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50 Unfortunate Construction Fails That Are Terrifying But Hilarious
What architects draw on the blueprints and what designers model can be a very far cry from what ends up being constructed. Pipes and wires in random places. Sloppily set tiles. Toilets that are beyond saving. Interiors and exteriors that seem to hate people. These are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to laziness and rushed work.
‘Les Perles du Bâtiment,’ aka ‘Building Pearls,’ is a popular French Facebook group that features some of the most hilariously horrible construction fails. We’ve collected some of the very worst offenders. Scroll down to check them out, and upvote the ones that made you gasp and say, ‘Mon Dieu, quelle horreur!’
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Red Wyvern Emperor 3 years ago
Those things are made en mass by machines. How the hell did this happen? XD
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LC Greenwood 3 years ago
What the heck is going on here?? wow, some people just aren't that bright
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Rodney McKay 3 years ago (edited)
It's not a fail. It's a basement toilet retrofit where a drain pipe isn't available below the toilet location. Ugly implementation, but technically reasonable.
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
Hey, at least they did the math and have the smallest guy out on the end.
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Red Wyvern Emperor 3 years ago
Sir, would you please have to talk about our lord and savior Issac Newton?
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Red Wyvern Emperor 3 years ago
I feel more like this thing collapsed under the additional weight.
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Roselyn Park 3 years ago
I think that is just a locked car park. I’m guessing that once it’s paid for, the pole can be unlocked and removed.
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Will Cable 3 years ago
The picture on the wall looks like a social comment for how bad the work is.
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
"Dang it George, the window is still leaking, get up on that roof and add another pound of spackle!"
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Downunderdude 3 years ago
Yep, I'm a bit of a handyman. Why pay a fortune to a tradesman when you can do just as good a job yourself?
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Dave Hanel 3 years ago
Pretty sure this is foam insulation. Doesn't matter. They piece it in however they can to fill all the gaps
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WindySwede 3 years ago
What should they do? Drill a large hole in the natural stones destroying the house? Have it curved around? 🫠
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S. E. in Indiana 3 years ago
A gutter for the roof over the trash cans, wow. And I just leave mine out in the open. Hope they don't find out.
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S. E. in Indiana 3 years ago
That's what happens when you don't buy enough of the black grout.
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S. E. in Indiana 3 years ago
It will fit right in, look perfectly natural. No one will even notice. Trust me on this one.
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Richard Henderson 3 years ago
First bend gets the pipe back to the wall. Second bend takes the dropper away from the skylight. Still looks pretty funny.
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Richard Henderson 3 years ago
Seems like they do this a lot. They’ve made an effort on that hole.
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Richard Henderson 3 years ago
Capped off water outlets and incomplete tiling. What’s the problem here?
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Dynein 3 years ago
Took me a while to see the issue here... the window has a roller shutter with a metal outside box for the "shutter roll". When you have issues with the shutter you can just remove the box to access the shutter... unless it's been incorporated into the wall. Then, no. (Looks like they added insulation and just covered the box)
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S. E. in Indiana 3 years ago
When her husband comes home early you can sneak out the basement window.
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Richard Henderson 3 years ago
Looks good. Is it because the floor/rest of the building is a mess?
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Rebecca O’Donnell 3 years ago
Are we sure this picture is right side up as opposed to the tub?
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Prince of Darkness 3 years ago
this thread should've been called "even potatoes aren't usually this stupid"
Hayhaypaula 3 years ago
Many of these need to be explained, but many others just showed what you do when you have to make do with what you got!
Prince of Darkness 3 years ago
this thread should've been called "even potatoes aren't usually this stupid"
Hayhaypaula 3 years ago
Many of these need to be explained, but many others just showed what you do when you have to make do with what you got!
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