Got yelled at by a foreman for skipping the measuring step on a fence run back in '09

I was installing a 200 foot chain link fence in Pensacola and he made me redo the whole first section after I guessed the post spacing, and now I measure everything twice even for small jobs because that one mistake cost us 2 extra hours what do you do when you're in a hurry and know the tape measure will slow you down?

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jade_jenkins26d ago

So you're saying knowing the right spacing wasn't worth the extra five minutes with the tape? If the foreman was so worried about time, wouldn't a redo cost way more than just measuring right the first time?

patricia_gonzalez26d ago

Yeah @jade_jenkins, I learned that lesson the hard way on a deck job. Took the extra time to space everything right the first time and the foreman actually thanked me for it.

parker_palmer4425d ago

@patricia_gonzalez nailed it, the redo ALWAYS costs way more than the few minutes of measuring. I learned that same lesson on a fence job and now I keep a tape in my pocket at ALL times, even for tiny tasks. That extra minute with the tape saves you from ripping your hair out later when stuff doesn't line up.