BEGINNING OF HANDYMAN GEORGE

I  grew up in Slovakia, where it isn't common for workmen to maintain houses, so I learnt my initial skills through necessity!

I have always been technically minded and studied in the areas of electrics, electronics mechanics etc. turning my hands to a wide range of jobs in my early working life.

I have a particular interest in new technology ( energy sources & renewable energy) and move with the times as development aids me!

I studied in Slovakia, then in the Czech Republic, and then called to the army as a national duty for about  2 years and eventually joined employment in various technical jobs over the years. My last employer (before I came to England) offered me a significant pay rise if I learn English (they needed a technician to go and resolve technical problems all over world), and guess where you learn best English? Yes, you guessed right, in England of course.  So I came to the UK in 2005 with a knowledge of about 200 words with very bad pronunciation.

I signed up for English language course and to support myself, I started do some basic jobs - Cleaning, Gardening, Light repairs, Home maintenance, e.t.c. while learning English.

When shopping at Wickes I noticed leaflets about how to do various jobs. I picked up carpentry, plumbing and some others as well, and every evening before I went to sleep I spent at least an hour with a dictionary to translate it, so I could compare skill jobs and practices here in UK and see how they differ from back home in Slovakia.

Those evening translations well expanded my vocabulary and helped me through negotiations with any more complicated work I was approached with.

Then something unexpected happened. As I get on with my life, learning English and getting to know the English culture, I met the most nicest, loveliest, and most beautiful person in my life, my wife. Well I didn't know it at the time, but somehow feel it.

Fast forward... I proposed and... was REJECTED. My English proposal was not up to scratch. So I had to combine every possible variation, it was scary, but eventually I get there.

He even went with me in the car to practice driving in the beginning as in Slovakia we drive on right side of the road and despite my panicking on Hanger Lane roundabout (my first drive in his company car), he stayed calm and guided me through lanes to the exit.

Once we moved to a new area (Burnham between Slough and Maidenhead) I set up my own Handyman business. Since then, I have improved properties for customers around Windsor, Maidenhead, and Slough from about Uxbridge up to Reading. As time passes on, with my kids' arrival I changed the scope of my jobs and currently focus on short term jobs from an hour or two up to half a day or so. A family man's main aim is to be able to help with childcare ,school drop of/pick up times, not to mention that most of my customers particularly require those short term jobs.