Home improvements add little value to homes survey BBC News
Gas repairs
However, they warned the increase in value was unlikely to cover the amount of money spent on having the work done.
The survey also polled more than 2,000 householders, with significant proportions admitting to carrying out major jobs on their homes without professional help.
One in four said they had undertaken electrical work, one in five had attempted plumbing, and nearly one in 10 had tried structural improvements such as removing walls.
Some 6% had had a go at major building work such as a loft conversion by themselves, and 3% attempted DIY gas repairs.
John O'Roarke, managing director of LV home insurance, warned that badly done work could reduce a property's value by as much as 5%.
'Bungling cost'
He said: "With house prices falling or stagnating in some parts of the UK, it's understandable that many homeowners should try to bump up the value of their properties through DIY home improvements.
"But although nine out of 10 people in our survey recognised that jobs like gas work should only be left to the professionals, nearly 500,000 Brits are still prepared to give it a go.
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