My foreman pushed me to try that new layout app instead of my tape measure on a 3-story job in Phoenix

I ran through the first floor layout using the app and after 4 hours of checking with a tape, the dimensions were off by almost 2 inches on a wall. Turned out the imported PDF was slightly distorted but the app didn't flag it. Would you trust these mapping tools over a manual check on a complex site or am I being old school?

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torres.grant12d ago

Buddy of mine tried using that app on a condo build in Scottsdale and ended up having to redo an entire load-bearing wall because the PDF was slightly stretched. I'd still trust a tape over a screen any day on a complex site like that.

taylor1212d ago

Was the app scale locked or did it just default to fit-to-page?

anthony12912d ago

Why trust your buddy's story when he probably just measured wrong and blamed the app?

hannahsingh12d ago

Torres is spot on about that Scottsdale job, that's the kind of nightmare that makes you want to frisbee the tablet into the drywall. The problem is apps treat PDFs like they come straight from God's printer, but any tenth of a degree skew in the scan turns into a cascade of wrong on a big build. I'd trust a tape and a good chalk line over any screen for the main layout, then use the app as a rough guide for checking things after the fact. Once you've had to grind out concrete patching because an app lied to you, you never look at a bluetooth measure the same way again.