Protecting our aged community at home

Getting older significantly affects our mobility. When you lose mobility or have special needs, it can make many of the jobs around the house you once found easy a lot more difficult, if not impossible.

You still have your independence, but sometimes you need a helping hand with the more physically demanding household tasks. Fortunately, an Adelaide handyman can help you keep your home in good order, but you need to find one you can trust.

Here are just a few of the jobs your Adelaide handyman can help you with and how you can make sure you only work with the best.

• Gutter and deck cleaning, general outdoor maintenance
• Painting doors and rooms
• Flyscreen repairs and replacement
• Fixing leaky taps
• Internal home repairs and fixing broken items
• Wall mounting flat-screen TVs and furniture assembly.

 

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Flyscreens are a eco-friendly solution to bugs

Winter is almost over, and the warm weather is starting to bring the inevitable invasion of pesky flies landing on food and mosquitos inflicting their itchy bites. Many Adelaide residents will be stocking up on fly spray and mosquito coils, but savvy homeowners will also consider upgrading their homes with flyscreens.

Stopping flying pests from entering your home with flyscreens is a clean and environmentally friendly way to deal with them.

To make it easier for you, I list some of my favourite locations to purchase flyscreens in Adelaide.

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Regularly maintaining your gutters can save you money

After years of offering my Adelaide home repair services, I understand how easy it is to forget about your gutters when you’ve just finished hours of yard work. It’s dirty, hard work to keep your gutters free of debris, so it’s an easy job to keep putting on the backburner. Unfortunately, the rainwater pooling around your foundation every time it rains provides a stark reminder that your gutters are due for a clean.

Winter is a tough time for gutters around Adelaide due to the sheer amount of debris falling off tall trees. Neglecting your gutters will shorten their useful life and can cost you thousands in repair or replacement.

Here’s how you can maintain your gutters this winter.

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Knowing when to call a handyman in Adelaide is an absolute must

I know the popular handyman shows on TV are entertaining and informative, but I do have an issue with them; they often make complicated jobs look easy. The inherent problem with this is that many home improvement or maintenance jobs are not as straightforward as they seem. Some can be downright dangerous to tackle without the right tools or qualifications.

Knowing when to call in a handyman in Adelaide or attempt a DIY fix isn’t too difficult when you have the right information.

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