Published: 20th October 2008 | Author: James Landes

We've all been there. From what started as a quiet Sunday afternoon job of painting the skirting board, ended up looking like a scene out of Saving Private Ryan.
Whether it is an electrocution or a stray hammer to the thumb, DIY often ends in a home improvement mishap in some form or other. Especially with our TV screens filled with various c-list celebrities making it look so easy, it is tempting many of us to try those home improvements ourselves.
Yet although the majority of DIY mishaps end with nothing more than an uneven shelf and a bruised ego last year incredibly saw over seventy people die in a DIY related accident.
Let us know your most embarrassing DIY moment and stand the chance to win £500 worth of Builder Superstore goodies.




