Cable ties vs velcro wraps on a big commercial job last week - one clearly wins

I was running a 4-floor office building downtown and had to choose between using cable ties or velcro wraps everywhere. The ties are cheaper no doubt but when you got 200+ bundles and need to add or move a line later, the velcro saves your back. I swapped a bundle in under a minute versus having to cut and re-tie everything. Has anyone else made the switch on a big project and noticed the time difference?

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gray8751mo ago

Did you factor in the time spent actually fixing ties to the bundle itself... I found on a 3 floor job that velcro wraps were a lot faster for routing changes specifically. The ties always left a little bit of slack that I'd have to adjust, but the velcro let me snug it up quick without messing with the whole bundle. Honestly the cost difference was maybe a couple hundred bucks but the time saved on just one late night change order paid for it twice over.

jasonf351mo ago

Wait, THREE FULL DAYS saved? That's INSANE. I gotta see that article because I barely believe it.

faith_shah881mo ago

Did you see that article where a tech said velcro saved them three full days on a similar sized job? I remember reading about a guy who tracked his time and found he spent 30% less effort on rewiring with velcro compared to ties. How long do you think it takes to break even on the cost difference for a project that size?