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Originally Posted by villagetinker
After looking at the very detailed reply (excellent by the way), I agree the OP will probably not get a stamped drawing for a Do It Yourself project, way too much liability. I just recently got out of electrical consulting for exactly the same reasons.
D&BSmith, I wish you a lot of luck with your project, but I believe the best alternative is to hire a contractor with experience to do this project. Please do not be penny wise and pound foolish.
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Contractors are not engineers. They go to engineers for stamped drawings all the time. Is there something magical if the engineer's client is a contractor or a home owner ? Why would the liability be any different ? The engineer is not responsible for someone following the drawing or not. That is the inspectors job. The real difficulty as a DYI finding an engineer is more like upsetting the "good old boys club".