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Home Improvement Fails LXIX

Home Improvement Fails LXIX

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At The Money Pit, we love DIY projects and solutions, however some people like to take it WAY too far! Check out some of the most cringeworthy DIY mistakes discovered by The American Society of Home Inspectors. 

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  • Control top recommended
  • Found the missing piece!
  • Hanging on by a shim...
  • Shock Therapy
  • Cleans every nook and cranny
  • The Short Alarm
  • Hide-and-Seek

Photos provided by the following home inspector members of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors:

Control top recommended

Photo credit: Andrew Warde, Elite Home Inspection Services, Columbia, MD

Found the missing piece!

Photo credit: Ted Clack, Switchback Home Inspections, LLC, Bozeman, MT

Hanging on by a shim…

Photo credit: Yanir Pesoke, Clearview Home Inspection, Stamford, CT

Good start on a green roof

Clogged gutter
Photo caption: James Brock, Boston Home Inspectors, Inc. Boston, MA

Common sense is not so common

Photo caption: Matthew Steger, WIN Home Inspection, Lancaster, PA

Shock Therapy

Photo credit: Jason Gingery, View Point Inspections, Santa Cruz, CA

Cleans every nook and cranny

Photo credit: Patrick M. Lyons, The Buyer’s Inspector, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI

The Short Alarm

Photo credit: Joshua Daggs, Fire & Ice Contractors, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO

Hide-and-Seek

Photo credit: Craig Tillman, Tillman Inspections, LLC, Wynnewood, PA

Want to make sure your next home doesn’t end up in this series?  Then make sure  your next home inspector is a member of ASHI!

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