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That time I tried to draft a staircase from memory and ended up with 14 inch risers
Was working on a rush job in Austin last Tuesday, client wanted a staircase redesign for an old Victorian house. I thought I'd save time by sketching it from memory instead of pulling out my notes. Big mistake. The risers came out at 14 inches each, which is basically a ladder. Foreman took one look and asked if I was building a staircase for giants. Now I always double check my field measurements before drawing anything, no matter how simple it seems. Anyone else ever trust their memory too much and regret it?
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jana_lewis165mo ago
That 14 inch riser story hits close to home lol, I once sketched a whole deck layout from memory and ended up with joists spaced 30 inches apart. Foreman just handed me a tape measure and said "try again, genius.
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