I am pilot not a carpenter!
A professional pilot is operating above through and below the level quoted and is in IMC throughout. That is why the topic was posted I believe and consequently it is also why that professional pilot could have pressed the PTT on hearing the clearance to transit at 2000ft VFR to pass that very useful piece of information that IMC conditions existed from 3000 or whatever down to 1200 or whatever.
It may be VMC at 2000ft or it may not. But it gives both ATC and the pilot who could be some distance from the airspace concerned a heads up that VFR at 2000ft may not be a good plan.
I have heard recently a call of N123yz vfr from abc to def intermittent IMC request fis.........N3YZ roger flight information service QNH 1013. It must only be the UK where a VFR flight reporting intermittent IMC on VFR flight does not get the alarm bells ringing with both pilots and ATS.
Regards,
DFC