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That apartment complex in Phoenix changed how I run cable forever

Back in 2019 I had a job at a complicated apartment complex near the I-17 in Phoenix. The walls were all concrete block and the attic was barely two feet high. I spent 6 hours trying to fish a single coax line through a firestop that had steel studs and plywood blocking every path. After that job I bought a good flex bit set and started asking building managers about their construction type first thing. Has anyone else run into those weird firestop blocks that just ruin your whole day?
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blair_lewis85
Yeah I used to think flex bits could handle anything too... that Phoenix complex changed my mind real quick. Sometimes you just gotta walk away and tell them to fix their own mess.
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taylor.susan
Good flex bits don't fix bad construction planning though.
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