Barking and Dagenham · RM10 · Handyman
Handyman in Dagenham, RM10
In Dagenham (RM10) the job list usually starts with safety fixings, door furniture and shelving drilled into concrete with an SDS. Wide roads, driveways and easy access; the Heathway has short loading bays. Behind the plaster you will find precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface conduit, each taking a different fixing.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Precast concrete and blockwork here, so the fixings are chosen for the wall, not pulled from a pack
- Stud, pipe and cable scan before the first hole, every visit
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Dagenham
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Dagenham homes are flats
- 24%Dagenham homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Dagenham
- 15,032Households in Dagenham
Instant estimate
Price your Dagenham job list
Estimated for Dagenham RM10
£110 – £320
Slot needed: One to two hours
- Door easing, hinges and closers
- £55 – £140
- Child and rental safety fixings
- £60 – £160
- One-visit saving
- −£25
- Lath, dot-and-dab or concrete fixings
- from £20
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. You have told us the walls are lath, dot-and-dab or concrete, so we have allowed for the correct anchors and the extra scanning time that goes with them.
How it works
How a Dagenham visit works
- Tell us the whole listA photo per wall lets us read the substrate before quoting, so the Dagenham RM10 price we send is the price you pay.
- We scan, then drillNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for precast concrete and blockwork.
- Load-tested, then clearedFixings are tested, holes made good, waste leaves in the van, and you sign the list off on site.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Dagenham
Most likely here
Precast concrete and blockwork — Post-war estates and podium blocks
SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt. Realistic load: 50 kg-plus per fixing. What goes wrong: hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first.
Lath and plaster
Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks
- Fixing
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Safe load
- Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- What pulls out
- A plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel
Solid London stock brick
Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls
- Fixing
- 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
- Safe load
- 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- What pulls out
- Fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load
Dot-and-dab plasterboard
1990s onward new builds and conversions
- Fixing
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Safe load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- What pulls out
- Short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs
Timber or metal stud partition
Flat conversions and 1960s-onward internal walls
- Fixing
- Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses
- Safe load
- 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle
- What pulls out
- Two of four bracket holes on the stud and two in fresh air
Precast concrete and blockwork
Post-war estates and podium blocks
- Fixing
- SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
- Safe load
- 50 kg-plus per fixing
- What pulls out
- Hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first
Insulated dry lining
Retrofitted period homes and low-energy refurbishments
- Fixing
- Insulation-rated frame fixings that reach the masonry beyond the board and foam
- Safe load
- 25 kg, spread across four points
- What pulls out
- Compressing the insulation so the fixing slowly works loose
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Dagenham
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us in this 24% flats neighbourhood, with 24% of homes here being flats.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on RM10 jobs.
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the RM10 visit across RM10, with Barking and Dagenham parking rules in play.
DBS-checked and insured
£1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on Barking and Dagenham bookings.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Dagenham
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps | £60 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up |
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Filling and patching | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Taps, washers and waste traps | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails |
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps
£60 – £140
1–2 hrs
System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up
Door easing, hinges and closers
£55 – £140
1–2 hrs
Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted
Filling and patching
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Taps, washers and waste traps
£65 – £150
1–2 hrs
Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
Dagenham RM10 books this 6-job shortlist more than anything else, because 76% of homes here are houses. All 14 fixed prices sit on the shared reference page.
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. Full price list, fixings matrix and scope policy.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Dagenham
Hourly rate
£55
per hour, one-hour minimum
Best for one or two small jobs — a shelf, a leaking tap washer, a sticking door.
Half day
£190
up to 4 hours
The most-booked slot in London: three to six jobs from one list, one visit, one price.
Full day
£340
up to 8 hours
A snag list, a whole-flat furniture build, or a move-in day of fixings and fittings.
Same-day call-out
£95
first hour, then hourly
Lock, leak, door or safety job that cannot wait for a booked slot.
- Parking and permits
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Barking and Dagenham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ. Our vans are compliant, so ULEZ never appear on your invoice.
- Access and building rules
- Concierge sign-in, goods-lift booking and out-of-hours windows are handled before the visit, so the clock starts when the work does, not in reception.
Screws, plugs, resin anchors, hollow-wall fixings, silicone and filler come out of the van and are inside the price. Anything bought for you — a replacement tap, a door closer, a specific bracket — is charged at cost with the receipt attached to your invoice.
Scope
What is included in Dagenham
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a RM10 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for precast concrete and blockwork, including SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt, at no extra charge.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham by us, not added to your bill on the day.
Not included — and why
- Gas work of any kind: that is Gas Safe registered work, and we say so before you book, not on the day.
- Part P notifiable electrics — new circuits and boards — go to a registered electrician, not a handyman.
- Anything structural in Dagenham RM10: that route starts with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham building control, and we will point you there.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near RM10 are surveyed, never drilled blind.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
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Guides
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Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide
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Handyman prices in London: what jobs actually cost in 2026
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What a handyman can and cannot legally do in the UK
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Wall fixings guide: which anchor holds in which London wall
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Other work we do in Dagenham
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Dagenham flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A RM10 reset after the drilling, sanding and flat-pack dust has settled.
