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“I Wonder At What Point They Realized”: 45 Construction Fails That Might Make You Want To Laugh And Cry (New Pics)
Some construction work deserves an award for… the worst job ever seen. But it would be difficult to choose the grand prize winner. No matter how many uneven walls or doors leading to nowhere one has seen, there always seems to be more.
Quite a few of them end up on Reddit as phenomenal examples of how not to build things. As a matter of fact, an entire subreddit, called r/ConstructionFails is dedicated to such “marvels” of ingenuity. It’s hard to say if it’s lack of skill, negligence of safety protocols, or other reasons that lead to such results. But one thing is clear—a wolf would be able to huff and puff his way through most of the structures in the pictures, whether they’re built of straw, sticks, bricks, or any other material, for that matter.
Enjoy browsing this collection of exceptional work and make sure to check out Bored Panda’s previous compilation of construction fails.
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#1
Every Angle Is Just Slightly Off
Will Cable 3 years ago
Evil....this is pure evil. I hope that they forever have their underwear ride up their bum crack
CGZ 3 years ago
It INFURIATES me that this stone installer was permitted to walk out of the residence with this still in the kitchen. It infuriates me that that the homeowner accepted this abomination and placed appliances and knickknacks all over the countertop. NO contractor would ever get away with a stunt like this in MY world.
Some people develop a love-hate relationship with construction work. It’s a process that requires lots of time and effort, which might be tiresome. It also takes patience (and at least a bit of skill), whether it’s Lego blocks or home renovation.
The love part is the urge to build something nice or bring something back to life. Yet even with the best of intentions, some projects are not meant to be fulfilled. Research shows that only 39% of projects succeed in meeting all the requirements for deadlines, budgets, and required features or functions. That leaves over 60% of them either late, over budget, or boasting quality similar to what you can see in these pictures.
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#2
Kitchen Counter/Stairs Hybrid
Fat Harry 3 years ago
But you're not gaining anything. You can't use that counter space because of the stairs. You'd be better off not having the counter across the stairs and just having stairs there.
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Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
I'd need some sort of screen to divide the dual uses, maybe a pin board.
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#3
Truck Crash Shifted The Bridge 6 Feet
Id row 3 years ago
Not even an accident, it was negligence. The driver left the bed up while it was in motion.
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Phasmainmachina 3 years ago
I’d be concerned about the integrity of the bridge in the first place if an impact like that can move it that much.
Odd Ragnar Deng Lerstøl 3 years ago
That section of the bridge is hold in place just by gravity. To allow for thermal expansion. Strong enough for the load of the traffic on top.
Load More Replies... bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 3 years ago
You don't think a shoulder and all the railing could equal 6 feet? There is no banana, so I guess we'll never know.
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Christof Irran 3 years ago
I can only agree with the second part of your comment. A truck hitting the bridge in this manner (i.e. dump bed left up) exerts a relatively small lateral force when compared to seismic activity. It's inexcusable for modern infrastructure to be this vulnerable.
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Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
A little Bondo, some Spackle, and a fresh coat of paint. It'll look just as good as new.
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Alan Christensen 3 years ago
When will they start putting interlocks on those trucks so they can't drive unless the load is down?
A P 2 years ago
They need to be able to drive with the load up so they can distribute loads spilling out the back
Load More Replies...Construction fails happen for all kinds of reasons. Some might be related to poor planning, others fall fully on the shoulders of the construction workers. Be that as it may, it proves how important every detail is in this hazardous industry.
Building Research & Information determined four factors most structural failures can be traced to. The first two relate to errors in the design of permanent structures and the design of falsework. The third refers to the lack of communication between the designer and the builder. The final one indicates poor construction practices.
#4
Looks Great Guys, Keep Up The Good Work!
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
To be fair if it's just decorative and not structural, it's pretty good.
Wood Carver 3 years ago (edited)
Was going to say, this still seems structurally reasonable for a dividing wall and if it was on the side of my house with a few windows but also faced the neighbour I don't super love..... I might be tempted because they are crazy about their yard and live to tell you what is wrong with your yard and this would ruin their century.
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#5
Bathroom Door — Peekaboo
StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago
But why? All UK Toilets (that I've visited anyway) have either zero side gaps with a bottom gap showing just your feet, or are completely closed in. I'd be mortified, especially if Unisex. Even Macdonalds' and other American outlets over here have respectful privacy.
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AJJ 3 years ago
It's one of those rolling barn style doors, my sister had them in her whole house and they were super awkward. Gaps, didn't shut out light or sound on any room.
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 3 years ago
Thanks for explaining that. I was confused.
Load More Replies... Christof Irran 3 years ago
That's how you pay for riding that barn-door design trend train and thinking there is anything stylish about it. api69obwp_...8b3d55.jpg 
Annlu Smith 3 years ago
Barn doors, for barns. Used to be a saying "what, do you live in a barn!"
