Handyman in Ash.

Ash is the larger village three miles east along the A257, closer to Sandwich than to Canterbury. Period cottages on the main street, newer developments off Guilton, mixed stock from Victorian villas to 1970s and 1990s estates. Not inside a CA on most of the newer stock, but the village-centre stretch is.

What the work looks like: Standard-modern handyman-scope on the estate stock: flat-pack, TV mounts, painting rooms, small plumbing. On the older village-centre cottages: timber repair, sash-window work, matched-mortar re-pointing, cast-iron gutter care.

Typical spec: Flat-pack wardrobe assembly £120-180. Standard cottage room re-paint £280-380. Boundary gutter clear on Guilton-side estate housing £180.

Services available in Ash

• Handyman repairs - The small jobs that a builder will not turn out for and a plumber does not cover.
• Guttering and downpipes - Gutter clear, gutter re-align, downpipe re-fix, joint replacement.
• Timber repairs - Rotten fascia and soffit patches, timber sash window sill repair, feather-edge closeboard patching, cottage porch timber.
• Small roof jobs - Slipped tiles re-bedded, ridge re-pointing, flashing patched, chimney-side lead reset.
• Painting and decorating - Interior rooms, exterior fascia and soffit, listed-cottage sash-window re-paint, garden-room and porch coats.
• Fence and gate repair - Storm-damaged panel replacement, dropped gates re-hung, farm-gate hinges rebuilt, orchard-boundary post resets.
• Small plumbing - Dripping taps replaced, isolation valves added, toilet fill-valve swaps, waste-trap replacement, outside-tap installs.
• Small electrical - Like-for-like socket and switch replacement, outdoor light re-fix, CU-side isolation and tidy.
• Flat-pack and home fitting - IKEA and equivalent flat-pack assembly, wall-mounted TVs on stud or brick, curtain poles, blinds, floating shelves, bathroom accessories.
• Property maintenance - Standing maintenance visits for holiday-let and second-home owners in the CT3 villages.