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50 People Who Probably Had A Worse Day Than You, Thanks To These Home Improvement Fails (New Pics)
Who doesn't love a home improvement project? It's like a makeover but for your house! Interestingly, most homeowners choose to do it themselves. A whopping 75% of homeowners at least attempt to DIY their home improvement projects.
But whether you do it yourself or leave your house in the hands of specialists, mistakes can still happen. And, sometimes, they're pretty hilarious mistakes. At least for those looking from the outside. So, we're presenting a list of the funniest and most unfortunate home improvement fails that we've found on the world wide web. Pandas, here's what to look out for in your renovation journeys!
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#1
What Happens When You're Renovating And Remove A Load-Bearing Wall
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#2
Facade Wall Contractors Used A Drill Too Long For The Job
Was showering for 10 mins, when I realized, two rooms were in this state.
#3
When The Contractor Quits And Leaves You Without A Kitchen For Months
Long story short, the kitchen designer I worked with at Home Depot referred me to a contractor that I assumed worked for Home Depot. He conned me into paying cash up front and took off with my money. I was left without a kitchen and have 3 small children. It was absolute hell.
When I contacted Home Depot, they said that their worker was not supposed to refer me to the contractor because he, in fact, didn’t work for them and was just one of their valued customers. They told me they can’t be held liable. I explained that regardless if the worker wasn’t supposed to do it they still did and I am without money or a kitchen now. Home Depot did not care. I don't know if this worker had a side deal with the "contractor" or what was going on.
I ended up having to build my own kitchen, my mom helped me but that was the most stressful 2 months of my life. Yes I have all proof and will be taking the con artist contractor and Home Depot to small claims court.
#4
Home Renovation Not Going As Planned
Doing some minor ethernet wiring with friends and he slipped. Unharmed other than pride.
#5
Lazy Plumbers Installed Leaky Pipes In My Bathroom. Now There Are Mushrooms Growing On My Ceiling
#6
My Parents: We Don't Need A Paint Roller
Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago
Looks like a kid got hold of a bunch of green markers and coloured in the wall
#7
My House Is Under Renovation And The Mason Assured Me That It Would Only Take Two Days To Close The Roof Up. Now It's Raining
Winnie the Moo 1 year ago
Yeah your mason is a dipshit: you always close up roofs with a tarp when leaving for the night.
#8
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
#9
Dad's New Shower Door Install Is Complete
#10
My Landlord Installed This Toilet Paper Holder In My Apartment During Renovation. Yes, It Is Glued Onto The Wall. No, None Of The Parts Come Off
#11
Contractor Insists This Is Ok
#12
My Friend Just Finished A Kitchen Remodel
#13
Just Moved Into Our First Home With My Wife. She Wanted To Hang A Picture, But Ended Up Drilling Into A Sprinkler Pipe. 40 Minutes To Shut Off, Do Not Recommend
#14
Fiancé Was Being Thoughtful And Taking The Paint Cans To The Basement. Turns Out He Tried To Carry Too Many At Once
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Somewhere in that home is a very scared and pissed off cat...
#15
We Are Both Crying Inside, He’s Okay And Super Lucky He Didn’t Fall Above The Stairs
#16
Rate My Husband's Paint Job. "It'll Be Fine After A Second Coat"
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
That’s a terrible paint job and a terrible color.inwas in my teens when I got 2 of my friends to help me paint the living room areas of my great granny’s house my dad lived in and had moved in but it needed brightened up. We didn’t do the greatest job but it was better than that! When my mom bought her first little house when I was almost 40 I had learned my lesson and watched a lot of home improvement shows. I directed the painting. There was a lot of yelling but it turned out beautiful! Painting isn’t that hard if you are patient and take other people’s advice. And don’t cheap out.
#17
In The "Newly Remodeled Bathroom" Of My Apartment
#18
How Not To Install A Metal Roof
#19
Just Don’t Leave The Water On And Swing The Faucet. This Is A Remodeled Kitchen In My Sister's New House
#20
Me: I Would Like To Remodel My Kitchen To Have More Cabinets. Contractor:
#21
Easy Installation Shower Door, They Said
#22
On The Other Side Of Our Guest Bathroom Is Our Kitchen Where He Had Our Microwave Installed By "Professionals"
#23
When The Contractor Installs Your Brand New Vanity And Does This To Make The Pipes Fit
Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago
You could fit a truck im them holes, could of made smaller neater gaps
#24
Just Finished Installing The New Dishwasher
#25
Currently Having The Bathroom Above Our Newly Renovated Kitchen Redone, This Is What I Came Home To Today
#26
Just Finished Remodeling My Kitchen And I Broke The Glass Top To My Stove. It Has Been Discontinued. A New Top Costs About $500 And Used Tops Are $250 In Not Good Condition
#27
I’ve Always Religiously Worn Gloves When Using Expanding Foam. From Today Onwards, I’ll Also Wear A Hat
Sealing up some gaps in the under stairs cupboard after a recent mouse infestation. Didn’t realise I had smooshed my head into the foam for over an hour, by which time it had almost fully cured.
