There are several names these things go by. The are the way we get water from inside the house to our lawn, garden, or to wash the family car. And back in the day, as kids we drank right from them. Sometimes they do go bad. They leak, the freeze, or just stop working. Many…
The previous owners had hardwood put down in the home. Not a problem except, the beverage refrigerator had already been put under the counter. When it finally died, there was no way to get it out. After much consideration, it was finally decided to cut through some of the hardwood to remove the refrigerator and…
We do small concrete jobs when needed. This was a removed window from a previous remodel. They left a large hole under the kitchen that was allowing critters, and cold air under the kitchen floor. The previous remodel had put steps in front of the hole to hide it. Once the steps were removed, the…
It seems to be a regular repair we do. With so many neighborhoods now having standards and requirements, Jeff and Son’s does a good amount of mailbox repair and replacement. It can be as simple as just straightening the post, repainting the faded coatings, or sometimes getting in a replacement mailbox and post all together.
Painting wrought iron railings isn’t new or hard. It is something a home owner can do if they have the equipment. So many of the repairs we do are like that. If the home owner had the time and the equipment, they could do it themselves. The problem is so many times it just doesn’t…
We install a bunch of sump pumps. Today, we mostly only install the complete sump pump and battery back up combo. It is certainly more expensive than just swapping out a sump pump. And of course we will always do as the customer wishes, but the damage that can come to all the stuff around…
I am sure you have seen a flat screen tv hung on a wall or even hung from a ceiling in an office or outdoor patio. Not a new thing. But earlier this year, I did a new one for me… A 65 inch tv hung from the ceiling that will retract up to the…
Sometimes you just have to find away. On this job we had a blockage down the line from the bathtub and the kitchen sink. How those two got joined is interesting. Anyway, we had cleared the clog in the kitchen sink only to find out later that the ‘thing’ blocking the pipe was still there…