Stupid Builders Who Should've Called An Architect 

As a retired builder, i don't know how many times I have had to revise building specs or retain an engineer because the architect supplied plans didn't meet code. Many times it's not stupid builders, it's incompetent architects. bets there are many builders below who feel the same.

One hypothesis for the Chesterfield church spire was that the oak they used for building it wasn't aged first, it was fresh from the forest, & it warped as it dried. As I'd heard this from an archeologist who studies things like that, I tend to take that theory as being more accurate than most.

22:20 Respect to the designer who designed the air cushion strong enough to distribute the weight of the roof to the supporting pillar.

some prime examples of what happens if you leave everything to the architects

“It was probably an architects fault” -Any engineer ever Ok how many people who liked this comment watch RCE

16:16 That lonely window is for throwing out anxiety and self-hatred

My ex's dad decided to not use a architect or engineer on the plans for his house and got some idiots to help him build it. Instead of footers under the house they tried cender block columns without anything other than a solid block on the bottom. And yeah you can do that with mobile homes and in some other cases which worked until he decided to make a second story that was bigger than the first. He thought he was a world class genius in his mind until we got hit with the remnants of a hurricane and had torrential rain and wind for a few days, his house decided to migrate about 20-30 yards down the hill. He got hit with about 15,000$ in fines for building with no inspections or permits or anything and had to bulldoze everything and start from scratch. It probably makes me a bad person but I enjoyed every bit of it.

In Novi Sad, Serbia there is a tower clock from 1750 with its hands opposite to what one might expect; longer hand is showing hours and shorter is showing minutes. The explanation is: you needed to tell the time even if you are far away, so longer hand is easier to see from distance. Back in the day, people didn't really care about minutes as much as they did about hours. That clock is still working, still pretty accurate and still with "opposite" hands. Today, it is nicknamed "the drunk clock".

The church in Chesterfield, England with the crooked spire was caused because they built it with unseasoned timber. The spire is built around a wooden framework and, as the wood dried, it twisted and it has remained that way ever since.

At my university, TWO buildings were almost finished before major flaws were discovered - A building designed to become the campus's primary Library, was found to be TOO weak for that use. The architect failed to add in the weight of the books! The second building was nearing the finishing stage, when one of the construction workers came into the work shack, and asked: "I was just wondering, where the stairs between the floors are going. I can't find any". A 4 floor building with no way to get to them. They had to add the stairs on the exterior of the building, and it ended up looking like a medieval castle, compete with turrets!

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I suppose it could be that the counter top misfire could be upside down... except, the mistake would have happened during the cutting rather than installation. One little-known fact about counter tops is that they aren't finished underneath. So the bottom is rough and not nearly as pretty.

"the design is very human💀" - wise man

9:55 everybody ganster till Shaq O'Neal comes to the ATM

As someone with a degree in AET, I know that the process of making a building has 4 key steps; The engineer and architect figure out the structure and design of the building, which is then given to a drafter to make the blueprints using that information, then the blueprints are reviewed and any mistakes are fixed in the prints or anything is scrapped and then taken out of the prints, and then those approved blueprints are sent to the contractors to use as reference while building. The review section and alterations are the part that can cause weird little things, like a column of windows being scrapped and the drafter missed one, and it getting approved anyways, or a handicap spot is added where there wasn't one, and the drafter didn't correctly change the area enough to convert it into a usable spot. The contractors wouldn't know it was unintended, they'll just refer to the blueprint as their Bible, and transfer any mistakes on the blueprint into the building. Being a drafter is more important to get right than you would think, and anybody can make mistakes if they're tired, so I'm not surprised that some weird mistakes may pop up where you wouldn't expect one.

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I was at a conference in the outskirts of Paris where the only lavatory for wheelchair users was at the top of a very long and steep flight of stairs. There was no other way to reach that lavatory - I checked. I’m not a wheelchair user but felt sorry for anyone there who was. My guess is that local building regulations required a lavatory suitable for wheelchair users but the same regs said nothing about access.

Thank you for a great video as usual! I just would like to say that at 21:54 you converted 4 inches to 2.54 cm. However, 2.54 cm equals 1 inch. 4 inches would be 10.16 cm. Keep up the good content 😊

I'm assuming the clock that they added to the church spire is offset for mechanical reasons. I'd guess that the gearing or mounting system for the clock extends straight backwards. However that spire looks like it's also a bell tower, and the hanging parts of the bell would descend straight through the center of the tower. If you installed the clock face directly in the center, its internals would likely have run into the bell.

