I MESSED UP... A LOT
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Ever had a DIY project go wrong in all the ways and make you question your life choices? This video will probably help you feel better about yourself. #regret #diy #diygonewrong
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Good "on you" for sharing this with all of us DIYers... If I had to document all my screw ups, I wouldn't have time to ever do another project...
Over/Under ten F-words during that project?
LOL... so i just kept going.. LOL oh man.. i may or may NOT have done that exact sort of mistake, both at home and as a pro (electrician) LOL
Love the honesty. Many people aren't willing to discuss the ugly side of DIY and it is necessary! Well done.
I installed a beautiful paver patio in front of my previous house. I had the reroute the main water line so it would be under the paver base.
Long story short, after 2 weeks of working on this, the last spike I drove in for the paver edge hit "a rock' aka my new water line.
You are not alone, brother!
Ouch!
One of the things I love about the StudPack videos is that they have a lot of things go wrong and they document how they work through them. I personally make a lot of mistakes and love to learn new ways to deal with them. This video had some of that quality. Don't hide the errors. You don't need to look flawless.
I love it! When I started woodworking, I got very discouraged because well, "everyone else can do it so easily" so I thank you for keeping it real. Life is hard enough without imposter syndrome and vicariously living by only watching. God bless!
Thanks for sharing this. One of the things about UA-cam videos that can actually get discouraging after a while is always seeing projects getting completed without any problems, because it can make you feel like you're not cut out for it, and also--especially--it means we don't get to see how to fix things when we run into problems. Good vid.
This is your best video that I've ever watched because of the honesty and willingness to share with your viewers. Thanks!
Hahahaaahaha What a LOOOOOOSER, I NEVER make mistakes when I do my DIY work. Thanks for being cool and sharing this with us! We ALL can relate!
The insulting part was sarcasm for those of you who are extra sensitive...
NGL, I feel this way every single time I mess up. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Vastafari34😂😂😂😂😂 that was good lol. Most of us understood I hope 😂
If you like well documented diy mistakes, its like nearly the entire content library of the Byte My Bits homelab channel
I had to laugh at your pilot bit goof-up, because it reminded me of one that I did 40 years ago while working as an HVAC apprentice.
I was tasked with measuring out where a duct boot was to be cut into a hardwood floor, and while drilling a 36" long pilot hole upwards from the basement, the bit gave some resistance and despite how much harder I pushed, it never seemed to break through.
When I went upstairs it became evident that I had just drilled through the floor and right into the leg of the customer's piano.
That was truly an embarrassing lesson on why one needs to always measure twice for accuracy.
When I do DYI I always look for vids where stuff went wrong and how and why, because when I do DYI something always goes wrong and those vids help me prevent or solve the issues. So thanks for sharing!
Oh man, been there done that so many times. I can vividly remember the gut punch feeling of disrepair on realizing I had just stripped the thread out of a bolt hole in an aluminum engine block that holds the starter onto the engine. That was the day I learned the beauty of the Heli-coil thread repair kit. Thank you for being real with your audience.
thank you for this, I'm in my late 60's and I can state from experience that most projects don't go as planned. The difficult part for some, is recognizing that especially when you make a mistake and have to fix it.
Mad respect for showing how things go wrong and your process of problem solving. We are all human. Your rough experience, as much of a pain as it was for you, will no doubt make others feel empowered to undertake projects themselves and not feel afraid to mess up. Thanks for posting this!
I drilled through the brick into my living room once! 😂 I was adding a new hose bibb and supposed to be drilling into my basement, but I measured off the wrong brick! 😂
Kudos for sharing. I’ve heard of guys hitting water lines and electrical cables using those long drills.
Could had been worse
Great video, glad you healed up and showed all the trials and tribulations of DIY. I can't tell you how many things I muffed up. I'm 65 and have owned several houses over the years and learned one thing. Unless you're rich, you can't afford to have someone do all the home maintenance required to keep a home in great shape. That leads to some quiet interesting "fixes" as I've seen from discovering others who went before me in these homes. I refer to them as "Harry homeowner" fixes. Some are truly genius and others look like a five year old did them. Thanks for letting everyone know it's ok to screw things up. There isn't anything that can't be fixed...
