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I finally listened to my old boss from the Denver area
He told me, 'Always check the damper from the top down, not the bottom up,' when I was stuck on a tricky job in a 1920s bungalow last fall. I tried it his way and found a broken hinge I would have missed, saving me a call back. Do you have a simple tip from a mentor that you still use?
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christopherw3425d ago
My first foreman in Philly said measure twice, cut once. It sounds dumb until you waste a whole sheet of plywood. That old advice saves me money every single week.
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ross.tara25d ago
Top down" always felt backwards to me...
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quinn_burns25d ago
Well it depends if you're building a house or filling a glass of water. Starting with the roof does sound like a quick way to get a headache and a pile of broken shingles. Some methods just feel like they were made up by someone who has never actually done the work. I guess that's why we have so many instruction manuals that make no sense at all.
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