After builders cleaning
Snag list finished by us, then the builders' dust taken out of the Dagenham flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in RM10, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Dagenham move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from RM10 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Dagenham in context
Heathway shops, Ford's plant on the marshes and streets of estate housing. 1930s estate houses with gardens, post-war maisonettes and new infill, which is why RM10 work is dominated by precast concrete panels and dense blockwork. The Ford Dagenham plant is the landmark most customers navigate by.
What is behind the plaster in Dagenham is decided by when it was built. 1930s estate houses with gardens, post-war maisonettes and new infill. Across the 15,032 households here, precast concrete and blockwork dominates, so sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt is our default approach. That substrate wants sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt; anything lighter is a call-back, and even done properly the sensible limit is 50 kg-plus per fixing.
Tenure shapes the list too: 24% of homes here are privately rented and 44% owner-occupied, so we move between check-out make-good in RM10 lets and long-planned improvements in the same week. Wide roads, driveways and easy access; the Heathway has short loading bays. Nearest arrival point for the team is Dagenham Heathway (District), and barking and Dagenham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ — none of it added to your invoice on the day.
- 15,032 households in Dagenham, 24% of them flats — the ratio that decides lift, stairs and drilling noise windows
- Default fixing for Dagenham: sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt, load-tested to 50 kg-plus per fixing
- Van access and parking: wide roads, driveways and easy access
- RM10, RM9 covered, The Ford Dagenham plant to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Dagenham sits in our coverage
Dagenham is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Barking and Dagenham page, which sits under handyman work across London. Nearest pages to this one, in travel order: handyman work in Dagenham East and Rush Green RM10 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Becontree RM9 (1.1 miles), handyman work in Rainham RM13 (2.0 miles), handyman work in Hornchurch RM12 (2.2 miles) and handyman work in Barking IG11 (2.8 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same. For every trade we run at this postcode, see all services in Dagenham.
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Dagenham RM10 at a glance
- Area
- Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
- Postcodes served
- RM10, RM9
- Nearest station
- Dagenham Heathway (District)
- Dominant wall construction
- precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface conduit
- Fixing we use most
- SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
- Realistic load
- 50 kg-plus per fixing
- Most-booked list
- safety fixings, door furniture and shelving drilled into concrete with an SDS
- Watch out for
- drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it
- Charging zones
- Barking and Dagenham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Dagenham)
- 43,368
- Households (Dagenham)
- 15,032
- Typical visit
- Half a day in RM10
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Dagenham Central, Dagenham Eastbrook, Dagenham North, Old Dagenham Park & Village, Rylands Estate & Dagenham Dock (E02000010, E02000011, E02000014, E02000015, E02000021) — the published geography that covers Dagenham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Dagenham RM10 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in RM10 around Dagenham Heathway (District), with this being a short walk from Dagenham Heathway (District). Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 on RM10 jobs, with 24% of RM10 homes being privately rented. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on this side of Barking and Dagenham.
Yes. Locally that usually means precast concrete and blockwork — sds drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt, holding around 50 kg-plus per fixing on Barking and Dagenham bookings, with 44% owner-occupation locally. The risk we guard against here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it in Dagenham, with 24% of homes here being flats. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole on this side of Barking and Dagenham.
That is how we prefer to work in Dagenham on Barking and Dagenham bookings. Three or more jobs in one half-day slot means one set-up, one parking arrangement and one price of £190 rather than three separate call-outs in this 24% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Barking and Dagenham territory. Photos of each RM10 wall let us sequence the list so the noisy drilling is done in one block on this side of Barking and Dagenham, with 24% of homes here being flats.
Replacing what is already there — faceplates, switches, pendants — yes around Dagenham Heathway (District), with 76% of Dagenham homes being houses, with a test on completion. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead in Dagenham, with The Ford Dagenham plant a few streets away. Gas is Gas Safe work full stop, with 24% of RM10 homes being privately rented, so we decline it and point you at an engineer who is registered for it on this side of Barking and Dagenham.
Wide roads, driveways and easy access; the Heathway has short loading bays on the streets near The Ford Dagenham plant. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price for Dagenham (RM10) addresses, with 24% one-person households here. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on the Dagenham rounds, with 24% of RM10 homes being privately rented, so the clock starts when the work does.
The van carries the consumables — screws, plugs, resin, hollow-wall anchors, silicone, filler — and they are inside the RM10 figure you were quoted on the streets near The Ford Dagenham plant, with this being a short walk from Dagenham Heathway (District). Because precast concrete and blockwork is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off across RM10, with 44% owner-occupation locally. Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice on the Dagenham rounds, with 24% of homes here being flats.
Yes. Every area in Barking and Dagenham has its own page in this 24% flats neighbourhood, with 24% of RM10 homes being privately rented, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of RM10, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on this side of Barking and Dagenham, with The Ford Dagenham plant a few streets away.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
Book a handyman in Dagenham RM10
Send your job list and a photo of each wall for a fixed written price the same working day. Fixings, permits and taking the packaging away are already in the figure.
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