Poll: What's your D.I.Y. skill level?

Jason

I invite all Workshop members to participate in our latest poll.

The poll question is: What's your D.I.Y. skill level?

The poll can be found on the front page underneath the Join the discussion icons.

Feel free to chat about the topic in the discussion below.

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Andy_Mann

I consider myself fairly handy, but there are times when nothing goes right. I'm a glutton for punishment, so never give up until I get it right.

I don't work a full day, but recently I took 2 days to fit a new toilet seat, & most of a morning fitting a showerhead. : (

It's not all doom & gloom, I have great days where I surprise myself at how well a jobs gone. When Tania is surprised that it's finished already, I tell her "it doesn't take me long to do a 5 minute job", or "ah, it's noth'n, it was a shiela job". : P

John1

Have just taken the poll and find that I am one of the 80%. That is great as I always start at least three different jobs at once so I have the money and ability to finish at least one and the others get finished later. Not a great way of doing things but they still all get done it's just a case of when.

Brad

Not sure where I fit, Welder by trade also been a fitter and turner by invitation. Now I do hold a trade account and am mostly an Aquaculturalist and possibly Cabinetmaker in the future.

Jason

You sound like an expert to me @Brad!

Goldmember

I've got no doubt where I'm at with my (lack of) skills.

Isobel

Great to see so many Workshop members rate themselves experts. We're in good hands when seeking advice!

Jason

Workshop members have a wide range of D.I.Y. skills according to our latest poll.

27 per cent of the community rated their skills as beginner level, while 13 per cent considered themselves experts. The majority of Workshop members - 60 per cent - rated their D.I.Y. skills as intermediate.

Thanks to all members who participated in the poll.

Jason

As it's been a year since we ran this poll and we've had many more members join, we decided to run it again over the past week. The results suggest we still have a healthy mix of community members with a wide range of D.I.Y. skills.

Thanks again to everyone who participated by adding their vote.

Jason

It's been a while since we last ran this poll.

For all those newer members out there, let us know how you rate your D.I.Y. skill level.

Do you rate yourself a beginner, intermediate, or expert?

Let us know by replying below.

Jason

MitchellM

Well I have a little name tag that says I'm an expert in several areas, if that means anything. One thing I learnt early on in my career at Bunnings, was to pay attention to people that know their trade and/or are very good at what they do.

I always thought that the information I can learn from them would one day pay off, whether that be when I build my own house or have to answer peoples questions on the subject.

I am reasonably humble about my skill-set but I'd have to go Expert in "D.I.Y", some-what lacking in specific areas, though I am very confident in the majority of D.I.Y applications.

Although I'll rate myself an expert, I will never stop listening and absorbing any information someone is willing to give to me.

I am also very happy to be corrected and told I am doing/sayin something wrong, so feel free to pull me up anytime.

Walter

I'm an absolute beginner with most manual DIY tasks, although I'm pretty good at electronics.

I can slap paint on a wall or cupboard, and yes, repair a cupboard that was coming off the wall (used an angle bracket and it turned out nice)

I recently learned how to fix holes in plaster and have become quite adept and happy I learned something I wouldn't even try to do in the past 🙂

I can't even begin to build shelves,but give me a flat pack and I'm going to be fine. I recently put up a load of "bit boxes" in my electronics workshop, and actually got it all straight! but heck that's not difficult.
I can grow roses that look nice, and I'm good at plants (green thumb)

I work with a friend who is good at building what I design - my letter box is shaped like a Newtonian telescope (picture coming). I designed it, he built it, and my next project is.......

We have had some trees chopped down, and we are using the stumps as decorative pedestals instead of stump grinding. One of them may end up as a table. Yes, the stumps are that big. That's the plan anyway. It all depends on how good I get, but If I design it well, my friend can do the making.

redracer01

I rate myself lucky! Me and my brother were clearing bush one day and a wild swing from my brothers machete landed on the bony top part of right foot! I will go with adequate but always open to learning more! The answer to the question was yes it was just a flesh wound and my brother never heared the end of it from my mom! Your never too old to DIY!

Rolando

I'm pretty good at most things, for those which are new to me I look up on the internet and based on that sometimes I decide that a tradie is a better option. Often when I use a tradie though, I make all the preparation work myself, like digging or gathering information going into the roof cavity measuring and making sketches for example; then I do the final plastering or gap filling or just painting. Often the job requires a new tool which might be more expensive to buy or rent, considering the risk of first time use.
I also try to be around when tradies do work so I can soak up some knowledge and make sure they do a good job, given some bad and shonky experiences in the past. Of course electrical and plumbing work I get done by a tradie, and sometimes chase them for the certificate of compliance! I do design a lot of my projects, to optimise the materials and make sure I buy all that I need. Often I also build mock-ups of shelves or cabinets or other with cardboard, to get a feel on the right size and/or discuss with my wife the proper placement.
Often I start doing a job and discover some shonky older work, so I have to extend the scope of the project!

ProjectPete

Jack of all trades, master of quite a few. Just love learning new skills.

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