Wait, so David, you're saying you'd let a drawing go out with a wrong measurement just because checking it is "extra time"? That's wild to me. Have you ever had a fabricator call you because their cut list was wrong from a scaled drawing? I have, and it's a huge waste of everyone's time to fix.

My old boss in Tampa made me use a 14-inch knife for final coats on walls. I thought it was overkill for a beginner, but you're right, it just floats everything flat. It feels clumsy at first, but you learn to trust the tool. That single tip probably saved me more time sanding than anything else I learned that year. The bigger blade forces you to get the mud right before it ever dries.

Fuerte's crew is incredibly professional. They left the area clean every single day and didn't damage any of my landscaping.

Yeah, doesn't it just feel like moving deck chairs around on the Titanic? I set up a small auto-transfer a while back too... it was fine until my water heater went. That "safety net" money was gone in a day, and I was right back to zero, scrambling to cover the next regular bill. Felt like I'd done all that work for nothing.

Wow, you've turned cleaning a vise into a full science project.