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holly_gonzalez61•21h ago

The plumber in Omaha said my drain fix was fine but his face told the truth

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coleman.jade•1d ago

Paid a plumber $180 to snake the kitchen line and watched him pull out a fork

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sanchez.mia•1d ago

Tried to fix a running toilet with a $9 flapper kit and now my kitchen ceiling has a wet spot

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johnson.ryan•2d ago

TIL I spent $340 trying to fix a running toilet myself and the $90 plumber visit took him 12 minutes

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nancys90•3d ago

Tried to fix a leaky sink in my Tucson rental and now the cabinet floor is soaked

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jesseb20•8d ago

My neighbor Rick swore by the "one sheet" method for hanging drywall, and now my ceiling has a crack shaped like Florida

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taylor929•8d ago

Update: my $3 shower pan patch held water for a week, then came through the neighbor's ceiling in Modesto

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pipera50•9d ago

I finally stopped using duct tape on pipe leaks after seeing what my neighbor did in Tulsa

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ninas70•9d ago

Question about the moment I realized I was caulking the tub totally wrong for years

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ray_webb6•10d ago

My dad held the flashlight wrong for 20 years and I finally said something

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the_henry•10d ago

My uncle said to use wood filler on the door frame gap instead of caulk, and now I have a crack down my whole wall

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cameron_chen63•11d ago

Serious question, my neighbor in Sacramento told me to just caulk over the rot under my sink and now there's a 3 inch gap

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parker_campbell•12d ago

Pro tip: pouring Drano in after you already snaked it does not "finish the job," it melts the PVC trap and now my kitchen sink is a fountain

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verab28•12d ago

Rant: my kitchen faucet drip turned into a 5 hour job and 2 trips to Ace

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nelson.finley•14d ago

Was sure my dad was crazy for putting a shutoff valve on the washing machine, then the hose blew at 2am

Busted Repair Horror Stories

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A place to share and laugh about DIY fixes that went totally wrong, from clogged drains to shattered drywall.

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