05/30/2026
You ever have one of those days?
A few weeks ago, a client asked us to build these custom bunk beds. Things were moving along great. We were making good progress, and honestly, I was pretty proud of how they were turning out.
Then I realized something.
I had made a mistake.
The beds were built 5 inches too short.
Nobody to blame but me. Somewhere between the plans and our conversations about mattress sizes, I failed to double-check a measurement that I should have verified.
That phone call to the client wasn’t much fun.
But here’s the thing: when you mess up, you’ve got two choices. You can make excuses, or you can make it right.
So that’s exactly what we did.
Yesterday we modified the beds, corrected the dimensions, and got everything back where it should have been. It cost us a day on the schedule and some extra labor, but the client is getting the project they hired us to build.
My grandfather, who I never even had the chance to meet, left behind a saying that somehow still rattles around in my head:
“If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”
That’s not always the easiest path, but it’s the only one that makes sense to me.
Construction isn’t about never making mistakes. It’s about taking responsibility when you do.
Now back to building.
