I have a very good client who wants to build a summer house in Westport, Mass. I am licensed in Conn. and RI. Those two registrations couldn’t be any easier to obtain. But I know that Mass requires a test and I was wondering how difficult it was. I see all sorts of prep courses advertised in JLC. Are these necessary? Also, I will need to use Mass subs for this project, what are the chances of anyone here possibly recommending some reputable plumbers, electricians, form guys. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I took the test about ten years ago. I took a prep class. I payed attention in class, studied moderately hard, and passed the (open-book) test fairly easily.
Other people I know who thought they could wing it because it's open-book didn't do so well.
I would go for the class.
Sorry, don't know any subs in your area.
I took a prep class last fall and passed the test in late Nov. It is a pain and the code book is better than it was but still arcane in places. A prep class is highly recomended. And they are changing the test drasticly in June I think. You will be required to prove x years working the trades, it will cost more, etc.
Also the 1&2 section of the code has ben seperated from the rest of the book and is about the size of the white pages.
Whole new ball game in June.
MA, in it's never ending quest to tax people to death, has added new licenses as of July 2008. A license for installing roofs, license for windows, and license for demolition work, and last (maybe not), a license for installing wood stoves. Meanwhile, enforcement (from what I've seen) of people working w/out licensing is near non existant.
Otis