AGE UK SOLIHULL
HOME MAINTENANCE AND
GARDENING LIST
June 2015
SECTION ONE
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
SECTION TWO
PLUMBING, HEATING AND
ELECTRICS
SECTION THREE
COMPUTERS, TELEPHONES &
TV SERVICES
SECTION FOUR
GARDENING
PLEASE NOTE: INCLUSION ON THIS LIST
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A
RECOMMENDATION FROM AGE UK
SOLIHULL PLEASE DESTROY THIS LIST AFTER
THREE MONTHS AS SOME OF THE INFORMATION
MAY BECOME OUT OF DATE. THIS LIST IS
UPDATED REGULARLY.
AGE UK SOLIHULL HOME MAINTENANCE AND
GARDENING LIST.
Thank you for your enquiry about our home
maintenance and gardening list. Please note: The
individuals and companies included on this list are not
recommendations from Age UK Solihull. Any work
undertaken will be a private arrangement between you
and them and Age UK Solihull is not responsible for
work carried out by the people included on this list.
Age UK Solihull has taken at least two references for each
of the trades-people included on this list. We have also
ensured to the best of our ability that they have Public
Liability Insurance. We do not personally inspect the work
they have done. The people on this list are not employed by
Age UK Solihull and the charity has no influence on their
working arrangements or charges.
It is important to get 2 or 3 different written quotes and
always get a clear idea of what the cost will be before the
commencement of the work. It is always worth checking
whether you will be asked to pay a callout charge.
Generally you should avoid paying money in advance.
Be wary of workmen who call at your house unannounced.
If they have highlighted a potential problem, get 2 or 3
quotes from reputable trades-people. Never allow casual
callers into your home. If they say they are from the Council
or the Water board, Gas or Electricity supplier and you were
not expecting them, ask for some identification and check
this with the company concerned. Many companies now
have schemes for older people whereby you can register
your details and use a password to ensure you know the
person calling is safe to allow into your home.
Your comments about this list and the individuals and
companies included on it are very valuable to us. This is the
way we monitor the trades-people and the work they do.
This ensures that only people who are committed to
providing a good quality customer service are included on
this list. Please complete the comments sheet at the rear of
this list and return it to Age UK Solihull.
If you have any questions, complaints or comments about
the trades-people or information provided on this list, please
contact us on 0121 705 9128.
Age UK Solihull, The Priory, Church Hill Road, Solihull
B91 3LF
Tel: 0121 705 9128
E-mail: info@ageuksolihull.org.uk
www.ageuksolihull.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1055887
SECTION ONE
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
CHRIS HALL
CARPENTRY
Mr C Hall
87 Blandford
Avenue
Castle Bromwich
B36 9JB
Mob: 07958 975 678
WOODWORK &
MORE
Mr David Bartlett
72 Berryfield Road
Sheldon
B26 3UH
Tel: 0121 624 2565
Mob: 07743 536 011
DOCTOR LOCKS
Mr Jason Gould
212 Bromsgrove
Road
Halesowen
B62 0JU
Tel: 0800 611 8886
Mob: 07816 894 532
G.A.S
DECORATORS
Mr George Smylie
59 Daylesford Road
Solihull
B92 8EJ
Tel: 0121 742 4615
Mob: 07753 428 019
General Carpentry Work
including doors,
skirtings, kitchens, loft
hatches, laminate/
Solihull,
wooden floors, outside
Birmingham
fencing work, shelving,
wardrobes, stair-rails,
etc.
Carpentry – Internal
doors, skirting boards
etc. General household
repairs. Fence and shed
repairs. Painting and
decorating. Drives and
patios jet washed
All Areas
Locksmith/Carpenter,
alarm servicing and
installation, replacement
and repairs to UPVC
doors and windows, all
aspects of carpentry &
joinery
No call-out charge
Covers the UK
Painting and decorating,
tiling, coving.
Internal and external
painting.Can assist with
moving furniture. Free
Quotes. Special rates
for older people
All areas
GC PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
Mr G Cox
3 Halstead Grove
Solihull
B91 3YX
Tel: 0121 711 1045
Mob: 07718 693 203
GILLS CLEANING
SERVICES
Mr T Gill
32 Tamworth Road
Kingsbury
Tamworth
Staffs B78 2HX
Tel: 01827 872 733
Mob: 07714 344 470
JACQUE OF ALL
TRADES
Mrs J Henry
178 Church Road
Yardley Birmingham
B25 8UT
Tel: 0121 784 2083
Mob: 07825 155 446
Email:
jemhen710@yahoo.
com
MRS LORRAINE
PEARSON
Mrs L Pearson
6 Elkstone Close
Solihull
B92 8LH
Tel: N/A
Mob: 07818 446 782
Carpentry, doors, floors,
UPVC windows. Fitted
kitchens and flat pack
assembling. Fencing,
gates and locks
Central and South
Solihull, Shirley,
Sheldon, Hall
Green
Painting, gardening,
carpet cleaning, gutter
cleaning and odd jobs.
