30 Hilarious House Pictures That'll Make Anyone Wonder Why The Owners Didn't Just Hire A Professional

These house owners should have really hired an architect

Maryjane

• Published in Funny
• March 7, 2024

Professionals who have spent years honing their art realize that the adage "practice makes perfect" is accurate. That's why, whether creating pastries or building a house, there's typically a noticeable difference between an amateur and an expert-provided final product. 

Regarding the latter, it's important to keep in mind that choices pertaining to architecture necessitate expertise in a variety of fields, including engineering, design, and other fields. For this reason, it is always wise to hire a professional, as they not only have years of expertise but have also received valuable education.

However, not everyone chooses to hire an architect when building something, which frequently leads to tragedies like the ones posted on the Facebook group "You Should Have Hired an Architect." Since its founding only a few years ago, in 2021, the group has amassed more than fifty thousand members.

Its goal is to demonstrate the work of architects and what it takes to be one. It also aims to highlight the negative aspects of the statement, "Much of the built environment in the US, though, is not designed by architects.”

The greatest and worst architectural "gems" can be found there and we've gathered a few in the list below. So go check out the photos and decide for yourself what expert assistance would have been greatly beneficial.

1. When You’re A Structural Engineer, But Your Side Hustle Is Being A Magician…

2. This Hurts My Sense Of Balance

3. No Notes

4. Help Me Out, Experts: Is It Doric Or Corinthian Columns For Dropped Basement Ceilings? I Always Get This Mixed Up!

5. I Don’t Understand How This Happens. I Think The Fireplace Is Trying To Run Away

6. Failing At Tetris

7. Client: I’d Like A Quarter Circle Window Over Each Garage Door. Architect: Say No More…

8. Send Help

9. Architects Looking At Bad Architecture…

10. My Interior Designer Came Up With The Most Awesome Idea...

11. No Words

12. You Should Have Hired Anyone That Understands Gravity

13. Ouch. My Eyes

14. When The House Lights Go Down, Good Luck

15. You Should Have Hired An Architect

16. I’ll Take Awkward Tub Placements For 300 Please, Alex

17. You Should Have Hired An Architect

18. Someone Really Loves Mantles

19. Studio For Rent. Haifa, Israel

20. Privacy Guaranteed!

21. We Made A Trip To Bad Schandau, Germany. The Roof Is Just Awesome!

22. I Don't Even Know What To Say

23. I Mean, What Could Go Wrong?

24. Sure, Why Not

25. Found On Linkedin With A Caption That Roughly Translate To "Open Staircase Custom Made For A Client. Classy And Stark In Its Simple Design." I Mean...

26. You Should Have Hired An Architect

27. You Should Have Hired An Architect

28. Safety First! No-One Falls Off Our Balconies! Although We Have Lost A Few Tenants Who Were Trying To Get From Their Windows To The Balconies. Building Codes And Architectural Plans Are For Sissies!!!

29. Maybe It's Just Supposed To Be "Art"?

30. Fine Until There’s An Overpass, I Guess

Being an architect is not something that one just wakes up and does; it is usually a difficult and drawn-out process. The Facebook group administrator also observed that people generally struggle with three-dimensional thinking, which is a skill that architects need to possess unless they have received the appropriate training.

Expert architects can assist in averting regrettable circumstances like the ones depicted in the Facebook group photos.

Maryjane