(Image credit: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2xo5k4/ive_heard_of_painting_yourself_into_a_corner_but/" alt="power-cube" class="on">power-cube</a>)&nbsp; Given enough time, every homeowner will have stories of regrets and mistakes in home maintenance and improvements. Some are our own mistakes, when we try to do something we aren't all that experienced at. Others are regrets over hiring workers who didn't know what they were doing, or else didn't care. That can be unavoidable in this day and age when the most skilled tradespeople prefer new construction jobs or long term contracts, leaving you to hire not the best, but the only people willing to take on your job.

(Image credit: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/hy7t6b/brotherinlaw_repairing_his_awning/" alt="nLotus" class="on">nLotus</a>)&nbsp; Then again, sometimes the screwups are completely beyond anyone's control.

(Image credit: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/hmmxgw/ducks_walking_across_finished_concrete/">mikerockitjones</a>)&nbsp; The concrete driveway was installed near a duck pond. Commenters urged the homeowner to keep it that way, like a work of art or an advertisement for the ducks nearby. You'll find <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-home-improvement-fails/" alt="50 images of home improvement failures " class="on">50 images of home improvement failures </a>to make yourself feel better about your own mistakes and calamities at Bored Panda.&nbsp; #fail #homeimprovement #renovation