Fitting grab rails, house
cleaning and slabbing.
No call-out charge
All areas
Female property
maintenance.
Bricklaying, garden wall
repointing, painting and
decorating, gutter
cleaning, wall and floor
tiling, flat pack
assembly, all general
odd jobs
Free quotes.
Solihull,
Birmingham and
Coventry.
Interior painting and
decorating. Ladies,
older people and
disabled only.
Can assist with moving
furniture, taking down
curtains etc.
Solihull and
surrounding areas.
PETE THE
CARPETMAN
Mr Peter Curtis
29 Florence Road
Wylde Green
Sutton Coldfield
B73 5NJ
TEL : 0121 681 2492
MOB: 07830 434640
TERRITORY
PROPERTY
REPAIRS
Mr Chris Rowe
3 Himbleton Croft
Monkspath
B90 4UP
Tel: 0121 246 5878
Mob: 07957 257 889
WALL TO WALL
Mr I Cox
10 Chalgrove
Crescent
Solihull
B91 3GG
Tel: 0121 704 4243
Mob: 07787 356 387
ALLIED
FABRICARE
Jawaid Kamran
46 Garretts Green
Lane
Yardley B26 2HP
Tel: 0121 743 3995
Mob: 07967 103 433
Carpet Retail
Carpet Fitting
Vinyl Flooring
Adaption Work
Free Quotations
Furniture Moved
Choose at Home
Service
Old Carpets Taken
away
Roofing, painting,
brickwork, drainage,
fencing & patios.
Plumbing, shower
installation, tiling,
decorating.
Also guttering, cladding
(plastic), fascias and
soffit boards.
No call-out charge
24 hour call-out.
Painting and decorating.
Property maintenance
and some gardening.
No travelling charge.
Carpet and Upholstery
cleaning. Will move
furniture if required.
Whole of the
Midlands
South Birmingham,
South Solihull
Solihull, Shirley,
Monkspath,
Knowle, Dorridge,
Dickens Heath
Solihull,
Birmingham and
surrounding
postcodes.
HOME & GARDEN
MAINTENANCE
Mr Charles Whiston
42 Shelfield Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
Tel: 0121 443 2485
Mob: 07816 872 945
R.W. HUGHES
(ROOFING) LTD
Mr Rob Hughes
92 Beechwood Park
Road
Solihull
B91 1EU
Tel: 0121 743 3772
Mob: 07973 836 839
Decorating Plus
54 Shakespeare
Drive
Shirley
Solihull
B90 2AN
Tel: 0121 744 2804
Mob: 07802 566441
GNL HANDYMAN
SERVICES
Mr Gary Lloyd
17 Ferndale Road
Balsall Common
CV7 7AH
Mob: 07792 942565
Painting and decorating.
Plumbing, bathrooms
and showers. Patios
and fencing.
Roofing, House
Clearances.
Painting, decorating and
small odd jobs
Handyman, painting and
decorating, carpentry,
building flatpack
furniture, small electric
and plumbing work
South Birmingham
and South Solihull.
Within a 10 mile
radius of Solihull
Town Centre
Solihull and
surrounding district
Solihull borough
including Balsall
Common, Knowle,
Hampton in Arden
HANDS ON
DEVELOPMENTS
Nick Hands
26 Marie Drive
Acocks Green
B27 7NY
Mob: 07774 229772
JERRY O’SULLIVAN
& SON
125 Reservoir Road
Solihull
B92 8AR
Tel: 0121 707 5507
Mob: 07976 763497
PIED PIPER PEST
MANAGEMENT
Mr G Jakeman
104 Cooks Lane
Kingshurst
Solihull
B37 6NT
Tel: 0121 246 8879
www.piedpiperpestma
nagement.co.uk
General property
maintenance, painting
and decorating.
Solihull borough
including
Knowle, Wythall,
Cheswick Green,
Hollywood
Carpet fitting, supplies
and cleaning.
No call out charge
Workmanship
guaranteed
Solihull and all
surrounding areas.
Pest control.
No call-out charge.
