Handyman in Wingham.

Wingham is the village at the centre of the patch. A wide-street Conservation Area running along the A257 High Street, with the Red Lion pub anchoring the market-square end and mixed period cottages, Georgian frontages, listed stock, and outlying farms making up the residential stock. Dover District Council is the planning authority.

What the work looks like: Timber sash-window sill splices on High Street cottage stock. Wide-old-chimney re-pointing and lead-flashing resets. Cast-iron gutter matched-pattern replacement on CA frontages. Full-cottage exterior paint schemes in heritage colours. Storm-damaged fence panel resets on rear-orchard boundaries.

Typical spec: Standard half-day cottage snag-list visit £180. Sash-window sill splice £220-380. Exterior fascia and soffit re-paint on a full house-side run £320-480. Gutter clear including CA-visible cast-iron: £180.

Services available in Wingham

• 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.