When DIY projects go awry, the results are sometimes shocking and often hilarious. While there are certainly some projects that the average Joe can attempt to do himself, there are a great many that are better left to the experts.

Here are a few of those.

1. They should have called someone to iron out the kinks in this stove’s repair.

Someone cooking meat on an iron

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2. This doesn’t seem entirely safe.

Shower head connected electric cable to heat the weater


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3. Put on your beer goggles and cool down in this shower.

Beer can used as a shower head

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4. This is why a measuring tape is an essential part of any toolbox.

Bathroom layour wrong so the door had to be cut open to be able to open and close.

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5. Use this loo at your own peril.

Chair place over the toilet with the toilet seat on top of the chair.

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6. These drawers aren’t exactly practical.

New wall built to far into the kitchen, kitchen drawers cannot open.

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7. Well, it works, doesn’t it?

Handle from drawer missing, person made a handle from a few paperclips.

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8. Perhaps not the most aesthetically pleasing solution to this person’s shelving problem.

Someone used a shopping cart as a kitchen storage area, hung up on the wall

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9. Who says you need to do things by the book?

Someone used a stack of books to prevent the building structure to collapse.

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10. Check out these DIY fails that were caught on tape

The bottom line is this: if you don’t have the right tools or expertise for the job, rather call a professional.

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