When it comes to construction work, you might want to double check everything. And by everything, we mean everything, starting with who’s responsible for overlooking it. Hiring a reliable crew is crucial no matter the project, as the consequences might be pretty unfortunate. Or absolutely hilarious.
Finding the right people for the job might not be an easy task to do, though. Data shows that skilled labor shortage is the main challenge of the global construction industry. It is followed closely by labor disputes and a lack of confidence.
#6
Owner Has One Leg?
Alan Christensen 3 years ago
Homeowner: At least it's better than the stack of concrete blocks and milk crates it replaced.
Rhonda Allen 2 years ago
No, but give him a week on that design disaster and he probably will.
#7
I Wonder At What Point They Realised
Mo Flores 3 years ago
I'm here looking for what I'm missing... Seemed obvious, but I am definitely second guessing myself as the majority is clowning
Load More Replies... Annlu Smith 3 years ago
They're obviously really tall people, look where the cabinet handles are installed!
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago (edited)
It took some time to me to understand what they wanted it to do.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Just google velux rollo (maybe add German window if you are from anywhere else) to see how it‘s done properly.
Jill Bussey 2 years ago
We have rooflight windows and the blinds slot into rails. As they are so high, they have to be electrically and remotely controlled.
#8
Hydraulics Go Boom
Bradley Curthoys 3 years ago
*commentator* Annd the race to the finish line for the next Darwin Award recipient JUST GOT INTERESTIIIIIINNNNGGG
Dan Bexell 3 years ago
Jesus! Sitting under that is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen in my life.
NY Redneck 3 years ago
"Are you sure this is where Mr. Musk said to meet him about the layoff rumors?"
Ba-Na-Na 3 years ago
So, hear me out…couldn’t they just sit in the shade on the other side of the machinery?
Diolla 2 years ago
In a tropical country, the sun is directly overhead at noon. No shade at any side.
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David 3 years ago
This isn't "hydraulics go boom" This is daring the hydraulics to go boom. The hydraulic cylinders front and rear are extended and under pressure. Release the pressure and that backhoe would drop to the ground. A cylinder can bend/warp and get stuck at full reach but that didn't happen to all the hydraulic cylinders at once. These guys are just being stupid with safety.
Despite the difficulties in trying to find the right crew, construction workers comprise the largest segment of professionals in the field (17.3%), based on reviews by Finances Online. Carpenters take second place on the list (9.23%).
The number of professionals is likely to be on the rise with the growth of the industry. According to the aforementioned data, the annual growth of the US construction industry in the years from 2014 to 2019 reached 8.3%. Statista indicated that the number of production workers in construction increased in 2021 compared to 2020.
#9
Saw This While Doing An Inventory At A Rental Property Today
Xray0976 3 years ago
Landlord is tooooooo cheap to buy the appropriate size oven, and its not even funny 😑
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
That stove has stickers on it to indicate it's a new buy for the place. Zoom in on it and look at all the corrosion. This is a slumlord.
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Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
The socket is illegal as it's too close to a heat source. My source? My electrician lives with me 😀😲😜
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Asphalt Bubblegum 3 years ago
The landlord took out the original larger double oven/rangetop set and replaced it with an uber-cheap used mini-range.
Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
Nah, this is just a cheap lash up done by someone who doesn't know or care what they are doing. The larger range is a bit unlikely for a few reasons. Going by the sockets it's a UK property and the oven is a small standard single oven (common in rentals). Double ovens in the UK are more likely to be stacked, not side by side (often wall mounted). You do get range style ovens but they don't tend to be in small rentals - which this clearly is. I run a company that does a lot of between-let renovation work and I see this kind of thing a lot. Today in fact - the hob had fallen through the work top in today's rental. Lovely. Upvoting you though - because it's a reasonable hypothesis. 😀
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Shankshaw Redeemer 3 years ago
And the empty space below looks wide enough for a refrigerator, which poses another dilemma.
#10
Must’ve Been Blindfolded While Caulking This
VonBlade 3 years ago
I'd like to introduce you to my DIY skills. I'd be proud of that. Albeit I'm not paid, or even an enthusiastic amateur.
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StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago
That's close to what I'd probably manage. You definitely need experience/skill when using silicon.
Na Schi 3 years ago (edited)
For such tasks it's quite simple: it should be warm enough, draw a continious line along the sink/wall and then use for example the wooden stick of an ice-cream (Magnum-brand has nicely shaped ones) to evenly "smear" the silicon in the edge - in "one" smooth movement going from left to right or vice versa. Alternatively you can use your fingertip. Important: by dipping the wood/finger in a glass of warm water containing dish soap the silicone would not stick to the wood/finger (repeat dipping as needed - and continue the smooth drag). Good luck for your next try 😀. (Edit: added some bits to my explanation).
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R1MV4Superleggera 3 years ago
Wow! Looks like someone had a LOT of cervezas and tequila the night before
Terry Tobias 3 years ago
I had a cracked window pane that my landlord sent a guy out to replace. This guy caulked all around edge and it looked this bad. It was even on the inside where it can be seen every day. I don't understand when people do work like this... don't they have any pride in their work?
