Painting, inside and out
Walls, ceilings, trims and more, with the sanding, filling and priming done first so it holds up through the campaign and beyond.
Pre sale revamps and restorations
Make it look like it deserves the price.
Painting, timber repairs, decking and the general tidy up that changes what a buyer sees walking up the path. Eltham and surrounds, done by one tradesperson who has been at it since 2014.
Since 2014Registered and working under his own name
Eltham and surroundsWhere the work happens
Fully insuredPolice check and working with children check
No job too smallHis own rule, and he means it
First ten seconds
What a buyer actually looks at.
None of this is structural and none of it is expensive on its own. It is simply the list of things that make a place read as looked after or as neglected, and it is the same list every time.
01
The front door and the entry
Flaking paint on a door, a sticking handle or a tired porch is the very first thing touched by a person deciding what they think of the house.
02
The deck
A grey, splintering deck reads as a job to do. The same deck sanded back and oiled reads as outdoor living, and it photographs completely differently.
03
Soft timber
Rotten sills, posts and steps are the thing a building inspector writes down and a buyer uses to negotiate. Better found and fixed by you than by them.
04
Tired paintwork inside
Walls, ceilings and trims. Nothing dates a room faster, and nothing lifts one more cheaply.
05
Gutters and grime
Blocked gutters and a dirty path make a well kept house look neglected in a photograph, and both come off in an afternoon.
06
The bits nobody got round to
The gate that drags, the fence panel leaning, the light that never worked. Individually trivial, collectively the reason a buyer offers under.
What gets done
One person for the whole list.
The reason a pre sale tidy up drags on is usually that it needs four different trades. Most of this list is one.
Decking, revived or rebuilt
Sanded back, failed boards replaced, then oiled. If it is past saving, a new one gets built rather than patched.
Timber repairs
Rotten wood replacement, restoration and strengthening, so the inspection report is shorter than it would have been.
Fences, gates and screens
Timber works and construction, built on site. A straight fence and a gate that closes properly do more than people expect.
Paths, paving and retaining
Stepping stone paving, paths and retaining walls, which is usually what fixes an awkward approach to the front door.
Pressure and gutter cleaning
The cheapest thing on the list and often the one that changes the photographs the most.
Recent work
Real jobs, real photographs.
All Ryan’s own pictures of his own work. Nothing borrowed and nothing from a stock library.
Captions describe what is in each photograph rather than repeating a social media caption, because matching the two from the outside would be guesswork.
Worth knowing about this page
A concept built for Ryan, so it says plainly which parts are real and which are waiting on him.
REAL, AND CHECKABLE
- Pre sale restorations is the first service in Ryan’s own Facebook bio, which is why this direction exists
- Every photograph is his own work
- Every service uses his own wording
- Trading since December 2014, from the national business register
- Fully insured, police check and working with children check are his own published claims
DELIBERATELY LEFT BLANK
- No claim about what any of this adds to a sale price, because that would be invented
- No reviews, because none are published anywhere
- No prices, turnaround times or job counts
- No agent partnerships or referrals, real or implied
- The form and the chat do not send anywhere yet
Questions
Before you call the agent.
How long before listing should I start?
Sooner is better, because timber repairs are the part that can surprise you. Ring early even if the plan is months away, and the work can be staged around your dates.
Can you do just one or two things?
Yes. No job too small is Ryan’s own rule. Plenty of people book a deck sand and oil and nothing else.
What does it cost?
There is no price list, and inventing one here would be worse than useless. A walk through or a few photos gets you a real figure for your actual house.
Do you work with agents?
No arrangement is claimed here either way. Ryan works for the owner, and the brief is whatever you and your agent decide matters most.
Which areas?
Eltham and surrounds. If you are close by, ask.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully insured, with a police check and a working with children check. Ask for the current certificates and he will send them through.
Book a walk through
Twenty minutes, and you will know the list.
Ryan walks the property with you and tells you what he would do first, what can wait, and what a buyer will notice. No obligation to book any of it.
