[narrator] 73% of people between 25
and 35 are DIYers.
[man speaking]
Oh, no.
[narrator] But just because you think you can...
[woman speaking]
...doesn't mean you should.
[groans]
-[blows dart] -[all exclaiming]
[bleep]
[narrator] Doing a home repair yourself
can save you 50 to 80% of the cost.
Unless you're among the 44%
of DIYers that do it wrong.
[clattering]
Hope that chandelier wasn't an antique.
A bad DIY job can have serious consequences.
[flushing]
Pretty sure that's not how a flush is supposed to work.
This Tennessee woman is taking down the frame
around her bathroom water heater.
But she makes a tactical error.
Don't hammer down.
She busted the water pipe.
And turning that tap isn't helping.
There's just one way out of a problem like this.
[woman speaking]
[narrator] But there's some DIY damage
even Daddy can't fix.
[man] Wall!
I'm a bus driver by trade.
[narrator] Simon, a bus driver from the UK, can tell you.
[Simon] I purchased my first property
as a renovation property. It was really run down. Really old.
On doing so, I had to take the floorboards up.
Just have a look, see what's under there.
Woodworm.
Woodworm, very similar to a US version of a termite.
To treat woodworm in the UK
is probably £2000 or £3000.
I wasn't prepared to pay that sort of money,
so I thought, "Let's just do this for myself."
So got the solution, got the little spray bottles, and away I went.
We call it winging it and, uh...
that's where it just went horribly wrong.
I've just got into a water pipe.
The leaking pipe... It was central heating system.
There was no stopcock.
There's no way of stopping that leak.
The entire system of radiators
had completely drained up,
and it was like a swamp underneath my property.
[chuckles]
[narrator] Damage to your home isn't the only DIY danger.
-[whirring] -[man] Oh, [bleep]!
[narrator] With the invention of modern power tools,
anyone can try their hand at custom woodwork.
This guy's got a nice table sauce set up.
Is this making anyone else nervous?
A clean cut.
[man groans]
And a straight shot to the groin.
With nearly 4000 people amputating body parts
in saw-related accidents each year,
he's lucky to walk away with all his appendages.
Yep, it's still there.
While some DIYers can't use tools safely,
others use theirs in innovative new ways.
This guy's found an unconventional shortcut to cutting a deck.
A skid steer.
These guys in Alabama
invented an easy way to dig a pipe channel.
With a dirt bike.
Pretty brilliant.
But not every idea is a keeper.
These guys are pulling out a dead stump from their driveway...
with a rope and a beamer.
[tires screeching]
[man exclaims and laughs]
Replacing a tempered glass rear window
is a $400 fix.
Minimum.
At least they got the stump out.
This Cali bro is changing this lightbulb
using an orchard ladder.
Don't worry.
Looks like he secured it with a ratchet strap.
Apparently, the street poll wasn't weight rated
for a desperate DIYer.
Outdoor projects bring in a different element of danger.
-[man screaming] -[clattering]
Like, the wind.
Over half of Americans do their own yard work,
leading to 262,000 ER visits a year.
This guy ran into an issue
removing a tree in his backyard.
[man] This right here is, uh, my chainsaw.
It got stuck in the tree that I'm trying to cut down.
We're gonna put a wedge in here.
Whoa. I got it.
[narrator] Now he's using a hammer to drive the wedge into the tree.
Timber!
[man speaking]
Oh.
[narrator] This guy is a worse neighbor than he is a lumberjack.
This Texas mom found out how important good neighbors are,
in a DIY emergency.
I'm a full-time stay-at-home mom.
Things around the house kind of fall on my shoulders.
I figured I could trim the bushes. No problem.
Some debris had gotten
kind of caught in the trimmer.
So I reached down to remove the debris.
[groans]
And my hand got sucked up into it.
Everything kind of slowed down.
[Kelly speaking]
[baby crying]
Then the pain started to come in, so I rang the doorbell.
[doorbell ringing]
[baby crying]
My kids came out. I told them to go get the neighbor.
[boy speaking]
My husband actually saw me on the doorbell.
[man speaking]
[Kelly speaking]
[man speaking]
[Kelly speaking]
[man speaking]
When the fire department,
when they got the tool apart,
there were blades down into my fingers.
