More than a third of British people (35%) live in homes built during the first half of the last century with 7% admitting that their homes are very out-dated and in need of renovation. 90% of us don’t rely on experts for an entire job as new research suggests that we spend two weeks waiting for workmen to show up during the average lifetime.

73% of adults have a dream project for their home but 43% of people cannot afford to pay for improvements so will be Doing It Themselves. 80% of people claim to enjoy a spot of DIY and on average it costs us around £10,872 a year (£5,986 on materials, £4,886 on tools and equipment). 45% of people admit that DIY fills them with pride and a further 26 per cent used it to express their creativity.

Whilst a third of men say that DIY is too time consuming, those who are single may want to rethink as 27% of women said that being good at DIY was something they looked for in a partner. The research also found that more than a quarter of women have become DIY fans and another 52% of women like doing it every now and then.