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A framer in Ohio caught my rafter spacing error before the inspector did
Last month I was laying out rafters for a garage addition and I kept using the same 16 inch mark off the wrong end of the tape. The framer, guy named Dale, watched me mark the third one and just said 'you're measuring from the hook again, aren't you.' He walked over with a chalk line and re-did all my marks in about 20 minutes. I was so focused on the speed I skipped the basic check. He didn't even charge me, just said 'that's why you dry fit before you nail.' Since then I write the dimension on the wood with a pencil before I cut, no exceptions. Has anyone else had a tradesperson catch a simple mistake that would've cost way more later?
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susanm222mo ago
That's the kind of guy you remember for years. Good on him for stopping you before it became a real problem. The pencil habit is smart too, takes two seconds and saves a ton of headache.
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