Concept in Definition ABC

In the home There are many possible repairs that must be carried out periodically. Given this circumstance, there are two options: resorting to the services of a professional specialist or repair the damage yourself. The DIY world refers to this last possibility.

A very practical leisure activity

Many leisure activities are carried out for mere pleasure and without any specific practical purpose. Instead, DIYers kill two birds with one stone, as they amuse themselves by fixing the damage to their home and, at the same time, they manage to save an amount of money that can be important. DIY enthusiasts usually have a aspiration: enable a workshop in your own home.

Those who practice this activity usually have manual skills and a certain skill technique and for this reason they are popularly called handymen (on the contrary, when someone is clumsy or ineffective when it comes to fixing things, they are called botches).

Handymen are capable of fixing a window, assembling furniture, changing a lock, repairing a bicycle, or wallpapering a room. A DIY to-do list would be practically endless.

From a historical point of view, the passion for arranging, maintaining and decorating the home emerged in the 1950s. Instead of paying for the fixes, some took an alternative route: fix things themselves.

The DIY sector

All over the world there are specialized establishments in this sector. The idea of ​​all of them is simple: that the hobbyist of home crafts can find all the tools and utensils necessary to satisfy his needs. These establishments are normally organized by sectors: gardening, carpentry, lighting, hardware, painting, drugstore, etc. To retain the client guides are produced and videos with practical advice are edited.

Fans have a new tool to solve your doubts: YouTube tutorials. We must not forget, on the other hand, that some television channels broadcast programs in which it is explained in a didactics how things are arranged and how to develop new projects at home.

With "g" or with "j"

In Spanish these two letters cause a certain controversy. A good example of this is found with the word that gives the title to this note. It is a term that comes from French, specifically bricolage (bricoler means precisely to fix).

However, when the word is adapted to our language, the g must be changed to a j, since the words ending with the suffix aje are written with a j, such as toll, language, filming, or wild.

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