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What you're describing is the stuff that goes on with multiple trades during the build process. The framers aren't notching things without a purpose, that's other trades doing that, 99% of the time. Shims will be necessary no matter what you're doing if it involves installing something - go to Home Depot and try to find 10 straight studs in your first 25, and you'll quickly see why shims will come into play. Construction adhesive has become the better way to get stuff to stay in place with less damage later on as the house settles, etc. I don't build houses or boats, and I agree with your point about the mess left behind, but there's more that is missing from your assessment.Wait until you see the mess of crap behind your walls, door frames and cabinets when you start demo. Not many real craftsman in the trades at that level, lots of shims, hacked up notches, construction adhesive, extraneous or missing fasteners, etc. They just make it work and cover up the ugly stuff.
I didn’t mean offense to the trades. I have a number of friends that are plumbers, electricians, tilers, GCs etc. My point was there is no reason for them to do furniture level work for something no one ever sees. They do functional work quickly.What you're describing is the stuff that goes on with multiple trades during the build process. The framers aren't notching things without a purpose, that's other trades doing that, 99% of the time. Shims will be necessary no matter what you're doing if it involves installing something - go to Home Depot and try to find 10 straight studs in your first 25, and you'll quickly see why shims will come into play. Construction adhesive has become the better way to get stuff to stay in place with less damage later on as the house settles, etc. I don't build houses or boats, and I agree with your point about the mess left behind, but there's more that is missing from your assessment.