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    DI-WHY? A plasterers findings 20th June 2022

    Let's see what DI-WHY? fail we have this week... One of our readers @DaveWilliamsPlasterer sent in this f ...

    Let's see what DI-WHY? fail we have this week... One of our readers @DaveWilliamsPlasterer sent in this fail thats he found whilst he was on a job. Have you seen any funny DIY fails like this one? We ...

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    DI-WHY? Wonky wiring 13th June 2022

    It's DI-WHY? time! One of our Twitter followers, @axiombuilder, shared this questionable image with us a ...

    It's DI-WHY? time! One of our Twitter followers, @axiombuilder, shared this questionable image with us a while ago of some wiring he came across on the job and we just had to share it… He commented: L ...

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    DI-WHY? Baffling brickwork 30th May 2022

    It’s that time of the week again where we look at the DIY fails that you, as tradespeople, come across on ...

    It’s that time of the week again where we look at the DIY fails that you, as tradespeople, come across on the job. This particular reader made a shoddy brickwork discovery… Perfect matching bricking u ...

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    DI-WHY? Light cord disaster! 23rd May 2022

    This weeks submission is from one of our readers who found a light cord pull that needed some TLC!   ...

    This weeks submission is from one of our readers who found a light cord pull that needed some TLC!     Light pull cord... It was that filthy we would only go near it with pliers! WE NEED YOU ...

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    DI-WHY? Story Time: company sued! 28th January 2022

    First there was DI-WHY?, then there was the Before and After series and now we're introducing our NEW spi ...

    First there was DI-WHY?, then there was the Before and After series and now we're introducing our NEW spin off, Story Time! Over the past few years DI-WHY? has been extremely popular with our audience ...

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    DI-WHY? 3rd March 2021

    Another month, another handful of DIY disasters that trade professionals have been called in to fix... Se ...

    Another month, another handful of DIY disasters that trade professionals have been called in to fix... See some of the mind-blowing examples of this below. This 'DI-WHY?' entry was sent to us on Twitt ...

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    DI-WHY? Halloween

    Every builder will have their own tale to tell of being asked to rectify a job rather less than well done ...

    Every builder will have their own tale to tell of being asked to rectify a job rather less than well done, and Professional Builder’s DI-WHY? is dedicated to exposing some of the worst examples. Hallo ...

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    DI-WHY? 14th October 2020

    As expected, after a surge of DIY during the lockdown period, there have been a lot of DIY disasters that ...

    As expected, after a surge of DIY during the lockdown period, there have been a lot of DIY disasters that professionals have been called in to fix. Our readers have been sending in some of the most sh ...

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    DI-WHY? 26th March 2020

    We have another batch of DIY disasters and bodged jobs spotted by our readers. The first DI-WHY? submissi ...

    We have another batch of DIY disasters and bodged jobs spotted by our readers. The first DI-WHY? submission comes from @thefaffer_diy on Instagram, who said: 'I’ll never understand why people paint do ...

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    DI-WHY? 12th February 2020

    We have three DI-WHY? submissions for you this week, illustrating some of the DIY disasters and bodge job ...

    We have three DI-WHY? submissions for you this week, illustrating some of the DIY disasters and bodge jobs that the professionals are called in to fix or spot when they are out on site. First up, read ...

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    DI-WHY? 15th January 2020

    Our first DI-WHY? submissions of 2020 are corkers! First up, we have this wonderful shot sent in by @Bour ...

    Our first DI-WHY? submissions of 2020 are corkers! First up, we have this wonderful shot sent in by @BourtonHandyman on Twitter, apparently the customer thought a bit of filler would hold the curtain ...

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    DI-WHY? 18th December 2019

    Thanks to reader Paul for submitting this week’s DI-WHY? disaster! He said: "Was called in to ask if I co ...

    Thanks to reader Paul for submitting this week’s DI-WHY? disaster! He said: "Was called in to ask if I could install a second hand commercial dishwasher in a small cafe. The owner tried to see if it w ...

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