Top Ten of Tasks that People do not want to do.

In a survey carried out by The Woolwich a list was compiled of the tasks that homeowners would rather get someone else to do, it makes interesting reading for the avid DIYER. First in the list is Electrics, which being an Electrician is surprising but not unusual, second is Plumbing, which I am not a favourite of but can get by at a push. Third is an extension, fourth is installing a new kitchen or bathroom, fifth is carpeting, sixth is tiling or flooring, seventh is replacing a fire, eighth is landscaping the garden, ninth is putting up sheds and tenth is painting and decorating which is again very surprising because as the saying goes if you can pXXXs you can paint.

Plumbing

Plumbing mainly is not difficult to do as a DIY task, not as dangerous as electricity anyway, at the most that can happen if you make a mistake with plumbing is a very wet self or area. One of the harder jobs I can see is the soldering of the joints in the pipes, so in theory I suppose if you are using a blowtorch is also set the place on fire.

DIY and Electricity

The more astute amongst you will have noticed that my profile shows I am an Electrician so I will be tempted to offer advice on Electrical items, but I will try to bare in mind that the recent regulations have tightened up a bit what can be done.

Electricity

Electricity can be dangerous, if you feel unsure about working on circuits at the very least turn off all power at the distibution board, if you are still unsure contact an Electrician.
I suggest that circuit breakers should be used in the distribution board as opposed to fuses, as apart from circuit breakers being more sensitive to faults on the circuit they are also easier to reset than having to change fuse wire.