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 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 - 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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By Hellish - 21/10/2016 04:11 - United States - Gurnee

Today, I started a new job that was highly recommended by a worker there. The same coworker that is now making my life a living hell. 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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By CreeptacularBait - 21/03/2018 15:00

Today, after my husband trusted me to sort out the arrangements for modifying our kitchen and I spent a lot of time finding the perfect top-quality items, they were delivered 1,291 miles away in a town I’ve never heard of. 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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Pipe dream

By Anonymous - 07/05/2023 12:00

Today, I lost my dream house because my mortgage advisor, who I literally paid to take care of the complicated legal stuff, fucked up at every stage until the seller just sold it to someone else. My advisor admitted I'm his first customer, and that he didn’t think it would be this hard. 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

permannator 10

Friday 6 January 2012 14:16

Stop trolling

Epikouros 31

Friday 6 January 2012 14:54

Don't be so hard on the guy. It takes a bit of time to experiment and discover your true talent. Obviously, there's still a great future for him in the building trade - as a demolition contractor.

jmm23 0

Friday 6 January 2012 15:26

Was it Tim the tool man tailor ?

Mkbitch 2

Friday 6 January 2012 16:47

Didn't bother to ask him questions about experience first? YDI op!

samanthajonesdru 1

Friday 6 January 2012 17:30

Yes well brains and common sense are lacking to lots these days. Just did a fix it job on this supposed "add-on" that this "carpenter" built. The owner said: well he went to school for it. HA. Experience trumps any kind of carpentry school. This thing he built deserves an FML all together, as the city inspector came to provide us demo permits and had a good laugh. People ask for references not credentials. In trades there is a big difference between learning it in school and doing it hands on.