Showerthought: I chose a 10-inch block over an 8-inch for a basement wall in a Duluth spec house because the client wanted 'heft', and now I'm dealing with a foundation crew who can't read a plan.

The extra cost and labor for the thicker block was a headache, but the real issue was the footer wasn't poured wide enough, so what's the most frustrating plan misread you've had to fix on site?

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charles_green1d ago

I mean, that's brutal. Had a crew once frame a whole wall an inch off because they misread the window detail. The fix was way more work than just paying attention would have been.

caseyc301d ago

What did the GC say when they saw it? I've seen guys try to hide that kind of mistake with trim before anyone noticed.