I must just do a HUGE shout out to the person who has been my knight in shining amour with Dolls make-over. I don’t want you to be under any misapprehension that I did all the hard graft, oh no! ALL the heavy-elbow-grease-required work has been done by my wonderful contractor Chris. I have mentioned him in previous posts, but I want to him to know how much I (and the Boss AKA Mum) really really REALLY appreciate him, and his work. I/we would recommend him and his work in a heartbeat.
His prices. This is no word of a lie, he is EXTREMELY reasonable. Chris was the second contractor I met to give me a quotation for the exhaustive work that Doll needed. I was slightly apprehensive as the first contractor had quoted me a figure of OVER £4,000, there and then without even pricing anything. I had a HUGE amount of trepidation and anxiety as I thought my mum, AKA the Boss, would string me up for buying a miniature money pit. However, Chris immediately put my mind at rest.
A beach hut owner himself, he could empathise with me, the beach hut and the work involved. He was also incredibly honest. One entire side wall was damp and required replacing, I knew this but didn’t point it out, I wanted to see if he would be honest and blunt with me or give me a load of flannel. We went through the list of things I wanted quoted for, a new work surface, a new complete front drop-down panel, the whole hut repainted inside and out and I wanted a bench seat made. Chris being Chris told me that everything I’d listed was do-able, but he wouldn’t be able to give me an overall figure until he worked out all the material costs. He said that in his opinion if the total figure of all the work went over £2,000 then he would tell me to get rid of the existing hut and buy a brand new one, which can be bought for a minimum of £2,100.
As it happens, the total cost of all the works came to a lot under £2,000 (phew!) and I will just say that not only has the work Chris has carried out been absolutely bloody marvellous, he is also a bit of a top notch carpenter! He made me a beautiful bench seat. He has been easy to work with, honest, friendly, trustworthy and put up with all my kids!
He has also recently been back and replaced the floor and laid my lino, and what a job! Simply lovely. There is nothing, NOTHING I have to complain about him. He really is that good! So much so, that in between working for me, he has carried out work for my in-laws. He made from scratch and erected a side canopy made of timber. They love it and it is stunning!
NOT ONLY that he has also been my go-to person for advise and tips with sorting out the beach hut for rental.
He doesn’t know I am writing this post. He hasn’t asked me to write this post. I feel compelled to write it, as I feel that he is such a top man who does such fantastic work, I simply must shout about it. I could of course keep him a secret from you all, but that would be mean to you and to him.
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This is the ONLY recommendation I will post on here. Promise.
If you are local to me, and you need a quote for anything, then Chris is your man. He doesn’t just do beach huts, he can do pretty much anything.
His contact details are:
Chris Carter
email: sheddie@sky.com
mobile: 07837 277502
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So Chris I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all your wonderful top quality work, honest and straightforward advise and just being a lovely bloke! You are a complete star!
Doll's House in the making 