"Fix it in post" is a phrase uttered by filmmakers who screw up a shot but don't want to undertake the time-consuming process of redoing it and hope that the editor will remove or obscure the mistake in post-production to make it less apparent to the viewer.
Judging from some of the posts on the subreddit r/WellThatSucks, however, it seems that contractors also live by these words. But when their Plan B fails, the consequences are much bigger than a broken suspension of disbelief. Like a hallway that looks like a scene from the Titanic.
Scrolling through this online community, we at Bored Panda noticed many more reasons why homeowners end up getting a feature there, with natural disasters and failing appliances being the most popular ones. So we published a collection of all the misfortunes that caught them off guard. Then another one. And now it's time for the third rendition of things you wouldn't like to find in your house.
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Well There Is A Water Snake Living In My Toilet Somehow
My Dog Has Locked Me Out Of The House. It Is Raining…
Badass boi - "I warned you, Susan. Stop asking "Who's da good boi?""
Even though there can be many surprises, a hot housing market is often causing buyers to forgo a home inspection prior to purchasing a property, something experts say puts them at risk.
"The housing market has changed since I started my business in 2008, especially in the last two and a half years," said Bruce Jacobs, a registered home inspector who operates Jacobs Property Inspections in Waterloo Region, Canada.
"The inspections I do most often today are those after the home buyer gets the key to the house and they have possession."
Went Into My Attic Looking For A Water Leak Coming Into My Living Room And It Appears That I'm Also In Quarantine With This Whatever Monstrosity Left This Behind. Its Soft To The Touch So I'm Assuming It's Still Around
Person's Apartment Is So Cold That Their Toilet's Water Tank Froze And Broke
Leigh Gate, president of the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors, estimates that only 15 percent of sales in the area include a home inspection.
"If we look at 2019-2020, probably about 85 percent of homes were being inspected during a real estate transaction, and that has really fallen significantly," Gate said.
"And the reason for that is the imbalance in the market."
The Cat Closed The Balcony Door On Me By Standing On The Handle And Pushing It Down. I Had To Wait For Someone Who Had A Key To My Apartment To Open It Up For Me. Luckily, I Had My Phone With Me
So Part Of The Automated Chicken Feeding System Broke Today...
Long Story Short, I Saw A Cockroach
"It's been a hot market for years. But it's the imbalance that is the issue. And that's supply and demand," Gate highlighted.
"[There are far fewer] homes for sale right now than there is a demand for buyers. So, if you are going into a competitive bidding situation, because in Ontario we typically use the blind bidding system, for someone to stand a chance at buying a home, they would have to go in with their very best purchase price offer and they would have to remove as many conditions as possible."
"River Views"
“I Think I Left A Window Open Last Night, Not Sure”
Pest Control Guy Finds A Weak Spot In My Attic (He's Ok, And Invited To Thanksgiving)
"And what collections do I have at my home, you ask? A pair of grown man legs hanging from the roof in mint condition. The only pair ever made in this world."
Jacobs said that people shouldn't fully trust a house just because it looks beautiful. It's just the lipstick. What's behind the walls, though?
"You get a used car, it has to be safety inspected and it has to be certified, but you buy a house, it takes nothing," the home inspector said.
Woke Up To What Sounded Like Someone Trying To Kick In My Door.. Looked Out And Saw This.. Neighbors Had Just Recently Renovated The Entire House And Basement...
It's So Hot In My Apartment That My Candles Are Melting
Apartment Hallway In Dallas, TX Looks Like A Scene From The Titanic
"What I find, is now you have people going in with their best financial offer on a house which means quite often, they are exhausting things like a potential repair budget," Gate added.
"I've come in afterward when a client finds out their roof or furnace is shot. These are not small fixes. This is when you get into tens of thousands of dollars in repairs."
Gravity Wins. But I Live To Trip Another Day
After A Few Weeks I Returned To My Apartment
Their mama taught them well; always s**t in bathroom nowhere else
Bed Bugs Everywhere In The Apartment
Neighbors Upstairs Flooded Their Apartment
Val Brooks, president of the Cambridge Association of Realtors, said some clients tell him that they have tried many times to get a home, but their parents insist that they have to get a home inspection. According to him, buyers want to take their parents' advice but the market is different than when mom and dad bought a house.
Still, Brooks thinks "it is absolutely imperative to have a home inspection."
"It does make it challenging, however, being that we are in a market where there are multiple offers. If you do put a home inspection in an offer, in all likelihood, you will never get it."
When Your Cabinet Decides It’s Time To Break Lose And Come Crashing Down The Day You Install Your Brand New Glass Top Stove
Make Sure You Check That Your Door Is Closed When A Blizzard Hits Overnight
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
"More often, we see pre-listing inspections. I’ve certainly done that with some of my clients, which is to have an inspection done before a house is listed and then make that inspection available for potential buyers. Some people can say that it is weighted in the favour of the seller, however, if you have a viable and respectable inspector, he is not doing it in anybody’s favour. He's doing it on the condition of the house, not in the favour of anyone else."
