La metà degli adulti irlandesi afferma che le loro abilità fai -da -te sono “ben al di sotto del par”, rivela il sondaggio
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/half-of-irish-adults-say-their-diy-skills-are-well-below-par-survey-reveals-1768223.html
di Banania2020
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Isn’t that the definition of par?
Skill retention aside you would save so much money learning how to do basic and intermediate tasks yourself. Wiring a plug, light switch, socket etc. Fitting a dishwasher or washing machine. Laying flooring or tiles. It’s not impossible.
Little excuse not to learn when you have free tutorials via YouTube and here on Reddit. That being said – if you don’t feel confident/may feck it up then get a professional.
Half of all people are worse at everything than the average.
The amount of men I know who can’t use a manual screwdriver is one of those adulthood things that has shocked me. I grew up fixing everything and just incorrectly assumed everyone could use tools and just improvise and fix stuff, but no, that’s not the case at all.
fuck off with all of this pressure.
I can change a light bulb, use a screwdriver, and sew on a button. That’s as far as I’m willing to go. I was taught how to change a fuse in a plug some years ago but I would not be confident doing that now.
I work with a constriction company, mostly private jobs, alot of them can be run over the phone so my day can be largely made up of maintenence and troubleshooting as calls come through and the amount of actual 2 minute jobs is crazy, some people literally cannot screw in a light bulb, identify a tripped switch, turn off the water mains. The list goes on….
Most broken washing machines and dishwashers can be fixed by disassembling the impeller to clean it and apply an anti-friction coating. Even if it’s broken the OEM part is less than €50. There are people replacing €500 machines for the sake of a half hour with some tools and maybe a new part.
I can’t do anything in terms of DIY.
I grew up with a parent that could do a lot, but never patient enough to take the time to teach me.
Anytime he needed my help to hold something in place, or lift something etc, it just resulted in him shouting at me for not being able to do something.
This led to me hating these interactions – I never wanted to learn, I just wanted away.
So now as an adult I have no confidence to try what I know are simple things. I won’t attempt to hang a picture frame.
I’d love to learn now that I’m a father and homeowner. But how?
Great opportunity for home-grown Irish companies like DIY Academy to teach people those skills
I can do it….but id rather pay the money and get it done right, than pay the money and get it fixed because I fucked it up even more.
Practical subjects like metalwork/engineering, and woodwork/construction should be available in more schools.
I’ve found a lot of benefit from practical subjects even well after finishing school. It’s good life skills.
I’m an electrician and a few months back I got a call from a man who just bought a house, that his kitchen light was not working. I went out and the first thing I did was put a new bulb in. The light came on. I said to him that it was just a bulb, and he responded that he wouldn’t know anything about changing bulbs.
I couldn’t believe that this man reached about 30 years of age and didn’t know to change a lightbulb, but it’s obviously more common than I thought.
2 out 10 😂
This is the wrong week to talk about fixing washing machines and needing help with a pipe.
I think people renting does play a big factor too. I have a good relationship with the landlord so anything that needs to be done, I pay it and send on the invoice take it out of the rent. So for the likes of a new washing machine, I just got them to deliver it and install it.
I remember another time there was a leak in the ceiling so the plumber cut a hole out and fixed it. I put it upon myself to repair the hole and while it was a good experience, I ate all the material/tool cost and it was a decent job but not a perfect job. With hindsight I’d say it would have suited all parties just to pay a handyman 100 euro and he’d be done in 20 minutes.
I like learning new things but unless you own the house, it makes sense just to get someone in and do it properly. I’m sure landlords have horror stories of people doing horrible DIY work they didn’t sign off on too.
I feel like i need to learn more skills because it’s getting too expensive to have someone else do it. I feel like I’m skilled enough, I just need the time and the tools
I learned diy thing by thing by thing. Because I hate waiting for people to come “in the morning” and for me just not be able to justify the last 25% cost of a job. So that frustration fueled me over the years to the point that I can put in my own kitchen or bathroom or move a radiator. I do most things except gas fitting and I wish I was allowed to do that too. Because even with a few mistakes and wasted spending on the wrong part (gas included) it’s cheaper and you end up with all the tools from then on.
I once kangoled through my own gas main though while digging for the sewer pipe going through under my house. The hiss of the gas alerted me to it. The house was purposely empty of family and I was meters away from the gas cut off which I had preplanned, and I had fire extinguishers nearby, but still, if it had sparked I would have been in some trouble. So maybe that’s why I’m not allowed to fit my own gas boiler etc 🙂
Not that I can’t, I don’t really want to, because if I fuck something up, I have to look at it every day and KNOW this is my fault. Rather get a professional in than face my own inadequacy….
However I have build well over a dozen PCs, so there is that….
I remember getting myself a tv for my room and wanting to put up a wall bracket to hang it off so I asked my dad could he help me do it so I’d know how to do it properly.
I come back from work the next day and it had been already been done for me. I would have liked to have been shown how. 🫤
My dad has 3 girls but he tried to teach how to be self sufficient. It only really stuck with me (youngest). I’ve changed light fixtures in my house, had to put a new plug on my food mixer because the pup chewed off the existing one, changed the element in my oven, put up curtain poles and shelves and cut my own grass. I have all my own tools. My oldest sister is brutal. I had to change a flat tyre on her car because she doesn’t know how to. I honestly don’t think she even knows the difference between a flat head and a Philip’s head!! I’ve been teaching my youngest daughter (20) since she was a teenager.
I’m pretty handy with most things, but when it comes to plumbing and electrics that are beyong the basic stuff I just hire somebody who is trained. Not worth the risk
Was painting our kitchen a year or two ago, thought the sockets had gotten grubby over the years, so decided to replace all while doing the painting.
Neighbour had called in and spotted the sockets on the kitchen table. He was absolutely astounded that I was going to replace the sockets myself,……. and that I was doing the painting.
If you are renting into late adulthood, there are very few opportunities to hone skills like that. It only comes once you own a house.
A couple of years ago we bought a house, and I realised if there is a job that needs to be done, it is usually cheaper to actually buy all the tools and give it a go yourself. Watch YouTube tutorials, ask the guys in the hardware shop for advice, make mistakes, kick yourself, try again.
I can’t imagine what it would have cost me to pay someone to come in and do everything that has been done. But instead, now we’ve a shed full of tools, significantly better DIY skills, and I know every single cable, pipe or stud in this house. Plus the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself.
But going back to say, if you are renting, you’d never pick up those skills.
Google, YouTube and ChatGPT are free. How is this possible. Half of plumbers would be out of a job if people were arsed actually using their brain.
Id have a stab at anything that isn’t electricity or plumbing.
Obviously it’s not really a gender issue, but I think the amount of lads who now have no experience whatsoever in a trade or manual labour etc, has definitely brought the average DIY level down amongst men.
From the better educated country in the world!
Common Knowledge and Benchspace are stellar resources. It’s never too late to learn.