In message , Tony Bryer
writes
From today's Telegraph:

"The maxim "if you want something doing properly, do it
yourself" appears to be giving way to "if you want
something doing properly, pay a professional".

Research out today claims that Britons are falling out of
love with DIY. Householders who are working longer hours
and who want a perfect home no longer have the time to do
their own plastering, papering or building, the research
shows. Instead, they spend an average of £4,500 a year on
tradesmen, equivalent to almost a fifth of the average
salary. The tradesmen most likely to be called in are
builders and plasterers, followed by window fitters.

Almost nine out of 10 (89 per cent) of the 500 men aged
between 30 and 50 questioned said that they would not
attempt any DIY at all. Of those, 67 per cent said they
were not up to the job, and 27 per cent didn't have time
or were not interested.

And then they moan about getting ripped off

Really - have they nothing better to fill column inches with ?

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geoff