It was reckoned that British DIY endeavours are costing a total of £2.6 million annually as a result of unforeseen mishaps - or so it is according to research from Insurance company Churchill.
Accidental damage caused while attempting to improve a property costs an average of £540 and a full 20 per cent of British households are likely to make the effort do it themselves .
What's most worrying is that more than half of householders confess to not being particularly adept at carrying out DIY ideas. So why on earth do they do it?
But it does make for a good giggle though. To be honest, I'm not really fussy how things go wrong - so long as they do and that they don't involve me!
I like quite simple and straightforward incompetence such as the chap we know who was sawing some wood. For some reason he then decided to see if he could fit his finger through a hole in the work bench. He could, but it was stuck.
Unfortunately he was the only person at home at the time, and the only way he could free himself was to saw a chunk out of the workbench, using his left hand.
Priceless!
I also liked the story about the chap who was using a motorised saw while cutting a piece of skirting board. For some reason, he decided to lift the safety guard so that he could see the pencil markings, and then brought the machine down, cutting off his hand. He needed a nine hour operation to reattach his hand, and this was then followed by four other operations.
Fantastic!
I'll be scouring the web - and keeping an ear and an ey out for more great DIY disasters!
You mind how you go now.
Harry
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