NR2 Handyman
Your Hyperlocal handyman in norwich
Looking for a Norwich handyman? Try me, the NR2 Handyman! Get in touch for all your home improvement and garden maintenance needs. I'm insured, DBS checked and a licensed waste carrier. I have over 20 years' experience in home maintenance and gardening services. I work in NR2 as much as possible, partly to cut down on travel time but also to get to know people in our local area, my family and I being fairly new to Norwich. Find out more about me.
Example jobs
Shed and base build
The customer needed some secure storage for bikes and tools at their house on College Road. I removed a section of lawn, levelled the ground, and built a timber frame to sit on spare pavers over a weed barrier membrane. Once the shed was built, I created a decorative pebble edging drip-tray to finish. This is the second Tiger shed I've built and they are excellent value for money.
Massive mirror
Hung a HUGE vintage mirror for a customer in NR2: 5' x 4' (150 x 120 cm), and probably 30 kg plus... I arrived to find it was going on a stud wall, i.e. plasterboard! Not to fear: I reached for a handful of trusty Toggler® Snaptoggle plasterboard anchors (nine of them, in fact) - the only fixings I trust for something of this size and weight.
Gravel path refresh
This customer's garden path had become completely overgrown, with most of the old gravel displaced by weeds, earth and torn weed membrane. I cleared the beds to either side and replanted with bee-friendly plants - hebes, lavendar, aliums - then stripped the path, securing loose edging bricks, before relining with heavy-duty weed fabric and laying new gravel.
Patio clean and tidy
The side return of an Edwardian house in Norwich is never going to look like a Tuscan courtyard, but with a bit of time and elbow-grease I can transform yours from a damp hiding place for garden tat into a clean, tidy and useful space. I did just that for a repeat customer on College Road in NR2. Watch till the end!
Wall panelling and decorating
I transformed this former drab home office into a colourful spare room for a customer in Heigham Grove. Filled and sanded dozens of holes, put up wall panelling to make a space-saving headboard, painted throughout, and finally added wall-mounted lamps and pictures. I returned a few months later to add and paint some Shelfbar shelving - an excellent system which I have installed a few times now.
Porch refresh
I arrived thinking that this tired old porch just needed some minor filling and a lick of paint. Turns out both window sills were completely rotten! Not to worry: a quick trip to the excellent Cushions and we were back in business. Don't go anywhere else for timber in Norwich! Used Zinsser Allcoat on both the timber and brickwork - absolutely bombproof exterior paint which will last these happy customers years.