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Fence painting work in Little Island

Fence work is outdoor painting with a weather window: the timber has to be dry, which in Ireland narrows it to a run of good days. It is straightforward, it is often bought alongside garden work, and it repeats every couple of years for the same clients.

A city county gives you the mix that is hardest to find elsewhere: enough density to fill a week without long drives, and enough variety that the work does not disappear when one type of client goes quiet. Regular domestic work forms the base, and end-of-tenancy and office contracts sit on top of it.

Requests in Little Island and the surrounding parts of Co. Cork go out to professionals who cover the area. You say where you travel, so you are not offered work an hour away.

What comes up in this trade

  • Fence panels treated or stained in the dry months
  • Sheds and garden structures
  • Gates and timber boundaries
  • Repeat treatment every two to three years

What the work needs

  • Sprayer or brush and the treatment for exterior timber
  • A run of dry days to work in

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