Debate: Should you aim for total square footage or perfect seams in a day? I hit 1,200 feet on a house in Phoenix but had to redo 3 ugly joints the next morning.

I always pushed for a high daily number because the foreman loves seeing those totals. But after hitting that 1,200 feet, those rushed seams cost me 4 hours of rework plus extra mud. My buddy says speed pays the bills, but my mentor says quality keeps the clients. Which side do you lean on when you're under the gun?

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jesse2908h ago

That seams thing you mentioned hits close to home. I tried rushing a living room once and ended up with a corner that looked like a snake with a broken back. Had to chip it out and start over because the tape just would not lay flat. The foreman would rather see 900 clean feet than 1,200 you gotta fix later. My back agrees with that sentiment every time I wake up sore from redoing my own slapdash work.

abby_chen38m agoRising Star

Lean into that lesson harder than you lean out of a drywall dust cloud, @jesse290. Nothing teaches you patience like a joint that swears it's going to be flat but then just laughs at you. Pretty sure my chiropractor's boat is funded by guys like us who thought we could save a few minutes.