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30 Construction Fails That Might Make You Both Laugh And Cry (New Pics)
Constructing a building is no small feat. It takes lots of planning, lots of manpower, and can be quite costly. In fact, putting together any sort of structure is a challenge that not everyone can excel in. So, in a way, it’s no surprise that people make mistakes, it’s only natural. However, laughing at those mistakes is also as natural, if not more so.
The people responsible for the list below definitely made mistakes. Whether they were constructing, designing, installing, improving, or in any other way working on a construction, they didn’t do it right. More precisely, they failed. In some cases, majorly. And the people from the Facebook group Worst Construction Fails Everrrrrr kindly compiled all of those failures into one big list of laugh-out-loud construction comedy. So, get those safety goggles on, because you might be blown away by the sheer lack of competence.
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#1
Come, Children. Play On The "Slide Down To Hell"
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#2
Clever, Really Clever
#3
How Do You Allow This?
#4
The Handicap Bathroom Please?... Oh, It's Up The Stairs
#5
How Do I Get Out Of Here?!
#6
Smart Move
#9
I Hope There Is Never A Fire At This Place
#10
Lotus Riverside Shanghai
arthbach 3 years ago
The building collapsed because an underground garage was being excavated. The earth was being dumped on the side by the river. Heavy rains meant there was more pressure on the riverside. The garage side has not been reinforced, and the building collapsed. Totally foreseeable, and totally preventable.
#11
Don't Turn That Fan On!
#12
Closed Means Closed
#13
Mother Nature Hits Again
#14
I Like Pines,,,don't You?
#15
Most Useful Garage In The World
#16
Almost, Man. Almost
#18
I Saw Lots Of Those, My God
#19
Eithne Griffiths 3 years ago
We had a door at the back of our house like that,in Ontario Canada.For when the snow gets so deep that you can still get out.
#20
Oh Don't Tell Me You Didn't Play This Game Before
#21
Outch
#22
He Said Fix It The Other Way
#23
Still Wondering How They Get Robbed
#24
Another Virtual Gate
#25
Well
#28
Nevermind
Clown fish 3 years ago
Yes I could turn it around but it's clocking off time so it's not my job
#29
No Problem
#30
You Choose
#31
Perfect For Stretch Armstrong
Duolingobird 3 years ago
I’ve been to ones like this when I was little. Nearly cried because I couldn’t reach it
#33
Horrible Construction
#34
Really?
#35
Wow...privacy
#36
Also, Wheelchairs Probably Have Rockets Attached To Them
Rob Cornwall 3 years ago
If the ramp was where the stairs are - and the stairs where the ramp is... wouldn't be a problem
#37
The Contractors Want You To Go Off-Roading
#38
Interesting Entrance
#39
Yeah I Bet It's Better This Way
#40
I Hope You're Brave Because There's Only One Way Across
Mark (it/urgh) 3 years ago
What would be great is if the white fence could be pivoted horizontally to fill that gap.
#41
Don't You Love It?
#42
Yes
#43
Silly Man, This ATM Is For Hobbits Only...try The Previous One No One Would Be Able To See Your Pin :)
#45
Maybe They Put In The Door Later
#46
When You Gotta’ Go, You Gotta’ Go
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I would bet this is a very old building. The standard offset for a toilet f****e has been 12" for quite a long while, but before that it could be anything from 8" to 18" depending on the manufacturer. Toilets with odd offsets are now very expensive because you'll pay $500 extra to not have to tear up the floor in your bathroom to install a new toilet. Or you can install one sideways, or with a giant gap behind it.
#48
Mother Nature Hits Again
#49
"Frank, We'll Put Half The Lights In Here And The Other Half Elsewhere. It'll Be So Aesthetically Pleasing."
#50
Wheelchairs Can Go Up Steps, Right?
Cosmologist wannabe 3 years ago
Yes, if you have one of those really expensive ones with tank treads.
#51
Clever
M O'Connell 3 years ago
This is what happens when architects don't verify their design against building codes. Hand rail spacing is important for accessibility. Per IBC "All portions of the stairway width required for egress capacity are to be within 30" of a handrail."