I love the fine ai craftsmanship of the kitchen with the stairs on the counter

The ramp in Mexico is not for the disabled individual, but for the resident to pull their own luggage upstairs guided by the "luggage ramp". The design, the "luggage ramp" can be found in many train stations across China.

Wonder if the Darwin awards have a section for architects?

How could some people get permits for some of these builds?

I feel like this one is going to be the beginning of a full series.😅

@16:34 Question: "Do you know the real answer?" Answer: "Yes, it's called Photoshop!" 😂😂😂

An integrated staircase on a kitchen counter isn't bad, you just need a wall to seperate this, and you're done! Honestly, this seems to be looking forward to a new trend.

That door thing has happened to me 😂 it was seriously one of the times I’ve felt the most dumb.

Man I never get tired of your funny comments. Always something new with funnier jokes comes out of you. Big fan.

My theory for the 3rd floor garage door is for a piano. I used to stay in an open loft, and when they covered up the opening, we had to leave a hinged door to get bed(s) and furniture in and out.

9:01 I've heard about the twisted spire of Chestfield myself. I've read there were a number of theories on how it got like that... from a local blacksmith shoeing the Devil badly, so that he leapt up in pain and kicked the spire out of kilter... to the idea that the spire was so surprised to hear that one of the brides who got married there was actually a virgin, so it leaned over to take a look! XD

I've had the pleasure of doing a final walkthrough with the builder to inspect my painting, and my painters had rehung doors that were 3" narrower than the frame, and obviously hadn't even closed them to check the fit. When he swung the first door closed I was quite embarrassed. By the third, I was angry.

I think that one window on the concrete windowless side of the building is for letting sunlight in and make for a bit more open lighter space inside, maybe a cramped office area or a unlit part of an apartment.🤔

Architects design thing that look good, engineers design things at work well, builders build things that work

For the last 15 years of my fathers construction career, he was hired to travel North America and the world to "unscrew up' projects and make them work and work safely. As a teenager he had apprenticed with a boat building firm where much of your work is in constantly changing angles and distances. An unbelievable amount of contractors could not understand an architect's plans, and sometimes neither did the architect! When the phone rang it was usually someone with a big problem and off he would go, making very good coin. Not bad for a fellow with a 1930's GED, yet could do complex fractions and formulae in his head.

Thanks for the info. I'm a retired Computer Aided Drafting and Design Engineer, I wouldn't have design any of those flops, my reputation is too important.

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4 inches is not 2.54cm, you sure it wasn't you that installed that door 🤣 Another great video btw 👍👍

The dumbest part about sinking feeling with the outlet in the sink is that if you look up to the top left theres a light switch with an outlet right there LMFAO 😆😆😆😂😂

I've been building stuff my whole life and could come up with many examples, where it would have been better not to ask an architect... "You think that's gonna hold up as planned?" "Archi said it would...." Boooom!

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Haha! I never expected my home town to be on one of your videos. The Crooked Spire in Chesterfield is rumoured to stand up stiff when a virgin walks past it.. Well that’s what the locals say.

Dude. This is cool as always. Keep up the good work.

at 2:50, the deck did not fail because of its legs. It failed because the joists tore free of the plate connecting it to the house - almost certainly because they didn't use joist hangers.

Having an architect is no guarantee things will go disastrously wrong e.g. 1. Sydney Opera House. When they started building it they realised the roof would collapse under its own weight. 2. London millennium Bridge. Stopping it bouncing cost nearly as much as building it in the first place. 3. My local council (Luton) build a multi-storey car park. It was to be opened by the mayor driving to the top and breaking the ribbon. On the day the corners were too tight for his car to go round them and he had to walk to the top and cut the ribbon with the scissors. Oh, and by the way it was the black death not the black plague we had over here.

The church steeple looks like something from an AI art program made into reality.

gotta respect the guy who photoshops every failed construction right.

the first one isnt the architect's fault; presumably the concrete pillar is holding up something important. the fault lies with the greedy stadium owner/operator who installed seats behind it and sells tickets for them, in the knowledge they would be useless

Some of these design flaws are an example of when a worker tries to tell the Boss that something is off or wrong but Boss arrogance dismisses anyone's input and demands to "Just do what I told you". I've seen it happen.

18:49 Someone either threw bricks, rocks, or both at it

1798 liter water is 1798 kilograms of water, not 1814 kilogram like he said.. This is why the metric system is so great👍🏻

I suspect the seats at 1:00 were never meant to be sold. They were installed as a place for stadium personnel (vendors, security, etc) to rest.

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Is when we were kids : Lego = tallest skyscraper

Architect: draftsman with a fairly good imagination but no common sense. Engineer: guy you bring in to fix what the architect effed up, preferably before construction starts.

