Re: Adding value to a property

> >> "Tim" wrote:
> >> > Even if he's not doing it himself, doesn't
> >> > mean he's paying someone else to do it.
> >> >
> >> > His sons / grandsons / nephews / etc
> >> > might be doing it for him, for free...
> >>
> > "Steve Firth" wrote
> >> ... but lets work on the balance of probabilities, eh?
> >
> "Tim" wrote:
> > OK - what proportion of work on people's gardens
> > is done by themselves/relatives/friends (not paid
> > for), and what proportion is actually paid for?
>
"Ronald Raygun" wrote
> I'd guess that the vast majority of routine
> maintenance work is done by themselves,
> while the vast majority of special jobs is paid for.
>
> Wouldn't you?

I'd agree with the former, but think
that the latter is not at all obvious...

Re: Adding value to a property

Tim wrote:

>> >> "Tim" wrote:
>> >> > Even if he's not doing it himself, doesn't
>> >> > mean he's paying someone else to do it.
>> >> >
>> >> > His sons / grandsons / nephews / etc
>> >> > might be doing it for him, for free...
>> >>
>> > "Steve Firth" wrote
>> >> ... but lets work on the balance of probabilities, eh?
>> >
>> "Tim" wrote:
>> > OK - what proportion of work on people's gardens
>> > is done by themselves/relatives/friends (not paid
>> > for), and what proportion is actually paid for?
>>
> "Ronald Raygun" wrote
>> I'd guess that the vast majority of routine
>> maintenance work is done by themselves,
>> while the vast majority of special jobs is paid for.
>>
>> Wouldn't you?
>
> I'd agree with the former, but think
> that the latter is not at all obvious...

I think it is obvious, on the grounds that big jobs tend
to be labour intensive (i.e. time consuming), which equates
to expensive if you pay. But most people who would even
contemplate a big job will be more likely to be able to afford
the money than the time, unless they're either retired or
exceptionally keen gardeners, both of which would place them
in the minority.