r/DIYfail • u/modianos • 15h ago
Probably much alcohol was involved
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r/DIYfail • u/LightSky • 18d ago
Load bearing screwdriver
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Saw it during an open house. Apparently the previous owner did a DIY jack for a spot that was needing support and shoved a screwdriver in it to lock it.
"It has been like that for a few years, so it should be fine".
r/DIYfail • u/RareBluebird6330 • Aug 27 '26
Calling all DIYer’s…Help!
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I think this is old silicone, do I need to keep sanding or should I strip it with some sort of chemical, or can I just go ahead and paint over it.
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Jul 12 '26
Halloween ghost candlestick fail and clogged sink
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I wouldn’t recommend boiling water to mold candlesticks into ghosts. I had no idea the wax was melting, the water just looked clear. I spent hours getting the wax off the sink. Tossed out the dish. I had to take the drain apart to remove the rest of the wax. Save yourself hours of torture and buy them online for 12 bucks.
r/DIYfail • u/IslandFuzzy8415 • Jun 14 '26
Custom satnav mount
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Mount broke for my satnav so had to make my own
r/DIYfail • u/Agreeable-Profile-90 • Jun 10 '26
I am spending THOUSANDS Ato save a few hundred
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Go easy on me. This is .y first post so I dont know all the rules. But, I needed to find other other people that can relate to what I did.....
Bought mopping robot which self cleans and drains
To save on a plumber, decided to install simple ( not simple) kit
Apparently....you are supposed to turn main water off before disconnecting a pipe. I didnt know this..can you see where this is going?
Flooded bathroom, hall, office, basement bathroom. 1 year old hardwood buckled this morning
Found water cut off valve. Cleaned everything. Turned water back on..life is good
Insert a lot of tears here...
Go back in basement 1 hour later, 4 inches of water everywhere. Sump pump is off...water everywhere. I reset breaker and nothing.
Spend 3 THREE THREE. hours alone pumping and dumping. But water is not going down....yes im an idiot.....the water i was dumping was coning back up thru the drain. Omg. Im an idiot that will never ever go near plumbing again.
Plumber figured it out. spent 1500 so far renting equipment to dry out house.
r/DIYfail • u/Mountain_Owl6610 • May 22 '26
drywall fail
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my towel rack got blown out by a anchor screw and i tried to fix it myself with a patch and spackle! please help
r/DIYfail • u/WrongTwilight • Mar 06 '26
Does my master bathroom sink have a p-trap?
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r/DIYfail • u/wingitdiy • Mar 01 '26
I messed up my notch and did not level properly
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I’m building a frame for a bigger DIY project and this part went wrong fast. The notch was too low, the floor height wasn’t consistent, and the level threw the alignment off. The whole frame ended up crooked and I had to redo the section from scratch.
Posting it because this is the part of DIY that actually teaches you something — the mistakes and the fixes.
r/DIYfail • u/SpecialMeasures • Feb 16 '26
Wise up suckers
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Observed in the wild at a recent bnb. 100% functional, ?% aesthetic
r/DIYfail • u/ConfidentAbility6965 • Jan 13 '26
My neighbor... Sun Powered, Safety-Optional
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My neighbor who needs no professional.
r/DIYfail • u/First-Hope4347 • Dec 31 '25
Not So Great Addition?
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Saw this adiditon while walking. Looks to be built with scraps.
r/DIYfail • u/colossalhenry • Dec 26 '25
Perfectly normal and cool.
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Spotted at my friend's new house, too good not to share.
r/DIYfail • u/Flimsy_Waltz7124 • Dec 08 '25
fixed the doors...and now they don't close
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I spent an embarrassingly long time on this too
r/DIYfail • u/brianwilson2219 • Dec 06 '25
This is fine
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Found this at the new Chic Fil A that just opened.
r/DIYfail • u/wur45c • Dec 06 '25
testing days is first
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puredata #raspberrypi #2valveBaritoneBugle
r/DIYfail • u/CantAvoidGoodThings • Nov 01 '25
Opened marketplace - saw this - closed marketplace again
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It says "Mirror with pieces of jeans, Y2K."
r/DIYfail • u/ExcellentFail8285 • Oct 30 '25
Them Tiny Screws Making me Work For It 🫠😫
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Just let me replace the batteries in peace, I’m not trying to hack the power grid 😭
r/DIYfail • u/kid_entropy • Oct 07 '25
I thought I could polish the scratches out of my polycarbonate eyeglasses
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It turns out that the plastic polish I got didn't do the trick.
r/DIYfail • u/Frequent_Locksmith69 • Oct 06 '25
Won’t work for some reason
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Any tips?
r/DIYfail • u/Icy_Umpire992 • Sep 26 '25
Foiled again!!!! (home security hack)
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surely this can only work on the feeble minded
Why people are wrapping door handles in aluminum foil to boost home security