DIY adherents

Four out of five British women are dedicated to DIY and one-third of them declare that they take on the majority of the jobs that occur in and around the home. Over 70 per cent of these women consider themselves just as good at DIY tasks as their male counterparts, if not better. This emerges from a survey carried out among 1 600 customers of the Argos Retail Group, which also includes Homebase. More than half of the women consider themselves to be good DIYers because they are capable of logical thinking and solving problems. The majority of men, on the other hand, are of the opinion that it is because they remain calm. Eighty per cent of the women are convinced that power tools make their access to DIY projects easier. According to the survey, the enthusiasm of these women for DIY is attributable to TV makeover programmes like Changing Rooms.