#11
That's A Nice Peaceful Dam You Got There
SCP 4666 3 years ago
A nice peaceful dam you got there. Would be a shame if something 'happened' to it
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago (edited)
I saw a video about dam engineering last week were that was featured - the gate design is very complex and hard to maintain. It's also a very old dam and the gate design is already outdated
Khavrinen 2 years ago
Here it is, for anyone who wants to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry_3icwd68o
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Employment data shows noticeable gender inequality in the construction industry. According to Statista, women comprised only around 11% of workers in 2021. That might be one of the reasons why female construction workers are still viewed as something rather unusual. As a consequence, they tend to receive commentary while working in this industry.
A survey conducted in the UK in 2019 showed that over 40% of women in construction received inappropriate comments from their male colleagues. In addition to that, as much as 72% of them experienced gender discrimination in the workplace.
#12
My Old House Bathroom Cabinets
Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Any contractor know to always put a 1" filler on the door side. These people watch to many HGTV shows and think they know everything about building America and it shows
Holly Marley 2 years ago
No one would notice, since everyone would see it at an angle anyway
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Mary Mosher 3 years ago
I think I'd have to remove that door moulding, put it in a closet or something, and replace it when I was going to move out. That's insane.
Bret Burt 3 years ago
I am a contractor and I’ve seen this at least a dozen times in my career. It’s even in the guest bathroom on the house that I bought in 2021. To fix it though, I have to replace the tile floor as well because they tiled up to the incorrectly installed vanity. Saving grace is their choice in flooring tile was terrible.
#13
The Curb On This Straight Road Being Built
MaggieMay85 3 years ago
The road just wanted to have curves in the photo.
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Ravens Mom 3 years ago
Looks like one of those instagram photos when people make their waist smaller and backside bigger but swear they don't use filters
Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
Lane coming from the foreground of the picture s-curves to the right before straightening out again to continue straight in the distance. Then a second lane gets added to the left (the sharp swerve of the kerb to the left) but also has a (shorter) s-curve before straightening out. That's the only way I can make sense of this not being a fail.
#14
So Much Wasted Material And Manpower
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
Yep, most likely 4", used mostly for walls.
Load More Replies... Asphalt Bubblegum 3 years ago
And this little piggy built his house out of single-ply sidewalk slabs...*
As seen in some of these pictures, some construction projects happen to be a do-it-yourself kind of endeavor. People with different skill sets try their hand at fixing or building something, which happens more often than one might think. According to Comfy Living, 36% of Americans start a DIY project to make their home a nicer place to live. Moreover, 57% of homeowners feel their house is still in a “work-in-progress” stage, whether it’s decorating or things in need of repair.
#15
The Installation Of This Door Under My Sink Always Bugs Me
Robert T 3 years ago
I had one in a corner with a huge area of shelf space you couldn't get to because of the plumbing for the sink. When the kitchen was redone, we flipped the cupboard access round to be from the other side. This one looks difficult due to the door. A sliding door or big door and carousel/magic slider would work though.
Mentally Unhinged 3 years ago
Do you have OCD? If not that's kind of offensive, not to mention stereotyping an entire community based off one subtype that not most people have. I have OCD and this doesn't bother me at all. OCD is a real mental disorder, not an adjective.
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#16
Transporting A Big Glass Panel By Helicopter
Mark Wilson 3 years ago (edited)
that's there solely for someone having an airborne chase scene in a movie to crash into
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
Where is the airborne fruit and vegetable stand?
Load More Replies... Jaaawn 3 years ago (edited)
This is a guaranteed Final Destination style death for several people if something goes wrong.
Louise Clarke 3 years ago
Imagine walking down the street and getting shredded by falling glass
Zedrapazia 3 years ago
I once saw someone transport a bathtub via Helicopter. Was an odd thing to see!
#17
Is This A Normal Practice
Dan Bexell 3 years ago
Those guys sitting under that back hoe (#8), need to hurry over here for lunch.
NY Redneck 3 years ago
Anyone else suddenly picturing Wile E Coyote not realizing he just ran off a cliff? 🪧 *BEEP BEEP*
Alan Christensen 3 years ago
This is the BEFORE photo of the bricklaying job above. They had a pile of broken bricks, so...
Whether it’s a DIY project or a problem that needs fixing around the house, people often turn to the internet for help. And to be fair, the online world can be a great source of information on how to repair or build things.
You can find all sorts of material, from instructions and manuals to people sharing their insights and advice from their own experience. However, it is important to properly evaluate your capabilities and leave certain things to the professionals. Or some projects might end up being as useful as stairs leading straight into a wall.
