House repairs in York UK
Catflap
A slightly miscalculated project on my behalf. A friend of mine asked if I could help with a catflap installation on his main door. Of course I said yes, I even told him, this will only take me about an hour. Rookie mistake. When I first had a look on the door, it felt like…
A garden pub
I really enjoyed doing this project even though it was challenging at times. I had 3 days of work in this so far, and I would say it’s about 90% finished. This whole project started when the owner bought this house which came with a few sheds. In one of these, the previous owner made…
Woodburner repair
A quick repair job on a woodburner just outside of York. It was a relatively easy handyman type job, but it definitely helped that I was working with woodburners for over 5 years. This model had a tricky, soft close system with two catches on the door. One at the top and the same at…
Tiling a small entrance hall
Another challenging yet enjoyable job I finished in York. The homeowner had a small entrance hall, where the floor was finished with decorative vinyl. The only problem they found that they couldn’t clean this area properly. Doesn’t matter how they cleaned it or mopped it, the floor always looked dirty. So the decision was made,…
Gutter repair + re-bedding ridge tiles
Another exciting project I recently took on in York. The customer had some leaking gutter problems on one of the corners of their home. Upon further inspection, we found that the gutter bent down because the ridge tiles on the main roof are slipping and pushing the whole lot downwards. The plan was that we…
Shed re-roof
Just another typical handyman job, re-felting a shed roof. There were a few challenges on this occasion though. First, the size of the shed; it was a large 8 ft x 10 ft shed which takes a lot of felt and nails. Second: the location; it is situated in the very corner of a garden.…
Garden gate repair
I very recent job in New Earswick, York. I spent over two days at the house and worked at several different projects. The first one was the main garden gate. The old gate definitely seen better days, but it was not in the budget at the moment to change the whole lot. The main problem…
Chimney breast repair
I finished this job not long ago in York town centre. The lady had damp problems with her open fire. Water was getting into the chimney through the top and made its way down to the fireplace. As the fireplace was non-stop wet, water started to make its way through the wall. And as soon…
Porch Repair
This was a quick day job I recently finished in a small village just outside of York. The porch was leaking, some tiles were blown off by the wind and just been refitted with silicone. So the task was to remove all tiles, save what we can, re-tile the small porch and make good the…
Loft hatch and ladder
Another recent work from Acomb, York. The customer wanted to have better access to their loft space but they only had a small(ish) opening with a push-up loft hatch and a clumsy telescopic ladder to access it (I have a personal thing against these evil telescopic monstrosities). The job was pretty much straight forward. Purchase…
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