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When the forecast finally turns, we turn with it. One of the quiet advantages of a multi-skilled team at Upcycle Interiors Ltd (UIL) is that we can plan around the British weather instead of being ambushed by it — so when a hot, dry week landed, we lined up the outside work and made hay. Painting, paving, gutters, repairs at height: here’s a week in the life of a professional handyman service, entirely alfresco.

‍Several of these clients are previous clients — people who’ve used us before and come straight back. Across Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester, and out to Wyke Regis, Sutton Poyntz, Portesham and Martinstown, that’s how most of our diary fills.

Now hear me out... I know they're controversial and I know they wind a lot of people up but one thing they did do is get people talking.

Oil - it's bad. Most people would agree drilling for oil and removing fossil fuels from the ground is a bad thing for the environment, now this goes deeper (excuse the pun), if we are to save the environment we should live in a sustainable way - which includes photovoltaic panels, solar panels, wind farms, generating electricity from tides, all of these are sustainable.

This was a bespoke carpentry commission for a garden gate with Gothic style. The customer provided some of the detail design for us to execute.

It's summer and we are all rushing outside to improve our garden spaces while the sun is shining. But before we start on the aesthetics of the garden we need to make sure it is safe and secure, and sometimes that means starting with replacing the fence.

But this is where it can get confusing...