They went all the way down to the bone.
I have just a little feeling in the tips of my fingers,
but for the most part, a full recovery, um, no bone damage.
And I'm so thankful to have the full use of my fingers.
[narrator] Oscillating blades aren't the only outside DIY danger.
There's also pest control.
The average cost for professional bee removal
is $750.
Pros have gear, tech, and know the biology of their prey.
[man laughing]
Schmoes don't.
And over one million of them end up in the ER
for bee stings every year.
No protective gear?
No problem.
These Michigan gals are convinced
that they can catch this massive wasp nest
in a garbage bag.
[man 1 speaking]
[man 2 speaking]
[man 1 laughing]
[narrator] They should listen to that guy.
[man 2 speaking]
[man 1] Almost.
[man 2 speaking]
[girls exclaiming]
[narrator] In Michigan,
it's two girls, one bag,
as they attempt a risky DIY wasp control.
[man 2 speaking]
[narrator] Their success depends entirely on their ability to catch the nest
after this guy knocks it with a stick.
-[girls screaming] -[all exclaiming]
[buzzing]
And the wasps are in battle mode.
They need some work on their hand-eye coordination.
[all screaming]
A few stings later,
bet everyone's happy that wasps can't swim.
[man 1 speaking]
[narrator] It could be worse.
This guy in Atlanta is trying the hive in a sack method by himself.
[man speaking]
[narrator] And he's got zero bees in the bag.
But plenty of bees in his hair.
Clearly this guy's never heard the saying,
"Don't kick the hornet's nest."
[man speaking]
[narrator] Why is he so calm?
And now he's driving off in a jeep full of angry bees?
I'm sure that's safe.
This guy's taken a different approach to hive removal.
[Chad speaking]
So we were staying at my sister's boyfriend's house.
And, uh, he was out mowing the lawn.
And he came inside. He was screaming
and he got stung by all the hornets and everything, I think.
Guess he didn't even know they were in there.
First thing I thought of was my flamethrower.
I was a professional fire performer.
And I was like, "Man." I was like, "I'll take care of it."
He was like, "No, we can't do that."
And then he called the exterminator and found out how much it was.
He's like, "You wanna try it?"
And I was like, "Yeah, man, let's do it."
[laughing]
I believe the tree made it.
Nobody cared about the hornets, but everybody was like,
"I can't believe you did that to the tree."
[narrator] Another place Americans get stung...
Moving costs.
The average cost of a local move
is $1,250.
So why not just rent a truck
and offer a couple of buddies
a six-pack to help you instead?
[man] No! No! No!
[narrator] Just as long as they're not too buzzed to close the back door.
[man 2 speaking]
[narrator] Pro tip.
If you do enlist some friends to help you move,
make sure they know how to ratchet strap.
[man 2 speaking]
[narrator] But why hire a pro if you only need to move one piece of furniture?
[indistinct conversation]
Got some ropes.
Almost there. And...
Nope.
While some people fight physics on their move,
some use it to their advantage.
This Nebraska family built a chute out of tarps.
And this woman opted for an even more elaborate setup.
[woman groans]
[woman speaking]
[narrator] Pure magic.
[woman speaking]
[narrator] But not everyone needs the elaborate party tricks.
Sometimes good old-fashioned muscle is all it takes.
Unless your kid decides to hit you in the nuts.
[bleep]
[narrator] That is a very flattened screen.
[bleep]
[narrator] And if a TV isn't hard enough to hold on to,
there are these guys in Argentina
removing a swimming pool from the roof of a building.
No plan, no safety.
Nothing but gravity to help them.
This man narrowly escapes with his life.
But miraculously, he and the pool
made it out unscathed.
DIY moving is one thing.
DIYing your own moving vehicle is another.
Almost half of Americans attempt their own auto maintenance.
But some take it a step further.
This guy fixed his power windows with an extension cord.
Not sure how awesome that will be on the highway.
But it works.
This dad made a contraption
so his truck with a broken drive line could reverse.
[engine revving]
I'd like to see him parallel park.
This kid made an entirely new contraption.
Introducing the rocket-power ice racer.
Ready for takeoff!
Or taking his leg off.
[laughing]
It doesn't have to be a crazy contraption
to cause crazy damage.
