Are you any good at DIY or home improvements?

With all due respect, thank you for even a subtle admission that your skills/talents/passions may be defined in areas other than trades. No sin in that. I've been in the trades more than half my life, and might think I can do Brain Sugery by watching some nightime medical drama on TV, but I suspect I and the patient would be in serious trouble. The issue in large part is to know what you're capable of, and the limits involved, and without concern that any ego might be bruised, seek help when you feel the need. Obviously for certian tasks one can acquire skills, and with experience become proficient at replacing a sink washer, etc., but some just don't wish to. The greater problem arises when one thinks or states "OH I CAN" when they may not be able. In an example of a plumbing problem, I posted last night. What may seem like a simple DIY project to repair an issue with a kitchen sink, may go critically wrong, for the DIY person, and the plumbing may be damaged, as well as the sink, the surrounding cabinet, the counter top, the floor, perhaps a head gets bumped or a knuckle gets scraped, and in the end, one calls a plumber anyway. Obviously the greater value would likely be in paying the plumber their going rate, as opposed to having the added repair/replacement work in front of you. Good Post. Steven Wolf 45 plus years as a contractor

Personally I am useless but I have a dad that is very good and luckily I live with a builder so he can do most things andd if he gets stuck his dad is a joiner and his uncle runs a nurseries so i can get almost everything done witout too much fuss, lol.

Even though I'm a 95# woman, I do almost all of my own home improvements and repairs. The only thing I will not do is electrial...unless it's rewiring a lamp. This year I had to work on the plumbing in the bathroom, I stuccoed walls, replaced the drip-caps outside over the windows, built a cement apron around the front side of the house, and did a whole bunch of other things. Two weeks ago I had to bleed the fuel lines to the furnace after it ran out of oil. I find necessity, and low funds, are a good motivator. This is the 3rd house I've re-done in 30 years, I find it rewarding, and less costly, to do it myself. Once you convince yourself you can do it, you can!

I'm absolutely terrible at DIY, flatpacks or putting anything together, I cringe when things go wrong in the house and I haven't a clue how to fix them. I deliberately buy furniture which doesn't have to be assembled, which usually costs much more than self-assembly. I once spent a day trying to put a computer desk together, I failed dismally and I ended up wrecking thing in anger, taught me a lesson a costly one. I'd rather sod the expense and get someone out who can do the job in 5 minutes instead of taking me hours and doing a bodge job in the process!

No I am afraid I am not lol I am ok with simple things like painting and that but anything else forget it lol

I love DIY but Im absolutely horrible at it. What would take a professional probably 5 minutes would take me hours to get right. Occasionally I still try my hand at it but rarely do I ever get anything right. Im okay with electrical items if what I have to do is not too complicated but Ill never try my hand at plumbing. I know Ill make a horrible mess there. That I let the professionals handle.

Well, I can tell you a funny DIY experience I had which put a halt to me wanting to do anymore. I was going to fix a faucet leak and I proceeded to take it off without turning off the water. Hot water came squirting straight up toward the ceiling. To make matters worse there was no shut-off valve. I threw a towel over the fountain of water so it wouldn't do so much damage and ran out by the street and shut off the main valve to the house. That was the end of my DIY career.

I'm not, but my husband is. I complain that I never get anything new because he always fixes the old stuff. Actually I'm glad he can do this, because I'm sure it has saved us a fortune. When we moved into our new home and discovered that our son-in-law hadn't done a lot of the electrical work, insulation, etc. my husband was able to go ahead and finish the work himself. The old boy comes in handy! :O)

I don't mess with home imporvements either, I let the proffesionals handle it.

when i respond to one does it get posted for all to see im very new at this the only time i use computors is for work