Slipped or broken roof tiles
Replaced and re-bedded, and we will tell you honestly if the rest of the roof is about to do the same thing.
What counts as a small job
Anything that takes under a day. We group them by area and do several in a morning, which is how we can take them on at all when most builders can't.
There is a half-day minimum, so the sensible thing is to make a list. If we are coming for a shelf, the curtain rail and the sticking door cost you almost nothing extra.
Doors that stick or won't latch
Eased, rehung, hinges packed or replaced, latches and handles refitted — including the stripped screw holes that caused it.
Shelves and brackets
Floating or bracketed, fixed into what is actually behind the plasterboard rather than into the plasterboard.
Curtain rails and poles
Levelled, fixed properly into timber or masonry, and hung so they still work when the curtains are heavy.
Pictures, mirrors and TVs
Hung straight and fixed securely, including onto stud walls where it matters what you screw into.
Flat pack furniture
Built, levelled and where it needs it, strapped or fixed to the wall.
Silicone and sealant
Old sealant cut out, surfaces cleaned and dried, and a proper bead run in. The reason it went black was that it was done wet.
General repairs
Fence panels, gate hinges, loose guttering, cracked render, filling and making good. If you are not sure, send a photo.
What it costs
You can price a small job yourself, right now
Small jobs are the ones people most often want a number for before they ring. Search for what you need on the estimator and you get a range straight away, worked out on the same labour rates and materials allowances we quote from.
There is a half-day minimum charge, because a van, a journey and a morning cost the same whether we hang one picture or six. The estimator shows you where you are against it, so you can add the other jobs on your list and use the time you are already paying for.
Anything at height beyond a safe ladder, or anything we open up and find is worse underneath, we stop and tell you before carrying on.
Recent work
Jobs this size
Draughty window heads insulated and boarded
Plastic fascia and soffit had been run out over the top of the windows after the brickwork above them was taken away — nothing to fix the window heads to, no insulation, and a draught coming straight through the trim in two bedrooms. Putting that back as it should be means scaffold, stripping the roof, new lintels and brickwork, so we agreed a warm, sealed fix from inside: 100mm insulation over the window, new timber to fix to, 9mm plasterboard, taped and jointed.
Small job
Roof edge stripped and renewed
Perished felt, slipped slates and rotten timber at the verge. Stripped back, made good, new fascia, hopper and downpipe.
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Questions we get asked
Is there a minimum charge?
Yes — a half day. Which is why we always say: make a list. Three or four small jobs in one visit is far better value than one.
Do you really hang pictures?
Yes. It is on this page because people ask and assume the answer is no. Fixed straight, fixed securely, and into something that will hold.
How quickly can you come?
Small jobs get grouped by area, so it depends where you are and what else is nearby — usually within a week or two. Ring if it is a leak or something unsafe and we will fit it in.
Can you work off a photo?
For most small jobs, yes. Send a photo and a rough measurement and we can confirm the price before we come.
Do small jobs get the same guarantee?
Same 12-month workmanship guarantee as an extension. If it fails because of how we fitted it, we come back.
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