Old school vs new school on fishing wire through finished walls

Remember when we used to just cut holes everywhere and patch later? I was doing a rewire in a 1920s house in Portland last month and caught myself about to grab the saw. Now I spend 20 minutes with a flex bit and a glow rod before I even think about cutting drywall. Saves maybe 2 hours of patch work and the homeowner doesn't hate you. Anybody else switched to running fish sticks through the attic instead of opening up walls?

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wesley831mo ago

c'mon, is it really that deep? I been doing this 15 years and I still cut drywall when it saves time, homeowners get over it. You're out here spending 20 minutes on a flex bit when a sawzall gets it done in 30 seconds and mudding is just another Tuesday.

robin_wright1mo ago

Seriously though, why cut a hole when a flex bit saves you a whole day of mudding?