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‘Well, That Sucks’: 45 Times Homeowners Had Their Day Ruined
With more free time on our hands than ever, and most of it spent in the comfort of our homes, people are seizing the opportunity to renovate their houses. But not everything that looks simple, yet splendid on those countless craft videos on YouTube, is so in reality. In fact, oftentimes it goes quite to the contrary.
From renovating and realizing you just removed a load-bearing wall and putting a nice decoration over the toilet only for it to drop all over, to felling cabinets as if there was some meteor shower, these are some of the most “thank god, it’s not me” home improvement efforts.
Have you had some renovation disasters similar to these? Hit us in the comment section below!
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#1
When You Live In Svalbard, Norway And Forgot To Close The Window To The Home Office
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What Happens When You're Renovating And Remove A Load-Bearing Wall
#3
DIY Fail
#4
Spraying Weed Killer Instead Of Weed N Feed
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 5 years ago (edited)
ngl, but the pattern is cool (to me, and maybe some others)
#5
Main Water Valve Was Not Shut Off For The Winter In A Cabin
#6
My Wife Said Measure The Door, I Told Her All Doors Are The Same Size...
#7
A Friend Sent Me This Picture Today
"Wife went to get the Christmas tree from the attic. Told her not to step on the drywall. She later admitted she didn't know what drywall was"
#8
It’s So Hot In Australia, Our Outdoor Lights Melted
#9
The Little Nail That Could And Two Hammers That Couldn't
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
The only nail to survive the destruction of Krypton and make it to Earth.
#10
Rude Awakening
#11
Went Down To The Basement To Do Laundry...
#12
Wife Bought A New Plant Pot And Put It On The Shelf Over The Toilet. And Hour Later We Heard A Crash...
#13
Kitchen Cabinets Decided To Yeet Themselves At 4 In The Morning
#14
Lockdown Renovations Look So Easy On Instagram
#15
Time To Move, I Guess
#16
A Storm Came Through. The Plastic Furniture Barely Moved But The Grill Blew 30 Ft Into The Pool
#17
I Guess Plumbing Isn’t For Everyone
#18
I Now Remember That Yesterday I Wanted A Cool Soda
#19
My Fire Alarm Caught On Fire
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 5 years ago
*popcorn kernels start popping* If you don't get it, read "50 Of The Dumbest Life Hacks These People Discovered That Actually Work (New Pics)"
#20
Got Up In The Middle Of The Night To Get A Drink Of Water, And When I Opened The Fridge The Door Fell Off In My Hand
#21
Friend Of Mine Posted This Photo Of The Job Site Today
#22
Slipped In The Shower, Landed On The Toilet
#23
When Your Cabinet Decides It’s Time To Break Lose And Come Crashing Down The Day You Install Your Brand New Glass Top Stove
#24
110+ Mph Derecho Winds Impale House With Lawn Chair, Iowa 8/10
#25
And The Job Went To The Lowest Bidder...
Misty Grage 5 years ago
Contractors did the same thing on my moms house - they did actually cut a hole and then covered it with tar paper and placed the vent elsewhere!
#26
When Your One Piece Sink/Counter Randomly Explodes At 3am
#27
After Losing 1/3rd Of My Weight, I Finally Didn't Feel Too Fat Anymore. The Toilet Disagreed
#28
I Think I’m Going To Need A Bigger Bucket
#29
Saw This On Fb With Someone Asking For A Contractor
#30
Gravity Wins. But I Live To Trip Another Day
#31
Someone In My Town Fell 30’ Down A Well Through The Floor Of Their House They Didn’t Know Existed. Literally A Well That Sucked
#32
Governor Just Ordered All “Non Life Sustaining” Businesses To Close, Including Construction And Contractors. This Is The Current State Of My Only Bathroom...
#33
We Got Our Doors Painted During A Remodel And The Painters Forgot To Put The Plastic Covering On The Ground
#34
Been Waiting 6 Weeks For A Rather Expensive Toilet So We Can Fit It At A Client's House, It Has Finally Arrived
#35
Cabinet Fell Off The Wall While I Was Out. Handmade Dishes I've Collected From Little Shops And Farmers Markets Over The Years, Now Shattered. I Guess It's Fine I Don't Have Dishes Anymore, Since The Cabinet Knocked Open The Fridge Door, Ruining All My Food
#36
Bought A House In July And They Graciously Left Me A Mini Fridge In The Basement, After Moving All My Beer And Alcohol Downstairs I Discovered It Was Infact A Freezer
#37
I Just Broke The Door Handle Of My Appartement And Cut Myself. I'm Also Locked In
#38
A Tree Tipped Over Onto My Apartment
#39
My Roof Caved In Last Night
#40
I Have Two Outlets In My House (Bought 2 Years Ago) That Don't Work. Purchased 2 New Outlets To Replace Them. Turns Out There Are No Wires To Connect Them To!
#41
Fiancé Was Being Thoughtful And Taking The Paint Cans To The Basement. Turns Out He Tried To Carry Too Much At Once...(Also We Just Bought This House And I’m Dying Inside)
#42
Good Morning
#43
Guess I Don’t Actually Own A Queen Size Mattress
#44
My Tenancy Ends Tomorrow After 2 Years In This Flat. Today, While Cleaning And Getting Everything Ready To Move Out, I Hit The Oven's Door And Broke The Glass. Bye Bye Sweet Deposit Money
#45
My Brand New Smart TV Just Arrived!
