Is your man any good at DIY?

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I an a man, but completely useless at it.
I get a professional in!

Yes he is. So am I.

No, we're both useless at it so either or doesn't get done or we hire someone !

No can't change a lightbulb

Unless it’s something which needs certification people are capable of DIY, even YouTube is full of tutorials!

He’s brilliant, but slow.

No, he's crap.

Good at flat-pack furniture though.

Yep, but I'm better.

He does things so that they will function. I do things so that they will function AND look good. So I usually insist on being the one to do it myself. But yes, he could do things easily enough, if I didn't care about aesthetics (and sometimes safety..!).

My first dh couldn't even change a light bulb.
Current dh is great at everything!!

Amazing and fast. Rebuilds historic houses for fun.

No , he is useless can barely use a drill actually I'm not sure he can use a drill at all 🤔

I am not the only one then?

Yes - he's excellent at it but it is his job.

Getting him to actually DO it is another matter though

Dh has shovels for hands. He is utterly hopeless at any kind of construction or engineering and allowing him anywhere near sharp tools would probably lead to him losing a leg.

He thinks he is.

DH has an navy engineering background and can take apart almost anything electrical/electronic and fix it. He is actually amazing, he even solders broken circuit boards.

The only thing that defeated him was a Dyson fan.

He's terrible. Can't even do lego. Although he's gotten better at building ikea furniture over the years.

No he’s terrible. I felt a lot better about when I read Michelle Obama’s autobiography and she said Barack didn’t do it either.

He is okay but takes forever to get around to it.

My husband has done several things in our house, over the course of 30 years:

knocked out the downstairs bathroom.
Created a bathroom upstairs by using part of a walk-in cupboard and part of our bedroom. Fitted complete bathroom suite and shower.
Knocked 2 rooms into one, giving us a lounge/diner with an archway
laid laminate flooring in lounge/diner and 2 bedrooms.
Built a porch at the front door.
Built a patio with a wall around and steps down to the garden, out the back.
Dug up conifers, made a path all along the side and back of the house.
Dug out some of the garden at the front and cemented it to make a car-parking space.
Fitted new skirtings throughout.
Painted & wallpapered throughout.
Fitted a new upvc back door.
Fitted a new toilet in the utility area.
Hung new internal doors throughout.

He's done all plumbing/electrical work on all the jobs he did.
He's a qualified electrician (although doesn't do that as an employment.

I nearly forgot - he built himself a brick-constructed shed/garage.

Yes, brilliant.

He can turn his hand to anything. Except plastering, he's terrible at that.

Hmm.
His ideas on what he can do, and the reality to my spec differ.
I've started teaching myself how to do things instead.

Good at - yes

Quick at - no

My DH is a god when it comes to DIY.