When home projects go wrong
17th Nov 2006, 00:12 GMT
The recent do-it-yourself boom has led to a growing number of botched projects as ambitious homeowners get in over their heads. Now, handyman services and some contractors are increasingly going after a long-overlooked segment of the $215 billion home-improvement and repair market: fixing people's snafus.
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