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Hi, i was fitting a new sink at work the other day. I placed the sink on top of the pedestal to mark where to drill my holes for the fixing. the bottom part of the sink where the holes are touched the wall but they was about a 10 mm gap from the wall at the top of the sink. I kept trying to...

Hi, I need some work doing and I have been recommened local handyman to do the work. I need 2 doors shaving as they don't shut right. I need a old light removing and replacing with a uplight and I need a handrail fitting on the stairs. I don't want to be ripped off, so what do you guys think I...

Hi, i have read your post about starting out. I am in the same position at the moment. I want to start up as a handyman/ home maintenace. I work as a handyman at a care home, minium wage and only 30 hrs a week. Whenever I have done jobs for people in the past, i have undercharged big time. i.e...

Hi everyone, can anyone please give me some advice. I have just been laid off from work this week due to lack of work. (This is the 4th time I have been made redundant) Anyway I have been thinking of going self employed as a general handyman, doing home repairs, building walls and garden work. I...

Hi everyone, I just want a bit of advice off people. I want a fence putting up, 16 7 foot concrete posts, gravel boards and 15 4" 6' fence panels. How much on do people charge for erecting only as I have all the materials. Price per post, gravel board, fence panel etc? I don't want to get ripped...

Hi everyone, could someone give me some guidance on pricing a wall. The wall goes up the sides of the front garden and across the front. All in all it works out to be 58ft long and 3 ft high, english wall bond. I am not the fastest bricklayer so I don't want to tell them a day rate as they may...

Hi All, I have been on a 4 day plastering course and learnt all the basics i.e dot 'n' dab, skimming, repairing, rendering etc. and since then I have done a few wall for myself, family and friends. However, i would still like to spend sometime with a pro so that I can watch and for you to...

Thanks jbonding, Have you any idea why the cracks took so long to show and is there anything that will stop it happening in the future.

Hi Everyone, last year I went on a five day plastering course. Since then I have plastered my house, my mothers kitchen and a few walls for friends 2 of the rooms I have plastered have started to show cracks after a few months. Both were just reskims. I used pva glue on these. Why did it take...