Reasons “You Should Have Hired An Architect” Shared By This Facebook Group

[@Leightr]

The "falling" bricks is in no way an error. That's just the bricklayer showing off.

[@sabineschroter1012]

I liked this one.

[@anniejuan1817]

I like the falling bricks! Very creative, interesting, and permanent.

[@YeahNo]

A brickie “Easter egg”.

[@anniejuan1817]

@@YeahNo Exactly! It blends in enough that many people won't notice it. But it's this little, well-executed joke. So very cool.

[@lindaedvardsson4218]

That was Cool..😌👌🏼

[@666toysoldier]

The "falling bricks" on the garage is a masterful display of masonry. The College of Architecture would have tickled my father, a civil engineer who had to deal with architects. The "mole people" house was a pretty common thing---build a basement home, then finish it when you have more money. Sadly. many never had the money to finish.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

Are you certain that it's not for people who are wanting cheaper home cooling/heating, or tornado resistant housing? Personally if it was my house, I would likely build a deck over the top. Sure that would block the majority of natural light into the basement house, but looking at the yard, it would make for a great party, and way to expand the living space, without a large cost and tax increase. But then again if there is standing water on the roof below it would make for one heck of a mosquito breeding ground after each rain.

[@666toysoldier]

@@Mac_Omegaly When the "basement home" was popular, energy efficiency wasn't as big a deal. The basement was still there for shelter.

[@forgedude]

Yeah, my basement still hasn't finished (it's been 5 years) .. i thought i'd save some and do it in phases, but then corona happened and I lost the savings

[@RockyRoader]

I love the "falling bricks". A work of beauty.

[@bovinityleak2066]

For real?! Thats…well…I guess I see the logic. I also see being stuck as a perma-mole person!

[@tstuff]

Many of these were not problems for architects, they were problems that required an interior designer.

[@adriennegormley9358]

1:26 Anybody who would put an electrical outlet, matching or no, INSIDE A SINK, is in for a shocking epxerience. Trust me.

[@jefftanner3803]

Yes, You are very right! That is a bad decision, and probably illegal. Wouldn't pass inspection.

[@JamieM470]

Shocking experience 🤣🤣🤣

[@bovinityleak2066]

It is shocking that anyone would have such an idea and then actually make it happen!

[@amandah2866]

I like the tiny houses of Iceland, it's a nice tribute to the rich Icelandic mythology and folklore. It wouldn't surprise me if you found similar little houses around Ireland and Scotland as well.

[@mhenderson7673]

Here in Scotland we like to put tiny doors at the bases of trees, to make little fairy houses.

[@mistiinseattle]

When I was growing up in the 60s a lot of people built basements to live in while they were building the house on top. My close friends had one, and I spent a lot of hours in that basement. It was really nice inside. Now it has a beautiful house on top of it. And I thought the one with the plant in the "awkward space" was beautiful!!!

[@samanthaellenrook9199]

That black metal staircase is terrifying. I can totally get along with the elf houses tho. 😺

[@psycho-delicpyromaniac9595]

7:25 looks completely normal to me, even gorgeous. The floor work is detailed and the way it transitions to tile is very well done and smooth

[@mistiinseattle]

agree. another gorgeous one

[@jarls5890]

It is an affront to humanity! It does not get more McMansion than this! Only two places you would find this - the US - or among the nouvoue riche of (far) eastern Europe (or perhaps a combo - eastern european moved to the US!). The windows in the niche are asymmetrical. Two tall windows on the right (with a strange curtain thing cutting across) - and a huge slab of blank wall on the left. Fill the entire arc with nice, tall, symmetrical windows. Tasteful light curtains that run the full length of the windows and touches the floor. That horrible splotchy ceiling gotta go - looks like you got a water leak seeping through- make it white - same as the rest of the ceiling (that lamp is also too small for the space - and way too low). Those fake-ass columns. Kill them with fire. If one must have something there - have something "column like" on the right side...in white - matching the wall. Ditch the one on the left (and get rid of the arch in the ceiling on the left as well). The floor is OK. But those chairs around the table.... And that entrance door...looks like it is permanently depressed (and if the door is rounded on the top....shouldn't the windows be matching?).

