Repair work here runs on two clocks. On Mosque Road it is restaurant entrance doors. The time to fix them is before service, not during it. In the streets behind it is old house glass: railing panels, windows, enclosures whose fittings have finally rusted. The parts are alike. The rush is completely different.
Restaurant doors on Mosque Road
A restaurant door here is opened hundreds of times an evening. The floor spring that controls it is a wearing part.
When it starts to slam or drift open, that is the spring, not the glass. Changing one is usually a two to three hour visit. Our van carries the common closers, clamps and handles.
We work before you open. Where a part does need changing, we fit one made for the weight of the door and the heavy use it sees. A closer meant for an office door will not last one season on a restaurant entrance.
Old glass in the streets behind
The houses here bring railing panels, fixed screens and window glass. Often in sizes that are not standard any more.
We match the type, the thickness and any coating, so the new piece does not stand out beside the old ones. On glass that has stood for many years, the tint will not match exactly. We say so.
A chipped or cracked toughened panel is worth changing, not watching. Damage to the edge takes away the strength that toughening gives it. On a stair railing, that is not a chance worth taking.
Mosquito nets and net doors made to each opening
The older houses in Frazer Town and Cox Town have high ceilings. So their windows are often taller than a standard size. Their mosquito nets cannot come off a shelf. We measure each window and make the mesh frame to fit it. A very tall window gets its net in two panels, so each lifts out for cleaning.
A sliding window takes a mesh shutter that slides aside like the glass. A wide balcony doorway can take a sliding net door or a pleated one. The pleated net folds into a stack at one side. Both fit aluminium and uPVC frames already in place.
A restaurant kitchen on Mosque Road keeps its window open for air. That window can take a mesh frame fixed on the outside face. Insects stay out, and the window still opens as before.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
