Home maintenance calendar
Home maintenance in May
What a UK home needs in May. Do the easy ones yourself, and for anything that needs a trade, one tap posts it free to local trades with the details filled in.
Ready for quotes now? Post your job free and up to 3 local trades text or ring you back.
- Paint outside woodworkA job for a trade
Fascias, sills and doors need a dry spell to paint. Good painters book up early in spring.
Get quotes free - Clean the driveway and patioDIY or a trade
Jet washing and re-sanding joints keeps paving safe and stops weeds taking hold.
Rather have someone do it? Get quotes free - Repair and treat deckingDIY or a trade
Treat decking once a year and replace soft boards before someone goes through one.
Rather have someone do it? Get quotes free
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