As a realtor, Brooks said the advice for potential new homeowners is not to have a home inspection.
"I want to advise them to have a home inspection but I’m also going to tell them that if they put in an offer with a home inspection, they will not get the house," Brooks explained.
Found This Under A Serving Table In A Older Home We Were Renovating...
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!
Siding On My Apartment Building Was Being Replaced, Heard A Noise, Opened My Bathroom Door To This
Gate said that typically with any house that's 15 years or older there are systems that are at the end of their life cycle.
"Roofing and HVAC are the two most common failures after 15 years, but the importance of a home inspection falls to safety and cost. Number one, if there is an electrical issue in an older home or even things like missing stair rails, those can all lead to personal injury," Gate said.
"The second thing is cost ... You exhaust all of your financial resources just trying to buy a house. Mortgage rates are higher, payments are higher, and housing costs are higher. Once you do find a problem in the home, people may not have the budget to fix it or fix it properly."
Saw This On Fb With Someone Asking For A Contractor
Just Finished Renovations In The Master Bathroom A Month Ago...
I Think I’m Going To Need A Bigger Bucket
"It's what you can't see. For example, in an attic, is there condensation, or is it ventilated? In 2008, most inspections were conditional. Everybody saw the main concerns of the house and then the seller, back then, would fix them," Jacobs added.
Jacobs said he loves his profession as a home inspector over his year 40-year career in construction and home renovation, but many of his colleagues have been forced to leave the industry due to declining business.
Woke Up To Noises Coming From My Bathroom Turns Out My Neighbor Tried Getting Into My Apartment Through My Medicine Cabinet
And The Job Went To The Lowest Bidder...
If they're installing one layer of shingles right over the old layer, they can't take much high-ground on cutting corners. (I know it's 'ok' by code in parts of the US)
I Left A Platter Of Cookies On The Stove And My Dog Decided If He Couldn't Have The Cookies, No One Could
Cookies on stove. Dog jumped for cookies, hit stove controls. Fire starts, towel or pot holders near burners. Cabinets catch fire. Fire spreads.
So due to the changing buyer habits and the fact that r/WellThatSucks has over 2.7 million members with thousands online at any given moment, something tells me it's only a matter of time before this series gets a part 4!
The Good News, I Narrowly Avoided A House Fire Today. The Bad News, All Of The Outlets In My Basement Are Dead Now
Found Out Why My House Started To Smell Every Time The Water Heater Kicked On
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!
My Mom Is A Beekeeper, And She Accidentally Spilt 10kgs Of Honey To The Floor
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
When Your One Piece Sink/Counter Randomly Explodes At 3am
This House Under Renovation Collapsed
We Have Laundry Detergent Water Coming Up Our Apartment Bath Drain..?
A Tree Tipped Over Onto My Apartment
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?
Friend Was Renovating A House And Got Someone’s Dirty Needle Stuck In His Hand
Spending $6,000 Because Some Idiot Who Built This House Cheaped Out And Used Pvc For Part Of The Water Main. Have To Get A Whole New Water Main Installed, Also Facing A $1,000+ Water Bill Due To Wasted Water
Finished Renovation Project, Then Realized Our Cat Had Snuck Into The Space Between Floors
I Bought My First House 2 Months Ago. I Realized Today That The Hose Of My Dryer Is Connected To Nothing.
Closed The Dishwasher And The Cabinet Decided To Kill Itself
First Winter At My First Bought House
Midnight At My GF's. The Fastest And Loudest Way To Say "Maybe We Should Renovate The Kitchen"
After Losing 1/3rd Of My Weight, I Finally Didn't Feel Too Fat Anymore. The Toilet Disagreed
Stray Bullet Landed On A Solar Panel I Just Installed
Well There Goes The View
Came Home From Work To Find Out My Dog Destroyed My Feather Pillow
I Just Broke The Door Handle Of My Appartement And Cut Myself. I'm Also Locked In
These Are Literally Called “Eclipse Absolute Zero Total Blackout Curtains”
Spent $40,000 Renovating My New Home. Just Got The Itemized Budget, “Install Sliding Door Stopper: $100”. Here’s A Photo Of The “Installed” Door Stopper:
Roof Renovation Is Fun...
Fellow pandas, plz explain to me what THAT thing is, although I'm pretty sure I'm better off without the knowledge [Edit: Thank you all for informing this dumbass that it's a wasp nest...(it looks like a dementor)]
Got My Old Ac Moved To New House By "Professionals", Who Insisted This Is The Only Feasible Way To Install It Here
Kitchen Sink After Trying To Break Apart Frozen Chicken Breasts
Governor Just Ordered All “Non Life Sustaining” Businesses To Close, Including Construction And Contractors. This Is The Current State Of My Only Bathroom...