Appreciate your transparency on some of the issues you ran into. As a homeowner, I never run out of issues, which is why it's reassuring that "professional DIYers" like you also experience speedbumps that might slow you down but shouldn't stop you from completing a project.
Thank you for having the humility to share even your big mistakes. It's encouraging to guys like me who always seem to have things go wrong with projects.
Well there are days like that no worries, it’s happened to everyone…. You’re very honest and humble to show these failures. I did watch that video few weeks ago and noticed that something happened to your finger but I am happy that your cut was only superficial. All the best and thanks for your videos.
I like to keep my pocket knife scary sharp. I was using it to cut out some Styrofoam over my head for the attic entry. I dropped it, and my reflexes kicked in. Instead of me catching the knife, the knife caught/cut me pretty good. It was almost the same place where you show the scar you have. The good thing about a sharp knife, it makes a very clean cut, so it healed relatively quickly and left only a faint scar, even though the cut was deep.
Mistakes are how we learn. Sharing yours makes you a great teacher. Thanks Nils.
Those long installer bits can get you if you get distracted or even if you are paying attention. I have 2 holes in my house that I had to repair because I didn't stop when something didn't feel right. One was in plaster that was easy to fix, but the other went right through a new hardwood floor. That one was harder to fix.
Its good to see someone showing their mistakes so others can learn from them.
Thank you for sharing this situation with us and what you did to overcome it.
I could write a book about my DIY fails. When doing a DIY project, one must consider four things: Time, Effort, Cost, and a blood donation to the DIY God. And what did you use to trim the replacement floor strip? A very sharp utility knife, of course. We DIY people usually never learn from our mistakes.
I appreciate you telling the "full" story, that included the mistakes. I decided I wouldn't be doing the same project you did in the first video, without needing to see the retraction video. That long drill you were using to drill through the rafters (and floor apparently) looked too difficult for me. I like doing some DIY stuff, but I know my limits.
I decided last week to upgrade the fluorescent light fixture above my sink to a new LED light fixture. Unfortunately the holes from the old fixture didn't line up with the new one. The whole on the right side wasn't holding anything in after it was unscrewed. I used double sided tape instead, which worked too well. When it was done, the fixture was working and level but off center. My wife and I both wanted it to be centered. When I removed the new fixture to center it, the tape pulled off a small layer of the drywall. There was also a wide square hole that the electrical wire came through. My new fixture is smaller in height but about the same width, so it didn't block all of the hole in the wall. I tried taping thick cardboard over it to block most of it but it didn't work perfectly. I estimated the spot in the fixture where it was over the stud, while the fixture is centered. The whole I drilled made it perfectly centered but an 1/8 inch higher than I wanted, leaving a very thin part of the hole in the wall showing underneath. My plan was to cover the bottom and only leave the top open, where it can't be seen. The part showing is only visible if you're looking very hard for it.
Kudos to you Nils, for showing how things don't always work out exactly as you planned, but you *can* fix it!
Great video Nils and thanks for showing the real side of almost any DIY project, at least for me. What can go wrong usually does.
I really like the honesty here, and you can tell your energy is down as you're making it, which adds credibility. But to add insult to injury, at 9:16 in bullet point 5, you're missing a 't' :)
Oh man! Thanks for pointing it out...I guess?? Hahaa
@@LRN2DIY Sorry, man. Mom was a writer and copy editor, and it seems I inherited some of that :). Grammar and spelling errors always seem to leap out at me.
Beat me to it! But seriously, thank you for keeping it real!
Believe me a hole thru something can happen to anyone. My boss, a 50 year electrician, drilled up through the roof of a business doing the same thing. As for the cut, If I dont bleed at least once a week doing electrical work, Im not doing anything! Glad youre transparent with things. People who dont do things like this all the time, have to understand sometimes things dont go like most people show on here.
My title suggestion - "I'm a human trying to do stuff". There are probably thousands of us relating to many of these situations. Amazingly, we somehow survived and keep plugging along. Haha. Thanks for sharing.
Omg, I am trying so hard not to laugh but I can't help it! Awesome video! Sorry about your finger...always keep supplies for such events handy. You did well...diy and learn!
I have an almost identical scar on the same finger from when I was about 15 and used a pocket knife as a screwdriver. We don’t always use the right tool in the right way, but we learn.
Thanks for showing your mistakes!
