DIY tasks undertaken in Great Britain 2014

This statistic provides the results of a survey, asking British adults which DIY tasks they have attempted in the last twelve months as of April 2014. The most common tasks carried out were changing a lightbulb (80 percent) and hanging pictures (56 percent). Tiling a room was the least common activity attempted by adults in their home, with only 6 percent of respondents having tried in the last 12 months.

Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Changing a lightbulb	80%
Hanging a picture	56%
Painting a room	44%
Assembling flat pack furniture	44%
Changing a fuse	39%
Changing a plug	38%
Putting up a shelf	20%
Wallpapering a room	15%
Repairing a dripping tap	12%
Tiling a room	6%
None of these	10%
Can't remember	2%

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Release date

April 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

April 3-4, 2015

Number of respondents

1,906 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was formatted as follows: "And looking at the same list, which of the following have you attempted in the last twelve months? Please tick all that apply"

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