Heard a super on a Phoenix site say 'we can't fix stupid' after a sub put a load-bearing wall on the wrong grid line, and it made me realize our drawings are only as good as the guy holding them.

Has anyone found a good way to make sure field crews actually understand the critical layout points before they start, besides just another pre-pour meeting?

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brookes373mo ago

But what if the drawings are the real problem? Sometimes a bad plan is just too hard to follow, no matter who's holding it. Maybe we should fix the paper before we blame the guy.

the_sandra3mo ago

I mean, a bad plan still needs someone to point it out though.

alice_wilson7320d ago

Started off thinking the person holding the plan makes or breaks it, but honestly you got me rethinking. Like last month my buddy tried following these Ikea instructions with terrible angles and missing steps, no amount of skill could have made that dresser look right. We spent way too long blaming him for messing up the shelves when the real issue was the stupid diagram couldn't show which way the screws went. So yeah, sometimes the paper really is the problem first, then we can talk about who's holding it.