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Common situations
Browse the relevant trades
Each trade page explains common work, licence boundaries and how to prepare a useful request.
Building and renovations
Renovations are multi-trade projects where sequencing matters as much as the work itself. These usually start as a quote request rather than a booking, because scope has to be agreed first.
Carpentry
Carpentry covers everything from a sticking door to structural framing. It is the trade most often needed alongside others on a renovation, and the one that determines whether finishes sit square.
Joinery and cabinetry
Custom joinery is what makes awkward spaces usable. It is measured, built and fitted to a specific room, so lead times are longer than off-the-shelf alternatives.
Tiling
Tiling is unforgiving — bad falls in a shower or an unsealed wet area shows up as water damage months later. Most tiling requests are wet areas, floors, or fixing tiling someone else got wrong.
Flooring
Flooring changes how a whole house feels, and it is one of the few renovations that can be done in a day or two per room. Subfloor condition usually decides what is actually possible.
Painting
Painting is as much preparation as it is paint. The difference between a job that lasts two years and one that lasts ten is almost entirely in the surface work underneath.
Landscaping
Landscaping ranges from a tidy-up to full structural work with retaining walls and drainage. Getting levels and water flow right early is what stops problems later.
Decking
A deck is structural work that lives outdoors, which means both the build and the ongoing sealing matter. Older decks often need bearer and joist attention before the boards are worth saving.
For planned work
State what is fixed and what is flexible. Add plans, measurements or inspiration images only when you have permission to share them.
When the situation is urgent
The project flow is not for active hazards. Stabilise urgent water, electrical, gas, structural or security problems through emergency help first.
Guides and advice
Know what is safe to check yourself and what to include in your request.
How to prepare a room for painters
What to do before painters arrive — clearing, protecting, access and decisions — so the job starts on time and the quote stays accurate.
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What separates a good painting quote from a cheap one: preparation, coats, paint grade, inclusions and licensing — so you can compare painters fairly.
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