My already receding hairline is even balder now after having to cut it all out. Stay safe guys.
#28
New Windows That Are Supposed To Help With Thermal Efficiency Break During Install
Hoi-Polloi 1 year ago
The thermal efficiency is that you're not going to turn on the heater under these conditions
#29
My Brother-In-Law's Remodeled Basement
#30
My Contractor Was Re-Sheathing The Roof When His Labourer Accidentally Installed A Skylight In My Son's Room With His Foot
#31
Trying To Remodel. Brand New Kitchen Is Edgy I Suppose
#32
Has The Tiler Done A Reasonable Job Here?
Not sure if I am overreacting to the tiling quality. Having our kitchen done and most of it looks fine but this section just looks wonky and I am pretty disappointed. The guy doing it is a friend who says there is nothing you can do as the wall was not even. Is that really true? This has not been grouted yet. Will it look better after that (it was going to be dark grout).
michael reid 1 year ago
I'll tell you exactly what's happened here. The tiler's seen the state of the wall underneath, thought 'Im not sorting that out, not my job' and laid all the tiles wonky on top, and when you've noticed, said 'yeah your wall's uneven, nothing anyone can do' hoping you'd buy that. It's easy to smooth a wall out.
#33
Mom And Dad Are Getting The Bathroom Renovated And The Tiler Did This
#34
How My Friend, Who Has A Mechanical Engineering Degree, Installed His Mailbox
#35
Just A PSA To Not Use Handymen To Do Any Plastering. This Was Also "Sanded"
#36
Contractors Have Tile Spacers But Don’t Know How To Use Them
#37
Was Told By My Builder That This Was The Correct Paint Color For The Walls
#38
Fell While Painting My Bathroom
#39
An Unholy Mess Of Ceiling Drywall Repair
#41
Installed The Stove, Boss
#42
Put A Little Too Much Pressure While Drilling A Hole Through My Wall
#43
Hired A Guy For A Shower Renovation. Here Is His Tile Work. He Came Highly Recommended
#44
Mom Spray Painted A Perfectly Good Microwave And Fridge To Match
April Pickett 1 year ago
Take that spray can away from your mother and ban her from all paint spray cans.
#45
"Measure Twice Cut (Or Drill) Once" And Make Sure The Cabinet Pulls Go On The Correct Side Of The Door
#46
We Haven't Had A Kitchen In Months And We're Finally Ready To Move Things Back In. Our Cabinets Are Smaller And Our Plates Don't Fit Anymore
We had a pretty bad leak under our kitchen floor. Took forever for our landlord to get someone to fix the flooring after the leak was fixed. They decided we needed to remodel the kitchen and our new cabinets are smaller than the ones we had previously. Not quite sure how to work this one out.
#47
How The Worker Installed My Baseboards After Getting New Flooring
#48
My Partner Spent The Last 3 Weeks Sanding And Painting Our New Kitchen Drawers. We Go To Screw Them Back On And
#49
New Shower Started Leaking
We remodeled our shower recently because the floor pan of the old one started leaking. I went to take a shower in it today and water came pouring out of one the light fixtures in our kitchen. I had to poke holes in the ceiling to drain the water while we wait for remediation. Fun times.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
The shower thing sucks, but that is the cutest Christmas bunting I’ve ever seen!
#50
My Grandparents Recently Remodeled Their Bathroom
#51
What We Thought Were A Few Planks That Needed To Be Replaced Turned Into Thousands Of Dollars To Repair The Rot In Our House. Our Siding Is Also Low In Stock So We Can't Get Enough To Fix It
#52
Dad Was Drilling In New Blinds And Shattered The Glass
#53
Waited 3 Weeks For New Countertops. Installers Dropped And Broke The Sink Side Piece
#54
Pretty Sure The Previous Owners Used A Can Of Pineapple To Fix The Floor
#55
DIY Vent Cut In Basement Glass
Faced with the prospect of either cutting through a wall or replacing the window in my (separate from living area) basement I decided to have a go at cutting a hole.
Pretty safe to say I’ve nailed it, AMA, happy to share my wisdom.
#56
Downstairs Landlord Came Round To Fix Some Stuff A Week Ago. He Left The Shared Front Door Like This
#57
Why Hire An Electrician When You Can Just Improvise? An Extension Cord Turned Permanent Outlet! Remember Folks, Some Things Are Best Left To The Professionals
#58
My Airpod Fell Into Paint
#59
This Is What Happens When Mom Tries To Install Something
#60
This Remodeled Bathroom With A Carpeted Step Blocking A Vanity Drawer
#61
Contractor Drills Through The Ceiling Right Into My Bathtub
Human #1,232,867 1 year ago
IDK if I'm missing some information from this issue. Who ever put the anchor into the hole prior to the bolt would have to have known that they'd made a horrible mistake. Just drilling into an iron tub would've created a rather distinct noise that would indicate that maybe that's not a good place for an anchor. Am I missing something?
