Why does nobody talk about how long it really takes to fish a line through a finished ceiling?

Just had a job where the homeowner kept hovering, asking if I was almost done. I was trying to get a coax through a ceiling with fire blocks, and it took me three hours just to find a path. They acted like I was slacking off, but some spaces are just impossible without cutting holes. Lol, now I have to go back and patch drywall, which adds another day to the project.

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viola_hart838d ago

Why do homeowners always think fishing lines is easy? Those fireblocks turn a simple job into a nightmare, and insulation just grabs everything. They see no holes and think no work, but finding a path is literally half the battle lol. Then you still have to patch after, which they never factor into the time.

stellabailey8d ago

Yeah my buddy had to run a line in an old cape last week. He spent like two hours just fighting blown-in insulation that acted like velcro, then hit a fireblock he couldn't get past. Ended up having to cut three extra holes they didn't plan for. The cleanup and patching afterward took him almost as long as the actual fishing did.

dakota_murphy902d ago

Wait until a homeowner watches you try to fish a line and then asks if you're also a magician (like the wire is just supposed to appear on the other side). You're totally right, @viola_hart83, they see the insulation like fluffy clouds in a cartoon, not like actual glue traps. Then the fireblock isn't just a block, it's a solid brick wall they forgot to tell you about. The patching part afterwards is just the extra "fun" they get for free with the job.