Handyman in Germiston

Working in Germiston

Germiston is one of the oldest towns on the East Rand, built on gold mining and on the railway junction that still runs through it. Suburbs like Lambton, Primrose and Fishers Hill have houses from several eras side by side, and a fair number of them are rented out.

Older houses bring older materials. Wooden window frames, solid doors and skirtings painted over many times all need care. Walls and flat roof sections let damp in once the waterproofing gives up. Landlords here often need a mix of these fixed in one go between tenants, which is exactly the kind of job list Innocent takes on.

Germiston’s older houses and rental stock

Around Germiston Lake and in suburbs such as Lambton and Primrose, many of the older houses still have timber windows and doors. Wood that has gone unpainted for a while dries out, cracks and lets water in at the sills. Some of these homes also have flat or low-pitched roof sections and parapet walls that need waterproofing before the storm season. Rentals add their own list: scuffed walls, damaged doors and broken skirtings to sort before the next tenant moves in.

Getting to Germiston

Germiston lies east of Johannesburg’s city centre, so from Muldersdrift the route runs across the city on the M2 or round on the N1 and N3. Either way, traffic can be heavy. Send the full list of jobs and photos in one message. Innocent can then quote everything together and keep the number of trips down.