YOU SAID:
When I went home I found they had ripped out the kitchen
INTO JAPANESE
私が家に帰ったとき、彼らが台所を引き裂いたのに気づきました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I got home, I noticed they tore the kitchen
INTO JAPANESE
私が家に帰ったとき、私は彼らが台所を引き裂いたことに気づきました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I got home, I noticed they tore the kitchen
That didn't even make that much sense in English.