zepper
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Hey guys,
If this belongs in General or some other place, my apologies (and admin, feel free to move it). But you "wall guys" seemed a good place to start.
On the view side of our house, we're preparing to:
So we have a SE coming next week. To my surprise, he wants me to cut 1x1' holes adjacent to the door, and above and below the existing side window so he "can see what's in there".
I figured that here in the 21st century—where we can detect oil hundreds of feet underground, etc.—people like SEs would have instruments for that. (There's no plumbing anywhere near there, and even I can use my $30 stud finder to deduce framing and which way cables run.)
I don't mind using my drywall saw (do any of us? LOL), but my wife wonders if the mess has to happen in our main living area weeks or months before the actual work's done. Thanks!
If this belongs in General or some other place, my apologies (and admin, feel free to move it). But you "wall guys" seemed a good place to start.
On the view side of our house, we're preparing to:
- Move an exterior door to the adjacent wall, replacing a door-width window there
- Replace the door with a slightly wider window
So we have a SE coming next week. To my surprise, he wants me to cut 1x1' holes adjacent to the door, and above and below the existing side window so he "can see what's in there".
I figured that here in the 21st century—where we can detect oil hundreds of feet underground, etc.—people like SEs would have instruments for that. (There's no plumbing anywhere near there, and even I can use my $30 stud finder to deduce framing and which way cables run.)
I don't mind using my drywall saw (do any of us? LOL), but my wife wonders if the mess has to happen in our main living area weeks or months before the actual work's done. Thanks!