Most places will allow the home owner to do whatever he/she wants, as long as they are living in it as the primary residence. Of course, if you don't know what you are doing, then its a bad situation. I keep it quiet to my neighbors that I'm an EE....as they do about being a mechanic :-) _________________________________________________________________ Fast, faster, fastest: Upgrade to Cable or DSL today! https://broadband.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body