UK Wedding News
11/06/2014
Millions of people in Britain still turn to their fathers for help when it comes to DIY jobs, rather than do it themselves or hire a professional, a new poll has revealed.
The study, commissioned by sugru, a brand of self-setting rubber, more than eight in 10 Brits said their dad is the first person they call when they need help with home improvement jobs. A reason for this is because "they would struggle to do it themselves".
Furthermore, it is only at 41-years-old, do people finally stop relying on their dad to help around their house.
85% of respondents said they would be lost without their father's help, while 45% went as far as to admit they would continue to ask their parent for help until he is physically unable to do the jobs.
So what kind of jobs are dads called upon for? Well, 73% said they seek help with DIY or car maintenance jobs – this averages around three times a month with Britons, but interestingly, 70% of men will turn to their father for help, compared to 75% of women.
42% of those polled claimed they get their father to help because they know they wouldn't be able to do DIY jobs on their own, while 39% said it's because they know their dad likes to help. 29% were brutally honest with their answer, saying it saves them from paying someone to do the job, while just one in four said it gives their dad "something to do".
Other common jobs dads are called out to help with include "anything which involves power tools", bleeding a radiator, fixing the toilet, changing a fuse and tiling a wall. Building flat-pack furniture, wallpapering, painting walls, replacing light bulbs and defrosting the freezer also made the list; as did cutting the grass and topping up the water on the car.
A spokesperson for sugru commented: "Most parents look forward to the day their children move out as it marks the end of having to look after them. But these results show that dads can be expecting pleas for help until their child reaches their forties, even when they have their own partner or family.
"People will admit their DIY skills aren't one of their strong points, but it is surprising to see this younger, supposedly gadget-obsessed, generation, running to dad at the sight of a power tool. The older generation were fixers at their core but younger people seem scared to have a go and prefer to buy new."
(JP/MH)
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Kids Rely On Fathers For DIY Jobs
Millions of people in Britain still turn to their fathers for help when it comes to DIY jobs, rather than do it themselves or hire a professional, a new poll has revealed.
The study, commissioned by sugru, a brand of self-setting rubber, more than eight in 10 Brits said their dad is the first person they call when they need help with home improvement jobs. A reason for this is because "they would struggle to do it themselves".
Furthermore, it is only at 41-years-old, do people finally stop relying on their dad to help around their house.
85% of respondents said they would be lost without their father's help, while 45% went as far as to admit they would continue to ask their parent for help until he is physically unable to do the jobs.
So what kind of jobs are dads called upon for? Well, 73% said they seek help with DIY or car maintenance jobs – this averages around three times a month with Britons, but interestingly, 70% of men will turn to their father for help, compared to 75% of women.
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42% of those polled claimed they get their father to help because they know they wouldn't be able to do DIY jobs on their own, while 39% said it's because they know their dad likes to help. 29% were brutally honest with their answer, saying it saves them from paying someone to do the job, while just one in four said it gives their dad "something to do".
Other common jobs dads are called out to help with include "anything which involves power tools", bleeding a radiator, fixing the toilet, changing a fuse and tiling a wall. Building flat-pack furniture, wallpapering, painting walls, replacing light bulbs and defrosting the freezer also made the list; as did cutting the grass and topping up the water on the car.
A spokesperson for sugru commented: "Most parents look forward to the day their children move out as it marks the end of having to look after them. But these results show that dads can be expecting pleas for help until their child reaches their forties, even when they have their own partner or family.
"People will admit their DIY skills aren't one of their strong points, but it is surprising to see this younger, supposedly gadget-obsessed, generation, running to dad at the sight of a power tool. The older generation were fixers at their core but younger people seem scared to have a go and prefer to buy new."
(JP/MH)
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