Noticed too many guys skipping the line on long walls

Honestly, I keep seeing brickies lay a whole 30-foot wall without snapping a mid-line check. Was on a job last month near Austin where the crew was 2 inches off plumb by the end. The foreman blamed the blocks, but nope, they just didn't reset their strings halfway. Tbh, a 5-minute check saves you ripping out a whole section later. Anyone else run into this on longer runs?

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dianal9424d agoMost Upvoted

Seen it way too many times. A crew I worked with was 3 inches off on a 40 foot run and the foreman tried blaming the curing compound. Five minutes with a string line would have caught it at ten feet. Sloppy work just makes more work later.

the_laura21d ago

Did the foreman at least own up to it after you showed him with the string line?

wesley_martin24d ago

@dianal94 "Sloppy work just makes more work later" - that's the whole truth right there. So what did the foreman say when you pulled out the string line and proved it? Bet that was awkward.