I enjoyed this bit of work a lot, as I was working in late November but sheltered from the wind and rain so for a change I didn’t turn into an ice cube by the end of the job. When the customer bought their house, there was this small bit of fencing between their garageContinue reading “Small fencing project”
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Bathroom grouting
This was just a quick grout repair in the Dringhouses area in York a couple of days ago. The existing grouting started to come out over the years and the client wanted to patch it up the best we could, to make sure water doesn’t get under the tiles causing more damage. So I startedContinue reading “Bathroom grouting”
Door frame repair & paint
This was a tricky job, but for not the reason I thought at first. This was an old wooden entrance door frame and on the bottom of it, the wood started to decay. The door threshold (or sill if you like) was in the worst shape, as the previous installer used pine wood which turnedContinue reading “Door frame repair & paint”
Bathroom beading
One of my regular customer had a new non-slip vinyl bathroom floor fitted earlier this year, but the edges were not finished, we had to find a solution. To start with I had to find the right trims for the floor which were the right colour (anthracite grey in this case) and the right width.Continue reading “Bathroom beading”
Door handles
This was another straight forward job, changing a lot of internal door knobs for bedroom doors and two knobs with locks for the bathroom doors. I chose ERA door handle sets as they are a decent quality make and they have door handles with or without locks and they look identical. Some of the doorContinue reading “Door handles”
Bath panels
This is typically a job what everyone thinks like “I can get this done in 30 minutes, how hard it can be”. As it turns out you can easily spend 3 hours with it without any breaks or stops. The customer had some really poorly fitted bath panels which needed changing. The idea is simple:Continue reading “Bath panels”
Budget friendly handrail
When my wife was pregnant she started to struggle to go up and down on the stairs at home as they are quite narrow and steep. The solution was simple, we needed a handrail. The only problem was (as always) we were a little tight on budget and even the cheapest handrail sets were overContinue reading “Budget friendly handrail”
Pointing in Clifton
This was a lovely and sunny Sunday afternoon and the job wasn’t too difficult either. I know a lot of people doesn’t like chasing/pointing but I enjoy re-pointing brickwork, I find it quite therapeutical. The home owners had damp issues by the front door which they wanted to get rid of. To start with, IContinue reading “Pointing in Clifton”
Garden tidy
In the past weeks every Saturday morning start with a bit of gardening which I really enjoy doing. Every two weeks I help a nice lady freshening up her garden in Acomb. The goal is that by Halloween, when she turns her garden into a trick or treat heaven, her garden is in its bestContinue reading “Garden tidy”
Cast iron fireplace & hearth
This was an exciting job in Acomb where I spent 3/4 of time with preparation and it just flew together in a few hours afterwards. Customer had an old gas fire and an ugly mantelpiece what they wanted to get rid of. A Gas Safe engineer disconnected the old gas fire and when they removedContinue reading “Cast iron fireplace & hearth”
Screw it! 