Mr D didn't want to be all by his shelf as he had a shelving unit to put up and needed some extra pairs of hands and some additional brains to make it happen. K&S Renovation Services were only too happy to help.

Mr D had plenty of tools and a vision. K&S brought the knowledge. Kash showed her shelf-control as she held the unit steady against the wall while Sevan marked the positions to drill. Mr D then made the holes with his vintage Black & Decker drill that these days sounded more like a chainsaw.

The screws that Mr D had been sold weren't long enough or wide enough, but with Rawlplugs, they did just about hold the shelving in place. K&S recommended that he bought something more suitable soon as Mr D's plan was to store some CDs there and they're surprisingly heavy in their cases, so who knows what will happen once the unit is loaded up.

Next was to install a smaller shelf over a radiator and the screws were way too short for this one, barely reaching the wall. Sevan rummaged in Mr D's old wooden toolbox through random fixings to try and find something that would work. Nothing there was exactly the right size, so they did the best they could, leaving the shelf screwed in yet still a bit loose. As it was small and light, Mr D will be able sort it out himself with longer screws when he has them.

With the new storage added, Mr D was one step closer to renovating his flat. When he completes that, he'll be able to realise his dream of trading up to a garden flat where he doesn't have to haul his bike up and down stairs every day.