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Three jobs this week with screw pops because nobody countersinks anymore
I was on a site in Tacoma yesterday and counted 12 screw pops on a brand new ceiling. The guy before me just drove them flush with the paper and called it good. That’s going to bubble up in a month when the humidity hits and you’ll be back for free touch-ups. This is basic stuff but I keep seeing it on new builds around here. Has anyone else noticed crews skipping the dimple step just to save 30 seconds per sheet?
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henry_anderson546d ago
Screws flush with the paper ain't sunk, period.
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william_craig76d ago
Drove past a house last week where the trim carpenter clearly didn't own a countersink bit. Every single nail head was proud of the baseboard by a good 1/16th. You could feel them just running your hand along it.
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