If you find yourself frustrated by your less-than-stellar home improvement abilities, take solace in the fact that you’re not alone! Here, we’ve compiled a collection of humorous renovation mishaps. Whether due to lack of foresight, inadequate tools, or simply overestimating their capabilities, these individuals provide some amusement amidst their DIY struggles.
Following their lunch break, the driveway crew working near a duck pond returned to find an interesting sight
Those ducks are some real jerks. One particularly clever comment read “There’s a quack in the cement”.
“My Dad Isn’t So Great At Remodeling, So I Turned His Work Into A Work Of Art”
I’d say you didn’t do too shabby, OP. Really drives home the idea that it’s all in how you look at it. I hope no one sticks a fork in this masterpiece, though.
He owed Jabba the Hutt a lot of money
No one is safe when Jabba sends someone to collect what he’s owed – not even roaches. Not to worry, I hear carbonite freezing doesn’t actually kill the victim.
“This poor guy fell down the whole staircase with a full 5 gallon bucket of paint. He screamed the whole way down”
I hope the poor guy’s okay. That’s quite the mess there, but all things considered, it could have been worse.
His wife told him to measure the door, and he told her he didn’t have to because “all doors are the same size”
Well, that’s one way to find out they’re not. I find it even funnier that they didn’t notice until after the door was installed. Someone’s sleeping on the couch tonight.
“Fixing A Toilet Leak. I Took 2 Trips To Home Depot, Worked With A Hernia, Had A Hard Time Putting The Wax Ring And Screws On”
Reddit is a goldmine for these sorts of things, like this genius planning right here. I hope he realizes he can just unseat the door by the hinges and reattach it. Unless he wants to remove the whole toilet again.
They removed a wall during renovation without checking if it was load-bearing
Well, darn. That’s quite the pickle you’re in now. You’ll notice poor planning is a recurring theme on this slideshow.
His wife took “paint yourself into a corner” to a new level
Maybe should have started from the back and worked your way to the hallway. Well, don’t just stand there taking pictures, help her out!
That makes the 3rd door-related mistake on this slideshow
Hey, if you’re going to install or modify a door, is it really that hard to check which direction it attaches to first? Come on, it can’t be that hard.
What are showers if not just really tall faucets?
I don’t see too much of a problem here, unless you’re short. The line between a faucet and a sink is pretty blurry when you keep making it taller, right?
“My landlord: is it ok if the replacement tile is not an exact match? Me: yeah that’s fine. The tile: “
Landlords already don’t have the best reputation among people, and this one’s not really helping their case. Really stretching the definition of “not an exact match” there, huh?
“My Father Forgot To Tell Me The Renovations Would Be Taking The Stairs Out Today”
Yeah that does seem like something really important to tell someone. Enjoy waiting upstairs while they finish the job. Maybe someone can throw some snacks up there for you while you wait.
This nightlight doll someone found on the internet
You would need to be a deeply disturbed kind of person to make something like this. Is this supposed to be some really messed up interpretation of the sun baby from Teletubbies?
This person’s brother-in-law repairing his awning
I bet he felt pretty smart after this. Thankfully, just removing that single wooden beam will solve the problem. At least he learned his lesson this time.
“We just finished the construction of our yurt… and the fireplace was not correctly installed.”
Yeah, you think? I hope you didn’t leave anything valuable in there, cause it’s gone now.
Denim couch covers
The subreddit this was posted in is called “DiWHY” and that’s far more clever than any joke I can make about this. Except maybe that they finally make jeans in your mom’s size.
Bad Roomba!
Who would’ve thought that a Roomba could be just as much an unpredictable member of the house as an actual pet? If I wanted something to make a mess like this, I would just get an actual dog.
Renovating but you have a cat
Cats will do cat things, and we love them for it. But yeah, I bet this annoyed them quite a bit.
Years ago, this neighbor decided to paint his house orange and he gave up halfway through
Though technically a failure, I can’t help but think this one doesn’t look too bad. The gradient effect is pretty nice, and you could easily make this look like a sunset with some additions.
By a Reddit user who found this on Facebook. Someone was looking for a contractor
Talk about relationship problems in the literal sense. Someone didn’t properly spray foam the relationship of this house.
She tried to pick up the ladder and forgot the pain was still on top
It’s not too hard to get distracted or forgetful when doing DIY stuff. Still, when buckets of paint are involved, maybe keep a sharper eye out next time.
This person’s downstairs neighbor used the longest drill possible
Some people really need to make a big deal out of the size of their tools, even if it means encroaching into other people’s homes. How shameful, right?
How does this even happen?
I can at least wrap my head around the other mishaps on this slideshow. But this one has me really scratching my head. In all the time it took to build the stairs, nobody bothered to check that they actually lined up with the door?
Zip tie shower curtain rings
Some people show their lack of budget, and others on this list show a lack of taste. Somehow, we’ve found the one person who lacks both. Incredible. Please take these down immediately.
This guy who made a pillow with his chest hairs for his girlfriend
I take back what I said in the last slide about a lack of taste. This one’s worse. Like, a lot worse. I feel bad for your girlfriend, not gonna lie.
A lot of things look easier on Instagram
DIY ain’t easy, but it’s not that hard either if you can do some planning ahead. Guess what step this person probably skipped. Enjoy your half-painted closet doors!
He’s a painter, not an electrician
Well, who needs an outlet anyway. Painting walls is hard, sure, but was painting around the outlet that hard?
This is the 2nd time this happened on this slideshow
It can be tricky to figure out where to start when painting a huge surface. But I’d wager that the middle is not the place you should start.
This person’s mom having the garage renovated when they have 3 dogs
With a smile like that, I can’t be mad at this dog. Might be a good idea to keep the pets inside when a renovation is going on.
How do you mess that up?
Shouldn’t take long to fix this, but it shouldn’t take a lot of brain cells to do it right in the first place. I wonder if the person who did this puts their underwear on outside of their pants.
You should sue
They hired a contractor who tried to secure the cabinets to dry wall only. That went about as well as you’d expect. OP says it cost thousands of dollars in damage, and I believe them.
What is it with people and putting shower heads up super high?
This person’s mom had the shower remodeled, and came back to this. The shower just shoots water straight out to the other wall. Do they not have adjustable shower heads where you’re from?
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