Find the service for your job
Sticking doors and windows, plaster patching and paint touch-ups and wall mounting and assembly, and more, in Norwood and nearby.
Our services
Each service has its own page with what the job involves.
- Sticking doors and windowsDoors planed and rehung, latches and strikers adjusted, sashes freed up. Three doors in one Norwood villa that hadn't closed properly since winter were taken off, planed and rehung, with the strike plate adjusted on a third so all three shut with one finger.
- Plaster patching and paint touch-upsHoles, cracks and old fixings filled, sanded and painted to match. Covers everything from old picture-hook holes to a larger hole behind a door where the handle had gone through, patched and painted so the repair doesn't show.
- Wall mounting and assemblyTVs, shelves, mirrors and artwork hung, and flat-pack furniture put together. Includes mounting straight and level on masonry, such as a TV and two floating shelves fixed to a stone wall, plus assembling and wall-fixing items like wardrobes.
- Fly screens and security doorsScreens re-meshed or replaced, security doors adjusted to close and lock. Recent work includes re-meshing four fly screens and getting a security door locking properly again alongside door adjustments in the same visit.
- Gutter cleaningSingle-storey gutters cleared and downpipes checked before winter. One job involved clearing gutters ahead of rain and checking the downpipes while already up on the roof.
- Fence and gate repairsLoose palings, sagging gates and broken latches fixed. Recent work included a side gate that had dropped so far it was dragging on the path.
Sticking doors and windows
Doors planed and rehung, latches and strikers adjusted, sashes freed up. In Norwood's older stone villas, doors and window sashes move with the seasons as timber swells in the damp winter months and shrinks again over summer. A door that won't latch properly or a sash that's stuck in its frame is usually not broken, it's just out of adjustment, and left alone it tends to get worse rather than better.
Questions about sticking doors and windows
Is my job too small?
Probably not. Plenty of our visits are a few small jobs added together, which is why we suggest sending the whole list.
How do you charge?
By the hour plus materials, with a one-hour minimum. We tell you the hourly rate when you book, and an estimate of the hours once we've seen your list.
Do you do plumbing or electrical work?
No. Anything that needs a licensed plumber or electrician we leave alone, and we'll tell you so you can book the right trade.
Can you help get a house ready for sale?
Yes. Send us the agent's list or your own, and we'll work through the repairs, patching and touch-ups before the photos and open inspections.
Can you hang a TV on a stone or brick wall?
Yes, we bring the right fixings for masonry. Tell us the TV size and the wall type when you book.
Do I need to be home?
It's easiest if you are at the start, so we can go through the list together. If not, we can arrange access and send photos when we finish.
Plaster patching and paint touch-ups
Holes, cracks and old fixings filled, sanded and painted to match. Old picture hooks, a handle punched through a door, hairline cracks above a doorway: these small marks build up around a house without ever being worth calling a painter for on their own. Left on an agent's list or a to-do pad, they're easy to patch and touch up properly in the same visit as everything else.
Questions about plaster patching and paint touch-ups
Is my job too small?
Probably not. Plenty of our visits are a few small jobs added together, which is why we suggest sending the whole list.
How do you charge?
By the hour plus materials, with a one-hour minimum. We tell you the hourly rate when you book, and an estimate of the hours once we've seen your list.
Do you do plumbing or electrical work?
No. Anything that needs a licensed plumber or electrician we leave alone, and we'll tell you so you can book the right trade.
Can you help get a house ready for sale?
Yes. Send us the agent's list or your own, and we'll work through the repairs, patching and touch-ups before the photos and open inspections.
Can you hang a TV on a stone or brick wall?
Yes, we bring the right fixings for masonry. Tell us the TV size and the wall type when you book.
Do I need to be home?
It's easiest if you are at the start, so we can go through the list together. If not, we can arrange access and send photos when we finish.
Wall mounting and assembly
TVs, shelves, mirrors and artwork hung, and flat-pack furniture put together. A TV or shelf leaning against the wall instead of hung on it, or flat-pack furniture still in boxes, is one of those jobs that waits for a free weekend that never quite arrives. Stone and brick walls in older Norwood homes also need the right fixings, so getting it straight and secure the first time matters.
Questions about wall mounting and assembly
Is my job too small?
Probably not. Plenty of our visits are a few small jobs added together, which is why we suggest sending the whole list.
How do you charge?
By the hour plus materials, with a one-hour minimum. We tell you the hourly rate when you book, and an estimate of the hours once we've seen your list.
Do you do plumbing or electrical work?
No. Anything that needs a licensed plumber or electrician we leave alone, and we'll tell you so you can book the right trade.
Can you help get a house ready for sale?
Yes. Send us the agent's list or your own, and we'll work through the repairs, patching and touch-ups before the photos and open inspections.
Can you hang a TV on a stone or brick wall?
Yes, we bring the right fixings for masonry. Tell us the TV size and the wall type when you book.
Do I need to be home?
It's easiest if you are at the start, so we can go through the list together. If not, we can arrange access and send photos when we finish.
Fly screens and security doors
Screens re-meshed or replaced, security doors adjusted to close and lock. Torn fly screens let insects in through summer, and a security door that won't latch or lock properly isn't doing its job. In older villas these often go together with sticking front or back doors, since frames shift the same way over the seasons.
Questions about fly screens and security doors
Is my job too small?
Probably not. Plenty of our visits are a few small jobs added together, which is why we suggest sending the whole list.
How do you charge?
By the hour plus materials, with a one-hour minimum. We tell you the hourly rate when you book, and an estimate of the hours once we've seen your list.
Do you do plumbing or electrical work?
No. Anything that needs a licensed plumber or electrician we leave alone, and we'll tell you so you can book the right trade.
Can you help get a house ready for sale?
Yes. Send us the agent's list or your own, and we'll work through the repairs, patching and touch-ups before the photos and open inspections.
Can you hang a TV on a stone or brick wall?
Yes, we bring the right fixings for masonry. Tell us the TV size and the wall type when you book.
Do I need to be home?
It's easiest if you are at the start, so we can go through the list together. If not, we can arrange access and send photos when we finish.
Gutter cleaning
Single-storey gutters cleared and downpipes checked before winter.
Fence and gate repairs
Loose palings, sagging gates and broken latches fixed.
Tell us about the job
Tell us about the job and we will quote it.