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22 Construction Fails That Are Equally Funny and Frightening and Prove Sometimes It’s Better to DIY Than Call a Contractor

Etai Eshet

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Neighbor hires a contractor to enter a woman's yard without permission for hedge trimming, but the homeowner refuses and insists that all work on her property be scheduled with her first

Etai Eshet

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Las Vegas homeowners agree to a neighbor's request of a 50/50 split of costs for a new fence along the shared boundary, $5,000 for the 85-foot section—neighbor has it built with all the framing on homeowner's side, ignoring existing "Good Neighbor" design

Brad Dickson

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Neighbor’s fencing contractor destroys Oregon homeowner's irrigation system and landscaping, they both deny responsibility, so he plans to sue them both: ‘The damage is around $4,500’

Etai Eshet

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Philadelphia Resident Discovers Contractors Are Covering the Entire Block with Dust: "Shut them down."

Remy Millisky

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Resident stores basketball hoop on their lawn, only to discover it bothers next-door neighbor after they complain to the entire neighborhood: ‘We're tired of looking at it’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Ben Weiss

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15+ Workplaces that fell apart after one important employee quit

Remy Millisky

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'The happiest day of our lives has turned into an absolute nightmare': Videographer ghosts clients after taking $30k from 14 couples, then resurfaces on social media as a rapper

Isabella Penn

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‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds' notice': Boss gleefully brags about firing contractors with no notice, contractor quits mid-project

Remy Millisky

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29-year-old architect gets let go and brought back as a contractor, then former boss demands all her design files: 'I refused, saying those were my intellectual property'

Ben Weiss

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'I'm already looking forward to a [stress-free] Holiday:' Contractor leaves job without notice, company thinks he's on vacation, keeps getting paid

Elna McHilderson

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After receiving several contractor quotes over $50k for a basement remodel, homeowner empowers himself to tackle his first DIY for $8k: 'I've gained a ton of respect for myself'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions: ‘Thanks for everything, this is my last day!’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

Bar Mor Hazut

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