Brace yourself for some laugh-out-loud moments as we peruse these hilarious house cleaning fails. From vacuuming disasters to misguided mopping attempts, these epic blunders will make you feel like a cleaning pro by comparison.
After seeing these fails, you might even start to enjoy your own cleaning routine.
1. “My Mother Was Cleaning The Attic”
2. “My Tenancy Ends Tomorrow After 2 Years In This Flat. Today, While Cleaning And Getting Everything Ready To Move Out, I Hit The Oven’s Door And Broke The Glass. Bye Bye Sweet Deposit Money”
3. “I Tried Cleaning The Stain Off This Mug Until I Realized It’s Part Of The Design”
4. “My Mom Erased Part Of The World While Cleaning My Globe”
5. “My Wife Wonders Why The Vacuum Hasn’t Been Working”
6. “I Just Wanted To Clean The Window”
7. “My Brother And I Were Cleaning Out The Attic, But Then I Heard A Loud Crash And Saw This Above Me. I Chose To Take A Photo Before Asking Questions”
8. “Washed My Measuring Cup And All The Lines And Numbers Came Off”
9. “Got New Cargo Shorts And Accidentally Sat On A Stool That My Sister Was Cleaning With Clorox”
10. “Home Alone Cleaning The Roof And Gutters When I Heard A Loud Bang”
11. “Wife Tried To Clean My Cast Iron. How Much Alimony Should I Get?”
12. “I Clean Pools And Today I Knocked A Huge Potted Plant Into The Water”
13. “Let’s Just Say That We Ended Up With Very Clean Laundry Room Floor… And Yes I’m An Idiot”
14. “When Your Flatmate Likes To Eat Seeds And Cleans The Floor Without Vacuuming First”
15. “I’m Doing Renovations And My Roomba Found A Tiny Piece Of Sheetrock”
16. “Shower Door Didn’t Like Being Cleaned”
17. “After A Long Flight We Decided To Wash And Dry The Pillows. We Brought And Made Our Laundry Room Look Like A Bird Horror Movie”
18. “Can’t Argue With Dyson Ads, It Does Have A Lot Of Suction”
19. “I Was Emptying The Dishwasher And Found This ‘Clean’ Glass Break”
20. “I Hear Screaming Coming From The Living Room, Only To Find My 5-Year-Old Daughter On The Floor With Her Hair All Sucked Up & Tangled In Our Ilife Robot Vacuum”
21. “My Dad Cleaned My Cat’s Litter Box With My Spatula While I Was Out Of Town”
22. “What Could Go Wrong When Neighbor Cleans Fireplace Into Recycle Bin”
23. “I Was Washing The Dishes When The Sink Decided To Fall Out Of The Counter. First Time My Strange Habit Of Hoarding Large Bath Towels Has Proven Itself Useful”
24. “My Mom Was Just Finishing Cleaning The Kitchen And Then Spilled A Bag Of Chia Seeds On The Ground”
25. “My Robot Vacuum Curled Up And Is Sleeping When It Should Be Working”
26. “Trying To Clean Your Oven”
27. “I Was Cleaning The BBQ… And Turned Around For 30 Seconds”
28. “Moved 15 Times Over 30 Years With An Antique Vase My Grandma Gave Me. Today I Cleaned It For The First Time And It Slipped Out Of My Hands”
29. “I Cleaned My Glasses But Apparently There Was A Small Stone On The Cloth”
30. “My 3-Year-Old Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Spray The TV With Water To ‘Clean’ It”
31. “Spent Literally 6 Hours Yesterday Hand-Scrubbing, Soaking, And Vacuuming This Couch. Left My 2-Year-Old Alone For 5 Minutes In The Living Room”
32. “I Tried Cleaning My Oven Today”
33. “I Appreciate Your Drunken Late Night Attempt To Clean, Random Party Guest, But Wooden Cutting Boards Do Not Go In The Dishwasher”
34. “Vacuumed Disposable Cutlery Under My Kid’s Bed”
35. “Cleaning Your Toilet With Dishwasher Detergent”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.