Friend wants to become a handyman/odd job man

Friend wants to become a handyman/odd job man

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geek84

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565 posts

88 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Good Afternoon

A friend of mine seems to have a gift from an early age of repairing/fixing things and the other day he suggested that he was thinking of becoming a handyman or an odd job man. He can do a whole host of things such as: putting up shelves, putting together flat pack furniture, tiling, laminate flooring, fixing curtains/blinds, fixing faulty toilets, painting, building and repairing fences, guttering, gardening.
However, to get a ‘feel’ of the work and reassure himself that he will not be the only odd job man in the region, he would like to meet up either face to face or online with other individuals who are already doing this type of work and thus to discuss the pros and cons of doing this type of work.

Is anybody aware of any such places where odd job/handymen meet up/socialise to discuss the type of work they do?

Finally, my friend is not very computer literate, which is the reason why I am writing the post for him!!

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

geek84

Original Poster:

565 posts

88 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Thanks

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.

geek84

Original Poster:

565 posts

88 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Thanks folks.

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated

geek84

Original Poster:

565 posts

88 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Hi Folks

Many thanks for your replies.

Is anyone aware of any online places or off line where handymen/odd job men meet up, perhaps, to discuss doing these type of jobs etc, and the pros/cons with most useful/effective tools used etc?

Thanks

geek84

Original Poster:

565 posts

88 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Thanks everyone