Notes from
the workshop.
Plain writing on fair quotes, materials that age well, and the small promises that separate a firm from a bloke with a van.
The archive
More reading
Five more, none longer than it needs to be.
Why we measure twice (and charge once)
A survey costs us an hour. A wrong assumption costs you a weekend.
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The maintenance-plan maths
One scheduled visit a year is cheaper than one emergency. The breakdown.
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Choosing materials that age well
Cheap looks the same on day one. What to ask about year five.
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Our daily-update promise, explained
You shouldn't have to chase us to know what's happening on your job.
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Five years of warranty, and why it matters
A guarantee is only as good as the firm behind it.
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Northcote & Co.
Measured twice.
Measured twice.
Quoted once.
The whole philosophy, in four words.
The slow letter
A short note, now and then.
No spam, no selling. Just the occasional plain-English piece on doing work properly.
Ready when you are