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66 Times People Tried To Improve And Renovate Their Homes And It Was A Complete Fiasco
Throw the first stone if you’ve never looked at a crack in your ceiling or a kitchen cabinet door falling apart and thought, “I can fix that myself!” After all, who would want to spend so much money, effort, and time hiring someone else to do it when they can just do it themselves?
Well, for starters, the people on this list should have. Sometimes, a simple DIY fix, home improvement project, or even just a little aesthetic pick-me-up can end up looking far... less impressive than expected. And if you’re looking for inspiration for your next home project, well, you won’t find it here. But you’ll have plenty of ideas for what not to do with this list.
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My Mom's Garage Is Being Renovated. I Think It's Pretty Obvious That They Have 3 Dogs
#4
Home Renovation Not Going As Planned. Doing Some Minor Ethernet Wiring With Friends And He Slipped. Unharmed Other Than Pride
Fungus John 1 hour ago
eh, better than my mate who fell out a third story window while running ethernet
#5
Didn’t Color Match Spray Paint Before… Not Sure What To Do Now
#12
How To Turn A Perfectly Good Toilet In A Urinal
#13
This “Abstract” Billiards Table At An Airbnb I Was At. As It Also Turns Out, Thick Globs Of Hideous Paint Don’t Allow For Very Smooth Table Roll
#14
I Have No Words For This Atrocity Of A Mirror
Beak Hookage 20 minutes ago
Oh come on, they didn't even paint the foam to make it look pretty. Or at least try to.
#15
My Girlfriend's Approach To Fixing Broken Glass On Our Kitchen
#16
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
#19
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
#20
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
#21
Just Moved Into First Home With My Wife, She Just Wanted To Hang A Picture..by Drilling Into A Sprinkler Pipe Trying To Put In A Wall Anchor. 40 Minutes To Shut Off, Do Not Recommend
#22
Currently Having The Bathroom Above Our Newly Renovated Kitchen Redone, This Is What I Came Home To Today
#23
My Brother-In-Law's Remodeled Basement
#24
Fixed The Doors... And Now They Don't Close
#25
Found On Local Cleaning Group
#26
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!
#28
This Bathroom Floor In A House I Found On Zillow. I Can’t Decide If I Love It Or Hate It
#29
Angles I Never Knew I Didn’t Want To See
#31
DIY Projects That Probably Should Have Never Happened
#36
'My Landlord's DIY Fail', Otherwise Known As 'How To Save Money And Turn Your House Into A Fire Hazard In One Easy Step'. (My Landlord Installed A Dryer Vent For Us, But Instead Of Hiring A Contractor, She Got A Family Friend To Do It)
#37
Found In The Foreclosure My Friend Bought
#39
They Just Had Their Kitchen Remodeled
#40
I Picked The Ladder Up Forgetting The Paint Was On Top
#41
How These Pipes Were Installed
#43
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
#44
Lazy Plumbers Installed Leaky Pipes In My Bathroom. Now There Are Mushrooms Growing On My Ceiling
#46
Easy Installation Shower Door, They Said
#47
Just Don’t Leave The Water On And Swing The Faucet. This Is A Remodeled Kitchen In My Sister's New House
#49
Mom And Dad Are Getting The Bathroom Renovated And The Tiler Did This
#50
I've Heard Of "Painting Yourself Into A Corner" But My Wife Took It A Step Further. I Don't Even Know
#52
DIY Plumbing, Apparently Anyone Can Do It
#54
Cooks Belong In The Heart Of The Kitchen
#55
Saw This House For Rent On Marketplace
#56
Don’t Really Know If It Fits Here But My Mom Turned Our Broken Kettle Into A Planter
#57
When You Don’t Know Plumbing, Just Pour The Floor Around It ..?
#59
What Do You Mean "Crush Hazard" It Looks Perfectly Safe To Me
#60
We Just Finished The Construction Of Our Yurt... And The Fireplace Was Not Correctly Installed
#64
Real Fake Doors
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