#18
I Get That It’s Important To Keep Your Ppe Good As New, But This Is Ridiculous
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
A race against time. Will he get the job finished before he suffocates? Keep watching to see who wins this breathtaking battle 😉
Sunny Day 3 years ago
He doesn't have a mask or goggles and he's cutting metal. Sparks and splinters flying everywhere. Sometimes you improvise.
Pandas 4ever 2 years ago
Will the man finish before he suffocates? Find out next time on dragon ball z
#19
Plumbers
Josh Zeman 3 years ago
There's nothing wrong with this. The top plate is cut out for the pipe and this is normal. The nail plates are put in place. This is correct. The truss is within one width of the stud, so it will bear in the stud. There may other issues, but it seems to pass code from this photo.
Dave Chapman 2 years ago
Thank you....damn, finally another person who knows a good rough-in when he sees it.
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Matty 3 years ago
Nothing structural is compromised and the pipe is protected from drywall screws or other fasteners. Meets code, not a fail.
Dave Chapman 2 years ago
Finally, I was gonna go NUTZ on all these wanna-be engineers!!!
Load More Replies... Christos Arvanitis 3 years ago
I'm a contractor and I see where plumbers have cut through floor joists on a regular basis. This is extreme but cutting through supportive beams and joists is all too common unfortunately.
Dave Chapman 2 years ago
Not much of a contractor if you think this is "extreme"...this is done EXACTLY to code! The top plate is NOT load bearing, you're no "Contractor".
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I think I’m hilarious 3 years ago
You gotta love plumbers, they always find the quickest solution to any problem
John Topper 3 years ago
I love how someone thought that a 1/4 inch bracket and some screws would make up for 10 inches of missing wood.
ƒιѕн 3 years ago
Thats not what those are for. They are simply nail plates for when drywall is installed no nails or screws can penetrate the pvc pipe.
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In the doghouse 3 years ago
Anybody whose done any renovation would recognize this. Plumbers also drill large holes through load bearing joists. Often you don't find out about it until the plaster or sheetrock is gone.
Brian Shire 3 years ago
Not that much of a fail, sometimes the pipe is what it is. Maybe could've been a drilled round hole.
BravaHedgehog 3 years ago
The real issue is that it appears to go through a major support beam. The whole house is now at risk of collapsing
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There Was An Attempt To Build A Deck
Richienotsorich 2 years ago
Exactly. As long as the gap isn't too wide and it's solid, it doesn't have to be straight.
Load More Replies... Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Joists are even running the wrong direction. Ray Charles could see that
Michael Timme 3 years ago
Same here. Go through plenty of boards to find a couple decent ones and if the bundle has been open a while forget it, the good ones are gone.
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Scott Rackley 3 years ago
When you don't own a level, a chalk string, or a measuring tape. We're good.
James Peters 3 years ago
As a former pro deck builder, this is the kind of stuff I would see when coming to replace a bad deck. So much wasted material with no understanding of basic concepts.
Jo L. 3 years ago
I don't get it. Do people just, like, not draw out their idea on paper? Like, at the very least, draw it out and have someone who knows what they're doing look it over. Not that hard or that expensive and just that little bit of effort beforehand saves, well, this sort of monstrosity.
Load More Replies...Construction work is one of the places where you really want to avoid any mess-ups. Work of poor quality might result in a disaster or harm your reputation at best. In some cases, however, people responsible for the mishaps manage to avoid any bigger misfortunes.
Their main worry in these situations is usually ending up online as an example of how not to do your job. And that’s what makes the internet not only a great source of information on how to fix things but a bottomless pit of documented attempts that have gone wrong as well.
#21
When You Think You Can Get Away With A Lower Weight Limit… But You Can’t
D Peterson 2 years ago
Watch video, "Raised Truck Bed Slams into Overpass and Spills Seeds || ViralHog"
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Kabuki Kitsune 2 years ago
These RoRo (roll on, roll off) dumpsters are designed to do this. This is a picture of one as it's picking up a particularly heavy dumpster. When the dumpster is over the rear like that, it will lift the truck a foot or two off the ground until the center of gravity changes. Then it'll be fine. They can't drive like this.
FlatEarf 3 years ago
Not that bad, rear wheels aren't pushed flat they seem normal so we can logically assume it is an acceptable weight, and the weight all at the back is going go lift the front end up no matter whether a little or a lot, it will return to normal once the weight is at its transportation position and being dispersed to everywhere rather than just the rear bumper
Dave Chapman 2 years ago
This again is quite common!!! The truck is unloading the container and of course is going to be rear-end heavy for a while, but he just drives forward and the wheels come back down gently-ish. Again, this is NOT a fail!!
#22
Be Sure Not To Swing The Door Too Hard
Ace 3 years ago (edited)
Nah, you really need to cut a bulb-shaped flap in the door, mounted on hinges, with a spring connector to pull it out of the way as the door opens.
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Laugh Fan 3 years ago
Good grief - don't be using that old common-sense type stuff!
