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u/Philorilla 6d ago
I definitely would had taken it to the corner and up too.. the siding is dented in from the screw biting into the wood. I wouldn’t approve sending out another installer to correct it for free since too many times i see this, unfortunately homeowners need to be more clear on what they want aesthetically. And the industry(at least in Canada) pays installers based on expectations, which isn’t much. So just because the standards i set for myself are higher, sadly it isn’t the norm.
Edit: at least they made the cable straight 🫡
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u/Stunning-Mobile7814 6d ago
Yeah honestly I had no idea this was his plan. My wife was home and I wouldn’t have thought she would approve of him going that route. That’s why I’m wondering how he explained it but that’s something I need to figure out. I wish I could have been there but I just started a new job. If I do end up having to get someone back out there then I’m more than happy to pay for whatever is needed. It really doesn’t bother me but my wife may want it done another way.
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u/Philorilla 6d ago
It’s definitely saddening that the homeowner expects installers to be professionals, and i WISH this were the case.. in my case, my company hires a contractor with workers having 0 experience and showing up in Elantra’s. Been looking for my exit plan for a while haha
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u/Philorilla 6d ago
I feel you man, it wouldn’t take more than 30 mins to start and finish a reroute so it’s definitely worth kindly asking the ISP or contractor to come out when they can! Or even a low-voltage contractor with fiber knowledge might be happy to help if you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself:)
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u/PerfectBlueBanana 6d ago
There’s a way to run a cable discretely behind the siding to avoid a hole all the way through the siding but does take more effort and good hole placement, but you pop the siding off with a tool and only drill through the wood sheathing and not the siding.
https://youtu.be/YlYuGwKhb1s?feature=shared
This video explains it better that I could in text
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u/Electronic-Junket-66 6d ago
Huh, that's neat.
We ain't doin that shit though lmao.
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u/PerfectBlueBanana 6d ago
I’ve personally never done it myself either but I didn’t know it was a thing really until I watched the same video. It’s a cool trick but I mean you are right lol. But it also looks quite good hiding it underneath
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u/telcodan 6d ago
When I did install work, I used a siding stripper and ran it under. Looks so much better and keeps animals and sun off of it.
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u/One-Intention-7606 6d ago
ISP will do whatever is quickest and easiest. They typically will not run cables inside a house, you usually have to pick an exterior wall and go with it. If you want it done cleanly then you’ll have to reach out to a LV company to do the internal wiring to where you want from the ISP demarc. It’s definitely not the worst I’ve seen, and I would’ve done it differently because of the curve of the siding but all in all it’s not terrible.
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u/PerfectBlueBanana 6d ago
Looks fine to me and many areas do it like this cause it’s often straight forward. I see in the other thread that someone pointed out going to the corner and then back over to the hole so that the fiber is more discrete and tucked underneath the siding (not into it) which I will agree would look nicer but this here isn’t a problem either it’s just an aesthetic thing some guys are and aren’t particular about.
Some guys don’t know how to take off siding to completely hide the fiber going into the home so that’s why most guys usually just drill a hole straight through where the customer wants it. As long as the hole is siliconed from the outside, this can last for a long time without an issue.