North and South
Solihull. North
Warwickshire,
Tamworth
SECTION TWO
PLUMBING, HEATING AND
ELECTRICS
APPLIANCE MAN
Mr P McLaughlin
97 Gleneagles Road
Sheldon
B26 2JG
Mob: 07970 468 548
0121 706 8500
WISE PLUMBING &
HEATING
SERVICES
Mr R Wise
90 Tynedale Road
Birmingham
B11 3QR
Mob 07901 733078
Repairs: Washing
machines, tumble
dryers, Dyson vacuums,
ovens, cookers and
hobs
Fully qualified engineer
All parts 12 month
guarantee.
All Domestic Gas work,
boilers, fires, central
heating, all plumbing
work including full
bathroom fitting. Gas
Safe registered. Free
quotes
All of Solihull
Borough &
surrounding areas
All areas
CHRIS READY
SERVICES
Mr C Ready
96 Tanworth Lane
Shirley
Solihull
B90 4DF
Tel:0121 733 1946
Mob: 07860 744 937
Fax: 0121 603 8079
Email:
chrisready@chrisready
service.co.uk
Repairs : Washing
machines, tumble
dryers, fridges, freezers,
dishwashers, waste
disposal units, electric
ovens and hobs.
Member of Domestic
Appliance Service
Association
All areas of Solihull
DELTA PHE
SERVICES LTD
Mr David Thomas
37 Odensil Green
Solihull
B92 8NA
Tel: 0121 742 0247
Mob: 07903 137054
P A SERVICES
Mr Paul Heath
31 Thornfield Road
Acocks Green
B27 7ES
Tel: 0121 764 5872
Mob: 07979 064835
SIMKINS AND
WOODWARD
ELECTRICAL
Mr B Simkins
Albany, Poolhead Ln
Tanworth-in-Arden
Solihull
B94 5EH
Tel: 01564 743 171
Mob: 07768 891 695
STEPHEN SMITH &
SON, PLUMBING &
HEATING SERVICES
Mr Stephen Smith
12 Friary Avenue
Monkspath
Solihull
B90 4SZ
Tel: 01564 200119
Plumbing.
Bathroom fitting.
Gas fitting/servicing.
Electric
Gas Safe Registered.
Solihull, Dorridge,
Knowle, Berkswell,
Catherine-de
Barnes
Electrician
City & Guilds Electrical
qualification
Solihull and
surrounding areas
All domestic work.
Installations, electrical
wiring faults, sockets,
showers, lighting.
NICEIC Approved
All areas
Family business since
1969.
Specialists in all aspects
of heating and
plumbing. Gas-Safe
registered. Bathroom
refurbishments.
Solihull and
surrounding areas
PLUMBHEAT
Mr Dave Allum
70c Newman Way
Rubery
Birmingham
B45 9LY
Tel 07807 776411
RJS HEATING
Mr Robert Senior
9 Rowan Close
Hollywood
Birmingham
B47 5RW
Tel: 01564 829800
Mob: 07971 088129
www.rjsheating.co.uk
R & M HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
Mr Ravi Matharu
99 Pierce Avenue
Olton
Solihull
B92 7JY
Tel: 0121 706 3644
Mob: 07887 707 818
GNL Handyman
Services
17 Ferndale Road
Balsall Common CV7
7AH
Mob: 07792 942 565
Boiler repairs and
servicing. Gas fire
servicing.
No call out fee
Solihull and
surrounding areas
Central heating repairs,
boiler installations, free
boiler quotes/advice,
servicing, WorcesterBosch accredited
installer
Solihull and
surrounding areas.
Immediate
response
Bathroom renovations,
plumbing, kitchen
renovations, Decorating,
painting, carpentry,
plastering
Solihull,
Monkspath,
Dickens Heath,
Knowle, Dorridge,
Henley in Arden,
Marston Green,
Bentley Heath
Handyman, painting,
decorating, plumbing,
carpentry, erecting flat
pack furniture.
Solihull, Balsall
Common, Knowle,
Hampton In Arden
Matt Turrall Plumbing
& Heating
62 Sandgate Road,
Hall Green
Birmingham B28 0UL
Mob: 07876 358 216
D A C ELECTRICAL
SERVICES
Mr D Coton
10 Kitegreen Close
Chelmsley Wood
Solihull
B37 6UP
Tel: 0121 770 9727
Mob: 07813 644 630
Bathroom remodelling,
installation and design.
General plumbing
repairs
Solihull and
surrounding areas
including
Birmingham
All domestic work.
All areas of Solihull
and Birmingham.
