Hit 500 sheets of 5/8 fire code in a day and I'm split on whether that's good or bad

So last Thursday my crew and I knocked out 500 sheets of 5/8 fire code on a new hotel build near the airport. Part of me thinks that's crazy good production because we had a solid rhythm going with the lift and screws. But the other part of me wonders if we rushed too much and missed some edge work or fastener pattern. We hung 80 of those on the ceiling alone in about 4 hours. I'm curious how many sheets you guys consider a solid day for a 3-man crew on commercial work? Also did you ever feel like you pushed speed but compromised quality later on?

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karenw2326d ago

...and @maxm63 is 100% right about getting called back for fastener spacing. We had the same thing on a church job, had to rip down half the ceiling and it killed our profit. I'd rather do 400 right than 500 wrong any day.

maxm6326d ago

Man I used to be all about speed thinking more sheets meant a better day. But then I had a hotel gig where we pushed 550 sheets in a shift and got called back two weeks later because the fire marshal flagged a bunch of our fastener spacing on the ceiling. Had to unscrew half the board and redo it. That changed my whole mindset. Now I'd rather hit 400 clean with solid edge work and proper pattern than 500 that might get red tagged. You feel confident those 80 ceiling sheets were all set right?