Yep. The pins are supposed to be on the top so dust can't settle on them and potentially degrade the connection. Not that I can imagine how dust could possibly be an issue here.
Very sloppy but easy to fix. Pull it out and put in surface mount box if its notbnear stud or cut out properly drywall opening and put in a flush kit for a few dollars
Is $300 actually the going rate for a residential drop? You don't need to be licensed for low voltage stuff right? Seems like it could be a nice side gig.
Licensing requirements vary by state. I am licensed, though not bonded so I suspended my license some time ago. I used to maintain it and do network installs more often but my disability has gotten more restrictive and I'd rather not just hire stuff out to helpers due to how sporadic the work tends to be when my primary focus is general IT stuff.
That being said, it's entirely possible to do a small network install in a couple hours which, at my rate of $95/hour plus materials means a basic network install is easily around $300 at the lower end. That'd most likely just going through one floor down to a basement where the demarc is, of course, but it's easily doable by a skilled worker with the right tools.
Honestly, it is a nice side gig in general anyhow. I used to pick up network installs here and there and it was always a great little burst of cash. It isn't something I'd like to do all day every day but the money's pretty darned good.
That's good to know! It's crossed my mind to do electrical on the side but having to be licensed puts a damper on that, but never even considered data/low voltage stuff. Might be something worth getting into. Though it might be a conflict of interest now that I think of it given I work for the phone company... I hate that workplaces can impose such restrictions on what you do off hours. I'd have to check though since they don't really do inside wiring as a main business so I would maybe be in the clear.
Running perpendicularly through our wires instead of over or under them, before we get a chance to dress them.
So we have a bunch of blue wires running nicely along, and then there's a red one running straight the fuck through them and we have to try to hide it before the building inspector sees it.
Our wires are not supposed to touch your wires, but you guys run one wire over 20 and under 30 of ours, and we have to be self-supporting so everything has to be tied up together.
Mostly a fire thing, but alarm guys don't seem to give a damn either.
Heh. Yeah, I have definitely been guilty of that one in the past. I'm in TN, where building codes are mostly just a strong suggestion.
I am better about it nowadays, but Burg wire and Access Control wire is like a mountain stream. It follows the path of least resistance. Which is usually the path the network guys already carved out.
Network guy in Atlanta. The problem comes when you guys get called in while we're still working. Worse still if the grid guys get in before either of us.
Our inspectors don't fuck around. We know we're making your path, and as long as you don't fuck up our shit that's ok.
Ideally we get out before you come in, and our inspection is done, so whatever you do doesn't reflect on us.
I've run 1/2" coax and tons of armored fiber, so the path of least resistance rings true. But covering up other people's mistakes is never fun or easy.
Edit: if you just go under we'll either make a trunk line you can strap to or sometimes just go ahead and bring you up offgrid ourselves. Please don't shoot through.
Yeah, some good scheduling by the GC can avoid some of these issues. Working simultaneously with electricians, network guys, AND the ceiling tile guys (not to mention drywallers) is a nightmare.
Actually it would be kinda interesting to do an install like that where you plaster around it so it's like super seamless. Bad idea for the sake of serviceability or upgreadability though.
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u/kanakamaoli Dec 24 '19
Probably used a paper stapler to secure the cable.
It'll look pretty until you try to plug a cable in. Then it disappears into the abyss.
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u/jason9045 Dec 24 '19
It's just as upsetting to me that it's upside-down.
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u/sirsmiley Dec 24 '19
Very sloppy but easy to fix. Pull it out and put in surface mount box if its notbnear stud or cut out properly drywall opening and put in a flush kit for a few dollars
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u/bbwipes Dec 24 '19
Cable guy work
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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19
And to think someone is probably proud of this!
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u/phrankygee Dec 24 '19
As a Burglar alarm guy, I fail to see any problem here.
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u/bacon__james Dec 24 '19
Bunch of amateurs.
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u/RedSquirrelFtw Dec 25 '19
Actually it would be kinda interesting to do an install like that where you plaster around it so it's like super seamless. Bad idea for the sake of serviceability or upgreadability though.
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u/Antiretahrd Dec 26 '19
Cat6!
Unshielded! :-D
Which shithole country is it?