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(#3) They Made The Worst DIY Patio In The World
From Redditor /u/Some_Drummer_Guy:
One time, we came across a patio where the homeowner used play sand for the base and nothing more. It's any wonder that the damn thing was lop sided and falling apart. No 21AA gravel and slag sand base. No concrete edge or plastic edging. Just threw down a bunch of play sand, compacted it and laid a bunch of brick. It had been done improperly from the get-go and homeowner was clueless.
There's a reason why we're called "professionals." We know what the f*ck we're doing. You do not. Call us instead of thinking you know it all and end up f*cking it all up.
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(#1) A Guy Used A Little Too Much Expanding Foam
From Redditor /u/Barbarian_Bob:
Once met a guy who tried to replace his own windows, used expanding foam to “insulate” the space between the window box and the studs. It expanded far more than he anticipated and shattered thousands of dollars worth of brand new windows.
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(#4) They Built Their Own Load-Bearing Wall
From Redditor /u/Rollerroman:
We just recently remodeled a home that was built with 1X3 studs in the exterior load bearing walls. We could push the wall out a few inches if we leaned on it!
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(#12) Someone Added A Wall With Horizontal Studs
From Redditor /u/Aquanaut38:
Contractor here. A recent one was the original owner built a wall with the studs horizontal. A load bearing wall. The osb was all that was really holding it up.
I was at a loss. I was there to bid for converting this garage into a living space. Upon seeing the wall, I told them the whole thing should be torn down. The 2x4 rafters were spanning about 14' on 30ish" centers.
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(#2) A Homeowner Knocked Down A Load-Bearing Wall
From Redditor /u/Noaesh:
Guy knocked down a wall to convert his kitchen/lounge/dining into an open plan concept. Wall was load bearing. [The home owner] Managed to f*ck himself out of $50,000AUD in order to save roughly $4,000 for engineering reports and a contractor.
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(#8) Someone Taped A Water Pipe Over Electric Wire
From Redditor /u/Anuul:
Me and my dad worked on a flat my uncle bought and while we were doing the plumbing we noticed a pipe that ran straight over exposed wires, stupid in itself but instead of securing the pipe with nails it was duct taped to the to the wall.
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