Rough-in photos you will not curse six months later

Drywall turns archaeology into guesswork. The fix is not “more photos,” it is the same boring shots every house: panel schedule legible, nail plates where you swore you put them, bath fan ducts that actually exit, hose bibs labeled, low-voltage smurf before insulation.

Pick a route and walk it

Clockwise from garage panel works. Or follow the plumbing tree. What fails is random hopping—you always miss the one bay the drywall crew covers first.

Voice if your hands are full of Romex

Ten seconds: “Master bath north wall—two CAT6 + coax, height 48, stud left of mirror centerline.” Future you will nod instead of squinting.