Too bone idle to knock in a nail! How one in ten millennials have hired a handyman just to hang a picture

  • One in ten millennials said they 'couldn’t be bothered’ to hang their own pictures
  • They have hired handymen for task, and also call in tradesmen to put up shelves 
  • Experts claim that new poll reveals Britain's can-do 'DIY high tide has retreated'

By Mail on Sunday Reporter

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One in ten millennials have hired a handyman just to hang a picture, according to a new survey.

In the poll of 1,000 people, 11 per cent of those aged 24 to 39 said they ‘couldn’t be bothered’ to hammer a nail into a wall to complete the job themselves.

Millennials also hired a tradesman to complete other minor DIY tasks such as changing a lampshade or putting up shelves, the poll by Checkatrade found.

A spokesman said: ‘The UK’s can-do DIY high tide has retreated.’

Millennials hired a tradesman to complete other minor DIY tasks such as changing a lampshade or putting up shelves, the poll by Checkatrade found [File photo]

Millennials hired a tradesman to complete other minor DIY tasks such as changing a lampshade or putting up shelves, the poll by Checkatrade found [File photo]

In the poll of 1,000 people, 11 per cent of those aged 24 to 39 said they ¿couldn¿t be bothered¿ to hammer a nail into a wall to complete the job themselves [File photo]

In the poll of 1,000 people, 11 per cent of those aged 24 to 39 said they ‘couldn’t be bothered’ to hammer a nail into a wall to complete the job themselves [File photo]

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