Ditto. I built a small bridge with my father a few years ago. I also do a lot of fixing when people ask me to. I also spend a lot of time assembling and disassembling computers.. not that doing this qualifies as "dirty, laborious, and back breaking work".
The one activity I hate is cleaning up things I don't think need to be cleaned. Power washing the deck? Washing the driveway? I don't think so.