Over 75 per cent have said that they are bored with home improvement programmes due to lack of enthusiasm, seeing it as a chore and the worry of making mistakes. Seven in ten of the nations's homeowners would rather hire a professional for jobs such as tiling, painting and decorating topping the list while installing a new kitchen or bathroom and carpeting are also down the list of desirable pursuits.
The research also looked at the percentage of DIY tasks which go unfinished and revealed that a fifth of painting and decorating jobs don’t get completed, followed by landscaping the garden at 14 per cent.
Andy Gray, head of mortgages for Woolwich said: "It seems that the phrase 'time is money' applies to the UK’s new DFYers. People think their own time is precious and with the added concern that they are not going to do a good job, people are increasingly turning to experts to get the job done. Home improvements can make a tangible difference to the value of peoples homes, but a bad standard of work can drag the price down. Savvy buyers can often see through botched DIY jobs, meaning that sellers will either need to drop the price or employ an expert to re-do the task. In order to get the home improvements done properly people are increasingly looking to use their mortgage to fund them. With competition so high in the market place we are often able to reduce customers outgoings considerably on a monthly basis by remortgaging, which will help them afford to get the home improvement experts in.”
