Blog – A selection of our recent jobs that we have undertaken
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How much does an extension cost?
We get asked to quote for extensions on the back of existing properties regularly. How much do extension’s cost? Like everything these days prices have gone up, building materials often use a lot of energy in their production so it’s no surprise that most materials are up 30% since the conflict in the Middle East…
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Garden brick walls.
Small brick walls in Hampton rural blend bricks.
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Fascia & Soffit replacement
Fascia and guttering replacement
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Hedge removal and new fence installation.
Charles and Ivy fence installation.
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Herringbone Oak parquet floor
New oak herringbone parquet floor for a customer
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The small jobs….
Friday was spent ticking lots of little jobs off for a customer in Edwalton who was moving to a new property. Thorough preparation meant that we arrived prepared and managed to tick all the “to do” items off of our customers list apart from staining the front fence. We cleared the rubbish in the garden…
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Bathroom remodel
Bathroom renovation in Bramcote,
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Paving concrete stairs
We need to make the concrete steps more attractive so we cut and installed 20mm porcelain slabs. it is possible to use internal tiles which are much easier to cut but we as they are normally less than 10 mm and afford to get underneath with the frost they can crack. The main challenge with…
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Resin bonded gravel landscaping & path
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Window hinge replacement
This customer got in contact through the Bark app. We use it if we have surplus labour availability and for small jobs which keep the bank account ticking over. The 8 year old hinge had broken. The fix was 10 inch replacement from eBay for £9.20 for a pair. The total bill was under £100…
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Fire hydrant uncovering and drain cover install.
We needed to expose the fire hydrant valve which had been tarmacked over, we the approximate area from the plans. Cut out a square of tarmac, exposed hydrant valve. Fitted the correct sheathing around it & lid, then backfilled with cold lay tarmac. Whilst installing the manholes we also installed 2 new drain covers…
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Brick wall repointing
The wall had been in place for approximately 130 years and needed some TLC. We removed the Staffordshire blue the coping stones, repointed the wall and refitted the coping stones. We used standard cement and yellow building sand, a few of the bricks could have been replaced but the client wished to patch up the…
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