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Appreciation post: My uncle's advice about always checking the attic first
My uncle, who did this job for 30 years, told me to always check the attic for existing lines before drilling a new hole. I thought it was a waste of time on a simple living room install last week in a newer house. Ngl, I spent an extra hour fishing a line because I drilled right into a bundle of old coax and cat5 that was buried in the insulation. He was totally right. Anyone else have a simple tip that saves a ton of headache?
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oliver_ward141mo ago
Did your buddy ever try to save time by just "eyeballing" where the lines should be? My friend Mike did that last summer in his 2005 townhouse, thought he knew where everything ran. He ended up drilling straight into a water pipe for a humidifier that wasn't even there anymore... flooded half his living room drywall before he figured it out. Took him two weekends to patch it all up.
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michael8953mo ago
Oh man, the "buried in the insulation" part is so real... I did the exact same thing with some old phone lines last month. Felt like an idiot for not looking first.
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