"Furniture makers refused to finish the work" - I wondered why

The client calls and asks to finish the work behind the furniture makers, to strengthen the corner of the tabletop with a corner, says that you definitely need a punch. You also need to install a sink and a mixer, interested in the cost of work.

And I do not understand why the work has not been completed yet, the owner explains that the craftsmen will give you a corner that needs to be fixed and that's it, but they don't have a puncher.

Began to understand

The client trades at the price there is a suspicion that with the previous masters, I simply did not agree on the price, but not impudently bargaining. And I perceive the desire of people to save money normally, only strains his opinion that the work is trifling.

In general, the situation intrigued me, I went to see, it turns out that the sink is weighty made of artificial stone, and the hole in the countertop came close to the edges. There was a danger of breaking, it was necessary to prop up.

The reasons

The fact is that the corner offered by the furniture makers did not fit, since there was a step made of an apron tile.

I had to buy other corners and bend with pliers. By the way, the punch did not even get out of the suitcase, coped with a hammer drill.

But, the question remains, Did the craftsmen really not have a puncher, or did they just not want to bother, do you think? And twice I came across furniture makers who did not have a puncher in their arsenal, amazingly.