Re: Why?

["Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did a trimout on a brand new million dollar home many years ago. The
prewire was done by someone the builder hired. After getting the system
completely installed and working, We found that 14 openings had cut wires.
After further investigation I found that the insulation guys cut right
through the 22/2 zip wire....Arrgh!

I contacted the GC, and let him know that his prewire alarm company was at
fault for not properly installing the wiring. He stopped by and he agreed,
and gave us permission to do what we had to do. He would send a crew to
patch and paint. Lucky for him I am very good at locating cut wires. So it
was 14 very small holes, instead of 14 sledge hammer holes...believe me, I
was tempted though!... :)

Jim Rojas



"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Had one a few weeks ago, the builder had removed the door (which was
> already contacted) and then put it back.  I have no idea why.
>
> When I got there I found an empty hole in the door jamb.  The same thing
> had happened to the front door but in that case I had my wire pulled
> through the hole, so I figured that the wire was just not pulled through.
>
> trying to fish it out, I found that I only had an inch or so directly
> above my hole - I guessed they had shifted the door since when a door is
> contacted during a prewire I drill straight up from the jamb through the
> rough opening.
>
> I had the trim carpenter pull the trim, telling him, "I could do it... But
> I'm not very good at it." - he insisted that he do it ;).
>
> So he was the one who splintered up the faux-log door trim that screwed
> into place with those tiny-head finish screws that never come back out.
>
> Apparently, they had carefully removed the 3/8 inch contact from the door
> jamb, reconnected wires and placed the switch in the rough opening for
> safe-keeping.  I didn't have enough room to pull the switch down so I had
> to chisel it out sideways.
>
> Loads of fun...
>
>
>
> Crash Gordon wrote:
>> <rant>
>> Why the fuck would you urethane foam insulate all my door contact wires
>> into the header?
>>
>> Oh, it's good insulation.
>>
>> I fucking know that, your fucking moron. But, now you left me 3 inches of
>> my wire stubbed out through a 3/8" hole (nice) but I can't push them up,
>> or pull them down.
>>
>> Took me 4 hours to install 9 stupid contacts.
>>
>> dickwadidiots
>>
>> </rant>