Fence Needs Fixing, Who To Turn To?

If you’ve noticed that your fence needs some repairing, there are a few options on how to get it done. Very often, we want to get things done by ourselves. If we are wise, we should think about the skill we have, and if fixing gates or fences is not one of them, then the best option would be to turn to people who have the experience and the right equipment. Airtasker is one of the places or the platforms you can turn to. But is using Airtasker for fencing repairs a smart decision? Let’s find out.

Firstly, let’s find out what Airtasker is? Airtasker is an Australian company that is based in Sydney. It was founded in 2012. For many years it has provided an online and mobile marketplace where people outsource everyday tasks. It seems simple, right? You just create a profile on Airtasker, describe the task, indicate your budget for the work that needs to be done, and the other members on the Airtasker will bid to complete the task. You simply choose the best one to complete your job.

What are the pros of using Aitasker?

1. If you need minor work to get done, then with Airtasker you are not the one who has to look for help. Instead, you’ll put up your task and people will write to you. You just have to choose the best suitable offer. You don’t have to Google and go through several webpages before you find the help you need. Quite easy!

2. The platform makes it very easy to communicate with people offering to get your job done or vice versa.

3. Reviews are your source of gold. Make sure you read all the reviews before you allocate the job. Reviews are an honest opinion about the services received. The more reviews, the better.

4. Reasonable pricing. When it comes to Airtasker, then the people on it providing their services can also be professionals wanting to make more money on top of their part or full-time work. Therefore, you know that the quality of work can be good. Once again, take a look at the reviews to see if you will get what you will be paying for.

4. Flexibility. Most likely, the people who offer their services via Airtasker, have very flexible hours. They can be students, unemployed people or professionals working full time, and are willing to come to your place, or whatever the location, to get the job done, even in early mornings or the weekends.

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Airtasker is a good place to find people with skills. When it comes to bigger jobs, like fencing repairs, is it a good place to search from?

You may think that it’s faster and cheaper to find people on Airtasker for fencing services, but I would stop and think for a second. Why?

The quality and guarantee – two important words. You may never know the quality you will be receiving via Airtaker when it comes to bigger jobs like fencing. Reviews can say that maybe the service provider was good at painting the ceiling, or good at gardening, or very efficient when it came to fixing the door lock, as most likely one a person can do many things. But when you turn to a trusted fencing company, you know that their main focus and expertise is in fencing.

Also, when something goes wrong, then when using a fencing company, you know that they will offer a guarantee for fencing services provided. If there’s a mistake made by the fencing company, they will fix it without an additional cost. That kind of guarantee is not guaranteed on Airtasker.

Therefore, our recommendation would be to use Airtasker for smaller, not much expertise demanding projects, and leave the big jobs, like fencing, to the specialists.

If you need your room to be painted or a house to be cleaned, turn to people on Airtasker. If you need someone with a great reputation and experience to offer fencing services, then you can turn to us – Diamond Fence!

For Diamond Fence’s fencing solutions give us a call (03) 9753 4566, shoot us an email on info@diamondfence.com.au, or just get a FREE online quote.