18 DIY renovators who should have called in a professional
If you're not a natural DIYer, then it's best to use a specialist if you want to avoid untold damage!
Carrying out home renovations yourself can quickly turn into a nightmare.
Here are 18 photos where catastrophe followed a bad DIY attempt.
1. Remember there are always pipes behind bathroom tiles
2. Anything to get some shade
3. Cats and concrete...
4. Measure how long the wiring is before deciding where to put the plugs
5. They were proud of what they achieved
6. A levitating fridge
7. Make sure everything is out of the way before your pour concrete
8. A scary finishing touch
9. When the neighbors install a window that looks right into your bathroom...
10. And these guys put a terrace opposite the bedrooms!
11. Upside down doors...
12. The importance of knowing which ones are the load-bearing walls
13. Guess how long this will last
14. The perils of DIY kitchen renovations
15. Easier than moving the boulder
16. They ordered a new carpet before checking what was underneath the old one...
17. A not-so-private toilet
18. Those pesky finishing touches...
By Straker Julia
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