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Fishing wires desgnr 07-02-2007
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Posted by Meat Plow on July 3, 2007, 12:36 pm
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:01:47 -0500, dpb wrote:

> desgnr wrote:
>
> ...top posting repaired...
>
> ...
>
>>> Fishing wire through a block wall is not always easy. Sometimes the walls
>>> are filled with rebar and concrete making it impossible. At the very
>>> least
>>> there will be pieces of concrete in the cavities and the holes in the
>>> block
>>> do not line up perfectly. You would need to make big holes in the block
>>> at
>>> each end to get a fish tape through.
>>>
>>> If the drywall is up against the block your only option is to make a
>>> channel
>>> in the wall and embed the wire in it and patch over it.
>>>
>>
> > How can drywall be attached to block without fir strips ?
>
> Pine, maybe? :) ("Fir" is a tree, "furring" strips are what you mean
> here.)

Lol "firring strips" and I thought people used fishing "string" instead of
wire on their reel. :)


Posted by dpb on July 3, 2007, 12:49 pm
Meat Plow wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:01:47 -0500, dpb wrote:
>
>> desgnr wrote:
...

>> > How can drywall be attached to block without fir strips ?
>>
>> Pine, maybe? :) ("Fir" is a tree, "furring" strips are what you mean
>> here.)
>
> Lol "firring strips" and I thought people used fishing "string" instead of
> wire on their reel. :)

I don't fish but I thought it was "line"... :)

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Posted by Meat Plow on July 3, 2007, 1:06 pm
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:49:12 -0500, dpb wrote:

> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:01:47 -0500, dpb wrote:
>>
>>> desgnr wrote:
> ...
>
>>> > How can drywall be attached to block without fir strips ?
>>>
>>> Pine, maybe? :) ("Fir" is a tree, "furring" strips are what you mean
>>> here.)
>>
>> Lol "firring strips" and I thought people used fishing "string" instead of
>> wire on their reel. :)
>
> I don't fish but I thought it was "line"... :)

Us hillbillies call it string :)


Posted by dpb on July 3, 2007, 1:07 pm
Meat Plow wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:49:12 -0500, dpb wrote:
>
>> Meat Plow wrote:
>>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:01:47 -0500, dpb wrote:
>>>
>>>> desgnr wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>>> > How can drywall be attached to block without fir strips ?
>>>>
>>>> Pine, maybe? :) ("Fir" is a tree, "furring" strips are what you mean
>>>> here.)
>>> Lol "firring strips" and I thought people used fishing "string" instead of
>>> wire on their reel. :)
>> I don't fish but I thought it was "line"... :)
>
> Us hillbillies call it string :)

That like "tote" for "sack"... :)

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