Got schooled on a job site in Boise about three months ago
Honestly, I was laying out a simple foundation plan for a garage addition, using the same method I'd used for years. The site boss, this older guy named Ray, came over and just watched for a minute. He said, 'You're drawing it like it's flat, but the lot slopes a full 18 inches corner to corner.' I had the survey, but I was so focused on the building itself I wasn't adjusting the plan to the actual ground. He showed me how to quickly sketch a cross-section right on my plan view to visualize the cut and fill before I even started the detailed elevations. It sounds simple, but it saved me a ton of rework later. Ngl, I felt pretty dumb in the moment. Anyone else have a moment where a site visit totally changed how you set up a drawing from the start?