Re: New Home Construction

["Solo Rider" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mitch replied to Robert B:
>
> <stuff snipped>
>
>> > There are knockouts for the purpose of running cable through metal
> studs.
>> > There are readily available bushings to fit the standardized KO's.
>> >
>> Trying to fish through the knockouts is less than fun.  I stand by my
>> recommendation for conduit in metal studs ;-)
>
> I second Mitch's motion.  If the bushings get knocked off by accident, a
> hard pull can skin a lot of insulation off.
>
> Conduit.  The wire goes in one end, it's almost *got* to come out the
> other
> and not turn 90 degrees somewhere inside the wall and come spewing out
> some
> other than intended hole.  It's *so* cheap compared to the )*&#$*&$#
> frustration that's involved when the "knockouts turn bad"  that I can't
> see
> doing it any other way anymore. At least for straight vertical runs.

The other thing I am not hearing much about here is firebreaks, which are
often irregular in height and a real PITA to get around.

Also in Calif, textured walls are very common and if you do have to open a
hole to fish things through, matching the texture is a major pain.

Lastly smurf tubes are cheap.  If you are building, placing them in walls is
a good idea.