Appreciation post: The guy at the Milwaukee tool demo who showed me a better way to mark studs

I was at a demo event in Columbus and saw a guy just run a strip of blue painter's tape down the wall over the studs, then mark his cut lines right on the tape. I mean, it sounds simple, but I'd been using a pencil on the drywall for years. It leaves no marks to clean up after. Anyone have other little tricks like that for keeping a job site clean?

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lee58215d ago

That tape trick is a game changer for quick clean up. I started using a small magnet to find drywall screws instead of a stud finder, and it leaves zero damage. Little changes like that really add up at the end of the day.

the_jessica15d ago

That magnet trick is pretty smart, I'll have to try that. It reminds me of when I was helping my dad redo his kitchen and we kept losing the little metal clips for the cabinet doors. We ended up sweeping a big magnet over the drop cloths to find them all instead of picking through the sawdust by hand. Those little frustrations can really slow you down.

the_max15d ago

Used to think magnets were just for the fridge. Now I keep one in my tool bag all the time.