Home Renovation Specialist in Perth: “Don’t Try This at Home.”
Announcement posted by Next Level Extensions 27 Feb 2017
On the heels of a new study on DIY home renovation accidents in Queensland, a home renovation specialist in Perth cautions DIY home renovators to be careful.
Perth, WA, 27 February 2017 - Home renovation specialists in Perth and across Australia are paying close attention to a new study being conducted by the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Queensland, conducted by Dr Rob Eley. The study is designed to find the causes of DIY home renovation accidents.
Dr Eley believes there are four probable causes for most DIY home renovation accidents: inappropriate use of tools, insufficient training for using the tools, using the wrong tool for the wrong job or failure of the tools to function correctly.
Dr Eley has noticed, as have many others studying DIY home renovation accidents, that they have increased sharply since DIY home improvement TV shows became popular. Some may tend to trivialise DIY home improvement accidents because so many are minor in nature, but some result in hospital visits, detached limbs and even death.
At the very least, many accidents can be life-threatening, such as a nail gun to the head or an angle grinder hitting the abdominal wall.
Previous studies have centred upon those who were admitted to hospitals. According to Dr Eley, the previous studies ignored those who were injured seriously enough to visit an emergency room. Approximately 75% of DIY home improvement accident victims are treated in emergency rooms, making this a significant number.
Consequently, Dr Eley intends to study at least 200 victims of DIY home improvement accidents. One example is an architect in Queensland who lost four fingers due to a power saw accident. The architect said the accident “happened in a split-second;” he looked down and his fingers were gone. He didn’t even feel it happen.
What Home Renovation Specialists Think
Craig Johns is the director of Next Level Extensions, a home renovation specialist in Perth. According to Mr Johns:
“We think one of the main reasons so many more accidents are happening is that people without enough experience are using dangerous tools without taking the proper safety precautions. DIY enthusiasts tend to think they can do anything, thanks to all of the DIY home improvement TV shows. They think they can do the same job a professional has been doing for 30 years because they watched a 60 minute TV show. Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way.”
Mr Johns continued: “When professionals do a job, they are doing it every day. Tradies get to be good and develop experience by working with more experienced crew members until they are able to do the job themselves. If you pull your tools out of the garage a few weekends a year, you aren’t going to have the experience level of professional builders.”
Mr Johns concluded: “Our recommendation: do the small stuff yourself but always leave the heavy lifting to professionals.”
Next Level Extensions are home renovation specialists located in Perth. They offer home renovations, home extensions, second storey additions and new home construction They have more than 40 years’ combined experience and an award winning home renovation designer, Max Sardi. To learn more or for a free consult, call 1300 948 094 or visit their website: http://www.nextlevelextensions.com.au/.
Dr Eley believes there are four probable causes for most DIY home renovation accidents: inappropriate use of tools, insufficient training for using the tools, using the wrong tool for the wrong job or failure of the tools to function correctly.
Dr Eley has noticed, as have many others studying DIY home renovation accidents, that they have increased sharply since DIY home improvement TV shows became popular. Some may tend to trivialise DIY home improvement accidents because so many are minor in nature, but some result in hospital visits, detached limbs and even death.
At the very least, many accidents can be life-threatening, such as a nail gun to the head or an angle grinder hitting the abdominal wall.
Previous studies have centred upon those who were admitted to hospitals. According to Dr Eley, the previous studies ignored those who were injured seriously enough to visit an emergency room. Approximately 75% of DIY home improvement accident victims are treated in emergency rooms, making this a significant number.
Consequently, Dr Eley intends to study at least 200 victims of DIY home improvement accidents. One example is an architect in Queensland who lost four fingers due to a power saw accident. The architect said the accident “happened in a split-second;” he looked down and his fingers were gone. He didn’t even feel it happen.
What Home Renovation Specialists Think
Craig Johns is the director of Next Level Extensions, a home renovation specialist in Perth. According to Mr Johns:
“We think one of the main reasons so many more accidents are happening is that people without enough experience are using dangerous tools without taking the proper safety precautions. DIY enthusiasts tend to think they can do anything, thanks to all of the DIY home improvement TV shows. They think they can do the same job a professional has been doing for 30 years because they watched a 60 minute TV show. Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way.”
Mr Johns continued: “When professionals do a job, they are doing it every day. Tradies get to be good and develop experience by working with more experienced crew members until they are able to do the job themselves. If you pull your tools out of the garage a few weekends a year, you aren’t going to have the experience level of professional builders.”
Mr Johns concluded: “Our recommendation: do the small stuff yourself but always leave the heavy lifting to professionals.”
Next Level Extensions are home renovation specialists located in Perth. They offer home renovations, home extensions, second storey additions and new home construction They have more than 40 years’ combined experience and an award winning home renovation designer, Max Sardi. To learn more or for a free consult, call 1300 948 094 or visit their website: http://www.nextlevelextensions.com.au/.