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April 29th, 2010
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How comfortable are you with doing repairs/DIY work around the house ?
Not comfortable at all; would pay someone else to do it
8(17.8%)
Somewhat comfortable
0(0.0%)
Depends on the task (would do some, pay experts for others)
21(46.7%)
Brute force and ignorance will usually get you through
0(0.0%)
Mostly comfortable, with help from a DIY manual
1(2.2%)
Everything I know about home maintenance I learned from the Internet
1(2.2%)
Where have you picked up your DIY knowledge ?
Parents / family
8(18.6%)
DIY manuals / books
1(2.3%)
Watching/helping experts
1(2.3%)
Current Mood:  curious
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![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/30785872/1594267) | | From: |  seawasp |
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| Date: | April 28th, 2010 10:31 pm (UTC) |
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You left out "Figured it out myself when I had to". Where have you picked up DIY knowledge?
From trials and mistakes :) I'll do most things except plumbing and electricity. You also left out
At School
At Evening Class
At other training classes
From TV shows (unless that's under "watching experts") as there are shows that range from "DIY SOS" through the excellent shows on some of the cable channels dedicated to DIY and Gardening. magazines (does that come under 'books') ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/65096673/2586599) | | From: | freyaw |
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| Date: | April 29th, 2010 12:56 am (UTC) |
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I could do most things except plumbing and electricity, but there are quite a few things where I really can't see the point of not getting someone in. Like rendering - thanks to a friend of a friend, that job took maybe an hour to do professionally (for the cost of all the beer people have left behind at our place at parties), when it would have taken me several days and been bodgy. And fixing the woodwork where the gutter overflow had caused rot, that required a carpenter (while we were at it, we got the windows there replaced and most of the woodwork in the area; it was going to need doing at some point anyway, so turn a small fiddly job into a large easy job and get a professional friend of a family member...) ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/39788633/2586599) | | From: | freyaw |
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| Date: | April 29th, 2010 12:58 am (UTC) |
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Oh, and by 'plumbing' I mean major plumbing - replacing the toilet cistern is easier than changing washers in the taps, and I've done both. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/49310086/306227) | | From: | hespa |
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| Date: | April 29th, 2010 08:34 am (UTC) |
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Not comfortable at all; would pay someone else to do it
...which irritates me somewhat, mind you - I would like to be able to do these things myself, I've just never had any practice (sheltered childhood, obviously), so I don't feel confident trying. Too worried about breaking something important... Andy does plumbing stuff, and I'm not averse to doing minor electrical things. Neither of us are much in the way of working with wood. |
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