This Canadian father and son jerry-rigged a rack for their ATV
after a long day of moose hunting.
That plywood looks more like a seesaw.
Probably because the moose they shot is under it.
-[man 1 speaking] -[man 2 speaking]
[man 1 speaking]
-[thudding] -[man 1] Whoo!
[man 2 speaking]
[man 1 speaking and laughing]
[man 1 laughing]
Oh, my goodness.
Oh. [laughs]
[man 2 speaking]
[man 1 speaking]
[narrator] You should have paid for a trailer, guys.
All right. So I've always wanted to try this.
[narrator] This Pennsylvania dad
is also trying to save some cash
by beating his own tire.
With highly flammable ether.
And a match.
This is gonna be crazy.
[narrator] Oil changes are one of the most
common auto repairs you can do yourself.
Aside from making a mess,
and there aren't a ton of ways to screw it up.
Unless you're this guy.
[man] Oh, [bleep]! Oh, [bleep]!
-[woman speaking] -[man] Oh, [bleep]!
[woman] Oh, my God.
[narrator] Maybe remember the parking brake next time.
-[bleep] -[objects clattering]
[narrator] In Pennsylvania, this man is attempting to mount his tires.
By setting it on fire.
Definitely not something you should try at home.
The heat is supposed to cause the air in the tire
to expand around the wheel.
But it's not catching.
So he adds more fluid.
And now the truck is on fire.
Didn't work.
[man speaking]
Phew!
[narrator] Okay. Now it worked.
But he's lucky he's not on fire.
[girl speaking]
[man] No, no, no. It didn't hurt me, baby.
[narrator] From catching fire to looking fire.
Doing it yourself takes on a whole new meaning
when it comes to getting in shape.
Forty-one percent of gym goers
have been injured while working out without a trainer.
Does that stop us from DIYing our fitness routine?
Hell, no.
Gyms are full of people.
So, many find places to bulk up without the crowds.
Of course, not every surface is made for acrobatics.
[boy 1] Come on.
[narrator] And not every friend
was made to be a spotter.
[boy 2 speaking]
[boy 1 speaking]
[narrator] How many gym bros does it take to do a bench press?
[boy 2 speaking]
[boy 1 speaking]
-[boy 1 speaking] -[boy 2 speaking]
[boy 2 groaning]
[objects clattering]
[narrator] Let's hope next time they stick with barbells their own size.
[both laughing]
This guy has a home gym.
I'm sure his DIY routine is much more polished.
[man speaking]
[groans]
[narrator] Even stacking the weights is a challenge.
[man] Okay.
-[breathing heavily] -[narrator] He did it.
[man speaking]
[narrator] He's doubting himself. But you know what they say.
"No pain, no gain."
[grunts]
[groans]
[narrator] That's 90 pounds on a finger.
[groans]
[man speaking]
[narrator] Now that's gonna be swole.
Workouts aren't the only body modifications that people can DIY.
These kids are piercing their friend Mitch's ear.
[groans]
With a blow dart.
-[blows dart] -[all exclaiming]
[bleep]
[groans]
-[blows dart] -[all exclaiming]
[boy 1 speaking]
-[boy 2 speaking] -[boy 1 speaking]
[boy 2 speaking]
[all exclaiming]
[narrator] I don't know what they expected when they shot him with,
you know, a blow dart.
-[exclaiming] -[groaning]
[boy 1 speaking]
[Mitch groaning]
[Mitch speaking]
[narrator] Why, indeed.
[boy 1 speaking]
[narrator] Looks like it pierced just fine to me.
[boy 1 speaking]
[narrator] Mitch is learning the number one rule of doing it yourself.
[narrator] Fixing it after it goes wrong
is a lot harder than doing it in the first place.
[Mitch] I... Oh, God, I'm so stupid.
[narrator] Can't argue with that.
[boy 2] Pull, quick! Let's go!
-[girl] Hold-Hold his hair. -[boy 2] Pop it. Should be quick.
-[Mitch] Did you get it out? -[boy 2] Pull it.
-[girl] Yeah. -[all laughing]
[Mitch] Oh, my gosh.
[narrator] The pain is over.
But the memory and the scar...
-[Mitch groaning] -...will last Mitch a lifetime.