Edmontonian named least handy handyman
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This article was published 26/06/2010 (5576 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
EDMONTON — Deen Flett has some peculiar techniques for tackling home-repairs.
To install an air-conditioner, Flett, 39, used straps to secure the unit to the eaves of his house. To balance the base, he used a stepladder and some blocks.
When Flett went to set up a backyard rink, his wife said he ignored her advice to use plastic as a base. Instead, he dumped buckets of water onto the grass.
“I can’t stand instructions. That’s probably why I’m such a bad handyman,” he said.
It’s paid off, in an odd way. Last week, Flett was named the nation’s least-handy handyman.
The Edmonton-area resident was a contestant on Season 5 of the Discovery Channel program Canada’s Worst Handyman.
Flett’s twin brother, Doug, nominated his brother after seeing commercials for the show while recovering from a broken heel — a result of a fall taken during one of his own home-repair projects.
“They described my brother to a T,” he said.
Growing up, Doug was the one that dealt with any fix-it projects around the house.
“I played sports and I didn’t give a crap about it,” said Flett.
The nominators go through the competition with the contestants, so the twins headed to a frat house in London, Ont. in mid-January. Contestants were required to complete a number of tasks. One task required contestants to go to a Canadian Tire store and buy tools for their projects. But Flett was easily distracted.
“I just went to buy hockey stuff and equipment,” he said, laughing.
— Canwest News Service