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Survey Says: Listen To The Ladies

What do women and contractors have in common?

They both agree the man of the house is not the primary decision-maker rvhen it comes to managing home improvement projects. at least according to a new survey.

The online survey by ServiceMagic asked 490 homeowners and 485 residential contractors rvho they believed rvas the primary decision maker for home improvement projects. Results shorved only 8% of the female homeorvners saw men as the primary decision-maker. but 307c of the male homeorvners noted themselves as the decision maker. In contrast. 25% of females cited women as the primary decision maker compared to 8% of men noting rvomen as the primary decision maker. Sixty-five percent of the homeorvners rvho responded say they make home improvement decisions as a team rvith their significant other.

Enter the third person in any home improvement project... the contractor. When residential contractors responded to the same question. only 28% agreed that couples make decisions as a team. More than half (557c) of the contractors believe the female head of household is the primary decision maker. rvhile only l7% cited men.

"This is a very telling survey. There is a gap betrveen perception and reality rvithin the household. and contractors are often caught in the middle." said ServiceMagic coc.e.o. Rodney Rice.