I've been to countries where that "is" the toilet. Hope your aim is good and your thigh muscles are prepared for regular squatting. :(
Locked My Door And Ran Outside My Apt In A Hurry, Keys Got Caught Inside
When we first moved in, our hall bathroom didn't have a lock. I moved the doorknob from the spare bedroom to the bathroom door, and everything seemed fine. The only problem was that it was a heavy duty, exterior type doorknob, for some reason, that used a proper key, which we didn't have. One morning, I wake up to find the bathroom locked from the inside. No one else is home, I'm the only person who uses that bathroom, and I didn't lock it. Mystery. My toothbrush and all my toiletries were in there. Had to call the locksmith and wait a few hours. When he arrived, I promptly locked us both outside without my phone or keys when I went to greet him. I was having a bad day. Edit: lol, BP censors k**b
Had Foundation Work Done...cat Left A Lasting Impression
awww! It's so cute, and it's not like it would cause any problems, right?
Just Putting The Last Touches On A Kitchen Renovation. New Dishwasher And Fridge Are Great!
My Kitchen Fell Apart
This Is My View From The Bathroom Floor, Looking At The Hole In The Ceiling I Just Fell Through
My Roof Caved In Last Night
It's like it was tired of clinging to the ceiling and just dropped down.
Built A Brand New House And The Day Of Final Inspection Come To Find Its Infested With Mold
My Girlfriend Just Moved Into Her New Apartment On June 1st. Yesterday, A Tiny Branch Landed On Power Line Connected To Building And Here’s Her Bedroom Now
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
that is sad. just asking, but the "deposit money" is something you get after the end of your stay, if you don't ruin the house?
We Were Getting Our Kitchen Redone When The Corona Virus Happened. We Currently Are Living Through This With A Toaster Oven And A Sink
Friend Finishing Up A Renovation Project On His House. First Rain And There's Water Coming Through From The Outside Of The House
Was Trying To Unplug This Cord. Suffice To Say The Result Was Shocking
I Just Bought My First Apartment And The Day I Got The Keys, The Bathroom Mirror Fell And Shattered Everywhere, Creating A Hole In The Sink In The Process
The Color Of Hot Water In My Apartment Today
Decided To Pay More For A Brand New Appartement To Avoid Any Issue We Had In Our Previous Appartements The Second Night We Got That.... 3 Windows Where Leaking And Not Just A Little...
First Day Of Quarantine And My Shower Decided To Fall Apart
So This Just Happened. Now We Have To Find Take Out At 7 Pm. On Christmas Eve
Ripped The Door Handle Off My Apartment Door And Can’t Get Out
Spent $150 On My First Glass Blowing Class. Promptly Dropped The Bowl I Made After Bringing It Home
There is a lot of tragedy on this thread but DAYUM, that would make me cry
Came Home From Vacation To Find My Cactus Had Given Up On Life
Removing A Cheap Mirror Glued To The Wall, Only To Find An Even Cheaper Mirror Glued To The Wall Beneath It
White Table From Walmart Makes A Great Desk Until It F**king Doesn’t
My Sister-In-Law Thought She Bought A Confetti Cannon To Prank Me
How Do You Guys Like My New Shower?
Guess I Don’t Actually Own A Queen Size Mattress
I Was The One In Charge Of Unlocking The Building Today. This Will Be A Fun Conversation...
"These Screws Will Definitely Work"
Someone Fell Through Our Bedroom Ceiling While He Was Renovating The Apartment Above Us...
Currently Having The Bathroom Above Our Newly Renovated Kitchen Redone, This Is What I Came Home To Today...
My Friend's New Apartment The Day After She Moved In
I Am Getting Charged An Extra $22 A Month On My Utility Bill Because The City Has Put A Random Sewer Grate In The Middle Of My Lawn
It looks old (rusty) but anyway I'd just take it out, put in a concrete slab, then put over soil and grass. And refuse to pay they extra money.
My Father Had To Be Freed From The Locked Toilet This Morning
Just cut around the handle/lock and open the door instead of a whole human sized catflap maybe?
An Explosion Blew Out Two Walls Of My Friends Families Home, One Person Injured Seriosly
Just Finished Moving In, And Was Looking Forward To Sitting Down And Watching A TV Show Tonight
Hired A Guy For A Bathroom/Shower Renovation. Here Is His Tile Work. He Came Highly Recommended
We Heard Crash In The Middle Of The Night - Though That Was A Thief But It Was This...
Just Moved In...
