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Just counted and I've patched over 500 nail pops in my career
I was cleaning out my truck and found a stack of old job notes from years back. Started adding up the little repair notes and hit 512 nail pops fixed. That's a lot of tiny holes filled and sanded. The weird part is I remember almost every single one because they're such a pain, especially in old houses where the framing moves. It feels like a weird badge of honor for dealing with other people's rush jobs. Anyone else keep a mental tally of the most annoying small fixes?
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willow_garcia6mo ago
Wait, you're counting nail pops you fixed? I always count the ones I find in new builds from other crews, lol. Like when you see a whole line of them because someone used green wood or didn't nail off properly. Those are the ones that really stick in my head, because it's someone else's problem I have to deal with later.
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evan_jenkins6mo ago
I mean, it's just part of the job though, right? Those fixes are usually pretty quick. Maybe it's just me but I don't really keep a mental tally.
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charlie_allen5mo ago
Nah, I used to be the same way but @willow_garcia makes a solid point about tracking other people's screw-ups. You don't think about it until you're fixing someone else's lazy work three months later. Now I keep a rough count just for my own sanity.
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