Just hit 10,000 square feet of drywall hung in a single week - I think the old-timers are wrong about speed

Everyone says slow and steady wins the race but I pushed hard with a crew of three on a warehouse job outside Spokane and we blew past the 8,000 foot mark by Thursday afternoon. Has anyone else found that going fast actually reduces mudding headaches down the line?

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morgan.mary11d agoMost Upvoted

Blowing past the 8,000 foot mark by Thursday afternoon" sounds wild, but are you sure the quality's actually there? Speed's one thing, but if you're chasing records you might be missing stuff that'll bite you later.

craig.tessa11d ago

Oak Ridge is actually where I changed my mind on this. Last year I watched a crew fly through the same stretch in under 3 days and everyone was saying how careful they were. Then I hiked it six months later and saw all these little things they missed, like loose tread on a steep part and a questionable log crossing. It made me realize speed and quality don't always go together on a trail like this. You can move fast but if you're not stopping to check the small stuff, you're just asking for trouble down the road.