#52
Ohhhh Cute,,,,until
#54
Chimneys Belong In Front Of Windows. That's Just A Fact
#55
When You Don't Have Enough Space, Just Go Off The Wall. Who Cares?
#56
Euh,,,decor
#57
Who Knows
#58
It's Safer To Roll Down The Stairs
#60
,,,
#61
Which Door Shall You Choose?
#62
Don't You Like It ?
#64
Bridge Of Pointlessness
#65
#66
Reallyyyy
#67
Closed
#68
Woohoooooo
#69
Would Be Interesting If They Use Tap Water For Flushing ...no?
#71
This Is What You Do When Someone Asks For Palm Trees
#72
A New Wave Of Faucets: Now You Have To Work For Clean Hands
#73
We Wish To Inconvenience You By Placing This Pole In A Completely Pointless Place
#74
You Shall Not Pass, Citizen, For This Gate Stands In Your Way
#75
You Won't Need It Anyway
#76
He Told Him A Half-Bath...yup
#77
Just A Joke Folks,,,,he Parks His Helicopter There
#78
The Best Seat In The House
#80
No Window Shoppers Allowed
#81
You'll Never Escape This Class. Ever
#82
Want To Escape? Jump!
#83
Here, Let Me Place This Electrical Outlet Right Underneath The Gutter
#84
Bicycle Obstacle Course
#85
You Don't Need To Lift The Seat Up You Know
#86
Yes I Told You...we Don't Need Stairs
#87
A Footrail
#88
You're Not Sure ? They Said
#89
Now Don't Tell Me You Can't????
#90
Cool
#92
Don't Buy A Level, He Said. It'll Be Fine, He Said
#93
Don't Worry, This Kind Of Mistake Happens To Everyone
#94
Don't Panic,,,it's Only A Design
#95
In Case Of Emergencies: Fall To Your Death
#96
I'm Still Trying To Wrap My Head Around This One. What Even Happened?
#97
"Where The Stairs End," The Lesser Known Shel Silverstein Book
#98
Yes Told You...bricks Are The New Windows
#99
Mother Nature: 3 Architects: 0
#100
Wait,are You Complaining?
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
very common and useful in small spaces, we have become too used to washing our hands in the equivalent of an Olympic pool :)
#101
No Prob Ma'am,,,you Don't Need The Dishwasher Anyway
#102
Some Pple Just Loveeee Those Doors
#103
Men Upstairs
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Having been in spaces like this it's a service crawlspace. They have refrigeration equipment up there for ice machines, etc.
#104
Who Needs Stairs When You Can Just Fall?
#105
I Saw Lot's Of Those,,,believe Me
#106
Welllll...landscaping?
Stephen Smith 3 years ago
It's the law you must have a ramp...but we don't need one....but it's the law....but we don't need one. but it's the law......
#108
Shhhh...virtual Gate
#109
Really??????
#111
Eh....well...euh...... No Idea
#112
Well
#114
Further Proof That High Schools Are From Hell
#115
#117
Waitttt, Mother Nature: 2 Architects: 0
#118
Bricks Are The New Windows
Bubs (he/they) 3 years ago
probably another example of a leftover result of the old "window tax" in England, Scotland, and France
#119
It's Hot In There
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Paul Rabit 3 years ago
I give a pass to some of these because they look like they are a product of a retrofit/renovation rather than an initial construction fail (like…most people are not going to rip out an entire concrete stair just because they closed in a door.) A lot of these, sadly, are the product of bad communication and lack of firing synapses. Architecture and construction is a chess game - you have to always be thinking three moves ahead.
Will Cable 3 years ago
Shocking how many of these are public places that the local government is in charge of!
Sarah Hage 10 months ago
"30 construction fail" they said. (120 construction fails later) Oh, well.
Paul Rabit 3 years ago
I give a pass to some of these because they look like they are a product of a retrofit/renovation rather than an initial construction fail (like…most people are not going to rip out an entire concrete stair just because they closed in a door.) A lot of these, sadly, are the product of bad communication and lack of firing synapses. Architecture and construction is a chess game - you have to always be thinking three moves ahead.
Will Cable 3 years ago
Shocking how many of these are public places that the local government is in charge of!
Sarah Hage 10 months ago
"30 construction fail" they said. (120 construction fails later) Oh, well.
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