#62
Renovating For My Old Man. I Knew I Had Safety Glasses Somewhere But Couldn’t Find Them. Ended Up With A Wood Chip In My Eye. My Safety Glasses Were On My Head The Whole Time
#63
Dropped A 1/2 Gallon Of Paint Down The Stairs
#64
Hired A Local Contractor To Fix A Leak Under My Kitchen Sink A Few Years Ago, Never Inspected His Work. Installing A Dishwasher Today And This Is How He Repaired It
#65
My Parents Hired A Contractor To Add A New Window To Their Bedroom
It’s a holiday home, the contractor was supposed to add the window during winter while my parents were away. The contractor ran away with the money. My parents worked with these guys many times before so they trusted them.
#66
My Toilet Was Installed Too Close To The Wall So I Can't Fit The Cover On The Tank
#67
They Ran Out Of Tiles When Renovating And Created This Monstrosity
#68
Plumbers Did This And Vanished
#69
Spilled A Whole Can Of Paint On My Wooden Floor. What Now?
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
While it is fresh, scoop what you can with a spatula or a dustpan, then with the clean, wet sponge and finally wash with warm water and a mild soap. Wall paint is usually water soluble when wet.
#70
Just Had Our Bathroom Renovated. The Attention To Detail Was Second To None
#71
My Friend's House. "We Will Finish Renovating, Someday"
#72
The "Fix" My Plumber Used After Damaging My Bathroom Wall
During the installation of the soap case and new taps, plumber accidentally drilled into a pipe, causing the wall to flood from the inside. To rectify the situation, it took an extra hour and broken tile which he charged me for. Also, I forgot to mention that he put in this abomination of a tile instead of matching the original design.
YakFactory 1 year ago
You won't notice it after a while. How does anyone think this standard of work is OK?
#73
Was Excited About Our Upcoming Long Weekend Kitchen Remodeling Project
#74
A Somewhat Handy Family Member Of Mine's Shower Remodel
#75
Just Got My Bathroom Remodeled
#76
Floor Repair Was Going Well, Until We Opened Our New Tile Boxes And Realized The Store Sent Us The Wrong One. Also, The Tile Manufacturer Has Been Hacked And Can’t Access Their Inventory
#77
Do Your Best, Caulk The Rest
arthbach 1 year ago
Well. The second photograph is clearly far better than the first. But it's really important to remember that even though corners look like they have 90 degree angles, clearly some do not. The person would have been far better working with the actual situation rather than trying to make the situation fit into a right angles.
#78
Drilled A Hole For Some Electrical Wiring Outside, But Forgot Our Terrace Stuff Was Moved Outside Yesterday
#79
Tiles Were Installed Yesterday
#80
My Door Was Loose, Some Of The Screws In The Hinges. Landlord Did The Renovation Themselves
#81
It's Like The Wall Ate The Light Switch Cover
#82
I Decided To Finish Up A Sample Size Of The Paint For Edging And Then Start Rollering. Found Out The Sample Was Satin And The Wall Color Is Flat
Mary Tonningsen 1 year ago (edited)
A friend was helping me paint my apartment and she had extra paint left over from when she painted her place the same color, so she brought it with her. She started at one end of the wall, me at the other and we met in the middle. We didn't realize that we had one can of flat and one can of satin finish until we were done and could see it when we stood back to admire our work! LOL! It drove me nuts for the 4 years I lived there, but I was always too broke to buy more paint and too lazy to repaint the place.
#83
The Contractor Who Both Installed And Painted Around This
#84
I'm Renovating My Bathroom. This Is How My House's Previous Owners Installed The Outdoor Spigot
#85
This Was My Mom's Fix To Her Tile Work
#86
Another Interesting Showing. I Don't Need To Wash My Hands That Bad
Sara Frazer 1 year ago
What? Where does that hole go?? Why is it there?? Is it a bunker? I have so many questions
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ƒιѕн 1 year ago
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Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
I blame all the fake home improvement TV shows that make everything look soooooo easy!
sweetrottenpeaches 1 year ago
Please please tell this to my mom. I dont want to paint the whole house anymore 😭 btw... I am not a painter, yet my worst job looked better than any of these in the thread
Load More Replies... michael reid 1 year ago
These illustrate the importance of adhering to guidelines at all times. OBEY RULES!!!1!!
ƒιѕн 1 year ago
BP stealing content from Reddit then trying to charge us to see it... fuck-premi...2492a5.jpg
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
I blame all the fake home improvement TV shows that make everything look soooooo easy!
sweetrottenpeaches 1 year ago
Please please tell this to my mom. I dont want to paint the whole house anymore 😭 btw... I am not a painter, yet my worst job looked better than any of these in the thread
Load More Replies... michael reid 1 year ago
These illustrate the importance of adhering to guidelines at all times. OBEY RULES!!!1!!
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