12
My uncle told me to never use a 6-foot straightedge on a slab, but it saved a 2,000 sq ft glue-down job in Phoenix.
He said it would hide waves and cause callbacks, but checking every 6 feet with a level showed me exactly where to grind before the adhesive went down, so has anyone else had a tool rule proven completely backwards?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
west.henry4d ago
My old foreman had the same rule about 10-foot straightedges. He was wrong too. Sometimes the old school advice just protects bad prep work.
5
zara_kelly274d ago
Wait, your uncle said to NEVER use a straightedge? That's wild... it's like telling someone not to use a tape measure. @west.henry is right, that old school rule just hides the real problem. Good on you for actually checking the slab, because skipping that step in Phoenix heat would have been a disaster later. Sounds like your uncle's advice was meant to save time, not to do the job right.
2