Results: Do you ever do your own minor plumbing repairs?
Published on 11/19/2014
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1.
Do you ever do your own minor plumbing repairs? Yes, I'm a DIY'er!
37%
679 votes
Yes, I'm a licensed plumber!
2%
41 votes
No way!
58%
1061 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
55 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.44% | 8 | |
| my husband does | 0.27% | 5 |
| na | 0.11% | 2 |
| sometimes | 0.11% | 2 |
| my hubby does | 0.11% | 2 |
| no, but my husband does | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have a handy husband | 0.05% | 1 |
| someone else in the household does | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.05% | 1 |
| very minor ones | 0.05% | 1 |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| hubby does it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i try | 0.05% | 1 |
| have a hubbie | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband does | 0.05% | 1 |
| some | 0.05% | 1 |
| only when the property owner doesn't follow through and make repairs promptly | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband does repairs | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends how minor | 0.05% | 1 |
| my bf's brother helps, thank god! :o) | 0.05% | 1 |
| i get my husband involved. | 0.05% | 1 |
| my dad does | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the skill level of the job | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, but someone in my household does | 0.05% | 1 |
| i prefer not to. plumbing is my worst enemy... a simple job usually becomes godzilla after i start messing with it | 0.05% | 1 |
| some but not much | 0.05% | 1 |
| sometimes..... small jobs | 0.05% | 1 |
| when i can | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband does it all | 0.05% | 1 |
| hubby | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does, hes a plumber! | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband is a plumber! | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband does them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i rent | 0.05% | 1 |
| never had a reason to | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a plumber | 0.05% | 1 |
| sometimes, it depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| dad does it | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does them | 0.05% | 1 |
| hubby fixes | 0.05% | 1 |
| hubby is a plumber :) | 0.05% | 1 |
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2.
What minor repairs have you done? Fixed a dripping faucet.
33%
614 votes
Snaked a clogged drain pipe.
31%
577 votes
Fixed a leaking drain pipe.
22%
402 votes
Replaced a toilet seal.
31%
562 votes
Replaced a broken garbage disposal.
8%
144 votes
N/A
51%
935 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
44 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.31% | 10 | |
| other | 0.06% | 2 |
| replaced a faucet | 0.06% | 2 |
| my husband is our resident mr. fixit! <3 | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced water heater | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced washers; faucet handles | 0.03% | 1 |
| pourred draino down the drain | 0.03% | 1 |
| many other things as well | 0.03% | 1 |
| i have done like nic- nacks | 0.03% | 1 |
| fixed a clgged drain | 0.03% | 1 |
| fixed a well pump and a well regulator | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced water heater toilet faucets | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| replace pipe in kitchen sink | 0.03% | 1 |
| my husband can do these | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced commode parts | 0.03% | 1 |
| changed the ball inside the toilet and the handle. | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced the flapper in my toilet to stop it from running all the time. | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced toilet tank parts | 0.03% | 1 |
| fixed a broken garbage disposal | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced kitchen sink sprayer | 0.03% | 1 |
| hubby fixes | 0.03% | 1 |
| installed new faucet | 0.03% | 1 |
| my husband does the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| replced whole toilet | 0.03% | 1 |
| lots of others | 0.03% | 1 |
| full bathroom makeover | 0.03% | 1 |
| plastered, insulated, shingled a roof, built a fence, did cement work the list is endless. | 0.03% | 1 |
| complete bathroom installations | 0.03% | 1 |
| husband does it all, not me | 0.03% | 1 |
| im superfixerguy!!!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| replaced faucet handle | 0.03% | 1 |
| fixed a rusted toilet flusher that broke. | 0.03% | 1 |
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3.
If you do your own repairs, why? Save money.
39%
715 votes
Like doing things myself.
20%
360 votes
Don't want a stranger in my home.
8%
155 votes
Too difficult to find a plumber.
4%
75 votes
N/A
51%
931 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
15 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.13% | 3 | |
| cost of plumber | 0.04% | 1 |
| my husband is a plumber. | 0.04% | 1 |
| can't find the super | 0.04% | 1 |
| can't afford a plumber | 0.04% | 1 |
| incompetent maintenance manager where i rent | 0.04% | 1 |
| some plumbers are not reliable | 0.04% | 1 |
| had to be done right away | 0.04% | 1 |
| it's faster and easier | 0.04% | 1 |
| too expensive | 0.04% | 1 |
| too expensive not to | 0.04% | 1 |
| use less toxic products | 0.04% | 1 |
| expensive dude | 0.04% | 1 |
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4.
If you don't do your own repairs, why not? Don't have time.
6%
108 votes
Don't have the tools.
10%
184 votes
Don't have skills/knowledge.
34%
616 votes
Really don't want to do them.
11%
200 votes
N/A
55%
1015 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
36 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.28% | 6 | |
| i rent | 0.09% | 2 |
| have someone do it that knows what they are doing! | 0.05% | 1 |
| live in an apt so landlord does the repairs. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am a lady! | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband | 0.05% | 1 |
| apartment maintenance takes care of it | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband is good at doing that so he does | 0.05% | 1 |
| call the landlord | 0.05% | 1 |
| dad does it:) | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does them, and he's better at it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| done a few | 0.05% | 1 |
| landlord has it done | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does it | 0.05% | 1 |
| apartment | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on what it is | 0.05% | 1 |
| rent | 0.05% | 1 |
| i live in an apartment complex with a maintenance man | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i rent, so i don't have to do my own repairs. | 0.05% | 1 |
| my boyfriend is a construction worker and diyer. he does all the fixing around the house. | 0.05% | 1 |
| live in an apartment and don't have to do the repairs | 0.05% | 1 |
| a family member can usually fix them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| husband does them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband does the repairs | 0.05% | 1 |
| that's why i rent | 0.05% | 1 |
| live in apartment and they do the repairs | 0.05% | 1 |
| my husband is a maintenance tech so he does it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| manager does it | 0.05% | 1 |
| building management | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
Have you ever been part way through a plumbing repair when you realized you needed help and had to call a plumber? Yes.
15%
270 votes
No.
45%
832 votes
N/A
40%
734 votes
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