Load More Replies... David 3 years ago
A twist tie. That's all you need to fix this. Back in the 70s, dining room lights hanging from a chain (think sort of poor man chandelier) were popular. Often they were too low and you'd hit your head. You could alter it permanent by removing links from the chain but a common / easy fix was to just shorten the chain a bit with some twist ties or a small piece of wire.
Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
Reminds me of the time I managed to get my office building evacuated because someone had installed a sliding & turning conference room partition wall so that pushing it out of the way popped off the smoke alarm installed next to the sliding panel rail...
GoldfishCrackers 3 years ago
Was at a home show a few years back. Beautiful home. Went upstairs and the laundry room had glass strewn all over the floor. Someone tried you open an upper cupboard to look inside and nailed the nearby light fixture. Whoops on that one.
#23
He Kicked The Wall And It Came Down On Him
Francis 3 years ago (edited)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ConstructionFails/comments/10cqypi/lol/ link to the video :) he kicks the wall, and while running away slipps and is alomost crushed by the wall
I think I’m hilarious 3 years ago
I mean… kinda serves him right? Wall abuse is a big issue in today’s world
StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago (edited)
Is that a stud wall (double plasterboard separated by 2x4 timber )? Just wondering how a stud wall would crush him. We use brick, but over the decades, the UK scrimp by putting in stud walls (except for the weight-bearing ones that are built with breeze blocks and brick).
Willem Groenewald 3 years ago
Looks like a brick wall in the video. It came down very fast, suggesting it is very heavy. Also, look at all the pieces of brick and cement on the floor before it comes down. That likely came from the wall.
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Hotdogking 3 years ago (edited)
Dry stupid paint, DRY! *Kicks wall which causes it to fall*. (If there are people who don’t get that reference then I’m f*****g old)
#24
Let's Do Brainstorming, Let's Bring Different Ideas To The Table: What Is The Cause Of The Accident? Who Is One To Blame?
Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe 3 years ago (edited)
i guess the dutch? cause it look like the province of Utrecht
remko hiemstra 3 years ago
Yes, but more to the north: Friesland. The underground wqs way too weak as it was peat/torf. Currently they are fully dismantling the transformator as there is no way to get it back o a lorry. Ground is too soft for a heavy machine as a crane machine. https://lc.nl/friesland/tytsjerksteradiel/Afvoeren-transformator-bij-Tytsjerk-begint-na-kerst-28049264.html
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TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
Let's blame the engineer that had to calculate the weigth capacity of the road and green lit the vehicle to pass
FlatEarf 3 years ago
Let's not, as it is plywood and not a road and highly unlikely an engineer had anything to do with that
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Phasmainmachina 3 years ago
It’s a multi-wheeled trailer designed for heavy loads like that transformer that’s lying on its side. The plywood panels were supposed to stop the wheels sinking into the dyke surface, but the whole thing is far too heavy for the dyke to support it, and has collapsed.
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Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
It was that English bloke, whatadocallhim, Newton. Inventing gravity, physics and things, we better off without that malarkey.
Krd 2 years ago
I think that was created when the accident happened. Then way the trailer tipped over and into the ground squeezed out all the saturated water that was under it, and pushed it out the side(s).
Load More Replies... Fenchurch 2 years ago
Wondering that too. And obviously nothing to support the weight of gigantic machinery
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Phasmainmachina 3 years ago
Just plywood panels to stop the wheels sinking into the soil surface.
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Brooklyn Super Special Part 2
Jods 3 years ago
Meanwhile the birthday cake was a huge disappointment after it was discovered grouting was used instead of icing.
My O My 3 years ago
Nooo why did you have to do this? Now I want cake and am grossed out simultaniously
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Binky Melnik 3 years ago
Really? I hope you have photos because you can entertain us endlessly with them if you do. Gaaah. On second thought, maybe don’t. I feel so bad for the people living with the bathroom and kitchen atrocities; I get a pang in my heart each time a photo of some moronic and avoidable disaster appears.
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Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Get what you pay for. Restaurants and bars never pay anything decent for quality work so you get a Craigslist special and this
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
People who don't have a clue, but they're doing it anyways because somebody hired them.
#26
Brooklyn Super Special
BravaHedgehog 3 years ago
This picture is trippy in general.... I can't figure out if the tub rim is level with the floor or if it was installed like a normal tub.... My brain hurts
Sunny Day 3 years ago
Used to be a sunken tub. Some creative person filled it with concrete(?), tiled it, and turned it into a shower.
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B-flat 3 years ago
I think so. It looks like the low wall on the left side of the other picture is the same wall at the top end of this bath tub.
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I Don’t Think They’ve Got Subgrade Problems. Do You?
Remind me where I am again ? 2 years ago
I imagine the driver left to go to his car and find a new job #justsaying
#28
Their Boss Won’t Even Pony Up For Matching Ladders
Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Totally legit right there, osha approved building methods, almost as good as stacking bricks and buckets
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
Yes. Many modern structures in the US now us particle board and plastic moisture barriers instead of real materials for walls.
