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That job in the old theater basement last month was a special kind of bad.
We were hanging board in a space with a seven foot ceiling, so we were bent over all day. The owner had run new plumbing but didn't tell us, so we hit a live water line with a screw. It took two hours to get the water shut off and we had to pull down a dozen soggy sheets. What's your worst story about a hidden surprise in a wall or ceiling?
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mason_murray819d ago
Two hours to shut the water off? How is that even possible? That's a whole new level of bad planning by the owner. I'd have lost my mind.
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zarat3719d ago
Honestly, what if it wasn't the owner's fault at all? The main shutoff valve could be completely seized or buried under something. I've seen it where you need a special tool or even the city to step in. That turns a simple five minute job into a huge ordeal. The planning might have been fine, but they just hit a physical problem nobody could see coming. Makes you wonder what kind of mess they actually found.
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emma_jones19d agoMost Upvoted
Yeah, @zarat37 has a point. I've seen those old valves just crumble when you try to turn them, like a rusty cookie. Then you're stuck waiting for the city guy who shows up three hours later with a giant wrench. What should be a quick fix turns into a whole day of watching water drip.
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