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| 7h95g wrote:
> I'm a painter who has to bury 60' of telephone wire in the wall where it's
> currently stapled, just above the baseboard.
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> I'd figured on channeling out with a screwdriver/chisel and hammer, and
> then plastering over.
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> Now it's occurred to me that I could save a day's work with the hammer and
> screwdriver/chiselperhaps if I buy some electric tool, preferably cordless,
> that I could use to take out a precise 1/2" deep channel in the plaster.
> The telephone wire isn't thick, maybe slightly thicker than 1/8".
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> A friend mentioned Rotozip and Dremel.
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> Is there anyone with experience who could recommend a good quality tool to
> make this work go much faster?
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> Thanks for any help,
>
> Tony
I would echo the other warnings about your plan of attack. Even if this
is plaster over blue board you will have far more to do than simply push
the wire into the kerf and putty it over with some compound (you cant
patch plaster with plaster only as it doesnt feather).
You will likely have to refasten the board above and below the kerf you
cut to attempt to limit cracking. This is not really a problem with
blueboard but if you are talking about old plaster over lathe its a
complete nightmare and in most cases impossible. If its old plaster
overy lathe you run the risk of loosening large sections (large being
several square feet at a time) of plaster by just kerfing it. After
refastening you will have to treat the kerf just like a but joint, tape,
feathering, and so on.
I would venture to guess that by the time you finish you will either
wind up with a few days work and a 60' crack later on, or a job that
will cost far more than a better solution from an electrician or alarm
installer as Rico said.
Mark
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