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Overheard a contractor in Tampa say 'a good drafter saves you more than a good lawyer' after a permit issue.
It got me thinking about how often our work prevents problems before they even start, maybe more than we give ourselves credit for.
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cameronschmidt5mo ago
Look at how a good set of plans handles water flow on a site. A drafter who spots a low spot that would pool water near a foundation saves the builder from a call in two years about a wet basement. That's not just a drawing, it's stopping a future lawsuit over mold before the first shovel hits the dirt. The lawyer gets involved after the damage, but the drafter's line on a page stops the damage from ever happening.
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mila_perry135mo ago
Y'all ever had to explain to a GC why you moved the driveway six inches over just to hit that low spot? I've been on jobs where water was literally pooling against a foundation we hadn't poured yet, and the builder was like "just angle the grading." No, man, you fix the flow on paper or you're patching walls later. @cameronschmidt hit it right - the lawyer never sees the work that saves their paycheck. I've got a folder of old plans where I caught stuff like that, and the homeowners never know they dodged a bullet.
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cameronschmidt5mo ago
That's a solid point, honestly. Good prep work is invisible because nothing goes wrong. We only notice when it's missing.
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