Ten minutes of preparation make a job go much further and prevent almost every conversation about damage.
Clear the work area
Everything on and around it goes. The person arriving should not have to decide where to put your personal belongings.
Valuables and documents
Put away, without drama and without suspicion. It is the same care you take when a guest comes.
A clear path to the essentials
Consumer unit, stopcock, nearest socket and access to water. Those are the four points almost every job needs.
Pets and children
In another room with the door closed. Open doors and tools on the floor do not mix.
Say what you already tried
If you have tightened, dismantled or applied a product, say so straight away. It saves half an hour of diagnosis and stops the professional following a false lead.
Be available for ten minutes
At the start to explain and at the end to see what was done. The rest of the time is yours.
In the OSCAR app you know who is coming and when, with a closed price before you book.