My diy skills are useless. I think a lot of it is a lack of confidence in
using tools and also, to be honest, the fear of making a costly cock up.

Has anyone here as a complete beginner undertaken a 5 day intensive course
in, say, plumbing? I saw the 5 day intensive course advertised by Able
Skills and it does sound good.

Is it possible though for someone who is completely lacking in both
confidence and technical skills to get anything from a 5 day intensive
course?

The last straw for me was paying a plumber £60 to tighten a f****** radiator
nut.