Easier to rip all the Sheetrock from the ceilings and walls in the entire area than to patch it.
Same here. I've fished wiring where other electricians have said it couldn't be done.99.5% of my work has zero damage. That's actually one of my selling points - me and damage, we don't show up on the same jobs. But when there is....
Yeah me too. I pride myself on the "zero patch rewire". A rewire is, in particular, one of those things you dont want to go by price alone. I will do a very nice job with minimal or no patching, use smart boxes screwed to the studs in most cases instead of flimsy old work boxes that are hanging on to a loose piece of lath for dear life, fan rated ceiling boxes, etc. My friend an I joke (actually its not really a joke) that most electricians go in and start cutting holes in the wall with a sawzall with no shoe and a 12" worn out blade! . They make a mess and do a crappy job.Same here. I've fished wiring where other electricians have said it couldn't be done.
I've even had a potential customer who didn't like my price call later to ask how I would have done it to tell another electrician.
I gave them a price (a 'consultation fee') to tell them, and they declined that one, too.
Powdered mix dries extremely quickly.
I think a lot us here pride ourselves on doing our best.
I had to get a few new cables down from the attic. With the roof pitch they had you can't barely reach the top plate no way to drill it, plus you get the roof shingle nails sticking in your head.