Recently we moved into a new house(to us) we ordered a satellite service to be installed as the previous owner had terminated his. Before the installation took place I expressed that I DID NOT want the cables from the dish running across my roof, over the eves trough, in the eves trough, or, attached to the outside of the house, then running to the required room, and drilled through the exterior wall into the room.
We have a un-insulated garage, and the basement is not finished, so access for installing the cables is simple.
While out with the neighbour, and the fellow who treats our lawn, I hear a hammer drill. fuck. fuck me.
Sure enough, he was in the guest room(freshly decorated and painted) and was trying to get through the outside wall/brick. The bit was too short on the drill, so he had driven the chuck into the finished dry wall to try and get a few extra inches. I look at the carpeted floor and there is plaster,insulation, and pieces of poly(vapour barrier) all over the floor. fuck.
The point: It looks to me like the dipshit has pulled out enough insulation that would cover two open hands, and the vapour barrier is torn enough to get a hand through.
The question: SHOULD I cut the drywall out around the damage to r e a l l y see the damage to the vapour barrier, then replace it, and seal it properly. or is this too small an issue(?) and not a threat to moisture working its way inside?
I have talked to the people at the Building supply stores and opinions seem to vary.
What say you? any help would be greatly appreciated folks.
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