People are attracted to DIY for many reasons. While some people would be afraid to tackle things that they think only experts can do, others relish the challenge in many areas to do tasks themselves rather than paying a professional to do it for them.
This is not just restricted to DIY painting and decorating. Some people choose other forms of DIY such as DIY house removals instead of getting Removals Brighton in or DIY house selling instead of using an estate agent.
With many of them, though, it is not about money. It is a question of trying to do something better than the experts can do it and proving your versatility and skill. People take great pride in doing things themselves and they love to tell people how much money they have saved by skipping a professional company.
Others do it purely for the money and take little pleasure in painting or sanding, fixing and polishing. They look at it as a task that has to be done and not as a work of art.
Whatever reason for doing it yourself, you can save considerable sums of money as well as having a far greater degree of control over the project. And of course, you can only blame yourself and nobody else if it does not go to plan...