#46
My Bathroom Ceiling Collapsed Today. Oh And It Turns Out There's A Black Mold Infestation. Lovely
#47
Today I Learned My Yard Turns Into A Gigantic Mud Pit When It Rains
Brittney Sparks 5 years ago
The fact that it's void of grass shoulda been an indicator that it probably floods ...
#48
My Buddy’s Parents Renovated Their Bathroom When He Left For College. They Don’t Know Why He Doesn’t Like Coming Home Anymore...
Nicolas Pilot 5 years ago
That is pretty easily fixed with a new shower-head fitting, one with an adjustable arm
#49
We Heard Crash In The Middle Of The Night - Though That Was A Thief But It Was This
#50
Water Filter Installed 3yrs Ago. Went To Finally Change The Filter Today, Only To See That The Original Filters Were Never Removed From Their Plastic, Thus Not Actually Filtering
Eduard Korhonen 5 years ago
And yet you never noticed? 🤔 Just proves what a scam these expensive water filtering systems are 🤣
#51
Our Shower Door Silently Self-Destructed While We Slept
#52
For The Longest Time We Couldn't Figure Out Why Our Outdoor Sink Kept Clogging Up, So We Called Someone To Come Check Out The Plumbing. Turns Out It's All Been Going Into A Home Depot Bucket
#53
Been Saving For A 4k TV For Months. Finally Could Afford One Today. Turned It On....
#54
These Are Literally Called “Eclipse Absolute Zero Total Blackout Curtains”
Donkey boi 5 years ago
The clue is in the name. 'Eclipse', they give total black out during the eclipse.
#55
We Were Getting Our Kitchen Redone When The Corona Virus Happened. We Currently Are Living Through This With A Toaster Oven And A Sink
#56
Candle Was Super Fragrant Last Night... Now I Know Why!
#57
This Is Where The Light Hits Our Bed At 8am
#58
Went To Hang A Shelf And Hit A Water Line Instead Of A Stud
#59
Built A Brand New House And The Day Of Final Inspection Come To Find Its Infested With Mold
#60
GF And I Have Covid. Heater Went Out, Technician Can't Come Out Due To Quarantine. Decided To Try And Fix It Myself. Tripped Over A Pipe And Fell Through The Ceiling. Anyone Need A Handyman?
#61
How Do You Guys Like My New Shower?
Eliška Malachovová 5 years ago
well thanks for asking Jim! We love it, just as we love our puzzles! [this is a joke, sincerely to whomever thought I was being serious <3]
#62
I Put A Christmas Story Lamp In My Front Window And Not One Of My Neighbors Recognized It. Several Have Stopped To Ask Why I Have A “Weird, Gross Leg” On Display
#63
Pulled Up The Old Carpet To Put Down New Carpet (Which Was Already Paid For/Measured/Cut) And Found Out The Wood Floors Are Actually Pristine Underneath. $2300 In Carpet Well Spent
#64
My Coffee Cup Managed To Fall Out Of The Cupboard On Top Of My Bowl Of Cereal This Morning
#65
Got My Old Ac Moved To New House By "Professionals", Who Insisted This Is The Only Feasible Way To Install It Here
#66
The Dinner My Husband Was Cooking For 3 Hours
#67
Accidentally Pulled On The Headphones Wire And...
#68
So My Fridge Doors Just Fell Off...
#69
Previous Plumber Messed Up Before We Moved In. Now We Have To Deal With It
#70
One Tile Short For The Bathroom Update
#71
Gas Station Toilet Paper About The Width Of An Ipod Shuffle
#72
My Bathroom Cabinet Gave Up On Life At 5 Am This Morning And Nearly Gave Me A Heart Attack
#73
GF Was So Proud Of Herself For Buying Raw Doors, Cutting In The Hinges And Drilling The Knob Hole. I Was The Bearer Of Bad News That She Did It Upside Down
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westwing 5 years ago
So today I learned there are a crap load of lousy contractors in this world....
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
And stupid homeowners. Who doesn't check if a wall is load bearing before they start bashinig?
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Pazuzu 5 years ago
i remember cursing my cat after seeing her little paint covered paw prints all over the floors in my house--i was painting and she had stepped in the container i had the paint in---walking around trying to scrub the paint from floor--cursing her every second----i then turned around to see my own paint covered footprints all over the place---ooops--- ihad a written apology for her the day after
littlesaresare 5 years ago
The house I rent at the moment is a nice house, but very cheaply made. I can already see the GLUE peeling off where the kitchen cabinets are attached. It's only a matter of time before something like this happens and it's terrifying. :|
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
You might actually be okay, but might want to take your dishes out and check for screws. If I remember correctly, it's not uncommon for installers to use a quick setting tacky glue on the wall to help stabilize the cabinets as they set the screws into the studs.
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westwing 5 years ago
So today I learned there are a crap load of lousy contractors in this world....
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
And stupid homeowners. Who doesn't check if a wall is load bearing before they start bashinig?
Load More Replies... Pazuzu 5 years ago
i remember cursing my cat after seeing her little paint covered paw prints all over the floors in my house--i was painting and she had stepped in the container i had the paint in---walking around trying to scrub the paint from floor--cursing her every second----i then turned around to see my own paint covered footprints all over the place---ooops--- ihad a written apology for her the day after
littlesaresare 5 years ago
The house I rent at the moment is a nice house, but very cheaply made. I can already see the GLUE peeling off where the kitchen cabinets are attached. It's only a matter of time before something like this happens and it's terrifying. :|
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
You might actually be okay, but might want to take your dishes out and check for screws. If I remember correctly, it's not uncommon for installers to use a quick setting tacky glue on the wall to help stabilize the cabinets as they set the screws into the studs.
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