29.03.2024

Russians share hilariously haphazard botch jobs

If you have ever rolled your eyes at your partner’s attempts to fix things around the house, you haven’t seen anything yet.

An online photo gallery reveals Russians’ most hapless examples of DIY – and most of them would leave health and safety officers in a blind panic.

One shows a man fixing a street lamp as he stands on a digger, while another uses a skateboard as a spare car wheel.

Another photo shows an office chair that has been attached to a bike for a more comfortable alternative to the traditional saddle.

Here, FEMAIL shares some of the funniest failed hacks and botched jobs…

Office chairs aren’t just to be used in the workplace, they can also be used in playgrounds

This driver decided not to get new lights and used plastic water bottles instead 

This driver decided not to get new lights and used plastic water bottles instead

Why buy a new tap when you can bash another into a weird snake shaped thing

Why buy a new tap when you can bash another into a weird snake shaped thing

No need to get new handles when you can make a paper clip chain instead

No need to get new handles when you can make a paper clip chain instead

This person's perfume bottle had broken, so to make do, they attached a cleaning bottle pump

This person’s perfume bottle had broken, so to make do, they attached a cleaning bottle pump

Most people have never gone to the toilet on a swing, but there's a first for everything

Most people have never gone to the toilet on a swing, but there’s a first for everything

Why buy a hammer from the DIY store when you can make your own one from drumsticks 

Why buy a hammer from the DIY store when you can make your own one from drumsticks

This motorist drilled a scrap piece of metal to their car, colour didn't seem to be a problem

This motorist drilled a scrap piece of metal to their car, colour didn’t seem to be a problem

Give yourself a bit of back support with the new Russian bicycle with built in office chair

Give yourself a bit of back support with the new Russian bicycle with built in office chair

Perfect for winter, this cyclist will be fully protected from the elements with this windshield

Perfect for winter, this cyclist will be fully protected from the elements with this windshield

Why stir your coffee by hand when you can use a perfectly safe power drill

Why stir your coffee by hand when you can use a perfectly safe power drill

This man decided not to take his boat to the experts and made his own steering wheel instead

This man decided not to take his boat to the experts and made his own steering wheel instead

This man nips up the top of a lamp post to fix a light without a helmet standing on a digger

This man nips up the top of a lamp post to fix a light without a helmet standing on a digger

This can't be comfortable! This poor little tot has to make do with a wooden block for a seat

This can’t be comfortable! This poor little tot has to make do with a wooden block for a seat

An idea for Chelsea Flower Show? An old headboard can double up as a backrest for a bench

An idea for Chelsea Flower Show? An old headboard can double up as a backrest for a bench

The tool for every job: one DIY expert welded together 6 spanners for the ultimate tool

These rather strange looking windows look slightly accidental, but the owner must like them

Power drills don’t have to just be a tool used in the garage, they are great for whipping cream

After losing a wheel, this driver decides to use a skateboard as a replacement

The tower of toilets: This gardener found a use for the old, disused pink toilets

This man looks very pleased for himself as he whisks his dinner using a power drill

This pooch doesn’t look too thrilled with his dog house accessory – an old toilet seat

This white van driver decided to add a sponge to his broken windscreen wiper

If you don’t have a pound, just stick a key in! Perhaps you’ll see this in a supermarket near you

The family who lived in this house build a rather unusual bathroom, which was on a platform

An oven can also pair up as a way to dry wet shoes (do not try this at home)

An old Nokia phone is drilled to a wall and used as a latch for a garden gate

This shelf of home products doesn’t look sturdy as it is propped up with a large stick

Close shave: This man’s razor snapped so he used a pair of pliers instead

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