That and they always staple the runs to the studs then foam it.
That and they always staple the runs to the studs then foam it.
Typical GC. Listened to the same crap for over 30 years. Facts and specifications mean nothing if you can save a buck.Can't tell you how many times I've had shorted coax from them running a staple through it, and its always a 2 story house.....
The best one was a brand new house (this was back in 09 or 10) that was run with rg-58. Had 8 outlets run with that 50 ohm coax. Told the customer it wasn't usable. Got on the phone with the builder who happened to have the electrician there. He was like "Coax is coax, I ran my house with that stuff and it works fine!"....
I've pulled miles of wire through conduits. Everything from 4'0 MCM to bundles of loomed 14 ga thhn in up to 6" Conduit. Cables have to be loomed to prevent the twisting that you described. Hydraulic pullers at times, forklifts at other times.Seconds and thirds on pull strings are usually pretty hard because of the twisting of all the cables causing a lot of friction. Unless you lead a charmed life it is tough. You really have to go slow pulling in new cabling. I pulled a straight run 400 ft into an overhead 4 inch conduit that only had about 20 - 18 gauge 3 and 4 conductor and unbeknownst to me a fiber backbone. Well, guess who had to replace their fiber backbone because I burned through it. The second pull I used a can of silicone dry lube.
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