Rant: my punch list hit 312 items at the Riverside job and the owner smiled

Hugo Stone · 2026-10-30T02:50:03.52703+00:00

I walked the Riverside job on Tuesday thinking we were close to done and counted 312 punch items on the clipboard. Idk if that number is even normal for a 40,000 sq ft build, but it feels like it grew overnight. Half of them are tiny stuff, paint touch-ups and a couple doors that don't latch all the way. The owner walked the same rooms with me and just kept saying "we'll add that to the list" every time he saw something. My sub crews are already on other jobs in Tempe so getting them back for 40 little fixes is going to be a mess. Has anyone figured out a way to keep a punch list from snowballing like this, or do I just eat it and schedule a full week of touch-up?

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