Man, I felt this in my soul because my own driveway brake jobs always turn into a three hour comedy show where I'm the punchline. Seized pistons are the worst, and half the time freeing them up just buys you a few months before they stick again, so if the boot's torn or the bore looks rough, just toss a new caliper on there. You already saved $400, so spending $70 on a rebuilt one is still a win, even if the Ranger guy deserves a beer.

Man, I used to be all about that fast track life. I figured stack the trades, pay the overtime, grab the bonus, done. Then I watched a guy on a 60,000 sq ft build do the same thing and eat close to $40k in fixes when the ceiling grid went in before the HVAC rough was signed off. Every trade was tripping over each other and nobody could get a full day of work in. Now I pad the schedule from the start and tell the owner the bonus has to cover the real cost of stacking, not just the calendar days.