Vent: Drilled straight into concrete reinforcement

Was running a line in a basement. Thought the wall was standard drywall. Hit rebar with the drill bit. Snapped the bit and ruined the drill. Had to explain the delay to the boss.

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the_noah1d ago

Oof, that's the worst sound. I've definitely made that same guess before, thinking something was just drywall when it was clearly not. My personal low point was trying to use a concrete nail like a drywall anchor. Let's just say the wall won that fight, and I had a lot of spackling to do. That crunch noise haunts me.

river_lane911d ago

Hate that terrible crunch, it stays with you.