Top Home Improvement Services for Sussex Homes
28 October 2025 · 4 min read
The work we get called out for most often, and why each one is more skilled than it looks.
If you'd asked us five years ago what most jobs would be, we'd have guessed shelves and curtains. The real answer is more interesting: the work that fills our diary is the stuff that's just hard enough that most people would rather not.
TV mounting
Picking the right bracket, finding studs or matching to dot-and-dab, hiding cables — three skills, not one.
Silicone replacement
Stripping old sealant cleanly, drying the joint, masking and tooling a single bead. Looks easy on YouTube. Takes a year of doing it to get crisp.
Painting & decorating
Almost the entire skill is in prep — filling, sanding, caulking, dust-down, primer. The brushwork is the easy bit.
Curtains & blinds
Measuring is the actual job. Recess vs face fix, pattern repeat, drop length, bracket position relative to frame. The drilling is the last 10 minutes.
Carpentry & fitted furniture
Walls aren't square, floors aren't flat, ceilings sag. Fitted joinery is mostly the art of hiding all that.