‘What’s something that’s easy to get done professionally but a nightmare to do yourself?’ – 22 DIY disasters waiting to happen

13.

‘Replacing a zipper in jeans (or any trousers). It’s likely gone up, but last time it was ten pounds.’
–No-Jicama-6523

14.

‘Sourdough bread. Absolutely not worth the effort to bake it yourself.’
–Accomplished_Bake904

15.

‘Growing up, my Dad always fitted the new carpets at home, so when we bought our first house, we tried the do the carpets ourselves and hated it. Looked a mess, took ages and burnt my knees and feet.

First time we paid a carpet fitter they were so quick and efficient, and it looked a million times better than we ever managed.’
–justdont7133

16.

‘Oil change on a car. You need to buy the right kit and oil, crawl under the car, get messy with oil and then have to make a trip to the dump to dispose of used oil. All to save £10-15 compared to getting the garage to do it in half an hour.’
–Fortytwopoint2

17.

‘Resealing your shower… it takes me about two hours every time I do it and always ends up looking shite.’
–trtrtr82

18.

‘Cutting my fucking hedge.’
–HashutHatman

19.

‘Deep frying food. Takes a lottttt of oil, absolutely stinks out the room, house, all your clothing etc, lots of mess, risk of oil splatter burns, and then left with a big pan of oil that is difficult to dispose of. It is a horrendous stinky effort.’
–mazzy-b

20.

‘Anything printing – fiancée and I made and printed our own invites, RSVPs etc to our wedding, 1) because we wanted our own touch and 2) because we thought it would be cheaper.

We ended up spending more on materials, envelopes and printer ink than actually just getting them done on somewhere like Etsy! Not to mention the countless evenings spent perfecting the printing margins, sizing, colour, finish. There’s a lot that goes into it.’
–RealSuPraa

21.

‘Window cleaning. You’re either climbing a ladder to do it by hand which carries quite a risk, or bought a long pole to do it which costs quite a bit of money initially, plus the time taken to do it has a cost.

Easier just to pay somebody a small amount to come round with their water-fed mop thing.’
–SpudFire

22.

‘Cleaning your oven. This goes as far as having family who do fantastic Sunday roasts, and get their oven so grimy that they replace it every couple of years. They also throw out their scaled-up kettles every six months or so, despite having been bought a BRITA by yours truly.’
–farraigemeansthesea

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