Half term is when the house gets looked at. Children home, grandparents visiting, the stove lit for the first time since spring. It is also when you discover the jobs that do not fit any obvious trade. Tradelynx lists twenty-five trades, including the ones people forget: chimney sweep, pest control, loft insulation, blinds.
The ones that are easy
Plumber, electrician, roofer, painter and decorator, carpenter, plasterer, builder, handyman. Everyone knows who to ring for these, even if finding a good one is the hard part.
The ones that are not
Who sweeps a chimney before the first fire? Who deals with the mice that arrived with the cold? Who tops up loft insulation before the heating bill lands? Who fits the blinds you have been meaning to replace for two years?
Every one of them is a trade a tradesperson can actually sign up as here. The full list: blinds and shutters, builder, carpenter, chimney sweep, cleaning, damp proofing, drainage, driveways and paving, electrician, fencing, flooring and tiling, furniture assembly, glazing, handyman, home and media connectivity, landscaper, locksmith, loft insulation, painter and decorator, pest control, plasterer, plumber and heating engineer, roofer and guttering, scaffolding, tree surgeon.
How it works for any of them
Say what you need once, add a photo if you have one, and the request goes to one verified tradesperson at a time. No bidding, no five callbacks. Posting is free. You pay the tradesperson directly for the work, and Tradelynx never holds your money.
We serve Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth. Where coverage in a trade is thin, we say so plainly rather than pretending a match, and find you the right person ourselves.