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Went into a new build in Phoenix last week and found Romex stapled to the floor joists every 2 inches
Whoever ran the wire went totally overboard with the staple gun, must have used 50 staples on a 12 foot run. Has anyone else run into a house where the electrician went crazy with staples or am I just unlucky?
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nancy3514mo ago
Man, that's brutal. Staples every two inches is just plain ridiculous.
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jason5244mo ago
Totally. Seen that crap before, drives me nuts too.
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andrew7784mo ago
Did you end up having to pull any of those staples out? I had a similar thing in a house I was working on where the guy must have been getting paid per staple. I ended up buying one of those flat pry bars that fits under Romex without cutting the jacket. That and a lot of patience got most of them out without damaging the wire too bad.
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