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Noticed more buildings skipping conduit runs for surface mounts lately.
Clean look versus future access, which way do you lean?
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karencampbell6mo ago
What kind of building are we talking about? I lean toward conduit every time, even if it costs more up front. In an office or a school, that clean look matters, but surface mount stuff just gets wrecked. Someone bumps it with a cart, or you need to add a new line next year and it turns into a total hack job. Buried conduit might be a pain to pull through later, but at least the path is there and the walls stay clean.
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green.val6mo ago
But where's the line where conduit's upfront cost stops making sense with an existing surface mount mess?
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pat_rivera6mo ago
Totally get where you're coming from. In my experience, conduit does save headaches down the line, especially in high-traffic areas. But how do you handle it when the building has existing surface mount that's already a mess? Do you rip it all out, or work around it?
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shane_clark5mo ago
That "clean look" you mentioned is exactly what gets wrecked when someone needs to add a line and has to work around a buried conduit.
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