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A contractor in Phoenix tore me a new one over my miter joints last month
I was doing some trim work for a guy I've known for years, nothing fancy. He walked in, looked at my corners, and said "you call those tight?" I've been framing houses for 15 years and thought my finish work was fine. Turns out I was leaving maybe a 16th gap on outside corners. He showed me how to sneak up on the cut and test fit before nailing. Now I'm doing all my cuts with a digital angle finder and checking every joint twice. Has anyone else had a moment like that where an old timer just humbled you in five minutes?
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the_morgan20d ago
A buddy of mine had a roofer lay into him for using the wrong nails, changed his whole approach overnight.
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ben82720d ago
Yeah, that stuff matters more than people realize.
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