Robot lawn mowers

retiredandskint

Thanks Fishybusiness our lawn is of the rough and bumpy variety, it was one of the jobs Mr Retired was planning to do but became ill before he could do it.

Getting all this feedback has been brilliant and think I need to go back to the drawing board.

Savvy_Sue

I think the other thing to say about building mutually beneficial relationships is that it's good for you, and therefore for your DH. He may be past worrying about how much you're having to do for him, and how much you're having to do that he would have done if he could, but honestly, you need help (and if you don't know, you will in time).

Of course, I know this is a moneysaving site, and you may not be in a position to throw money at this and any other problem like it, but I would, honestly, consider doing so if you can.

It will be good for you if other people are coming to the house, having a quick chat before getting on with whatever it is they're doing, it will be another human being to talk to and to check you are OK. It will be good if your DH is accustomed to seeing other people from time to time, even if he has no idea who they are or what they're doing.

And everything you get someone else to do is one less thing for you to have to do, and to worry about.

retiredandskint

Thanks SavvySue we're not awash with money but not scrabbling for pennies either. We're both mortgage and debt free so that helps. I have a carer that comes in for six hours one day a week but other than that have very little contact with the outside world.

I think you're right about getting outside help and will ask around. It'd be nice to have someone to talk to occasionally.

Kim_kim

I have a man who comes and mows the grass front and back, he strims it too. He loads it all into the brown garden bin. He charges £25, he does a lovely job. He comes every 4 weeks ish over the growing months.
He also cuts the hedges as an extra.

cranford

Earlier this year I developed a athritic hip and now can only walk if I hold on to something so I figured out that if I replace my hover mower with a wheeled variety I should still be able to cut the lawns. I can push a wheel chair for a while so a few weeks ago I bought a cordless Worx mower and strimmer dual pack from Argos. So now I have cut the lawns twice. The small one is 45 sq metres and the second cut took me 6 mins and 3 mins to strim. The larger one 70 sq metres took about 12 mins each, first I set the mower on the second lowest height and then on the lowest for the second cut.
Just as well its takes a short time as the batteries last no more than 15 mins. There are two of them and both are needed and take two hours to charge. The strimmer uses the same battery and its the first strimmer I have had that so far the line has not broke. If it does you just turn it off and back on again and it self feeds.
Needless to say I am well please as its lightweight and easy to push and can I mow when the weather is ok rather than when somebody comes.
I have bough a second set of batteries just in case which I got for £60 but at the time of writing Argos have reduce the price down from £199 to £166.

I hope this helps.

retiredandskint

That's a big help. Thank you.

Savvy_Sue

In your particular circumstances, I would try to find out what support there is for you as a carer, please ... your GP surgery should be able to help if a local Google doesn't. Some local authorities have a Care and Repair service which while it may not cover regular jobs like gardening will give access to 'trusted tradesmen'.

retiredandskint

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

In your particular circumstances, I would try to find out what support there is for you as a carer, please ... your GP surgery should be able to help if a local Google doesn't. Some local authorities have a Care and Repair service which while it may not cover regular jobs like gardening will give access to 'trusted tradesmen'.

Up until recently I've copied but I've just started getting help and have a carer that comes in for six hours one day a week. I'm decluttering the house to make it easy to clean and do online food shopping to try and make things easier for me.

All our children live a fair distance away so they can't just pop in but do what they can when they visit. It's the regular 'big' jobs , like the garden, which are the problem.

I'm going to have a chat with my neighbour's son and see what can be arranged.

Thank you all for your input in this.

Forgot to add:. Our council does operate a an odd job man service for a small fee.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

give the lad next door first chance, at 17 he will be glad of a £1 or £2, you're going to have to pay somebody anyway, and if you got somebody else in he might feel a bit peeved and think that you weren't happy with his previous work.

robinlarder

I bought a Flymo robot mower. Best move I have made for an awfully long time.