Standard install = crawl space wiring?

[cornflakes]

Thanks for all the replies... So the outcome was this...

The installer originally wanted to run a cable to the exterior wall then up to the roof. He also suggested running an exposed wire around the door frames which I felt was even worse. We looked into he possibility of running it up to the attic and back down in the other room but due to the configuration of the house that wasn't possible.

I asked him a couple of times about running a cable through the crawl space and he came up with alternatives instead. But I was polite and asked if there was any way to make the install as clean as possible, and if that's the only way, go ahead and run the cables in the least intrusive way he can, and I'll hire someone to run the cable under the house and rewire it for me in the future. He said he'd look at the crawl space. So I showed it to him and he said "oh, this will be easy, lets just do that." There were no discussions of tips, additional fees, or moaning about how he shouldn't do this because his supervisors may come check the work and blah blah that I often hear.

(My crawl space is dry... LA weather... Fairly clean, it's just cramped that's all)

So he went under there, used a 12' pole that I had lying around to help him reach certain places, and he was done within 10 minutes in there.

The rest of the install was perfect. Couldn't be happier (well, would be happier if he didn't drag his feet as he walked on my clean carpet with his boots but that's a different story).

I tipped the man $80 for the crawl space work. He was surprised and happy to receive that.

I did the rest if the wiring behind the walls myself, the genie client c31 boxes are so small they're easy to hide behind the flat screen. Awesome!

[raoul5788]

I'm glad it all worked out for you. BTW, you are a generous tipper!

[Jimbo]

Thanks for all the replies... So the outcome was this...

The installer originally wanted to run a cable to the exterior wall then up to the roof. He also suggested running an exposed wire around the door frames which I felt was even worse. We looked into he possibility of running it up to the attic and back down in the other room but due to the configuration of the house that wasn't possible.

I asked him a couple of times about running a cable through the crawl space and he came up with alternatives instead. But I was polite and asked if there was any way to make the install as clean as possible, and if that's the only way, go ahead and run the cables in the least intrusive way he can, and I'll hire someone to run the cable under the house and rewire it for me in the future. He said he'd look at the crawl space. So I showed it to him and he said "oh, this will be easy, lets just do that." There were no discussions of tips, additional fees, or moaning about how he shouldn't do this because his supervisors may come check the work and blah blah that I often hear.

(My crawl space is dry... LA weather... Fairly clean, it's just cramped that's all)

So he went under there, used a 12' pole that I had lying around to help him reach certain places, and he was done within 10 minutes in there.

The rest of the install was perfect. Couldn't be happier (well, would be happier if he didn't drag his feet as he walked on my clean carpet with his boots but that's a different story).

I tipped the man $80 for the crawl space work. He was surprised and happy to receive that.

I did the rest if the wiring behind the walls myself, the genie client c31 boxes are so small they're easy to hide behind the flat screen. Awesome!

You tipped him $ 80 ?

WOW, can I be of any help for you ?

[cornflakes]

LOL oh it's well worth the $80 considering how much time I've wasted trying to figure out how to do it myself!

[charbison4]

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I don't have a problem tipping or paying... If this sort of thing isn't part of the standard install, I just need to be prepared for it...

I work for dish net and it is our standard to run the wire the way u want it unless u want the wire fished down through an insulated exterior wall