Zurich Insurance: DIY disasters can prove costly

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Zurich Insurance: DIY disasters can prove costly

Zurich Insurance has found that 16 per cent of homeowners who dabble in DIY have been forced to call in the experts to fix their botched jobs.

A third of those who had to call out a professional were simply hoping to save cash by tackling the work themselves, but the insurer revealed that they ended up spending an average of £280 rectifying their mistakes.

Inexperience was the primary cause of DIY disasters, while 11 per cent of people blamed underestimating the task and not having the right tools to finish the job.

When it comes to insurance, nearly three quarters of those surveyed did not know if their home insurance policy would cover any DIY errors, while 47 per cent did not inform their home insurer of any major home improvements they were planning to make.

Steve Gilbert, technical underwriting manager from Zurich said: "With so many homeowners trying their hand at DIY, mistakes will happen but as this research shows it's important to know your limits if you don't want to end up out of pocket."

Earlier this month Zurich Insurance announced that the UK's volunteers donate a total of 2.2 million days a week to charitable causes.
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