[@womanofsubstance8735]

4:28 had me laughing out loud. It looks like a cross between Li'l Abner's Dogpatch and the Weasleys' house on Harry Potter. I would love to see the inside of this. Brilliant! Best and cheapest security system available today! Lol!

[@3_ormorecharacters]

the falling bricks one is actually really cool, id have that on my house

[@TimeSurfer206]

0:45 is easy. That used to be the back door. And then it got turned into a room.

[@anniejuan1817]

I agree. The stairs and rail predate the floor.

[@vickymarinou6271]

I swear I've had nightmares with being on that toilet in 8:26 and multiple friends, colleagues etc being around

[@AnxiousAuntie]

6:07 is called a witch window. Not uncommon in parts of New England.

[@uuddlrlrba8974]

Came here to explain this, but you did it first. :)

[@KBinturong]

Stop house shaming ! Some of them are really beautiful !

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

4:36 This picture is a joke, but it brought back memories of the opening of what was then the "new" Architecture Building on the University of Tennessee Campus in the early 80's. I was in the first class to occupy the building once it received its C.O. The building itself - the actual building - was truly that bad - in so many ways.

[@jennifermcgoldrick6323]

The restaurant ceiling with the clay pots is one of my favorite restaurants and the clay pots are lovely but make the restaurant very loud. It’s called Pylos, a Greek restaurant in LES, NYC.

[@tsunamis82]

Actually, I quite like the crooked windows. Why do they always have to be straight and in line with the next one? I would, however, want to see how these were framed up.

[@jessii27star]

Those are common in New England. They are referred to as the Witch's Window. My grandparents have one at their home. I love them!

[@tstuff]

@@jessii27star So witches can't fly in.

[@annbstitched]

I love the "Put a plant on it" at 5:49. I'd love to put more plants, use the space for a buffet at parties, seasonal displays, whatever. I love quirky houses with spaces like this.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

2:30 The cabinets are there to distract you from the green subway tiles, blue Corian countertops, and blue floor. And is that a front loading washing machine?

[@weirdredpanda]

I'm glad to see pictures that I hadn't seen before. And on most of these, what were they thinking?

[@gitouttamycage9221]

Oh my brain hurts now 😵‍💫

[@Charmingpreppylife]

I actually love the brick/siding house tbh

[@bovinityleak2066]

It was art!

[@BarbaraGodin]

The "window situation" must be an old east coast house. That's called a witches window. It was thought that witches couldn't fly through tilted windows. You'll find these all over Massachusetts

[@bovinityleak2066]

Whaaaat? Thats cool!

[@chrisc6857]

Holy f@#$ that 70's bathroom is hideous.... Also, I love how the 'humping buildings' didn't even need a caption. Speaks for itself.

[@missladykc4157]

1:19 is fabulous work by a master brickmason with a great sense of humor, i love it!

[@fashiondiva6972]

I’m still stuck on the pool slide with concrete steps inside it. Is it a punishment slide? As in “Darian, you hit your brother and now you must ride the slide of pain”

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

5:42 perfect place for a model train layout in z scale or a custom aquarium or other cool diorama

[@anniejuan1817]

I think this would be an excellent location for a Christmas tree!

[@silviac221]

That GREEEN bathroom reminds me of the one with bordeaux tiles on the walls and pink floors, toilet, bath etc we had in a house we bought, until we renovated it. I called it "the cabaret". And that bathroom at 0:52! How could they!

[@jefftanner3803]

Yeah! It looks like the inside of a 1950's Diner.

[@mhenderson7673]

When we moved into our house, the bathroom had pink flowery wallpaper ON THE CEILING and halfway down the walls. XD Can't remember what was on the bottom half of the walls. The rest of the house had a different bright coloured carpet in every room (kitchen had a sparkly green floor). It had previously belonged to an old lady, bless her

[@silviac221]

@@mhenderson7673 Haha! We bought ours from a youngish couple. The floors were covered with a carpet in the most depressing shade of dark blue, and the kitchen had wear marks on the floor and a wall that showed that they had a table against the wall and both of them usually sat side by side, facing the wall! Looks like we didn't buy mansions...

