Estate agents often offer landlords property maintenance services. But they may not provide the peace of mind and cost effectiveness that they promise. One of our customers rents out his property in Shrewsbury. He has a lovely Victorian house in Cherry Orchard and needed to get some maintenance done in between tenancies over the summer.
Most of us don’t know a dovetail joint from a bird mouth cut. So talking to a carpenter or joiner can sometimes feel like a foreign exchange trip. With that in mind, here are 10 tips from Oliver Gibbs on how to work well with your carpenter. 1. Know what you want Tell your carpenter
What’s the difference between a carpenter and joiner? You need something constructed from wood and you want the right person for the job. But do you search for ‘carpenters’ or ‘joiners’? In summary, a joiner makes the timber products that a carpenter then fixes on-site. So a joiner might be employed to make the doors,
If you are are looking for a new kitchen at a fraction of the cost, it is worth considering a kitchen face lift. Take our client’s kitchen pictured above (left). The work surface is rather dated, the tiles are damaged, and the units have been incorrectly fitted; but otherwise the units and fittings are sound.
DIY can be costly, not least when it goes wrong. A survey by Santander in 2010 found that 14% of people had DIY mishaps costing them £344 each on average to repair. Bad do-it-yourself work can invalidate your home insurance and even cut your house price by 5%, according to Which. At Oliver Gibbs Carpentry
As much as we Brits love IKEA, sometimes it won’t do. Take IKEA shelving for example. You may want a unique shelving piece, not a mass produced unit. You might like real oak shelves, not laminate. Your shelves may need to fit an irregular space, not a flat wall. Your style maybe more traditional British than
