When electrician arrived I had a temporary outside floodlight connected to a plug-in timer with an outdoor extension cord. The electrician (without saying a word to me) cut my extension cord and hardwired it to my new outdoor light fixture and new timer. When I realized what he had done I was not happy at all. I called and complained. He came back the next day and told me this was only a temporary fix (never mentioned this to me before). He stated could not install the gray outdoor electrical cable above ground. It was against code. But, he could come back and run a permanent line for an additional charge of $329. But, first I would need to hire someone to dig a trench to bury the new line. So, how is the outdoor extension cord lying on top of the ground up to code? I already had a temporary fix with my outdoor extension cord, portable floodlight and plug-in timer. Now I have a temporary fix that cost me $200-$250 using my extension cord. I called again to complain and the supervisor never called me back.