[@Nick-oc4qc]

Just a guess.....the seven foot door is to get say a mattress or other furniture that won't make it around the corners. Yesterday I bought a mattress in a box due to this. House was built in 1930.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

The lime green bathroom is a bigger nightmare then the guy chasing the kids into the barn with all those awful farm implements hanging from the ceiling!!

[@forgedude]

let's be honest some of these are really good, falling bricks, tiny houses, 70's bathroom.....wait! a minute

[@dianec9456]

WOW. But I have to say, I liked the brick detail and I thought that the College of Architecture was funny (and probably done on purpose).

[@blacky_Ninja]

4:50 What about that is terrible? Having a trampoline in your own garden is like the coolest thing ever!

[@sharonbrown4590]

Right beside a fire pit?

[@blacky_Ninja]

@@sharonbrown4590 I mean you‘re not supposed to jump outside of the trampoline anyways, sooo yeah, the pit doesn‘t really make a difference there.

[@Primalxbeast]

@@blacky_Ninja lol, not everything that happens when people are jumping on trampolines is planned. They're pretty dangerous even when they don't have a fire pit nearby.

[@blacky_Ninja]

@@Primalxbeast Then don‘t jump while there‘s fire in the pit if you‘re so afraid of it. I really don‘t get what‘s your problem with that firepit, it‘s not like we‘re in a videogame where that fire is on 24/7 ???

[@christinae30]

Also seems like stones just around it, one has to never accidently jump too far off

[@rosswiseman5991]

0:22 I personally love it but I also understand

[@fashiondiva6972]

At 5:03, that’s an attic entrance. That entry method was common in homes built in the late 60s to mid 70s.

[@merryhineline7781]

I’m a member of that Facebook group. :)

[@vancemccarthy2554]

1:37. No explanation needed.

[@sophritoh]

4:40 no way that wasn’t on purpose… college of architecture and PLANNING? That seems like a genius bit of trolling, “we’re here to learn” vibes OR they rly hired the wrong guy for the job… I would just claim it’s on purpose if I were them

[@YeahNo]

It’s photoshopped. Zoom in, and you’ll see the letters pixelate while the rest of the photo doesn’t. If it was real there would be more photos from different angles.

[@littlespinycactus]

1:32 Thought I'd seen everything...........

[@Mac_Omegaly]

5:16 everyone looks at the sink. Me: uh, is that microwave going to eat Me?

[@williamspell5692]

Somebody used an exotic car as a wall decoration. I could cry.

[@saltwater8915]

2:57 nothing wrong with that staircase ... i think it's quite clever and it actually gives you usable space underneath

[@sophritoh]

1:04 as much as that’s unappealing, u guys realize the shelves are most likely straight Just because the cabinet doors are sloped doesn’t mean the shelves within are as well lol

[@fashiondiva6972]

It’s not just the cabinet doors. Look closely. The entirety of the cabinets themselves are tipped forward. That happens when they’re improperly installed, sans tools and 2 people doing the work, simultaneously. Who are trained to install cabinets. Unfortunately it’s not the optical illusion you want it to be. It’s the sad reality for DIYers and those who hire cut rate contractors.

[@cyndykated358]

So crazy! People are funny.

[@puterirahsilaputeri1049]

I like the unique wooden house at 4:30. It's kinda cute (and needs a lot of works to put things on the wall). Will be nice for a summer house in the middle of wood or plain grass

[@machinegunangel]

“A Fifties Nostalgia Bathroom!”

[@Kualinar]

1:20 That can only be entirely intentional. 2:35 Those are not put backward. Those cabinets are made from 100% chip board. 3:30 So... A water slide repurposed as stairs...

[@jemlyn67]

1:20 is great! It's quirky and funny yet subtle.

[@Terri_MacKay]

I'm guessing that the unused water slide was filled with concrete so that people can't sneak in and use it. If that happened, they could be liable for injuries. There have been several stories of people sneaking in to luge runs during the off season and being seriously hurt/killed. Sometimes people have to be protected from themselves.

