Home Improvement Services in Sheffield

A great deal of Sheffield's housing is Victorian and Edwardian, particularly around Walkley, Crookes, Nether Edge and Meersbrook. Those properties tend to have lath and plaster, original skirting and architrave worth keeping, and openings that have moved over a century — so doors are fitted to the opening and trim is scribed rather than simply mitred.

Stone-built properties are common across the west and south of the city. Exterior work on stone behaves differently to render, and it is worth being careful about which coatings are appropriate rather than treating every wall the same.

Post-war and modern housing around Handsworth, Woodseats and the north of the city is more straightforward — but plasterboard walls mean shelving, TV brackets and heavier fittings need fixings matched to the wall rather than whatever came in the box.

The city's hills also mean many properties have split levels, cellars and stepped access, which affects how flooring transitions and thresholds need handling.