Definitely finish work.

 

I love roughing in.

Trim work is tedious. Especially cutting in bathroom vanities and hanging chandeliers. Only thing I like about trim out is back stabbing everything, and all the scrap wire left over from making up the panel.

 

What do you mean "cutting in bathroom vanities"

 

Finishing.

'Coz the HO ALWAYS changes their mind between rough and trim.

 

I hate residential and commercial.

 

At my job my boss says finish work is easier than rough cause there is no thinking involved. Mind you I'm always fixing , diagnosing arc fault problems , and moving things with the minimal damage..

 

Other than panel changes & service upgrades, my favorite thing to do is pull MC and romex.

 

Now that AFCI'S are in play, the finish drags on finding all of the faults...:no:

 

Rough it in right the first time and you shouldn't have AFCI faults, ya hack.:jester:

Personally I hate rough in and would prefer fit up.

 

Biggest pain is getting paid sometimes.

 

Finishing.
And hey young guys. Don't be afraid to go and wash your hands before finishing or working with ceiling tiles.
Finger prints and dirty hands for this work is HACK!

 

A lot of jobs I've done so far are getting trimmed out while the water and plumbing are still not set up so we don't really have the option to wash hands.

I try to be careful not to touch the walls and wipe off cover plates after they're in.

 

Here is what I do:

During rough-in, I do everything possible to make finishing easy. I Wago temporary splices at my receptacles and switches. Then I fire up my circuits and test everything. That tells me if anything was missed and if I have any arc faults. I test all my recessed cans with a light bulb. I had a bad run a while back with bad Halo socket connections.

Sometimes I do a pre-finish, installing devices, etc. before finish paint. That helps alleviate the chaos three days before occupancy. I also like to hang undercabinet lighting before the countertops go in.

 

I actually had an idea for a t shirt that said....."I'd rather be Roughing"
to wear on finishes, but I didn't want to look like a complainer.

 

Other then another electrician or the plumber on the job, do think anyone is going to know what your talking about?

 

Clean white cotton gloves if you have to lift any ceiling tiles......anything else can be touched up but I have used the baby wipes idea as well. They're great for wiping up your hands before having a bite to eat too if you're in a spot with no wash up areas.

 

White-Out is great for any smudges or fingerprints on ceiling tiles.

 

I love drilling holes into wood studs one after another its therapeutic,and sharpening the bits razor-sharp.

 

Having a tub of the orange towels takes care of most issues. Not a fan of rough in. Getting paid and the calls later on after the explanation about arc faults.

 

Finishing is much more of a pain. I enjoy tearing around recklessly mounting boxes and pulling wire like the 6'1, 250 lbs. behemoth that I am. I do not enjoy having tight plugging/switching deadlines from the boss whilst the GC insists on breathing down our necks with their stupid point-and-shoot cameras digging for dirt we may or may not have caused.

 

As a worker I love busting it out and roughing and seeing how much done I can get in a day.

But I can see how a finish is more fun for the boss man because he gets his check and gets the **** outta there!

 

So what's the kids methodology of rough-in A-Z?

 

I love finish work..take that anyday. And it's like someone already said, if you do a good rough the finish should be a breeze.

 

Now that AFCI'S are in play, the finish drags on finding all of the faults...:no:

I do mostly commercial, I did a house last year and had 2 faults so I just Shockdoced it. Where do the faults mostly occur?

 

I was always taught to lift ceiling tiles out with the backs of my hands... getting them back in is sometimes a pain though.

Pete

 

I'm not the greatest making up boxes I think I leave the wires too long ,any tips from the gurus ?

 

Use wire cutters?

 

I love finish work..take that anyday. And it's like someone already said, if you do a good rough the finish should be a breeze.

You can do a good rough and still have a ****ty finish...Example: boss gives you four days to finish but the gc and homeowner change their minds on things also the whole "the lights didn't come in yet or they bought lights but no bulbs... You tell boss this but he doesn't want to do to many change orders because he likes the builder blah blah...

 

they bought lights but no bulbs....

That happens ALL THE TIME!

 

That happens ALL THE TIME!

it's annoying.my boss wants me to go around putting a bulb in to check if lights work...lol what waste of time especially with the outdoor lights...he also wants the bulb back because those bulbs cost such and such...lmao