DIY bodges cost people £850m a year in paying builders to sort them out.
No less than 70 people die a year from DIY disasters, and there are a further 200,000 injured. Despite that, according to the Federation of Master Builders 40% of people still attempt all their building work themselves.
And when it goes wrong - well, Boy, does it go wrong.
To commemorate those incompetents who still bring a smile to my face then - here is the list of Top 5 DIY disasters. These are about people who thought DIY was as easy as ABC, but ended up thinking again.
Today - at Number 5 .....
The Norfolk Handy Man.
This is the tale about Paul Stothers from Norfolk.
He was using a motorised saw while cutting a piece of skirting board. Not exactly rocket science, and certainly not specifically dangerous.
But here's where it all goes wrong. He lifted the safety guard (why, oh why?) so that he could see the pencil markings, and then brought the machine down, cutting off his hand. Ow. Ow. Ow.
He needed a nine hour operation to reattach his hand, and this was then followed by four other operations.
That may have been the end of his DIY career.
Look out for Number 4 soon .... and mind how you go.
Harry
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