Miscellaneous: Today, I had shelves installed using a builder who came highly...

By neveragain89 - 06/01/2012 00:37 - Australia

Today, I had shelves installed using a builder who came highly recommended by my co-worker. Turns out the builder is her friend, who has no actual qualifications or experience as a builder, but 'it's his dream'. I now have a gaping hole in my kitchen where the shelves should be. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/05/2022 04:00

Today, I got home to my wife surrounded by plaster, old cement and bricks, and a fucking massive hole in the kitchen wall leading through into next door's kitchen. Apparently she tried to put up a shelf and the wall “fell down”. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/06/2025 22:00 - United States

Today, I tried to hang a new shelf in my apartment. I measured, drilled, and installed it perfectly level, only to realize a few minutes later I'd drilled into the side of a pipe. Water started shooting out like a geyser and almost flooded my bathroom. My shelf looks great, though. FML

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By imatotalloser - 28/07/2017 05:00

Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/06/2023 12:00

Today, after a full year of work getting my house decorated, it was finally finished. I stepped back from the last painted wall to admire it and my neighbour on the other side of the wall, who was doing some decorating of his own, drilled too far and punched his drill bit right through the wall. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/01/2025 12:00 - United States

Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/03/2021 14:02

Today, my roommate placed something on a shelf I put up, and the whole thing came crashing down. It's been fine for 2 years and now the shelf decides to break? Yeah right, dude. FML

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Perfectionist

By Anonymous - 23/02/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, we finished redecorating my kitchen. My dad has been his usual OCD self about getting it perfect, so when he noticed a shelf was just barely not level, he decided to adjust the screws. It fell off and damaged my floor, so he threw the screwdriver and cracked a wall tile. Thanks dad. FML

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FINNBY boss

By danny - 03/10/2024 20:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML

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Impressed indeed

By Anonymous - 12/12/2024 09:00 - Poland - Warsaw

Today, I proudly showed off my new DIY bookshelf to my family. Everyone seemed impressed until my cat jumped on it, the whole thing collapsed, and it narrowly missed my grandmother. Now my family thinks I need to hire professionals for every project. FML

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Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML

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intothecrypt 3

Friday 6 January 2012 8:42

Store your goods in said hole. Problem solved.

jerseyboy732 16

Friday 6 January 2012 9:09

Go to his house and let him know it was your dream to be a wrecking ball operator

Comments

zaza_x_fml 5

Friday 6 January 2012 9:12

Well we all gotta start somewhere I guess.

littlemsweirdo 12

Friday 6 January 2012 9:15

Your like Disneyland ! You know, "where dreams come true" No? Okay. But seriously Fyl. Maybe you can call it one of a kind wall art? Or cover it up with something!

Ninjasaurus18 9

Saturday 9 June 2012 13:16

Or cover it with wal art:O Just put a painting in front of it, and it'll be fine.

perdix 29

Friday 6 January 2012 9:17

I hope you paid him in imaginary dollars.

Amrel 10

Friday 6 January 2012 9:52

It was payed in trident gum

Snafuusmc 12

Friday 6 January 2012 9:19

I used to have a shelf, but now there's a hole in the wall.

ICATiger 13

Friday 6 January 2012 9:37

I had a dream!!!

Hyperion11 2

Friday 6 January 2012 9:55

That's where doing it yourself comes into action....

grasshopper02 2

Friday 6 January 2012 9:56

I don't think a 'builder' is a thing.. Do you mean contractor?

ICATiger 13

Friday 6 January 2012 10:04

Then why is there a 'bob the builder'???

astralvagan 20

Friday 6 January 2012 9:58

YDI for not checking him out first! Haven't you heard all the horror stories about people getting ripped off by "contractors with years of experience in the business"? Come the **** on! Are you that dense?