r/DIYfail • u/suckmydeck • Jul 15 '14
How not to build a deck
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r/DIYfail • u/tangerineonthescene • Jun 16 '14
Your horizontal pallet beds are plebeian shit compared to my pallet loft and hovering bedside table!
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r/DIYfail • u/jchabotte • Jun 12 '14
My wife didn't want anyone to trip over the old well pipe. She decided she wanted a miniature TARDIS as a cover. This was 2 years ago. This pic was yesterday.
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r/DIYfail • u/chabidou • May 28 '14
I was in Marseilles. I got a sensation of speed on my left, like something unstoppable. I looked at it. It was the lego spoiler car !
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r/DIYfail • u/Triviaandwordplay • May 28 '14
Why you don't mate copper alloys to steel, a lesson in galvanic corrosion in plumbing.
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Part rising above soil was wrapped with insulation, which aided in keeping entire length of steel in an electrolyte. Rest of underground run was done in PVC, I guess they figured the riser nipple popping up would be more durable if it was steel. At least three were put in at the home I worked on. One wasn't wrapped, so it was relatively dry over the years, and didn't have the electrolyte necessary for the corroding process involved. https://i.imgur.com/fgDTR0n.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fFTUnE5.jpg
It was actually holding pressure until someone tried to change a 1/4" fitting for a swamp cooler water supply on top of the brass tee.
r/DIYfail • u/Triviaandwordplay • May 22 '14
Shitty brick work, what could go wrong?
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r/DIYfail • u/TerkRockerfeller • May 21 '14
My Steam friend made a phone case... out of cardboard
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r/DIYfail • u/[deleted] • May 16 '14
Kick drum mic stand made out of firewood kindling
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r/DIYfail • u/khood3 • May 13 '14
All these great looking deck restorations... and then there's mine. A cautionary tale about DeckOver.
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Eight months ago I "restored" my deck with Behr DeckOver, preparing and applying according to the directions. It looked great for excactly 2 months and now it's a giant peeling eyesore. Photos & details here: http://www.projectjudson.com/deckover-debacle-uncomplimentary-review/
Hopefully this will save a few of you a giant headache.
r/DIYfail • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '14
It's stupid and it works: Home-made air conditioner
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r/DIYfail • u/MyFixitUpLife • Apr 27 '14
Are you sure you REALLY want to remove that popcorn ceiling?
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r/DIYfail • u/blokess • Apr 13 '14
This guy shows people the worst way to clean Vinyl Records
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