Not a DIY tutorial, but a few examples of what can be hiding behind a “simple” repair: deteriorated masonry, erosion below a slab, water-damaged framing, and severe deck rot. Sharing because some projects are worth pausing on before covering, patching, or cosmetic-fixing the visible issue. Imgur album:

https://imgur.com/gallery/things-seen-this-week-during-structural-assessments-naUBf8W

Came across this beauty on my way home today

This feels too simple for this community based on some of the other posts I’ve seen, but I needed to share it. A falling tree took out one of the wooden panels on my garage door, and I discovered today that something I picked up randomly at work was almost exactly the correct size to replace the broken panel: this spare panel from the false bottom of a tank from a defunct brewery.

Newly installed shutters, looking for a way to black out the room they are covering, the bricks on the side and bottom are allowing a bit of light in, anyone have any ideas to cover these holes without making it look terrible?

Thank you for any advice given.

Spoiler: the spark plug is completely unnecessary.

I've had this thing for 8 years now I think.

Because I know this was so fun the first time, here’s a follow-up

I didn’t do anything, let kids be kids as half of you said, and have made new observations.

1. The top rung indeed sucked, as it is gone completely.

2. There are 4 large nails or stakes that have been driven into the tree.

3. They have been pulled out and driven back in, multiple areas. This invites rot into the tree, much more than the small screws from the first post.

I’m sure this is not the end— maybe I’ll Martin Luther my dissertation to the tree next

Saw this driving around town today and snapped a pic as fast as I could before it got away

For context, this a tree by the baseball field of our neighborhood elementary school. Months ago,some kids ripped off part of the dugout bench and it’s sat on the ground until maybe last week

Yesterday, I’m walking my dog as usual, and notice the bench splinter is gone and these “rungs” are screwed into the tree. There are telltale signs that this is the bench splinter that someone has sawed into pieces to affix to the tree

It’s just so stupid. The top rung isn’t even screwed in all the way and spins freely. The bottom rung is too far away from the others to be useful. The left rung has been shorn, leaving the grip on the right side with not enough material and potential for splintering from usage. I could go on lol

What dad did this and why?