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Anne McKinney 2 years ago
Lol. I don't really think matching ladders are a high priority on job sites.
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I'm used to seeing stuff like this under "why women live longer than men"
QuirkyKittyGirl 3 years ago
I think that IS the boss. "I don't need my PPE. I'll just mark this real quiiiiiii…"
#29
I’m Sure These Deck Posts Won’t Be An Issue Down The Road
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago (edited)
If you can't see it, look at the post closest to the camera and then look at the bottom of the one just to its left. It's not a solid 2x4, it's three bits of 2x4 nailed together.
Raymond Core 3 years ago
3 outer supports and 3 inner. The 2X4s in between are temporary crutches. The permanent posts are treated wood and have support at their tops.
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Adam Heath 3 years ago
It's literally temporary support while something is either fixed/removed/changed...it's done all the time and actually fine. Source: 20+ years as a construction carpenter
DEW 2 years ago
Shouldn't there be support beams in the center?? Does anyone know where I can look at to build deck stairs? About 10? We've been quoted anywhere from $1500.00 to $5000.00. So I'm trying to see if I can build one myself. One of the side board that holds the stairs is rotting apart. I have 2 x 4's for now. So any pointers I can get I would really appreciate it!! Thank you in advance!!
Adam Heath 2 years ago
I would say get a professional for stairs, there is a specific formula that should be followed to build stairs correctly, and having it even slightly off can make you mis judge a step and fall....but if you want to try anyway lol... divide the height of the deck landing from the floor by 7", that will give you the number of steps you need, say it's 10...then divide the height by that number (10), that will give you the height each step needs to be spaced apart. Double that number and you get the depth of the tread. After that you can use a bevel to mark your stringers (the bits on either side of the treads) and get the length and cut it to shape and mark out where each tread goes. Depending on the width of the stairs you might need more inner support stringers..but like I said get a professional for stairs and handrails (again regulations say what height they must be at etc)
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Melissa Hamed 2 years ago
I'm not good with heights even one this low, but I looked over and saw that I would never get another porch.
#30
How Does A Roof With Only A Powdered Sugar Amount Of Snow Look Like That
Premislaus de Colo 3 years ago
Holly cow, there are no battens on that roof whatsoever? The roof is on rafters only?
M O'Connell 3 years ago
That isn't possible with this style of roofing. The shingles likely failed long ago and the sheathing has rotted away.
Load More Replies... Pedantic Panda 3 years ago
Did it look like it had been tiled or is that just roof felt on it? Could also be damage from a previous, heavier snow fall.
Hakuna Matata 3 years ago
I mean it was there when maybe a tree branch came down or he just wanted a skylight view he was going to build
#31
Brick Laying On Top Of What? How Is It Staying Put?
Donkeywheel 3 years ago
If it was horizontal he wouldn’t even be able to build it, I guess there is a slight curve and if so it could be perfectly stable and sound. Think Roman masonry that still stands
Ali H M Salehuddin 3 years ago
Maybe there is a plank of plywood underneath.
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#32
I Think The Roofers Got My Siding A Little Too Hot When Torching Down A New Roof
Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
Eh, here in NZ, the roofers managed to put the whole conference centre on fire in a similar way (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_International_Convention_Centre_fire)
StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago
They use it for facades - in the UK too. weatherboa...611504.jpg 
David Houde 3 years ago
My brother is a fireman. The number of buildings that he has seen burned to the ground from torch down roofing is amazing. I can't believe that stuff is even legal considering how dangerous installing it can be.
Rougarou Cher 2 years ago
This happened to one of the condos where I live when a car parked right in front of it burned up.
#33
A Normal Door In Ohio
Birgit Sommer 3 years ago
It's the emergency door for flash floods! Has a self-inflating life raft hanging on the other side of the door.
Fred L. 3 years ago
Well there could be a case for that providing that they eventually plan to put new stairs under the door. Though in that case the windows below it are somewhat suboptimal.
Krd 2 years ago
This usually happens after a renovation. There uses to be stairs there. But now that door is no longer in use, so no need to waste money on new stairs. To remove and seal up the wall was probably cost prohibitive.
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The Water Pipe In My Appartment That Just Finished Construction
TheDemonicCat 3 years ago (edited)
I would drive headfirst into that. If I could drive. They don't usually give cats licenses.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago (edited)
First, that's sewer pipe. Second, some drunk driver is totally hitting that someday. Also guessing it's for stormwater not blackwater.
Robert T 3 years ago (edited)
I was already feeling sorry for the poor sod that got the end parking space due to the pillar, but now there are three spaces that are unusable and the pipe will be demolished by the first large vehicle that goes round the corner. One has to hope that is a temporary solution until they can relocate the outlet, which is currently going to a grate in the floor.
