General Handyman\\ \\ Small repairs, assembly, general maintenance. Plumbing\\ \\ Leaks, unblocking drains, water heaters and sanitaryware. Electricity\\ \\ Fuse boxes, sockets, lighting, and emergencies. Air Conditioning\\ \\ Splits, multi-splits, and F-Gas installation. Heating\\ \\ Boilers, radiators, underfloor heating, thermostats. Carpentry\\ \\ Blinds, mosquito nets, doors, wardrobes. Painting\\ \\ Interior and exterior painting, tiling, damp issues. Locksmith\\ \\ Locks, cylinders, glass, and shower screens. Pools\\ \\ Maintenance, cleaning, filters, and water treatment. Appliances\\ \\ Washing machines, refrigerators, ovens, ceramic hobs. Cleaning\\ \\ Regular cleaning, end-of-build, windows, and end-of-tenancy. Gardening\\ \\ Gardening, exterior maintenance, terraces, irrigation, and hedges. For a home services technician, working in La Marina means understanding two very specific peculiarities. The first is the pine forest; the systematically planted pine trees on each plot have roots that have been seeking water for thirty years. Where they find garden hoses or small leaks, they turn them into serious problems. We've seen roots penetrate septic tank walls and entire pumping systems fail due to roots wrapped around the pump. The second is the age of the installations; most properties were built in the 90s. The original electric water heaters, boilers, and accumulators are at the end of their useful life. La Marina is a coastal district of San Fulgencio. It's essentially a massive urbanisation built from scratch starting in the 80s and 90s, with nearly fifteen thousand homes and a very distinct identity. Mostly bungalows and terraced villas on flat, pine-covered land, sold at the time to Northern European owners, particularly British, Dutch, and Belgian. The population density quadruples or quintuples in high season compared to winter.
