Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System
by WalterBright on Sunday November 15, 2020 @06:26PM
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> technicians get their materials for cheaper than you do
Sure, they buy materials wholesale, but they bill you full retail for it. I installed around a mile of wiring :-)
But I also got it exactly the way I wanted, the wires run where I wanted, and I bought professional quality tools to do the work, and still have/use them. I like working with my hands now and then, it's viscerally satisfying in a way a keyboard never is.
Sure, they buy materials wholesale, but they bill you full retail for it. I installed around a mile of wiring :-)
But I also got it exactly the way I wanted, the wires run where I wanted, and I bought professional quality tools to do the work, and still have/use them. I like working with my hands now and then, it's viscerally satisfying in a way a keyboard never is.