Yeah catching that stuff early is key. My buddy's contractor found particle board under a tub once, total nightmare later.

That bit about swearing being part of the learning curve is so true. I see it all the time with people clinging to the hard way of doing something, just because that's how they learned. Sometimes a little prep work saves a ton of headache, but old habits die hard.

Ha! Saw a bot at the mall once that thought my water bottle was a delivery it needed to grab. Took ages to shake it off!