Apartment Sink Backed Up This Morning, Also While Maintenance Was Fixing It I Got A Notification That My Credit Card Number Was Stolen
So The Pantry Shelves Failed
Having My Bathroom Remodelled And They Installed My Shower At Less Than Knee Height
"I'll Do The Dishes Tomorrow"
Took A Glass Out Of The Dishwasher Before It Was Fully Cooled Down And Filled It With Cold Milk... Oops
Came Home The Day After A Blizzard. Wind Somehow Blew Open The Locked Door And Drifted Snow Into The Garage (And Opened The Door Leading Into The House, Letting All My Heat Out)
Our Apartment Flooded At 12:05 Am On New Year's Eve
Touched My Hot Glass Stovetop With A Microfibre Towel. It Won’t Come Off
My Glass Coffee Table Just Exploded
My Apartment Building Has Had Plumbing Issues Since Friday, Plumbers Said It Won’t Be Fixed Till Monday. Keep Having To Scoop Water From The Sink And Dump Into Toilet. Smells Like Death Too
We Just Built A Big 18x36 Foot Pergola Over Our Back Patio For Extra “Shade”
Housemate's Dog Got Into My 6 Hour Butter Chicken. No Dinner For Me Tonight
I Went To Replace A Switch And Found The Previous Worker Used Tape Instead Of Wire Nuts. Time To Check The Whole House
that's old wiring - most likely it is soldered under the tape. it is safe and actually a good connection. that's the way it used to be done. maybe 1950 ?
This Isn’t What I Had In Mind When I Tried To “Unlock” The Door
The View From My Apartment When I Moved In vs. Now
Microwave Handle Broke When I Went To Open The Door Today... $200 Part... Wtf
My dad did this to 3 microwaves now. We got one that pushes to open the door and he broke the entire door off. I am living with the 3rd broken handle microwave and will not buy another one until he gets into assisted living. He's only lived with me for 4 years.
Fell Down The Stairs At A Ski Rental House About 5 Minutes After Arriving, Broke The Railing And Badly Hurt My Right Hip, Not Sure If I Can Ski And Now We Will Have To Pay The Security Deposit On Top Of That
Pinhole In My Hot Water Line Took Out My Internet Modem
Heard My Dog Playing With Something In The Other Room. There Goes My Deposit
Just Bought My First House. Was Told There Was Hardwood Under All The Carpet. Tested A Discreet Corner In The Closet, Which Did In Fact Have Hardwood Beneath. But Not The Living Room. Looks Like I’ll Be Spending Too Much Money On New Flooring Now…
Was Woken Up By A Loud Bang In An Empty House. Turns Out My Shower Door Spontaneously Imploded
Thought I Dropped My Kid’s New Screen Protector On The Floor…couldn’t Find It For Hours
This Paperweight Fell Into The Sink
Went To Replace Ceiling Panel, This Is What Was Leaking
We Were Renovating The Roof And One Worker Fell Through
Friend's Charger At School Broke Apart And A Piece Is Now Stuck In Outlet
Washing Machine Exploded. Not Under Warranty, But Less Than 3 Years Old
If it's so new, why is there packing tape trying to hold it together? How long was it problematic before it finally "exploded"?
Working From Home And You Sneak Out To Grab Some Coffee Because How Is Anyone Going To Know? Then The Universe Says, "I Know And See You. This Is Your Punishment"
Yep
lot of people seem to have done this to their locks, didnt even know it was possible before today
For My Birthday, My Oven Coil Decided To Snap And Start An Electrical Fire
Came Home After A 12 Hour Shift To…
Grandma Forgot To Turn Off The Heater
Doorknob Suddenly Stopped Working…solution Of My Landlord (Key Was In The Lock From The Inside)
"Time To Go To Bed! Huh...what Are Those Dots On My Wall? Oh. Oh No"
Toaster Oven Caught Fire While Trying To Make Fish Sticks
What's up with the monitor hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room?
Was Attempting To Make Egg Fried Rice When I Realized That My Oven Has No Power
Every one here apparently lives in Carbord houses. Or really needs to check these renovation contractors references. Cheap is not always better. Thank God my husband is a master carpenter.
Moral of the story: stop buying new houses that are slapped together in two months and are made using the cheapest possible materials and have three color options.
Because other options are so affordable…?
Load More Replies...What I’ve learned from this is to avoid glass things in your house as much as possible. Showers, tables, etc.
Every one here apparently lives in Carbord houses. Or really needs to check these renovation contractors references. Cheap is not always better. Thank God my husband is a master carpenter.
Moral of the story: stop buying new houses that are slapped together in two months and are made using the cheapest possible materials and have three color options.
Because other options are so affordable…?
Load More Replies...What I’ve learned from this is to avoid glass things in your house as much as possible. Showers, tables, etc.