DIY moron Brits share most bizarre hacks involving credit cards and rolling pins

Dummy Brits have revealed their awful attempts at DIY without a toolbox – including using rolling pins, credit cards and broomsticks for. key maintenance jobs around the house

Barmy modern Brits are using makeshift household items to attempt DIY jobs.

Among the half-cocked moves without tools is substituting rolling pins for hammers and broomsticks to clear gutters.

As many as four in ten punters under the age of 40 don’t even own a toolbox, while three quarters (74%) admit that they regularly attempt projects without the proper gear.

A further 65% have used an object from around the home to get the job done.

New research from Premierline found 71% have used a kitchen knife as a screwdriver, while 63% frequently use scissors to trim plants and hedges.

Credit cards to spread grout (40%), kitchen bowls to mix wallpaper paste (37%) and Sellotape to fix leaking pipes (36%) also emerged among the wrong tools for jobs.

On average, modern Brits take on nine DIY jobs a year, despite just 67% owning a toolbox, full of an average of 12 tools in total.

One in four (23%) said they are “rubbish” and “terrible” at DIY, with 13% admitting they end up watching internet tutorials when they want to learn how to do something.

Three quarters (74%) ended up spending more money to fix the problem than the original cost of the work with the average cost coming in at £1,555 per disaster – adding up to a massive £7,775 last year on cleaning up their DIY disasters.

According to the 500 professional tradespeople interviewed as part of the survey, 43% noticed a decline in DIY skills in recent years.

One in ten said they are being called out at least once a week to fix “botched” jobs with the biggest issues poorly fitted shelves and cabinets, electrical wiring issues and burst pipes.

Premierline’s Rebecca Leversidge said: “While innovation and initiative in the home is admirable, DIY is often a risky substitute for calling in a professional who will have the right skills and tools for the job – especially when it comes at an average cost of £1,555 per fix.”