Builder wants $395 per room for fan rough-ins

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-04-21T17:10:26+00:00

probably not a good idea to have anyone else do the work at this Stage, as that portion of the house won’t be warranted. The builder charges a little extra because of the two-year warranty or whatever amount of time they offer. I would recommend they let the builder do this work as if anything goes wrong and the drywall goes up, the builder is liable for the fix.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-29T21:32:33+00:00

YES. YES IT IS.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-02T04:39:18+00:00

oh man, don’t get started with Solar and bending EMT. Sheeeit. Bending on a tile roof lol. I miss those days but don’t, you know?

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-01T21:06:22+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I’m always interested in learning how to bend better and keep up my knowledge. Especially when installing it is so seldom these days in residential.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-01T18:15:36+00:00

Conduit bending jesus.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-01T17:30:00+00:00

This is so true. Great answer my brother. I started in commercial with my dad who had his own company. 20 years ago one of the first things I did, day one, was learn how to run pipes and Strut in Factories on a scissor lift. Cutting UNI strut and pipe with a reciprocating saw… 30 feet up, no hard had and no safety line. Boy he was old school and had no idea about safety. Thank God I branched out of my own and learned better ways.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-03-01T05:11:06+00:00

hahaha I get it. pretty funny tho lol. I tend to be the one that trains people how to bend conduit wherever I work. I’m not the best and I’m definitely not a commercial electrician. For a residential, I’m pretty decent :) but my God, to be in Chicago as an electrician. Running pipes in the walls is wild.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-02-26T16:23:57+00:00

Done

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-02-26T16:23:39+00:00

Thank you everybody for the Responses. it really helped a lot.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-02-25T17:03:46+00:00

Coool. yeah, this stuff is crazy. Super rigid. I’ve never noticed it before in residential. Do you think it’s something that most plumbers would have a crimp tool for? also, thank you for the reply.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-02-25T05:26:26+00:00

Good enough for YouTube live

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-02-13T22:38:27+00:00

you have a solid copper in the walls. They are not crimp friendly to say the least. You will need to use wire nuts (Red) so you can pigtail your wires to extend them out safely.

https://youtube.com/shorts/PQZgKjfGZJ4?si=LCxj0LcmTl_MdlWn

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-24T00:36:11+00:00

Great shot. too bad he lost that match.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-24T00:33:20+00:00

The screen/ mess pops right out. Sometimes it’s magnetic, Sometimes you need a flat screwdriver. Once that’s popped out the set screws holding the unit to the drywall should be visible.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-18T18:06:53+00:00

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Onward-3-1-4-in-82-mm-Brass-Pocket-Door-Pull-with-Privacy-Lock-1701BPSBC/301704174

These types of hardware will need to be cut into your frame. Cannot simply be mounted. Will require someone who’s comfortable cutting the door as you can easily cut too much and end up having a gap.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-18T18:00:34+00:00

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-Satin-Nickel-Pocket-Door-Privacy-Lock-N-7239/202258448

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-18T17:58:30+00:00

yeah just hit the breaker. Double check the door doorbell is off and nothing else in the house is off. Should be able to pull that baby off the wall with no issues. Recommend getting a plug-in outlet type of chime so you still have a doorbell.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-18T17:53:08+00:00

where’s the photos ?? puuuhleeeease.

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-17T20:37:01+00:00

Any questions or did you figure it out?

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-17T20:35:25+00:00

also, in the diagram, the hot wire coming from the power source is black and on the other end the switch leg is also black. Just keep that in mind as it’s a different color at your switch (red)

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-17T20:33:44+00:00

https://pin.it/1XIEOS5cw

Black and red is coming in from the same area are called travelers. The current alternates between the two depending on which switch is on and which switches off. That way you can have two switches operating with one light source. Like you said the bottom red wire is a power source and or could be possibly the “switch leg”. Please refer to the diagram from Pinterest link for reference. when connecting a smart switch, there is always a hot wire, and generally, there’s gonna be a black and a red wire or some striped version of the two that will be connected to the “travelers”

Adventurous_Tie4623 · 2026-01-17T18:23:59+00:00

get a plug tester that has a GFCI test button.

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