DFW floors get judged by ranking light and deadlines, so "almost flat" doesn't stay invisible for long. A run can look clean while you're setting, then read uneven after cure because the bed height varied, hand force drifted, or a tile settled after you moved on. The answer usually isn't cranking harder. It's applying controlled clamp force and using the same stop point across the crew. In this article, we will discuss how to tighten with discipline without doing damage to yourself or rework.