DIY Can Be Dangerous
Have you ever thought “Maybe I should have hired a professional”? Perhaps the paint job you did turned out blotchy, or maybe the shelves you put up are wonky and/or keep falling down? Hopefully you stopped there, as electric DIY tasks can have much more serious, irreversible consequences.
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The Dangers of DIY
When it comes to DIY many people will ask themselves “why didn’t I just hire a professional?” Perhaps the paint job you did turned out blotchy, or maybe the shelves you put up are wonky and keep falling down or worse, the consequences of your DIY electrics haven’t even given you a second chance to rectify your mistakes.
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One in five tradespeople have considered changing careers
The MyHammer study also revealed the following:
- 73% of tradespeople feel the government is not doing enough to support them
- 39% of those asked find they now have less work with 17% admitting to thinking about a change in career
- 66% of tradespeople have noticed a rise in customers trying to avoid payments
- 57% of tradespeople have noticed that customers are becoming more environmentally aware
- 25% have had to become more competitive to keep their business afloat
- Women in the trade have increased their competitiveness more than the men with 34% of women stating this, against 25% of men
7th June 2009 – Nearly three quarters [73%] of tradespeople feel that the government is not doing enough to support their business, with almost one in five [17%] admitting to having considered changing careers, according to a survey for online trades and services portal MyHammer.
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