I keep a very comprehensive first aid kit, which includes sutures and a skin stapler, for emergencies. My family doctor refuses to do any kind of actual repair work and I have no desire to spend my day in an ER so I taught myself how to do my own stitches by watching UA-cam videos. LOL
I had a deep cut from a wood carving accident on my left hand and managed to stitch it up quite nicely.
For less serious cuts, a few wraps of electrical tape will hold everything together until you can get to it properly.
Someone should do a study on why a PH2 bit digs in SOOOOO deep when it cams out and you stab yourself. It's a mystery. But you only have to do it once to never put your free hand in the line of fire. OR you can throw it all out and by Spax T20 screws! LOL.
Great Video, but you don’t realize it yet, but that superglue on the boards won’t hold very long. You really needed to use something with a bit of flex like construction adhesive or contact cement. Floors bend and move a lot, especially in entryway zones.
I think these mistakes are great opportunity for a bonding moment with your son, even though it’s a huge pain drilling though the floor
LOL... so i just kept going.. LOL oh man.. i may or may NOT have done that exact sort of mistake, both at home and as a pro (electrician) LOL
Just drill more holes and make it a design feature. lol
Literally what happens 80% of the time working when I fix people's mistakes on the theme park construction sites here. XD
Similar with artists - I like it when artists keep their older, simpler work in their galleries. It shows that they didn't just start off being a great artist - they developed their skills over time.
This video serves to say that you should be open to making _DIY_ mistakes instead of trying really hard to not.
My Grandfather (a retired cabinet maker and shop teacher) also told me that the difference between a woodworker and a Craftsman is that the Craftsman knows how to fix or hide his mistakes, not that they don't make them.
Im not alone ☺ Thanks for det great video. made me feel some what not alone in my misstekes.
every project has at least one - but usually multiple - things that are unexpected setbacks or problems. Simple things turn into an endless backpedal to fix the fix that you fixed to fix the fix so you can fix the fix that was supposed to fix the original thing that you were working on... only to have to abandon it all and buy a totally different thing off amazon. I have so many of these stories, but every time I learn something - and I gain the confidence to try again, because in the end I almost always accomplish the goal I set out to achieve - just as you did here. It is what DIY is about.
I installed an EV charger myself and it was a nightmare. I could have saved myself so much frustration by paying someone to do it, but the end result would look exactly like what I did, and would have cost thousands more. I am proud of the job I did because it was so far outside of my comfort zone. I also just got done replacing an air shock on my model S in my driveway... again - could have had a pro do it and saved a weekend and a ton of frustration, but I now own the tools and the confidence to do it again if I need to.
I DIY not just to save money, but because I want the skills it gives me. building a shed from scratch. building a privacy fence. rewiring all the lights in the house. changing all the plumbing fixtures and sinks. fixing the sidewalk. replacing the water pump on a car. installing a minisplit. replacing the suspension on a vehicle. designing an addition to the house. grading land and creating additional parking. building a home network. all completely different areas of expertise.
I expect to fail in the process of any project. I expect the process to suck. The pride of seeing it complete is worth every second.
I gotta say; it’s like watching myself doing this stuff. At least you admit your mistakes and that’s how we learn, especially when we DIY. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I knew a guy in the military who was cutting comma wire with a knife above his head and he cut through the wire and right into the bridge of his nose! 😣 😂. Everything turned out okay, so… 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
I feel your pain…..something that you think will take 20 minutes, take’s a day, and you end up f’ing things up. But, we learn from our mistakes…hopefully
You can usually get metal frames for the drop ceeling lights that you can attach to the celing and then slide in the light. I have one of those in my bedroom as a extra light when I want it really bright and two of my other built in lights have broken after 25 years and they are expensive to replace.
I mess up everything. But I'm determined because i have to desire to stuff like this on my own thanks for the video of encouragement. See? I even mess up writing sentences...aargh
There’s some law or theorem out there which essentially states: the longer the bit, the more likely something unintentional will occur. Ok, made that one up but … Murphy rules. Defecation occurs! How one recovers is a measure in and of itself. Excellent lesson and video.
Good grief this is relatable! Thanks for sharing
just curious...why didn't you just use another toggle bolt? i find they are the strongest when mounting to drywall...
Some of my best learning experiences are through my mistakes!
