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Vent: I used to think fishing lines through walls was a waste of time
I was helping a friend rewire his house in Tacoma last weekend and he kept using this old metal coat hanger to poke around. He said, 'If you don't feel the path, you're just guessing.' After the third try, I felt the hanger hook catch on the insulation exactly where he said it would be. It saved us from cutting a new hole. Now I'm wondering, what's your go-to trick for finding a clear path in an old wall?
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lily_kim426mo ago
Those cheap phone borescopes are a game changer for sure. My buddy got one for twenty bucks and it saved us from guessing where a pipe was. You can actually see the studs and old wires before you commit to cutting. It beats blindly poking around and hoping you don't hit something important. The picture quality isn't amazing, but it's good enough to spot a clear path.
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sethp265mo ago
Yeah, I saw a video where a guy used one to check for termite damage inside a wall. He drilled a tiny hole first, then snaked the camera in. The video was kinda grainy but you could clearly see the chewed up wood and frass, so he knew exactly where to treat. It stopped him from having to tear out a huge section of drywall for no reason.
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