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DIY can often prove costly
(17/04/2008)

A study by Yellow Pages reveals that UK adults spend on average one year of their lives carrying out home improvements, despite almost a third (29 per cent) admitting to starting jobs they aren’t equipped to tackle, can’t complete or messed up. And, their misjudgements can often prove costly. The study of almost 1,500 people estimates that those DIYers admitting to blunders spend an average of £1,058 each on materials and service charges to rectify their mistakes, totalling £11.3 billion over... [more]

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