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
>> And it's possible that your being worked
>> by someone's hand up your bum, ...
>
> Hardly likely!
>
> "Steve Firth" wrote
>> ... but lets work on the balance of probabilities, eh?
>
> 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?

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?