Some folks pick up a hammer and think they’re the next renovation guru. Then reality—and questionable decisions—step in.
“What Happens When You’re Renovating And Remove A Load-Bearing Wall”
“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.”
“Lazy Plumbers Installed Leaky Pipes In My Bathroom. Now There Are Mushrooms Growing On My Ceiling”
“My Parents: We Don’t Need A Paint Roller”
“Home Renovation Not Going As Planned”
“Doing some minor ethernet wiring with friends and he slipped. Unharmed other than pride.”
“Rate My Husband’s Paint Job. “It’ll Be Fine After A Second Coat””
“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”
“We Are Both Crying Inside, He’s Okay And Super Lucky He Didn’t Fall Above The Stairs”
“Dad’s New Shower Door Install Is Complete”
“Fiancé Was Being Thoughtful And Taking The Paint Cans To The Basement. Turns Out He Tried To Carry Too Many At Once”
“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”
“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”
“My Friend Just Finished A Kitchen Remodel”
“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”
“Just Finished Installing The New Dishwasher”
“Easy Installation Shower Door, They Said”
“Currently Having The Bathroom Above Our Newly Renovated Kitchen Redone, This Is What I Came Home To Today”
“Me: I Would Like To Remodel My Kitchen To Have More Cabinets. Contractor:”
“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”
“When The Contractor Installs Your Brand New Vanity And Does This To Make The Pipes Fit”
“My Brother-In-Law’s Remodeled Basement”
“New Windows That Are Supposed To Help With Thermal Efficiency Break During Install”
“Contractor Insists This Is Ok”
“In The “Newly Remodeled Bathroom” Of My Apartment”
“Trying To Remodel. Brand New Kitchen Is Edgy I Suppose”
“My Contractor Was Re-Sheathing The Roof When His Labourer Accidentally Installed A Skylight In My Son’s Room With His Foot”
“How Not To Install A Metal Roof”
“My Dad Painted The Light Yellow”
“On The Other Side Of Our Guest Bathroom Is Our Kitchen Where He Had Our Microwave Installed By “Professionals””
“My Partner Spent The Last 3 Weeks Sanding And Painting Our New Kitchen Drawers. We Go To Screw Them Back On And”
“Hired A Guy For A Shower Renovation. Here Is His Tile Work. He Came Highly Recommended”
“Just Don’t Leave The Water On And Swing The Faucet. This Is A Remodeled Kitchen In My Sister’s New House”
“”Measure Twice Cut (Or Drill) Once” And Make Sure The Cabinet Pulls Go On The Correct Side Of The Door”
“Fell While Painting My Bathroom”
“Was Told By My Builder That This Was The Correct Paint Color For The Walls”
“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.”
“Put A Little Too Much Pressure While Drilling A Hole Through My Wall”
“Mom And Dad Are Getting The Bathroom Renovated And The Tiler Did This”
“An Unholy Mess Of Ceiling Drywall Repair”
“How My Friend, Who Has A Mechanical Engineering Degree, Installed His Mailbox”
“Installed The Stove, Boss”
“Just A PSA To Not Use Handymen To Do Any Plastering. This Was Also “Sanded””
“Mom Spray Painted A Perfectly Good Microwave And Fridge To Match”
“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).”
“Contractors Have Tile Spacers But Don’t Know How To Use Them”
“When The Contractor Quits And Leaves You Without A Kitchen For Months”
“How The Worker Installed My Baseboards After Getting New Flooring”
“Dad Was Drilling In New Blinds And Shattered The Glass”
“I’ve Always Religiously Worn Gloves When Using Expanding Foam. From Today Onwards, I’ll Also Wear A Hat”
“My Airpod Fell Into Paint”
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