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Serious question, why do so many people skip the 'verify' step on their shop drawings?
I caught a major clash on a hospital project in Denver because I always check the model against the original specs, but I see others just pushing paper. How do you make sure your work is actually correct before it goes out?
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gavin2282mo ago
That Denver hospital story is a perfect example. The verify step is just checking your own work, not the original design intent.
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the_anthony2mo ago
Yeah, that "catching your own mistake" part is key. A buddy of mine had a whole facade panel detail wrong because he skipped his own check, and the fabricator just built what was sent. It cost his firm a ton in rework and basically killed their profit on that job. That verify step is just cheap insurance.
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finleyl392mo ago
Honestly it's the same reason people don't read the manual. Everyone's in a hurry, trying to hit deadlines. That extra step feels like wasted time until something goes wrong. You see it everywhere, not just drawings. People just assume the first pass is good enough. But catching your own mistake is way cheaper than fixing it in the field. That hospital story proves the point.
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