86% of American homeowners are inspired by watching home renovation shows—on average, about seven hours of remodeling content each week—enough to become armchair experts who want to make changes in their homes.
According to a new survey, almost two-thirds (64%) would be willing to attempt home renovations on their own today, and 35% believe they have the skills and know-how to actually host their own home remodeling show.
The poll of 2,000 homeowners, also revealed that despite their apparent confidence, 48% admit they wouldn’t want to tackle any plumbing or electrical work without a professional.
However, nearly seven in 10 respondents have already done remodeling, with 61% tackling their outdated bathroom, and 42% rehabbing their old kitchens.
A whopping 94% of these DIY homeowners consider their renovations to be successful. Even so, 14% of those respondents wish they’d enlisted help from a professional.
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of bath and shower remodelers Bath Fitter, results found that of the 31% who haven’t attempted a remodel on their own, nearly half admit that fear got the best of them—leading them to avoid renovations so as not to mess them up.
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Similarly, others believe that they required more skill than they have (43%), and they didn’t know where to start (31%).
But that doesn’t mean Americans haven’t been…
