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I was a paper blueprint guy until that basement job
I spent $120 on a basic tablet and Procore subscription just to try it out. I figured nothing beats a physical set of prints for reading on site. Then we had a complex renovation in Alexandria where the architect sent three revisions in one week. Trying to mark up paper copies that fast was a nightmare. The tablet let me pull up the latest version instantly and send redlines back in 10 minutes. Saved me from a costly framing error that would have set us back a week. Anyone else make the switch and find it paid off faster than expected?
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annaw738d ago
Oh man, I feel that basement job pain. I made the switch after one job where the architect sent changes while I was already on site framing. I pulled out my phone, snapped a photo of the updated drawing, and marked it up right there with a free app. Saved me from cutting a header wrong by about 4 inches. The cost of the tablet paid for itself that same week when I didn't have to reorder materials. It's not about going fully digital for everything, but having that backup when paper fails you.
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nancycooper8d ago
Paper saves time until it doesn't, am I right?
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craig.john8d ago
@nancycooper you hit the nail on the head there. Paper saves time right up until you lose the sticky note with your password on it, then it's a disaster. Nothing like digging through a stack of papers for fifteen minutes to find that one receipt you need.
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