9:28, it looks like the wall underneath the ATM is meant to have something attached to it (like a set of steps for example) that hasn't been installed yet (it seems to have the mounts for it). Wouldn't surprise me if this was just people joking around with a not in service yet work in progress.

The real pros are the engineers, not the architect, in rare cases it might be the architect though.

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23:35, hey mr. Be Amazed, I'm from Mexico and I find thst joke offensive

19:34 This is still better than the story an engineer told me. He said the specs for the wall to be built was ... let's say 4 ft high (can't remember all the details now). When he went to inspect, the wall "started" at 4 ft high from the ground and continued nice and straight and *level.* Except that the ground underneath sloped up the further along you went. lol.

2:41 As a German I just can laugh at seeing 1798L of water equals 1814kg x'D

I believe the last one was a joke.

The twisted spire is fabulous. It loos like a cornucopia.

Man, that offset clock tower really got my OCD twitching! However, I think the twisting spire looks kind of cool...

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This commenter couldn't build any Ikea furniture , that a 5-year-old could put together😂😂😂

21:54 4 inches =/= 2.54 cm, it would be around 10.16 cm (I use both, found it weird, and did the conversion lol)

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18:26 He looks like Shaggy.😂

ive had a horrible day & watching this & listening made it a lot better. thank you

21:50 HE UNLOCKED THE INFINITE LIFE CHOICES GLITCH! WOW!

Love this

18:13 - He got the delivery part right, but I doubt it was a pully system. They probably purchased a forklift that can lift things up to the 3rd floor, and simply made a garage door to drop things off to them from the outside. As for the dent, I'd guess bad driver driving the fork lift.

22:16 if that Colorado Springs location was ever a "Best Products" store (not Best Buy), they outfitted a LOT of their showrooms to have very unusual architectural features. The one in Sacramento CA for example had a corner of the building that moved out on tracks when the store opened in the morning and slid back into the main building at closing time! We called it The Notch. Ironically, it is now a Best Buy (who redid the front to eliminate the distinctive Notch. They hate innovation, which is reflected in their showrooms).

Sometimes it is not a dumb builder or a dumb architect, it's a dumb observer not recognizing what they are seeing, such as in the thumbnail where the pillar does not reach the overhang. That is intentional. It is not a support, the roof in cantilevered and does not require support. That is barrier that prevents vehicles from accidentally entering the pedestrian area and the reason it is not attached is so that if it is struck by a vehicle it causes no damage to the roof or the building. It's made to "look" like part of the building for aesthetics.

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14:50 the worst part is there’s already an outlet next to the faucet

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Not an architect or engineer but I think in some of these examples, photos of them were taken when the job isn't 100% complete. Or else whoever was responsible for their construction needs a new day job.

My father once bought a story in an apartment that overlooked the Caspian sea, it was very expensive because of the view. Suddenly, they decided to built apartments right in front of them and they are to this day abounded.

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1:46 this is the "Watching Paint Dry" sport to see what patch of Paint dries first

18:46. The dent was probably from a hail storm. Hail Stones can get big enough to create a dent that big.

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Weirdly enough this part (21:44) I have that nightmare year's ago about that in my own home...

At 18:48 I think that in transit the door was damaged, and the owner isn't bothered about replacing or repairing it.

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When it comes to wheel chairs, the opera in Cologne is designed perfectly at the main entrance for such disabled people. Why? Very easy, for the look! the designer made a big stairway to the entrance of the building. Now you could say, that happens a lot, but in Cologne it is very special! After entering the building you have to go down the same amount of stairs as the ground inside the building is just at the same level as outside. This forces all depending on a wheel chair to enter the opera at the back entrance, where normally just personal would enter the building. I would have chained the designer to the stairs, and force him to carry everyone needing a wheel chair across that "fantastic" stairway into the building, just for learning purposes.

1:25 those are the people who want to be on their phone during a football match favourite seat. lol Edit: same thing for that seat row too ( 1:49 )

That fire hydrant at 16:57 is not blocked by the rails. The rails can be detached when needed. Tiy can clearly see the joints in the rails 😉.

18:06, early 20th century (and before) multi-apartment buildings used to have a top floor furniture loading bay (with crane attached to the roof), I think this guy just used a garage door as a cheap way of making a modern one.

The metal pipes over the fire station do indeed pop right off.

I saw some issues on the video which could be caused some similar mistakes in the video. Eg.: at 21:55 - 4 inch is not equal to 2.54cm, the correct unit conversion is 1 inch = 25.4mm (2.54cm), therfore 4 inch is 101.6mm (10.16 cm). I know this may be switched off the fuse at some people, but it shows the importance of the conversion between units.