Re: lack of support at Home Technology Store

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ever try to drill through a pre-stressed concrete floor? sheet.

Wait until you get to the post tension slabs where before you drill they
have to be X-rayed to find the cables.
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> "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> Try a flat top, with block walls firred out with only 1" firring
strips,
> >> built on a slab, with steel casement windows and the SNI on the
opposite
> >> side of the house from the garage. Oh yeah, when the exterior walls are
> >> block or slump block the top window lintel is 1/4" steel L beam.
> >>
> >> Oh..yeah..ceramic tile floors.
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> >> Can't get much harder that that!
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> > Until you get the second floor deck poured concrete and the interior
studs
> > are all metal as well. Welcome to S. Florida.
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> >> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> > powercat@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> >> Yes I'm probably an idiot but (1) when I renovated I saw the garbage
a
> >> >> sizeable local monitoring company had previously installed and I
> >> >> wanted
> >> >> top shelf stuff and
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>(2) I wanted hardwire that was going to be a real
> >> >> pain in the rump because of house layout and nobody really wanted to
> >> >> do
> >> >> it.
> >> >
> >> > I can imagine that some houses might be difficult but I've never seen
a
> >> > house that was "impossible" to hardwire. I live in the Northeast so
> >> > frame houses are what is popular here. I hear that there are some new
> >> > construction methods using foam or concrete which could probably be
> >> > prewired, but after market alarm systems would have to be wireless.
> >> > Transmission strength could be a problem through concrete too.  I can
> >> > also imagine that as radiant heating becomes more popular, drilling
> >> > will become riskier.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>(3) I have the Andersen windows that installers hate and
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Which Andersens would that be?  The only ones that I don't like are
the
> >> > big wooden sliders ..... only because I don't like the way I have to
> >> > install the contacts.  All the rest are pretty easy.
> >> >
> >> >>(4) I
> >> >> had access to a commercial installer who would moonlight the panel
> >> >> install if needed.  Oh and my in-law is a retired electrical type
who
> >> >> supervised the wiring placement like a Marine drill sargeant (best
> >> >> part
> >> >> of all).
> >> >>
> >> >> My big mistake was letting the equipment reseller sell me service
> >> >> before the above was all complete.  Oh well lessons learned.
> >> >>
> >> >> All I am doing currently is adding a siren in the attic.  It seems
> >> >> happy now.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks and best wishes to all of you -- you seem to be all over
North
> >> >> America.
> >> >
> >> > Yep, from Ca AZ TX LA MD Fl NY Canada and probably a few more that
I've
> >> > missed. Every once in awhile someone from England, Germany, Japan
Italy
> >> > and other countries too .. drops in.
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