list of what I can do according to the license board.

A - General Engineering ContractorBusiness & Professions Code
Division 3, Chapter 9. Contractors, Article 4. Classifications


7056. A general engineering contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, including the following divisions or subjects: irrigation, drainage, water power, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, docks and wharves, shipyards and ports, dams and hydroelectric projects, levees, river control and reclamation works, railroads, highways, streets and roads, tunnels, airports and airways, sewers and sewage disposal plants and systems, waste reduction plants, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and other similar works, pipelines and other systems for the transmission of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances, parks, playgrounds and other recreational works, refineries, chemical plants and similar industrial plants requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, powerhouses, power plants and other utility plants and installations, mines and metallurgical plants, land leveling and earthmoving projects, excavating, grading, trenching, paving and surfacing work and cement and concrete works in connection with the above mentioned fixed works.