Showerthought: That 'perfect' wall fish in Phoenix last week was a total fluke

Everyone on the crew keeps saying you need a flex bit and a steady hand, but three years ago in my old job, we had a rule against fishing through finished walls after a bad fire in a Scottsdale condo. Last month, my current boss pushed for a tricky drop, and we ended up putting a 4-inch hole in drywall that took two hours to patch. Has anyone else's company set hard rules against this kind of thing?

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barbaraw165d ago

Remember hearing about a crew that tried to fish a line behind a fancy tile backsplash in a kitchen remodel. They swore they could do it clean, but ended up cracking three tiles and had to explain it to a very angry homeowner. Makes those company rules sound pretty smart, even if they slow you down sometimes. Bosses never seem to remember the mess when they're pushing for the fast way through a finished wall.

the_elliot5d ago

That part about bosses forgetting the mess is so true. They see a finished wall and just want the wire run now, no matter what it costs later. The rules exist because someone already paid for that lesson in broken tiles and angry clients. Pushing speed over doing it right just passes the problem to the crew who has to face the homeowner. It's short term thinking that always bites you.