If you’ve ever booked a consultation with us, you’ve probably met them. Meet Nick and Pete, the two lads from Leyton. Tape measures in hand, coffees balanced precariously between seats, turning up exactly when they say they will. People assume they’re “just fitters,” but honestly? They’re the heartbeat of the whole operation.
Here’s your insider tour of what a real day looks like — the coffee, the chat, the graft, the houses they transform, and the local haunts that keep them fuelled.
7:30am — First stop: Coccole Coffee Shop
The day starts where all good Leyton days start — at Coccole. They walk in and get the usuals without needing to ask. One flat white, one americano. The owner jokes that they should have their own loyalty card tier by now.
They sit for five minutes, talk about yesterday’s installs, this week’s schedule, and whether Leyton Orient are going for promotion this season and dissecting the performance from the weekend.
Then it’s off — coffees in hand, radio on, van packed perfectly because they’re secretly quite proud of their organisational skills.
8:00am — First job: a design consultation near Francis Road
Yes — not a fitting. A consultation.
People assume we install all day long, but a huge part of the job is walking into someone’s home, really looking at the windows, and helping them make the right choice.
This morning’s home is a classic East London Victorian terrace. Original floors. Big bay. Great bones. Tricky angles.
The lads take their time: measuring properly, talking through styles, colours, hinges, privacy needs, and how shutters would work with the homeowner’s layout.
And the part that always surprises people? They give honest advice — even if it means not upselling.
10:30am — Quick hop to the second job: another consultation
This time it’s an Edwardian flat off High Road Leyton.
They check light direction, frame depth, sill height, and how the space is used day to day.It’s part design, part architecture, part psychology — figuring out what the homeowner actually wants, not just what they say.
The lads jot down measurements, sketches, and notes. And yes — they really do remember everything. Years of doing this means they carry half the house in their head by the time they leave.
12:30pm — East London Shutters Lunch at The Coach & Horses, Leyton
This is their spot. The pub everyone in Leyton knows. Good food, calm atmosphere, no nonsense.
They grab lunch, chat with a couple of regulars who’ve “been meaning to get shutters for years,” and politely resist being pulled into a long debate about football tactics.
Then it’s back to the van — full stomach, second wind, time for the big job of the day.
1:30pm — The fitting of the day
One home. One transformation. One East London Shutters happy customer.
Today’s install is in a beautiful refurbished maisonette with a street-facing living room — the kind where good shutters make the biggest difference.
This is where their craft shows:
- scribing frames perfectly to uneven walls
- adjusting panels so they sit flush
- checking every screw, hinge, and louvre
- cutting back excess timber on-site so the shutters look built-in
They work quietly, efficiently, and always with care. They take pride in leaving the room cleaner than they found it.
When they step back and the homeowner sees the final result? The lads always try to play it cool. But they’re secretly buzzing.
4:45pm — Tools packed. Van loaded. Done.
One fitting. Two consultations. Three families closer to turning their houses into homes.
They head to their Leyton homes tired but knowing that tomorrow they’ll do it all over again, somewhere else in Leyton.