Handyman in Stone Bay.

Stone Bay is the next beach north of Viking Bay, with Louisa Bay wedged between them at high tide. The residential streets above (Stone Road, Fairfield Road, the Warren) are larger detached and semi-detached family houses, with a stronger owner-occupier mix than Viking Bay proper. Rear gardens are generous, driveways are common, and the mix of holiday-let and owner-occupier is closer to 50/50.

The maintenance work here skews to the seasonal walk-through. Twice-a-year property maintenance visit (October and April) is the standard pattern for both owner-occupiers who travel a lot and for the holiday-let stock. Gutter clear, roofline inspection, exterior paint condition check, seal check on windows and doors, punch list back to the owner with fixed prices for anything that needs attention.

Wind exposure at Stone Bay is a step up from Viking Bay: the north-easterly is more direct and the cliff sits lower. Exterior paint on the sea-facing elevations comes off faster than the town-side, and salt-air corrosion on outdoor hardware (gate hinges, outdoor sockets, aerial mounts) runs to a three-to-five-year replacement cycle. We fit hot-dip galvanised or A2 stainless as the standard on any coastal replacement.

Typical jobs on this patch

• Handyman repairs - the workhorse punch-list visit
• Guttering and downpipes - twice-yearly clear standard on the coast
• Timber repairs - sash sills, weatherboard, exterior trim
• Painting and decorating - three to five year exterior cycle
• Property maintenance - seasonal walk-through for holiday-let owners