Correct me if I’m wrong but they jackhammered onto what they thought
was electrical cable which later the electrician wrongly identified as
rebar when in fact it was post-tensioned cable and nobody said
anything.

On Aug 12, 11:59*pm, Molly Brown wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong but they jackhammered onto what they thought
was electrical cable which later the electrician wrongly identified as
rebar when in fact it was post-tensioned cable and nobody said
anything.

TV reality, meet Molly Brown.
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- gpsman

"gpsman" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 11:59 pm, Molly Brown wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong but they jackhammered onto what they thought
was electrical cable which later the electrician wrongly identified as
rebar when in fact it was post-tensioned cable and nobody said
anything.

I am not a pro, but consider myself reasonably well educated in construction
and commonly see major gaffs in DIY TV shows including one that is normally
very good at doing things the right way.

It has got to the point that I watch the shows not to learn from them but to
look for the errors and stupid things that they do. One that irks me is
designers, who only know how to make things look good (in their opinion),
try to get involved with construction renovations and start making changes
contrary to the building, wiring and plumbing codes. They also do stupid
things like install finished flooring before even the drywall is installed
because it is required for their TV schedule.

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"gpsman" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 11:59 pm, Molly Brown wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong but they jackhammered onto what they thought
was electrical cable which later the electrician wrongly identified as
rebar when in fact it was post-tensioned cable and nobody said
anything.

I am not a pro, but consider myself reasonably well educated in
construction and commonly see major gaffs in DIY TV shows including one
that is normally very good at doing things the right way.

It has got to the point that I watch the shows not to learn from them but
to look for the errors and stupid things that they do. One that irks me is
designers, who only know how to make things look good (in their opinion),
try to get involved with construction renovations and start making changes
contrary to the building, wiring and plumbing codes. They also do stupid
things like install finished flooring before even the drywall is installed
because it is required for their TV schedule.


So very true...Those shows always make me laugh..They are a joke and a bad
one at that...The bad part is some homeowners really think you can do things
like drywall , paint , install cabinetts and lay tile all at once and get
mad when you laugh and tell them it ain't happening and it's gonna take more
than 3 days to complete the project...LOL....It's hard to believe that
supposedly educated people believe what they see on TV...LOL...

benick wrote:
"EXT" wrote in message
anews.com...

"gpsman" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 11:59 pm, Molly Brown wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong but they jackhammered onto what they thought
was electrical cable which later the electrician wrongly identified as
rebar when in fact it was post-tensioned cable and nobody said
anything.

I am not a pro, but consider myself reasonably well educated in
construction and commonly see major gaffs in DIY TV shows including
one that is normally very good at doing things the right way.

It has got to the point that I watch the shows not to learn from them
but to look for the errors and stupid things that they do. One that
irks me is designers, who only know how to make things look good (in
their opinion), try to get involved with construction renovations and
start making changes contrary to the building, wiring and plumbing
codes. They also do stupid things like install finished flooring
before even the drywall is installed because it is required for their
TV schedule.


So very true...Those shows always make me laugh..They are a joke and a
bad one at that...The bad part is some homeowners really think you can
do things like drywall , paint , install cabinetts and lay tile all at
once and get mad when you laugh and tell them it ain't happening and
it's gonna take more than 3 days to complete the project...LOL....It's
hard to believe that supposedly educated people believe what they see on
TV...LOL...

Sure, next you will try to tell me there is no Santa Claus.