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Builder banter baffles
Painters and decorators might find themselves lost in translation, as a recent survey from insurance firm, Direct Line for Business, has found that a quarter of adults can't understand some of the most common builders' phrases.
It revealed that 84 per cent of those surveyed did not know that PCB stood for printed circuit board, 91 per cent had never heard of a frog (indentation in a brick) and 63 per cent did not know what a soffit (roof eaves board) was.
Even more surprising is that despite the rising popularity of self-build flat-pack furniture stores such as IKEA, only 48 per cent of people recognise the initials MDF as 'medium-density fibreboard'.
Jazz Gakhal, of Direct Line for Business, said: "With the number of builders working on home-improvement projects at the moment, it is vital that they get on with customers and don't baffle them with terms that mean nothing to them.
"We are urging tradesmen and their customers to be more open with each other and not be afraid of asking questions."
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