I finished this job last week in York amongst a few other works at the same property. The house had a few stone steps and a patio area on the back where the pointing looked tired. To start with I got out my trusty grinder with a few masonry and diamond discs and dug outContinue reading “Patio repairs”
Tag Archives: house repairs
Laminate flooring
I recently finished another laminate flooring project, this time a lot bigger than just a bedroom. This occasion I had to cover two bedrooms, a section of the corridor and a living room with continous pattern. The client opted for a set pattern rather than just random flooring. This has its pros and cons ofContinue reading “Laminate flooring”
Dryer vent
This was a real quick job I finished last week. The customer had a small outbuilding where they keep their washer and dryer. The dryer is not a condenser dryer so it has to be vented out. They used to use a very long ducting hose and they hung the end of it through theContinue reading “Dryer vent”
UPVC windows
This time I was tasked to try to repair a couple of UPVC windows. A small one in a bathroom which didn’t open and a bigger one in the kitchen which also got stuck recently. I started with the small one. The handle was very stiff, couldn’t turn it at all and the window wasContinue reading “UPVC windows”
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”
Laminate flooring
Another recent job I finished in York. The customer had carpet in her bedroom but she decided it is now time to redecorate the room. Following some painting and wallpapering the flooring was the last step. She wanted to change the carpet to laminate flooring and this is where I stepped in. I started withContinue reading “Laminate flooring”
A very tall fence
Another recent job for one of my regular customer. He purchased the house not so long ago and now he is slowly turning his garden around to his liking. This time it was a bit of fencing on the agenda. His neighbour has an old modular concrete garage. You know the type, the one withContinue reading “A very tall fence”
Bathroom grouting
I recently had a two day bathroom repair job in York town center. The apartment had two bathrooms and the grouting in the bathrooms started to look yellow (ish) and tired. The owner tried bleaching it, steam clean it but didn’t work. The only solution is to take out the old grout and re-grout theContinue reading “Bathroom grouting”
Polycarbonate roof
It was a very recent job I finished in Acomb. The customer had two sheds which were joined together with another smaller shed which was set up as an outdoor bathroom. This bathroom shed is only half the width of the other two. The idea was that we build a wooden frame between the largerContinue reading “Polycarbonate roof”
Chimney flaunching
A job I carried out recently in a small village just outside of York. The customer is living in a small cottage and they had problems with water getting into the chimney stack and into the house as well. The chimney stack is shared with their neighbour who also had similar problems. Each chimney potContinue reading “Chimney flaunching”
Screw it! 