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Painting
Interior and exterior. Proper preparation, straight cut lines, and the surface underneath sorted out before a brush touches it.
Francois Burger · General Contractor
The list of things
you keep meaning
to get done. Done.
Painting, drywall, carpentry, cabinetry and the repairs in between. One contractor who turns up, finishes the list, and cleans up after himself.
Free written estimates. Interior and exterior.
Adding value every step of the way
The line on his business card, and the way the work actually gets done.
Tick what you need
Most jobs start as a list on the fridge.
Choose everything on yours. It becomes a text message to Francois, so you do not have to explain it twice.
What Burcom does
Finish work, done properly.
Not demolition and not new builds. The trades that decide whether a house feels looked after: the paint line, the caulk bead, the door that shuts the way it should.
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Power washing
Siding, decks, walkways and fencing. The right pressure for the surface, so nothing gets stripped or scarred in the process.
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Drywall
From a doorknob hole to a full room. Taped, floated and sanded so the repair disappears once it is painted.
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Carpentry
Trim, doors, shelving, stairs and framing repairs. Scribed to the house you actually have, not the one the tape measure says you have.
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Caulking
Interior and exterior. The cheapest work you will ever have done, and the one that quietly stops water, draughts and cracked paint.
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Cabinetry
Installation, refitting and refinishing. Doors aligned, gaps even, hardware straight, drawers that close without a shove.
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Minor plumbing
Fixtures, taps, traps and small leaks. The jobs too small to interest a plumbing company and too annoying to leave.
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Minor roof repairs
Patches, flashing and small leaks caught early, before they become a ceiling problem and a much larger bill.
How a job runs
No surprises, either direction.
Most bad experiences with a contractor come down to not knowing what happens next. Here is exactly what happens next.
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You send the list
Call, text or tick the boxes above. Tell him roughly what needs doing. No forms to fill in for twenty minutes.
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He comes and looks
Free, and there is no obligation attached to it. He will tell you if something is a bigger job than you think, or a smaller one.
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You get it in writing
A written estimate with the work broken out, so you can see what each part costs and drop anything you would rather leave.
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The work gets done
Dust sheets down, surfaces protected, site left tidy at the end of every day. You get told if anything changes before it changes.
Recent work
Photographs of his own jobs.
Not stock photography. These are jobs Francois did, shot on the day, including the parts most homeowners never get to see.
A roof repair, start to finish
Rot found under the shingles, decking rebuilt, sealed and closed back up.
Restoring a garden sculpture
A weathered concrete sea serpent, stripped back and repainted by hand.
Other recent jobs
Interior repaints and fencing. The jobs that make a place look looked after.
Before you call
The questions everybody asks.
Straight answers, so you know what you are getting into.
Is the estimate really free?
Yes, and it is written down. He will come and look at the work, then send you a price with the job broken into parts so you can see what each piece costs. There is no charge and no obligation to go ahead.
Will you take on a small job?
Yes. Small jobs are most of what Burcom does. A patched wall, a stuck door, a leaking tap, a room that needs painting. The jobs that are too small for a big outfit to bother returning your call about are exactly the ones worth doing well.
How long will it take?
It depends entirely on the job, and he will tell you honestly when he quotes it rather than after he has started. A single room of painting is usually a day or two. A punch list of several small items often gets done in one visit.
Do you do the work yourself?
Yes. Burcom is Francois Burger. The person who quotes the job is the person who does it. Nothing gets handed to a crew you have never met.
What if the job needs a licensed specialist?
He will tell you. Minor plumbing and minor roof repairs are exactly that, minor. If what you actually need is a full re-roof or a licensed plumber or an electrician, you will hear that rather than have someone take the job on anyway.
How do I pay?
Discuss it when he quotes the work. Terms are agreed in writing before anything starts, so there is no conversation about it at the end.
Do you clean up?
Yes, every day, not just at the end. Dust sheets down before work starts, surfaces protected, and the site left usable when he leaves.
Where he works
Local work, close to home.
Burcom is a one-man business, which means travel time comes out of the working day. Jobs close to home get scheduled faster and quoted keener.
Not sure if you are in range? Call and ask. If it is a bit far he will say so.
The name on the van
One contractor. The same one, every day.
Burcom is Francois Burger. When you call, you get him. When the work happens, he is the one doing it. Nobody gets subcontracted a job he has not looked at himself.
The protea on the card is South Africa's national flower, and it is where he is from. It also grows in poor soil and comes back after fire, which is a fair description of most of the houses he is asked to look at.
Written estimatesA price on paper before anything starts, so there is no conversation about it later.
Clean finishDust sheets down, surfaces protected, and the site left tidy at the end of every day.
Straight answersIf a job needs a licensed specialist instead, he will tell you that rather than take it on.
Get a price
Tell him what needs doing.
Call, text or send the list. Estimates are free and written down, and there is no pressure attached to asking.
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Francois BurgerOwner, and the person doing the work
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