WHY DIY HAS BECOME DIFM (THAT MEANS DO IT FOR ME)

MORE homeowners are ditching DIY projects and demanding ambitious Grand Designs-style home improvements instead, Topps Tiles has said.

Boss Matt Williams reckons that ‘do it yourself’ has been replaced with a ‘do it for me’ approach.

Longer working hours and more ambitious projects mean homeowners do not have as much time to spend renovating their homes. ‘Part of the reason is that skills haven’t been handed down through previous generations but they are also more ambitious with home improvements than they used to be,’ Williams said.

He added social media apps like Pinterest and Instagram were making people more obsessed with interior design as it provided a way of ‘showing off their home without having to invite anyone round’.