Concrete: the pour you cannot “fix in post”

Rebar spacing, chair height, vapor barrier laps, anchor bolt templates—once the mud wins, you own whatever you forgot. Photos are cheap; chipping hammer is expensive.

Weather belongs in the record

Plastic sheeting blowing like a ghost? Hot wind drying the face too fast? Say it in a voice note with time. Nobody remembers Tuesday’s cloud cover in October arguments.

Control joints and edges

Before saw cut, after saw cut, curl on edges if you are fighting a picky architect. Boring beats poetic.