Crest Calls For DIY Amnesty This Easter

March 30, 2010 - PRLog -- With about 200,000 DIY-related injuries sustained every year* Britain really is DIY mad and that is why the sales team at Crest Nicholson’s Harbourside development in Bristol are urging people to down tools and boycott the home improvements this Easter.

Instead, they are advising people use their time to take a look at their stunning waterside properties that have not only proved popular with house hunters but will make for a more relaxing and pain-free bank holiday weekend.

Vicky Dudbridge from selling agent King Sturge said: “If you are fed up with wasting your weekends and bank holidays on menial DIY tasks, look no further than the beautiful waterfront apartments at Harbourside. The new-build homes are fully fitted with no need for home improvements.”

Studies have shown that a quarter of men in the UK have had an accident whilst doing DIY and one in ten enthusiasts have needed hospital treatment. And the team at Harbourside believes that new builds are the way forward for the disaster stricken British public.

Vicky continues: “Not only can DIY be dangerous it also costs a surprising amount of money, especially when it goes wrong with the average cost of a DIY accident standing at around £900**.

“The homes at Harbourside are ready for immediate occupation and with everything being brand new means no time or money has to be spent on unnecessary and costly DIY.”

The most common disasters DIY-ers have mishaps with involve tools such as power drills, circular saws, chainsaws and ladders. Replacing floors, fitting electric showers and fixing bathroom leaks have all proved to be disastrous for the DIY enthusiast.  Studies even show that 1,500 people have let wallpaper get the better of them!

Vicky said: “Carelessness and a lack of knowledge cause many of us to fall foul of DIY every year so why not consider the easy option where your home can be finished to a high quality specification with no hassle.”

If you decide to spend your DIY-free weekend looking around the development at Harbourside you will see the modern design of the apartments, the amazing location overlooking Bristol’s historic floating harbour and the enviable proximity to the city centre with all its amenities.

For further information please call 0117 908 8888 or visit www.harbourside.co.uk . Alternatively please visit the marketing suite on Cathedral Walk which is open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Prices at Harbourside currently start from £270,000 for a stunning waterfront two bedroom apartment.

* RoSPA; ** AXA

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