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That one rainy Tuesday where everything went wrong on a simple shelf install
Last Tuesday I took a simple job hanging three floating shelves in a living room in Portland. Should have taken maybe 2 hours tops. First off the stud finder kept beeping false positives every 3 inches on this old plaster wall. Then I drilled into a hidden pipe behind the second shelf spot. Water started spraying everywhere. Had to shut off the main valve for the whole house. The homeowner was standing there staring at me while I mopped up with towels from their linen closet. I finally got the shelves up after patching the pipe but they sat about a quarter inch off level because the wall was wavy. Ended up eating the cost on materials and labor because I felt so bad. Has anyone else dealt with old plaster walls that make stud finding a total nightmare?
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jennyp1924d ago
Dude plaster walls are literally the worst for finding studs lol
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amy15424d ago
@jennyp19 has a point about plaster walls being the worst. But what I'm wondering is why you patched the pipe yourself instead of calling a plumber. Did the homeowner just stand there and watch you fix it while you mopped up and lost money on the job? Seems like they could have at least offered to cover the materials or something.
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