Straight from the doorstep.

Booked the carpets and the gutters in one visit, which saved me chasing two firms. They moved the sofa themselves, and the lounge was dry by the time the kids got home.

The drive had gone green down the shaded side and I assumed it needed relaying. It did not. They pressure washed it, re-sanded the joints and it looks like new block paving.

Windows, bins and the lawn on one regular round. It just happens now without me arranging anything, and the same lad turns up each time, which I like.

Sofa and two mattresses done before the new tenants moved in. He warned me the older stain might only lift halfway, and it did, so at least I knew where I stood.

I am 78 and I will not have ladders against the house any more. They cleared the gutters from the ground and sent photos of every run afterwards. No mess in the borders either.

Kitchen and hallway tiles cleaned after the building work. The grout had gone grey years ago and I had stopped noticing until I saw the finished half next to the rest.