Right, that's overkill for thin brick. But hey, if you've got a big project and you're trying to move fast, sometimes you just grab whatever bit you've got on hand. Works fine if you're careful, just gotta be real gentle with the trigger.

Flooded the whole mudroom trying to find a water hammer issue once. Spent three days taking apart the walls and checking every pipe joint. Turned out the washing machine drain hose was just pushed too far into the standpipe. Made that same mistake three times since then and still catch myself cussing at the wall before I remember to check the obvious stuff first.

Oh man, you hit it right on the head @colemiller... it's funny how people think making things easier is always better. I've been noticing this everywhere lately. Like how everyone wants the fastest way to cook dinner or the quickest way to get somewhere, but they end up missing the whole point of the experience. Same thing with those air fryers taking over - sure they're fast but you don't get that same connection to the food like you do with a real oven. There's something about the slower way that just feels more real, you know?

@ray648 I feel you on that, but I think it's less about the varnish itself and more about how it forces you to slow down and actually get the prep right. It's like when you switch from a cheap hand plane to a decent one - suddenly you realize the tool wasn't the problem, it was you rushing through everything. There's a whole pattern in this trade where we think a product will be a shortcut, but really it's just revealing the corners we were cutting without knowing it.

Nope, that's exactly the problem right there. Those cheap particle board shelves can't handle any real weight. You put a coffee mug on them and they start sagging within a week. I've seen people try to "fix" them with brackets and it still ends up looking like a disaster. Better off just spending a little more on solid wood from the start.