Nev The Handy Man
Nev The Handy Man ☎ 07801 260215
Spennymoor · County Durham

No job too small.

Handyman jobs, garden work and clearances across Durham. Fences, sheds, overgrown gardens, hedges and tip runs, done properly and cleared up after.

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New close-board fencing and a timber shed in a freshly finished back garden Nev The Handy Man logo: handyman, garden services, transport and clearance. No job too small!
New fence line and shed, built from a bare patch of lawn.
What Nev does

One call for the house, the garden and the rubbish.

One-off jobs are welcome, and regular maintenance visits are available for gardens and grounds.

Handyman

The jobs that sit on the list for months.

  • Fencing and fence repairs
  • Shed bases and shed builds
  • Groundwork and sub-base prep
  • Raised beds and timber work
  • General repairs and odd jobs

Garden services

From a quick tidy to a full reclaim of an overgrown plot.

  • Garden clearance and tidy-ups
  • Hedge cutting and shaping
  • Lawn mowing, seeding and repair
  • Regular maintenance visits

Transport & clearance

Pickup and trailer, so the waste leaves with the van.

  • Garden waste removal
  • House, shed and garage clear-outs
  • Collection and delivery runs
  • Materials brought to site
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Autumn & winter work

Get the garden and grounds ready for the colder months. Winter gritting bookings are open.

Hedge cutting
Trimming, shaping and reductions.
Tree pruning
Seasonal pruning, reductions and general tree care.
Grass seeding
Repair bare or tired lawns for strong growth in spring.
Scarifying
Remove moss, thatch and dead material so the lawn can breathe.
Lawn aeration
Ease compaction, improve drainage and deepen roots.
Gritting & snow clearance
Driveways, paths, car parks and commercial premises. One-off or regular.
Before & after

Drag the line to see the difference.

After: cleared garden with the patio, bench and apple tree opened up Before: bench and patio buried in long grass and weeds BeforeAfter

Overgrown patio and fruit tree

Long grass and weeds cut back, the patio uncovered and the lawn around the apple tree brought back into use.

After: neat lawn with clean edges and cleared borders Before: lawn and path swamped by overgrown shrubs BeforeAfter

Terraced back garden

Overgrown borders cleared back to the walls and fence, the lawn edged and the path opened up again.

Job sheet · fence & shed

From bare lawn to a finished shed.

New close-board fencing went in first, then the shed was set out, based and built.

  1. Turf stripped back for the shed footprint beside the new fence

    Clear the footprint

    Turf lifted where the shed will stand.

  2. Pins and line marking out the base with tools on site

    Mark out

    Pins and line set so the base sits square to the fence.

  3. Six paving slabs levelled as a shed base with marker pins

    Level the base

    Slabs bedded and levelled to carry the floor bearers.

  4. Finished timber shed with doors open against the new fence

    Build the shed

    Shed up, doors hung and the site left tidy.

Job sheet · groundwork

The bit you don't see, done properly.

Old ground dug out, sub-base laid and every inch run over with the plate compactor, so whatever goes on top sits level and stays that way.

▶ On site
Nev running a plate compactor over the new sub-base along the fence
Every inch run over with the plate compactor.
Nev compacting the sub-base across a whole back garden in front of the house
Sub-base spread and levelled across the whole garden.
Low view of the plate compactor working the sub-base beside the existing patio slabs
Taken tight to the existing patio edge.
Nev compacting the sub-base next to the decking and fence line
Compacted right up to the decking and fence line.
On the tools

Cut and fitted on site.

Timber for raised beds and garden structures is measured, cut and jointed on the job, so it fits the space it's going into.

Chiselling out a housing joint in a length of timber Checking a tight timber corner joint on a raised bed filled with soil
Cleared garden bed with a raised planter and trimmed hedge
Beds cleared and dug over, hedge cut back.
Tidy courtyard garden with seating area and raised bed
Courtyard garden tidied around the seating area.
Finished terraced garden with lawn, greenhouse and path
Terraced garden, finished and ready for winter.
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Tell Nev about the job.

Phone
07801 260215
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7am – 6pm
Area
Spennymoor, Durham and surrounding areas
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