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Home improvement projects should come with warning labels—especially for those who believe YouTube tutorials qualify them as structural engineers. We've collected 30 homeowner horror photos that range from mildly inconvenient to downright dangerous. Some disasters happened in slow motion, like the ambitious DIYer who removed a "useless" beam that turned out to be holding up the entire second floor.
Others struck in an instant—like the infamous glitter spills that will continue appearing in random spots until the end of time. From the husband who decided to drop a paint can down the stairs to the family who went on vacation without closing their windows during a blizzard, these cautionary tales prove that sometimes the biggest threat to your home isn't natural disasters or wear and tear—it's the people who live there.
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#1
What Happens When You're Renovating And Remove A Load-Bearing Wall
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Spraying Weed Killer Instead Of Weed N Feed
Eroe Infinito 8 months ago
No wonder aliens don't visit. That's probably a bunch of alien curse words.
#3
Landlords- Please Don’t Paint Over Cockroaches
#4
When You Live In Svalbard, Norway And Forgot To Close The Window To The Home Office
#5
I'm Doing Renovations And My Roomba Found A Tiny Piece Of Sheetrock
#6
Home Renovation Not Going As Planned
Doing some minor ethernet wiring with friends and he slipped. Unharmed other than pride.
Crikey! (ho/hum) 8 months ago
Happened to me once. My landlord was fixing some wiring in the room above and put his leg through the floor causing a 50cm hole in my living room ceiling. A friend came in and asked about the hole, so I told him that the landlord was doing some work and had put his leg through it by accident. My mate says 'How'd he get his leg that high?' Lovely lad.
#7
Just Finished Renovations In The Master Bathroom A Month Ago
#8
Main Water Valve Was Not Shut Off For The Winter In A Cabin
The Other Guest 8 months ago
I wouldn't call this a case of an "ill-advised DIY." Of course, BP will probably change the title of the article in a couple hours & my comment won't make sense anymore
#9
Fixing A Toilet Leak. I Took 2 Trips To Home Depot, Worked With A Hernia, Had A Pain In The Ass Time Putting The Wax Ring And Screws On...only To Install The Toilet And Forgetting About The Door
Only to install the toilet and forget about the door. I'm an idiot
#12
Slipped In The Shower, Landed On The Toilet
#13
New Homeowner At 26 And Grilled Too Close To The Plastic Siding Of My House And Warped It
#14
Rate My Husband's Paint Job
#15
Long Story Short, I Saw A Cockroach
#16
Pest Control Guy Finds A Weak Spot In My Attic (He's Ok, And Invited To Thanksgiving)
#17
Time To Move, I Guess
#18
Wife Bought A New Plant Pot And Put It On The Shelf Over The Toilet. And Hour Later We Heard A Crash
#19
Brick Is Meant To Breathe. Painting It Can Trap Moisture Inside Your Walls
Rachel Pelz 7 months ago
Depends on paint. I mean, many European house are made from brick and painted.
#20
My Parents: We Don't Need A Paint Roller
#21
Apparently My Post Isn't Appropriate For R/DIY So I'll Share With Y'all. I Installed My Own Microwave Today And Saved $150 In Install Fees!
#22
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)
#23
We Are Both Crying Inside, He’s Okay And Super Lucky He Didn’t Fall Above The Stairs
Cornelia Neuschild 8 months ago
What´s that ceiling made of? Cardboard like all the others prior to this post?
#24
I Left A Platter Of Cookies On The Stove And My Dog Decided If He Couldn't Have The Cookies, No One Could
#25
Putting Egg Shells Down Your Drain/Garbage Disposal
Tons of people do it. It can create a cement and clog your drain. A plumber told my wife that decades ago so we never did it. I figured there's no harm in not doing it so better safe than sorry. Then some friends of ours had plumbing problems. Lucky for them, the point of compaction was above an unfinished room so it was easy to get to. He cut out a section of PVC pipe and it was like a chunk of cement inside. All caused from egg shells.
Doug Moyer 8 months ago
Little bits are generally okay, but overall you should avoid putting anything in the disposal that wouldn't dissolve in water...
#26
Gravity Wins. But I Live To Trip Another Day
#27
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
#28
I Just Broke The Door Handle Of My Appartement And Cut Myself. I'm Also Locked In
Doug Moyer 8 months ago
Looks like cheap pot metal. If you don't have pliers, you can unscrew the handle and use a screwdriver to open the door.
#29
Moved To Texas Around A Year Ago. Learned The Hard Way That During Dry Hot Months You Are Supposed To Water Your Foundation To Help The Clay Like Soil Settle In And Around It
Rachel Pelz 7 months ago
Never heard about this. Aren't fumdaments made from concrete in Texas?
#30
Flushing “Flushable” Wipes
Nicole Weymann 7 months ago
"Flushable" means "may pass the drain" ...or not, as the case may be. These wipes are flushable in the same way that car keys, mobile phones, wedding rings, or toy cars are. They don't degrade, and plumbers have a love-hate relationship with them, because while they make good money from desperate homeowners with blocked toilets that money is hard earned.
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