Not even I could make this up

Actual email

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Jon &/or Anne,

Customer called and said that the installers filled a few of the holes in the floor with ****. Customer is concerned with the integrity of the hole, if the new chairs anchors come to close to the hole.

Please provide an explanation. Please note, that I am provided standard hardware for this project.

As well, the major of the anchor holes were not patched. Can you address this?

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A quick reply from one in the distribution list

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For the record [user name removed to protect the stupid] the proper name for the material used in the holes is caulk.

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Ooo baby. You like your hole filled with some caulk, don't ya? Makes it all nice a gooey...

I feel dirty now.

Caulk! caulk? Jeez, what ranch do those goddamn cowboys come from?::biggrinb

Caulk is used to SEAL things against water, draughts, or for filling gaps prior to painting and decorating. It has no structural functionality whatsoever, in fact it is , by design, intended to be flexible.

Either the issue is cosmetic, or the operatives are very badly trained? To fill a structural hole, try:

1. Concrete
2. Cement
3. Epoxy resin
4. Fibreglass
5. Wooden or metal plates
6. A screw
7. A bolt
8. Welding
9. A bung
10. Liquid metal

I agree totally with the customer............. they filled the holes with $h1t. And, like the customer, I would use the expression as an excuse to refuse to pay for the job, or at least exact a substantial reduction.

Why is it that I suspect that last sentence says it all? :D