Elizabeth Rowe 2 years ago
I like how it’s painted white so it seamlessly blends into the wall color, essentially making it invisible. Until…
#35
Had To Post These Amazing Steps Someone Pimped Out
Helen Bennett 3 years ago
I'd be afraid to even tread on the top landing there. Imminent broken limbs all over the place.
Justin Thyme 2 years ago
It's an attempt to make them non-skid-- works for a short while, and easily replaced
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I (west coast Canada) have it all over my apartment building’s steps and my parents’ deck stairs!
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#36
The Floor Of Sibling's New Apartment Is Just A Tiny Bit Uneven
Headless Roach 3 years ago
The slide was incorporated on purpose, to make dusting stuff into corners even easier. You don't appreciate a good design 🙄
Andy C 3 years ago
And the water from the leaky roof just runs right off, all while cleaning the floor!
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Melissa Hamed 2 years ago
Look at the door to the right and you can see the gap and how big of a slide that really is.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Before renovation, the kitchen floor was so uneven that a couple of the smart, but lazy cats, figured out they could play with a ball without moving around much.
#37
Highway Pillar Hanging Out On Its Own
Persephone 3 years ago
It's under construction... maybe for the next few years tho! Seriously tho, those are some of the 1st things to go up before messing with traffic.
Lee F. 3 years ago
We have these in Toronto. Symbols of a failed downtown highway, almost a trophy for the Jane Jacobs like folks out there.
Jo L. 3 years ago
But do you plan highways as poorly as we here in Edmonton? We seriously cannot have nice things here.
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Israel Martinez 3 years ago (edited)
I wouldn't include this ... the pillars that hold up the unirail to the airport where I live had to be built alongside the highway before they started construction on the rail itself ...
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
Next to Blackfriars Railway Bridge in London is the supports for a bridge that initially carried a railway line above it built in 1864. But the bridge was taken down in 1923 as it was to weak to support modern trains. But the supports were left behind. And they’re still there, a century later now!
John Ambrose-Hemmingway 2 years ago
This is all of central California. The great high-speed rail of 2008, lol.
#38
Good Luck With That Guys
Justin Thyme 2 years ago
sinkhole, common in Florida where the water table is right below grade
You Should Do Nothing with the Fence 3 years ago
At least they're putting on a show while you eat?
Passiveaggressiveraven 3 years ago
Is it just me who sees the face of Adolph H on that bottle???
#39
Is It Petty To Judge Ugly Plumbing If They Reversed The Feeds?
Do Mo 3 years ago
They've got a temperature control under the sink. So, that's just fine and keeps from having the kids scald themselves. Nothing is reversed, its the way it should be. Common practice. And the photo is just tine.
Load More Replies... xolitaire 3 years ago
A good family friend is a retired plumber and he installed my bathroom fixtures. He somehow managed to accidentally switch the sides of hot and cold water for my sink, but to this day I don't have the heart to tell him
BarBeeGirl 3 years ago
My SIL is a general contractor and replaced all the sinks in my house. He switched hot and cold on every second sink so it’s your guess every time you run the water
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 3 years ago
The hot water feed (and tap) are supposed to be on the left side. It is acceptable to have them reversed when there is another tap on the other side of the wall.
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Melissa Hamed 2 years ago (edited)
I've been near too many sinks where hot and cold were reversed. I don't know why it is so hard. I actually fixed it myself once.
#40
Well, At Least It Has A Gap
Mark Wilson 3 years ago
You can't see it, but there's a tunnel under the left-hand platform. You're supposed to go down the stairs and keep going
Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
Closed off an abandoned entrance, probably? May have been multiple loading dock doors or something similar, and the building now only needs one?
Currentlylost 3 years ago
And watch as many still attempt to cross this nut-cracking, body-bruising obstacle with a leap of faith
The Cute Cat 3 years ago
Oh, that is my slimness test.. Sorry guys.. Only hereditary skinny like me can pass that each day
#41
Found A Love Outlet In The Wall
Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
Thank you! I could not figure out what they meant.
Load More Replies... John Ambrose-Hemmingway 2 years ago
Was remodeling an old house and found a mystery line (interior, no Romex) leading from the box into the ground. Dug it up to find a live wire in the middle of the backyard. Turns out the previous tenants let folks live in tents in their backyard and ran the feed out so they could install lighting and a TV. Mind you, this yard was only about twenty by forty bananas, so an extension cord would have easily done the job. Don't do drugs, kids!
John Ambrose-Hemmingway 2 years ago
This was a two bedroom 'craftsman' house with detached garage. According to the neighbors, there were around 16 people living there when they were evicted. They laid carpet on top of carpet without cleaning up the cigarette butts first. It was a fun project.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
Ugh no conduit either. Whoever cut that hole in the wall got really lucky.
Justin Rogers 3 years ago (edited)
All those exposed connections are cringe at best, fire waiting to happen, who care about the friggen slutt-let
#42
In A Working Day, Building Inspection. I Found This Art (This Work Of A Lazy Person)
#43
Some "Professional" Framer Gore For You
Spocks's Mom 3 years ago (edited)
The beams that have been doubled and tripled up at the top are supposed to have the double and triple beams all the way down for support is what I am guessing. It looks like a light breeze could blow this structure down.
