Near Miss Laying LVP in an Old Kitchen - Subfloor Surprise

always run a stud finder with voltage detection before ripping up any subfloor, saved my ass on a similar job last month. if it's an older place like that, test every joist space too, better safe than zapped.

those old houses are a goddamn minefield, every other job i hit some half-assed wiring job from the 70s that shoulda been ripped out years ago by lazy homeowners.

man, that heart-stopping buzz from a hidden wire is the WORST, had one nearly zap me while drilling through old joists last month and i was sweatin bullets.

god, i hate these old houses where idiots ran wires like its a damn maze, almost drilled into one last week and it pissed me off so bad i charged double to fix their crap.

heart stopped? mine damn near jumped out and did the cha-cha when i buzzed a wire with my sawzall last month - old houses are basically booby traps, lol.

those old ranch homes are a damn minefield with unlicensed hacks running romex like its spaghetti under particleboard, no wonder we keep dodging lawsuits. pisses me off every time i gotta charge extra just to fix their bs.

always hit the subfloor with a stud finder that has ac detection before cutting, saved my ass on a similar job in an old farmhouse last month.

god i hate finding unburied wires in old subfloors, almost drilled into one last month and it woulda been lights out for me. these lazy electricians from back in the day just piss me off every time.

always run a stud finder with voltage detection like the milwaukee one before cutting into any old subfloor, saved my ass on a similar job last month.

these old ranch houses are death traps with that unpermitted crap run by some hack in the 70s, pisses me off every time i gotta play electrician just to not fry myself or the client.

stud finder aint gonna cut it on these old particleboard subs, always scan with a multimeter set to AC voltage before you cut anything. i saw a guy in a 60s split level last year who drilled right through a 240V romex and ended up with a hospital bill over 5k, nearly fried himself. dont skip the reroute like you did, but damn good call charging that extra 400 to fix it proper. these ranch houses are full of lazy diy hacks from the 70s hiding wires like that, and itll bite you if youre not paranoid about it. get a non-contact voltage tester in your kit if you havent already, saved my ass more times than i can count.

man, ive had my share of those heart-stoppin moments yankin up old subfloors, feels like every 70s house is hidin some bs wiring that wasnt even up to code back then

Tell me about it, one wrong slice and you're looking at a $5k electrical nightmare on top of your flooring bill. Shoulda just upcharged 'em for the inspection upfront.

Yeah, that particleboard hiding wires is a total crapshoot - better to assume it's booby-trapped.