SECTION THREE
COMPUTERS, TELEPHONES
AND TV SERVICES
CTV & VIDEO
SERVICES
Mr PD & Mrs PJ
Thatcher
65 Hobs Moat Road
Solihull
B92 8SS
Tel: 0121 743 5089
0121 742 6962
All makes TV, videos,
DVDs, CDs, audio, radio
and Plasma LCD repairs
Call out and repair
Solihull Borough
normally same day.
Also have an aerial
contractor.
Call-out Charge
PC PAL
Jat Mann
139 Seven Star Road
Solihull
B91 2BN
Tel: 0121 705 0010
Email:
help@pcpal.co.uk
Website:
www.pcpal.co.uk
Computer service –
repairs, installation,
training and internet
set-up
Fully qualified and
insured.
Charge around £45 for
first hour then pro-rata
thereafter.
Solihull Borough.
SECTION FOUR
GARDENING
DAVID ALLEN
Mr David Allen
18 Bronte Farm Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 3DE
Tel : 0121 745 5028
Mob: 07855 782 951
COPSE GARDEN
SERVICE
Mr Thomas Kenny
95 Links Drive
Solihull
B91 2DJ
Tel: 0121 705 0120
Mob: 07599 657707
CUT ‘N’ EDGE
GARDENING
SERVICES
Mr James Evans
26 Mappleborough
Rd
Shirley Solihull
B90 1AQ
Tel: 0121 745 2910
Mob: 07701 088807
NICK DERRINGTON
Mr N Derrington
69 Florence Road
Acocks Green
B27 6LN
Tel: 0121 706 6319
Gardening including
grass cutting, lawn care,
hedge trimming, tree
surgery. Handyman
jobs/repairs during
winter months. (Rubbish
removed)
Free quote
Mowing, hedges
trimmed, trees pruned
and felled, fencing,
slabbing, gutters
cleaned.
Rubbish removed.
Free quote
RHS qualified.
Solihull and
surrounding areas.
Solihull and
surrounding areas.
Gardening including tree
surgery/pruning and
garden makeovers, lawn
cutting with stripes,
landscaping and block
paving. Specialist in low
maintenance gardens.
Rubbish removed.
Free quote
Solihull borough
and south
Birmingham
Gardening - lawn cutting
only. (Cuttings removed)
Solihull Borough
SOLIHULL GARDEN
MAINTENANCE
Mrs Mandy Hogan
29 Middleton Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 2JH
Tel: 0121 243 3604
07758 922816
07545 377788
Grass and hedge
cutting and garden
maintenance.
All rubbish removed
HANDS ON
DEVELOPMENTS
Nick Hands
26 Marie Drive
Acocks Green
B27 7NY
Mob: 07774 229772
Gardening including
grass and hedge
cutting, landscaping,
fencing, weeding and
general maintenance.
All rubbish and
cuttings removed.
NEIL’S COMPLETE
GARDENS
Mr Neil Bowker
6 Beamans Close
Solihull
B92 7RA
Tel: 0121 537 8544
Mob : 07910 686 947
Garden Maintenance ,
Lawn Mowing,
Strimming, Patios,
Decking, Walls,
Turfing, Fencing,
Garden Clearances,
No Job too small
Solihull, Shirley,
Acocks Green,
Hall Green.
Solihull borough
including
Knowle, Wythall,
Cheswick Green,
Hollywood
Solihull, Knowle
and Surrounding
areas
FURTHER SOURCES OF HELP FOR SOLIHULL RESIDENTS.
Solihull Independent Living – 0121 717 1517
This scheme can offer general, financial and technical advice for older
homeowners and tenants of private landlords who are concerned about
adaptations, repairs or maintenance to their homes.
Also includes the Handyperson and Gardening Service.
Birmingham Residents: for help and information about repairs
and adaptations please call Age UK Birmingham 0121 437 0479.
INFORMATION The following factsheet and booklet are available free please call Age UK on 0800 169 65 65 to request.
Factsheet 13 – Funding repairs, improvements and adaptations.
Information Guide – ‘Adapting your home’
OTHER CONTACTS
FAIR TRADING
Advice and support for consumers is provided by Consumer Direct
03454 040506
GAS SAFE REGISTER & TRANSCO
All gas installers must be registered with Gas Safe. A Gas Safe
registered engineer has been checked to make sure they are
competent and qualified to work safely and legally with gas. Call 0800
408 5500
ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVICE CENTRE
General advice about energy efficiency, fuel bills and grants available.
Also Information about Green Deal and ECO please call for advice or to
apply 0300 123 1234.
WINTER WARMTH HELPLINE
Advice on keeping warm in winter, broken down boilers, electric
blankets, warm clothing, general advice on fuel bills. Heaters supplied
on loan during winter months. Please call 0121 704 8080.