Renovation & Repairs
15 posts
Slipped roof tiles and the £260 roofer visit from our survey list
5 April 2025Our survey spotted a few cracked tiles and tired ridge mortar. How we found a roofer, what he fixed in a morning and what he told us to watch.
A new consumer unit for £720, and why we didn't try to save on it
18 March 2025The old fuse board had no RCD protection. Three quotes, a day without power and what we got for £720 from a registered electrician.
Our electrical report came back unsatisfactory: what an EICR found
27 February 2025The survey said get the wiring checked, so we booked an EICR in our first month. A £180 test, a list of codes and the item that needed fixing quickly.