I have made so many mistakes in my time that I am actually getting better, so not to worry Nils.
Wow, what a crazy and wild series of events.
Onya mate for your honesty. I will continue to watch your videos.
Wow, I wish I could find those drop ceiling lights that cheap! I need to replace two fluorescent lights in my basement office and can't seem to find them for under $100/pair
Yup. S**t happens. Gonna be honest though: I literally cringed when you were cutting the tongue off of the new plank on the finished floor @ 10:22 in the video. All in all, a good recovery from all the mishaps. I do think that it's good to show mistakes, and how to overcome them as they happen.
TBH, for I moment I thought you were going to DIY the stitches. 😮
If I had the stomach for it whatsoever, I probably would. Alas, I faint at the sight of blood so that's a no-go for me.
Everything that could go wrong did.
Some projects are like this, unfortunately. You can plan and still come across issues.
Oh brother, what a nightmare 😰
I appreciate your honesty and sharing these lessons with everyone -- the mindset alone that you are sharing here (you can recover from screw ups and they are going to happen) is invaluable, though the whole thing does shine a bright light on my biggest issue with the whole influencer movement -- namely that millions of people are out here touting products that they've never used, never installed, and don't have any longevity with which do base their experience on. Others watch this videos and assume "oh, so-and-so loves this product, it must be great!" when it reality all we know is that you (or whomever) bought it and made a video with it to make some money. This substantially dilutes the value of the review industry on the web -- that is we used to be able to go to the web and get legit reviews from people that have been using a product for some time and can actually speak to its pros/cons. These lights may well have burned out the day after you published this video and we would not know any the wiser. I don't write this as a direct criticism as much as a conversation that I think we all need to start having.
Safety first(安全第一) ! You can see it at Japanese construction sites in Kenji (like Chinese words)!
Thank you! Amazing video!
Liked this video. Why? Because confession is good for the soul. There is not one of us in the wild that haven't had moments of stupidly. In fact, I find myself rising to new levels from day to day ;-) Humble pie is also good for the soul.
my parents had the kitchen renovated and the guys installing the puck lights also drilled through the floor lol. luckilly it was through carpet so it isnt visible
Honest question: why you didn't return the lamp? Or, worst case scenario, why you didn't buy a new, proper, one and then thought about what to do with the wrong one later?
As for cutting your finger with a utility knife while cutting some wires... Yeah.. I've been there myself a couple of times 😂
Oh boy this is fantastic 😂😂
The thing is, the more you fail, the less you fail in the future, assuming you took the time to figure out why the failure occurred. You have to be honest with yourself though.
Ah that will buff right out. That's what I tell my wife.
My wife would have had a COW if she saw a whole in the floor of our entry way.
Last time I cut myself deep enough to need stiches... I didn't get them and put a bunch of super glue on tne cut till it stopped bleeding (over multiple days as the harden glue flaked off). Don't be like me, go to the emergency room and get the stiches.
Biggest mistake is having cheap flooring up stairs
Can you do a video on how lacking farm diversity is and how rare it is for them to grow anything native to the land or something that lives in similar conditions to reduce all imputs but the amount of food can go up.
Like no native edible food but invasive very thirsty and resource hungry crops i do t get it we can reduce are farm land by 10% and let forests and bogs come back but no farms and very bad management.
Well, at least the knives are nice and sharp.
Murphy’s Law brother
solid video
I never make mistakes when doing DIY. Those were intentional screwups🙄
You gotta change the title. VERY misleading! “I Mess Up A Lot” is much more suitable because we all know you’re going to keep messing up, just like we all do 😂
We need more videos like this. But not at the expense of a chunk of flesh!
I cut myself like that only It was my wrist. I was bleeding profusely. No one was home. Thankfully our old landline phone had speed dial buttons. Holding my wrist to slow the blood loss I was able to reach a friend who came over and drove me to the emergency room. What did I learn, don't be stupid when working with sharp tools.
Are you from Denmark? 🇩🇰
My ancestry is from Denmark, and coincidentally, my son lived there for a little while!
My joke for today. Your son is the spitting image of your next-door neighbor.
@@LRN2DIY 😁 fellow dane here
A lot of people have a drop ceiling in their basements.
Do everyone a favor and never get a job on a demolition crew.