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”
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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”
Ridge repair
This was another little job I finished a few weeks back. Customer had a lean-on extension built and the mortar at the ridge tiles started crumbling and falling onto the patio. This is a relatively easy fix, the access is the tricky bit as usual. So I started with the tool hire company and IContinue reading “Ridge repair”
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 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”
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! 