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 atContinue reading “Woodburner repair”
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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 problemContinue reading “Garden gate repair”
Large shed project
This was a rather different work from the normal repair it/fix it type jobs. When the customer bought his house there was a large and very sturdy looking shed at the back of his garden. The roof felt was long gone and there was a rotten corner in the roof panel but otherwise, it wasContinue reading “Large shed project”
Property maintenance
A few weeks back I met a lady who is managing several properties in York town centre. They are all used as Airbnb-s and they needed a bit of tlc before the start of the season. There were various jobs to do, some really small, some of them bigger. I already made a post aboutContinue reading “Property maintenance”
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”
Screw it! 