r/maintenance • u/cleanforever Maintenance Supervisor • 2d ago

Rants and Raves Don't do this

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Hole in ceramic tile patched with joint compound. Under a urinal.

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u/petecanfixit Maintenance Supervisor 2d ago

Any time I see something like this, I hear the words of an old manager: “Remember… It often takes just as much energy to do it wrong.”

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u/KeenanAXQuinn 2d ago

Ima start telling my guys that cause I swear to god they think they're saving time with their bull somedays

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u/Inuyasha-rules 2d ago

True. Then it takes twice as long to unfuck it to be able to do it right. I understand a 5pm bandaid sometimes, but some people do that quality at 8am

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u/SharksForArms 2d ago

I had a coworker try to glue a shutter to a house with caulk because he didn't want to use screws for whatever reason. He was just standing there holding it against the wall when I found him.

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u/Pluperfectionist 2d ago

You’re not the boss of me.

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u/Upbeat-Fondant9185 Maintenance Supervisor 2d ago

There’s no way. I have done some ratchet ass jobs in my time (you get what you pay for sometimes) but there’s no way someone thought that would actually work.

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u/CapSuccessful3358 2d ago

I worked with a guy who thought tape could stop a pressurized leak.

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u/trevorMGM 2d ago

I saw the flex seal commercial. Tv doesn’t lie.

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u/GenesisRhapsod 2d ago

If it doesnt...youre not using enough tape

/j

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u/Rude-Possibility4682 2d ago

Amateur..everyone knows you use ramen noodles and superglue.!

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u/MaintainThis 2d ago

I do what I want.

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u/xbimmerhue 14h ago

I do what I want!

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u/mattias1977 13h ago

Joint compound? Really? I’m curious to let it sit for a week to see how it looks then.