This statistic illustrates the likelihood of consumers using a tradesperson or doing major home improvement work themselves in the United Kingdom, according to a DIY survey conducted in 2015. Of respondents, 65 percent said they would buy from a DIY retailer and do the work themselves, compared to 28 percent who would get a tradesperson to buy the materials and do the work for them.
Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Don't know
7%
Will get a tradesperson to do the work and leave it up to them to get things they need
28%
Will buy from a DIY retailer and do the work themselves
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about the changes to your home you are planning to make, or have already made this year, which of these statements best applies to you?".
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ICM Research. (June 12, 2015). Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/
ICM Research. "Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015." Chart. June 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/
ICM Research. (2015). Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/
ICM Research. "Share of Consumers Using Tradespersons or Diy Retailers for Major Home Improvement Work in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/
ICM Research, Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of consumers using tradespersons or DIY retailers for major home improvement work in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph], ICM Research, June 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/483706/united-kingdom-uk-diy-tradesmen-usage/
