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Being a young man helps, but also being used to the work counts for a lot too. Even after a decade on the tools, when I retrained as an electrician my hands took way more of a battering than they previously had. And even my physically active and strong mates get absolutely wiped out by doing DIY. Same goes for gardening too. It’s just a very different kind of physical strain. Also, working low down - kneeling or squatting is the absolute pits!
And literally everyone fucks up like that at the end of a hard day. It’s just inevitable.As for the instagram cabinet maker, just remember that you’re only seeing their highlight reel and not their scrap bin :)
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How do people do it? I’m about 12 weeks into a very small project with some other freelance work in between but my back is killing me after working kneeling/squatting on the floor all day, hands hurt from old cycling injuries plus other aches and pains. I guess it’s old age and renovation is a young man’s game.
Plasterer is here tomorrow and he’s in his 60’s !?
Be glad when it’s all done, enjoyed doing some of it but everything takes far longer than anticipated.