[@cashiscamping5126]

the Limewire bathroom goes hard

[@janetelainedeloach6501]

Yikes,,, Some horrendous designs out there......😳

[@siddhrajdhadhal8372]

All these designs must be made by an architect or interior designer, only they can screw it up in perfect way

[@onlytruelove737]

4:26 is that even livable? Or made to look so bad no one will ever visit?

[@blacky_Ninja]

That‘s where witches live.

[@jeffjay9350]

grew up in a house with the odd little door up high. (4:56 mark) it was the door to the attic.

[@annbstitched]

At minute 8 it looks like the floor polisher guy is coming and they put all their furniture up out of the way.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

thanks

[@sophritoh]

Ok but the banister going into the floor, appearing as if the stairs are sinking into the floor?? I rly do need a logical explanation

[@anniejuan1817]

The stairs and rail/banister were there first, and continue to a lower level, perhaps these were outside and went to a porch. Then a new room was added, at the level seen in the photo.

[@dubious6718]

Why use money removing the railings when you can just build around it, and as an added bonus, you get people talking about it.

[@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341]

@4:53 That's actually for evacuations. There's an escape slide that inflates like on airplanes.

[@davep5788]

2:59 The bottom stair looks lower than the rest. I'm guessing those are designed to have a wooden tread applied.

[@janetgray2184]

I needed that last one last night!

[@ceh0013]

That was the saddest slide I've ever seen EDIT: I'm talking about the slide @2:22

[@onespiceybbw]

Wasn't a slide.

[@ceh0013]

@@onespiceybbw @2:22 your telling me that isn't a kids playground slide??? From my end it looks like a slide And a sad one at that

[@ariadne0w1]

I agree, obviously that's meant for wee children, but even so, I think even a handicap ramp has more of a slope, lol.

[@sixfootbear]

1.37..Baad architect..

[@beagleissleeping5359]

I like to call vids/pics like these, "Is it real or is it photoshop?" 😉

[@jadedrealist]

Some of these are photoshopped, but still funny.

[@luxlemon6291]

Why is the Icelandic one in here

[@nesnibila4888]

the categories: they should've hired an architect they did hire an architect they did hire an architect... unfortunately DIY job it's not hurting anyone it's hurting everyone Iceland fairy houses

[@jpbaley2016]

I’m thinking the one who built the water slide was thinking how you would get down if the flow of water stopped and left you stranded. He never once thought that you not actually floating on the surface of the water as you slide down - maybe if the slide was 5 ft deep but then at the end of the slide you’d have few corpses.

[@anniejuan1817]

I think the actual slide starts about where the person is, and what we see are the steps to the start of the slide. Still bad, but not as horrible as it first appears.

[@jpbaley2016]

@@anniejuan1817 When you go down a water slide, your body is contacting the slide. Water is keeping the slide surface frictionless and pushing you down the slide. If that slide was used, you would be bumping your butt and head down every step.

[@mikearonson1071]

7:12 Until you piss all over it.

[@little1942]

@1:06. Designed while on acid?

[@tanyagarcia3721]

That one after the mustache house is the willy Wonka house from the deep version

[@YveWin]

Any and EVERYONE involved should be stripped of any type of license, insurance, and fired for life.

[@jamiepaul6305]

🤣

[@lesliemschultz3979]

Just... 🤔

[@Filboid2000]

I wonder just how much of this has been photoshopped? People can be pretty stupid, I'll grant you that, but much of this borders on impossible. Example: at 4:35, the college of architecture. As amusing as it would be, there's no way this would have happened. In the first place, there's enough room on the right for that one more letter and whoever put up the lettering would have first measured the working length and then most likely put up the letters from LEFT TO RIGHT. Thumbs down for clearly being bullshit!

[@furlockfurli2719]

I find most of these examples refreshing and even interesting. Your comments mainly condemn them. If you would leave them out, you would probably have more subscribers.

[@bovinityleak2066]

I prefer the comments. They add to it. Otherwise its just a slide show.