# Caulking. Why We Adore It. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838 "2003-05-27T18:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/21 "2003-05-30T15:51:13Z")
LOL! Well you never know. Fill up the tub and get in and see if your caulk stretches or not. If not, you are sadder but wiser is all – AND you get to do more caulking if you are so inclined! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/22 "2003-05-30T22:52:30Z")
Band Name: **The Caulk Stretchers**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/23 "2003-05-31T00:32:19Z")
Oh honey, I assure you it would not thrill you so much if you had to do it every day. My secret thrill is when we have a really funky window to scrape down before we get into the caulk. But my all-time favorite is spackling. I do a lot of hole spackling for a straight chick. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/24 "2003-05-31T00:40:04Z")
I re-caulked my bathtub just this past weekend! Of course, it was way overdue. The old stuff was peeling off of its own accord, and had become mildewed and positively evil. Yes, caulking is its own reward sometimes, innit? ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/25 "2003-05-31T00:52:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rushgeekgirl \* > \*\* > > But my all-time favorite is spackling. I do a lot of hole spackling for a straight chick. \*\* SPACKLE! I _must_ tell my favorite true spackle story! About a decade ago I did apartment make-readies. It started out being just for my landlord, but it grew from there by word of mouth. Somehow, I got a gig at an office - they were remodeling and wanted someone to come and spackle and paint. Of course, their guy was also there to “help” and “supervise”. I was done with my rooms and went in to see if I could help him with his. Clearly, he didn’t understand spackle. All over the already painted walls were several nice little mounds. HIS WALLS HAD BOOBS! 😛 😛 😛 When _his_ supervisor saw them, he asked me if I could come back the next day and do the necessary repairs. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/26 "2003-06-16T15:24:39Z")
" Walls with boobs and the incompetant men who trowelled them into place. Next on Geraldo Rivera, this shocking never-before told tale of lust, rust and dust. Young children and unlicensed contractors may wish to change the channel now. " 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/27 "2003-06-16T15:35:30Z")
Is there any recourse for the home improvement novice who has made a poor choice in grout color? ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/28 "2003-06-16T19:05:05Z")
Yes, you can get grout colorant. I can’t vouch for how good it looks or how easy it is, but I have seen it on a couple of home improvement shows. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838/29 "2003-06-17T10:25:40Z")
My SO is an enthusiastic caulker. The previous owners of our house had used grout as a substitute for spackle in places. Furthermore, they’d applied it with a _serrated table knife_. Good Pete above, it took me a long bloody time to sand the bastard stuff down to a flat finish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caulking-why-we-adore-it/177838.md?page=1)