There’s no better frustration than the disappointment that after months of construction you don’t like the end result of the construction work.
And these photos prove that you should always check references before hiring a professional handyman.
This gallery of images from around the world of Bored Panda showcases disastrous construction and renovation projects.
There is an image of a woman on a street in Colombia trying to reach a phone that is at an unreachable height.
In the US, a gate that says “Sidewalk Closed” can easily be bypassed by walking on the grass next to it.
An escalator to… nowhere! These people were in for a nasty surprise when the escalator they took led them to nothing but a brick wall
There is a disabled toilet in one restaurant, but you have to climb a few steps to reach it, making it unusable for people with physical disabilities.
Someone built a bridge over a pond, but there was no need to build one because there was a path there from the start.
Elsewhere in the image of a spooky slide, a cement pit can be seen at the bottom with no indication of where it leads.
Here FEMAIL has compiled a list of the most confusing design mistakes that might make your head spin.
You can’t park there! It’s amazing how this place is built in a parking lot as the curb and barrier on either side make it inaccessible
This image, believed to have been taken in Colombia, shows a woman struggling to reach a phone mounted at an unreachable height
Hidden Camera! This person invested in a security camera but installed it in front of something that blocked all view
Most Pointless Bridge: Imagine spending money to build a bridge when you didn’t need one at all?
Tick Tock: Whoever put this clock up clearly didn’t think it through, because half of it is covered by a metal rod. Don’t worry, they wrote the numbers over it
A sink’s sole purpose is to catch the water so it has somewhere to drain—obviously that plumber didn’t get the memo
This spooky slide leads to a cement pit, which begs the question: how did the regulations come to be passed?
This sidewalk in the USA does not have particularly strict security measures, as you can easily bypass the gate by walking over the grass
This restaurant has a disabled toilet, however you have to climb some stairs to get there, which defeats the purpose for disabled people
When this fan turns on, chaos can ensue as the projector blocks the blade. Talk about a botched job!
If a car parked in this disabled parking space, it would block three cars alone