Re: Why?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a 3lb "drywall adjustment tool" specifically for that purpose!


"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|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>
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