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Valaun 3 years ago
The 2x4 wall board was too short. Rather than remove and replace, they are using 2 small 2x4s to gap the distance. That puts the entire weight of that section of the roof on 2 board held up with nails. This will sag and and cause cracks and damage within months at best. At worst, and depending on how many other boards weee like this, it throws off the load bearing capacity.
April Pickett 2 years ago (edited)
I'd have to say tear it down and find someone who knows what they're doing and has a building code license.
#44
Something Is Out Of Place. If You Don't Know What's Wrong With This Picture, Please Don't Install A Dryer At My Mother's House Again. Thank You
Shark Lady 3 years ago
I have no idea what's wrong, but luckily the only installation of a dryer I have ever had to do is to plug one in
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 3 years ago
I think it's the far left cable that's just been randomly screwed in where it shouldn't have been; it doesn't seem properly connected like the 3 cabled in the middle.
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Fat Harry 3 years ago
I have no idea what's wrong, but then I'm a Brit and we have a half-way sane domestic power layout. I have no idea how US three-phase works and I don't need to.
Heffalump 3 years ago
It's not three phase. It's US 220v with neutral. Do not look it up if you've eaten recently or are feeling at all unwell. While most US standards are, as we all know, devised by drunken monkeys, their domestic electrical standards are devised by rabid, tweaking monkeys.
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Robert T 3 years ago (edited)
That must be one hell of a dryer if it needs a 3-phase power supply! I have absolutely no idea why there are so many terminals, or why it needs to be permanently wired in like this, but normal convention is that a dryer would have a live, a neutral and an earth. Never seen a flat cable like that before either, but sense would dictate that the terminals should be in the same order as the flex, but these are crossed over. In the UK we just use an ordinary plug, as 13A at 240V is over 3kW.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
In the USA we have split-phase, so we have two lines and a neutral for 240V.
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Shankshaw Redeemer 3 years ago
I have a question for the electricians here: A commercial electrician wired my new house--for considerably less than others I checked with. He installed my outlets with neutral at the top instead of the bottom, as I have seen in most residences. At the school where I teach, I see the neutral at the top of the outlets here, too. Just wondering why this may be (if it even is) the case: that commercial properties have the neutral at the top and residences the bottom.
Andy C 3 years ago
If the plug comes out slightly, and something conductive were to fall on it, it won’t bridge the hot and neutral, at worst a rigid piece of debris will bridge hot and ground which is less dangerous.
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Brian White 3 years ago
Red and black are the two "hot" wires (for 240V) with a neutral white. On the 3-wire cord to the dryer, the center is almost certainly the neutral but it's connected to red. Can't see where the ground is going.
Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Who needs grounding anyways or a tension clamp/protector? That neutral wanted to be a hot anyways. Would love to see the panel/breaker damage that caused
#45
Oh&s Would Like A Word
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I regularly see jobboxes and wheelbarrows swinging from cranes overnight on construction sites. Thieves will steal anything they can carry.
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okpkpkp 3 years ago
I've had to operate one of these "man lifts" for work once. I was painting a roof peak on an apartment building next to a very busy road. They tend to bounce while operating the controls from far above. No thanks.
Jaye Rodger 2 years ago
Definitely would not recommend driving one while extended. Every move is tripled at the top. Should always be lowered to move, like a high reach forklift or cherry picker forklift.
Load More Replies... Seymour Heiney 3 years ago
Easy enough to steal, just cut the hydraulic lines and it will lower itself down.
#46
Demoing A Bathroom On A Rental - The Mirror In The Space Was Sitting On The Medicine Cabinet. No Adhesive,just 30 Years Or Dirt And Layers Of Wallpaper Holding It In Place
#47
Drywalled Mechanical Room? In A Crawlspace With No Moisture Barrier… And It Rained With No Roof
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
Hello Mr. Aspergillus slime mold. I can smell this room just from the picture.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I quite like the speckled paint job! Reminds me of those old 'seeing eye' posters.
#48
Landlord Been Paying The Fine For This For 10 Years
Francis 3 years ago
comment from the reddit Post "Missing a handrail. At least in WA you need railings when you have 3+ risers."
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~MushroomFrog~ 3 years ago
Seriously?! A Home Depot bucket? Is that guy really just that lazy?
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Dillon Sizemore 3 years ago
Nothing, that is why all the fails. The ones that did think where thinking faster and cheaper means more money.
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MDonna Davis (M) 3 years ago
Some of these people are actually being "paid" for their...talent? lol
Dillon Sizemore 3 years ago
Nothing, that is why all the fails. The ones that did think where thinking faster and cheaper means more money.
Load More Replies... MDonna Davis (M) 3 years ago
Some of these people are actually being "paid" for their...talent? lol
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