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 weContinue reading “Gutter repair + re-bedding ridge tiles”
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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 theContinue reading “Porch Repair”
Patio repair and garden edging
It was a nice two day project I finished recently in Clifton, York. The customer wanted to remove a section from their patio and alter the edge of it and they needed a block paving border putting down all along the grass. I started my work by removing the edging stones and the flags fromContinue reading “Patio repair and garden edging”
Patio repairs
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”
Chimney repair
This was a quick day job just outside of York on a farmhouse. The cement bed (flauching) was blown on top of the chimney stack and the top few courses of bricks of have seen better days as well. Even though it was a low chimney stack I hired a tower scaffold to access itContinue reading “Chimney repair”
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”
Screw it! 