Handyman in Stannington

Stannington is a historic village just off the A1, south of Morpeth, and it lies around 6.3 miles from our base in Ashington. We cover the village itself, Stannington Station and the scattered homes and farms nearby. Since 2018 our family-run business has built its work on turning up when we say we will and doing small jobs as well as we do the larger ones.

Stannington customers often call us about leaking taps, tired paintwork, sticking doors and furniture that needs building. Some are commuters into Newcastle who struggle to find time for home upkeep; others are long-standing residents who would rather hand over the ladder work.

Homes and buildings in and around Stannington

Stannington village has a strong traditional character, with sandstone cottages and houses grouped around its parish church, alongside later homes added through the twentieth century and some newer properties. A short distance away, Stannington Station has its own cluster of houses near the railway line. Beyond both, the land is open farmland with isolated farmsteads.

In the older stone properties, the jobs that come up tend to involve timber and plaster: doors and windows that have shifted, floorboards that creak, skirting that has been painted many times over, and plaster that cracks when fittings are added. Chimney breasts and alcoves make for good fitted shelving, but walls are rarely square.

Later houses bring more routine upkeep, such as bathrooms and kitchens that need resealing, outdated fittings and decorating. The village is close to a busy trunk road and surrounded by fields, so external paintwork, gutters and fences pick up dust, leaves and grime, and gardens with mature trees need regular attention.

Our most requested jobs in Stannington

Plumbing repairs are a steady source of calls. Through our plumbing service we fix dripping taps, sort running toilets, fit new taps and connect washing machines and dishwashers, all without any gas or boiler work.

Painting and decorating is the next most popular, whether refreshing a cottage bedroom, repainting window frames or covering patched plaster once a repair has been made.

We are often asked to ease and rehang doors or fit new handles and locks through our doors and windows work, which matters in older homes where frames have moved over the years.

Then there is the general list, covered by our odd jobs service: putting up curtain rails and blinds, hanging artwork, fixing a loose bannister, replacing a broken cupboard hinge or assembling a new garden bench. These are exactly the tasks larger firms skip, and we are happy to do them properly.