Unfortunate Pictures That Capture The Exact Second A Homeowner's Day Was Ruined

This might look like some avant-garde contemporary art piece, or maybe that the family dog tore the place up. But this is what happens when someone mistakes the weed killer for weed and feed lawn fertilizer.

This woman's husband warned her to not step on the drywall in the attic when she went to bring down the Christmas tree. When all was said and done she confessed, "I didn't know what dry wall was." You learn something new everyday!

"How hard can it be?" this homeowner probably thought after watching an HGTV renovation marathon. It just goes to show: those load-bearing walls are pretty important after all.

On especially windy days, it makes sense to tie down the lighter objects in your yard. However, we don't think this homeowner ever expected their outdoor grill would blow 30 feet and land directly in their pool.

Wooden toilet seats may seem like an easy way to spruce up your bathroom, but as this homeowner learned, they're not exactly the sturdiest. Let's just hope they didn't walk away with any splinters!

Picture this: you're on your usual run for a late-night snack in your fridge. Tummy rumbling, you excitedly yank the door open — only to have it fly completely off its hinges. Looks like another night of Ritz crackers peanut butter for you!

There's nothing worse than getting locked out of your apartment, so it's fortunate that this guy was at home when his door handle decided it felt more like a knob. If that's not a great excuse to play hooky from work or school, then we don't know what is.

This homeowner is actually the innocent party this time around. As they were admiring their brand new electric stove, the cabinets above decided to break loose and came crashing down. Kids, we're having pizza tonight!

This self-proclaimed handyman believed he was more than capable of replacing one of his home's doors. His wife told him he should measure, though he responded by claiming, "All doors are the same size." Now, he better measure the dog house because that's where he'll be for the foreseeable future.

Nobody likes sweeping up dirt, but when you have several tons of Mother Earth flooding your basement, you don't exactly have a choice. Unfortunately, we don't think a broom is going to cut it for this job.

This homeowner was caught completely off guard when a howling alarm began sounding from their smoke detector. They quickly learned that the machine itself had caught fire. Now that's a heated situation!

Some people stick with the traditional clock alarm to wake themselves up, but this girl has something much more effective. A scare like that is also a great replacement for caffeine.

You can never plan ahead for the next at-home catastrophe, though at least you can see some of them coming. No, this shattered toilet wasn't the work of a Hot Pocket: it's what happens when a potted plant is hung in the bathroom.

There's nothing like a refreshing sip of a chilled Diet Coke. That moment, however, is sure to be ruined when you forget that the can is in there and almost all of the soda splatters across the freezer. Have fun with the cleanup!

This homeowner thought she had everything perfectly in place, even the adorable cat tail design. But unless her kitty can jump 7ft in the air, it's probably going to have to wait for someone to open the door.

Failing to hammer a nail always translates to comedy gold: thumbs bruised, crotches hit, and even one cartoon eyeball poked courtesy of Homer Simpson. This, however, is either a case of some doubly bad luck, or that's one strong nail!

This couple was all set to start painting and decorating their new home — then, someone accidentally dropped a can of Eggshell White. At least they can play it off as an abstract art piece: it represents the anguish of homeownership.

Most yards usually suffer in the summer heat, but in Australia, it gets so hot that patio lights can actually start melting. Unless you're a fan of sticky hands, this definitely wouldn't be a day for an ice cream cone!

When it came time for this renter to move on from the little flat where she'd been living, nothing made her more excited than the thought of getting her deposit back. For two years she'd kept everything spick and span — then, as she was moving out, she accidentally smashed her oven. Moving sucks.

When buying a new home, it's probably a good idea to check for any 30-foot wells under the foundation. This homeowner was none the wiser, and they wound up making headlines after accidentally plunging into the water below!

Good luck trying to sell this home with a big ol' telephone pole right in the middle of the entrance to the driveway! Some inattentive telephone company employee sure goofed up big time here. Let's hope there's a discount on the home's listing price!

It may take you some time to realize what's wrong with this picture... that is, until you take a closer look at the bottom of that garage door. This garage wouldn't be so bad if we all commuted using hovercrafts, but alas, this isn't Back to the Future.

On a purely functional level, there's not much wrong with the way that this house was renovated, but from an aesthetic perspective, it's an utter disaster. Come on—it's not hard to realize that those designs don't match!

On paper, the idea of having a platform raise from the ground to reveal your expensive sports car is neat. But in practice, it makes your home look less like a James Bond movie and more like a waste of technology.

If you think you see something risqué in this photo, get your head out of the gutter! Somebody definitely should have realized what this ceiling was going to look like before they finished it.

It's pictures like this that must have made neighbors shout, "Are any of you even trying?" It's unfathomable that a builder could install new windows this way and think that their work for the day was done.

It's unclear from the looks of it how well this toilet actually works. But at such an awkward angle, it's certainly going to make the process of doing your personal business a little more interesting!

You'd think that one of the most basic requirements of building a staircase is making sure there's enough open space above it as you ascend. It may be a headache to plan, but when it doesn't work, it's more of a headache to actually use!

Either this home builder wanted to use just one light to illuminate two rooms at once, or they miscalculated where the wiring would be located. Why wouldn't they remove the light fixture when they built the wall?

It must've been annoying when these designers realized they'd inadvertently blocked off the door's pathway with the bricks from the patio. At least they were able to come up with a solution as, uh, elegant as this.

It couldn't have been easy to design a driveway on such a steep slope, but surely there must have been a better way than to put it at what looks like a 45-degree angle! Can you imagine trying to pull into the driveway in the winter?

This is a perfect example of why you should never hire an avant-garde architect. Sure, the concept of a staircase that leads nowhere is fascinating. But who actually wants to live in an M.C. Escher lithograph?

What are we even looking at here? How difficult would it have been to measure the dimensions of the door and the wall properly before turning it into this weird geometric mess? Hey, at least the frame was cut precisely!

What is it with builders and steep driveways? If it's such a challenge for this homeowner to walk on this driveway, how on Earth is anyone expected to drive a 3,000-pound vehicle up and down it?

This building is strange enough, what with so few windows to let in light. But what's really concerning in the garage door... three stories high. How is anyone supposed to park up there?

You're going to need some intensely precise driving skills to be able to maneuver your car's wheels properly onto those planks of wood and safely into the garage. Even for the best drivers, this is a nightmare!

You know how, legally, you're not supposed to park within 15 feet from a fire hydrant? Well, that's a lot more difficult when the fire hydrant is placed literally right in front of your garage. Hey, at least this person will be safe in case of a fire!

The construction team who planned this sky-high garage clearly anticipated some sort of a ramp to lead from the house to the roadway. Unfortunately, that never materialized... and it looks like these cars aren't going anywhere.

Sometimes you have to make concessions when designing small spaces. This usually results in one room serving multiple functions, like a kitchenette inside your living room. Not so common? A dining room with a toilet. Oof.

This is just baffling. Why is the radiator built into the door? Most importantly, though, what room does that door lead to, and how is anyone ever going to get into it... or out of it?