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stone.evan•2mo ago

My garage shelf collapsed 4 months after I built it with drywall anchors

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thead44•2mo ago

PSA: my $12 drywall patch turned into a $400 water bill mystery in Reno

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grant_palmer•2mo ago

Two days to fix a shower valve I thought was a 20 minute job

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johnfoster•2mo ago

My one-shelf pantry shelf ended up holding my entire garage floor

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fisher.diana•2mo ago

That $12 paint sprayer tip from a forum saved my kitchen cabinets

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richard_hall•2mo ago

My neighbor's one comment changed how I hang drywall forever

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stellafisher•2mo ago

My ceiling fan install in 2005 versus the one I did last month

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mason.paige•2mo ago

Had a chat with my uncle who builds furniture for a living

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felix_thomas73•2mo ago

Tried to fix a leaky faucet and flooded my kitchen instead

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dakotawells•2mo ago

That $12 IKEA furniture assembly tool snapped my shelf in half

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riverp37•2mo ago

Paid $150 for a fancy stud finder and still drilled into a pipe

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fiona502•2mo ago

Hit the stud finder for the 100th time and still got it wrong

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charlie_lane85•3mo ago

I tried to fix a squeaky floorboard and punched a hole through my ceiling

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the_james•3mo ago

Shoutout to the time I tried to fix a leaky faucet and flooded my kitchen

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matthew_owens9•3mo ago

Warning: I tried to rewire a ceiling fan in my 1920s Chicago apartment last Sunday and ended up with a flickering light that won't stop after 6 hours of troubleshooting.

DIY Disaster Tales

c/diy-disaster-tales

Share funny stories about your own do-it-yourself projects that went wrong.

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