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Handyman in Willesden, NW10
Around Willesden Green Library in Willesden, NW10, the stock gives us lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls — which is why the same shelf takes twenty minutes in one flat and an hour in the next. The usual Brent instruction is alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Lath and plaster 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 Brent permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Willesden
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Willesden homes are flats
- 76%Willesden homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Willesden
- 3,705Households in Willesden
Instant estimate
Price your Willesden job list
Estimated for Willesden NW10
£120 – £350
Slot needed: Half day
- Shelves and floating units
- £65 – £180
- Curtain poles and blinds
- £60 – £150
- 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 Willesden visit works
- Photos and a listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Willesden NW10 the same working day.
- We scan, then drillNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for lath and plaster.
- 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 Willesden
Most likely here
Lath and plaster — Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks
Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws. Realistic load: up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself. What goes wrong: a plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel.
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 Willesden
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Brent visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us across NW10.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on the streets near Willesden Green Library.
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the NW10 visit in Willesden, with 49% of NW10 homes being privately rented.
DBS-checked and insured
For NW10 bookings, £1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on this side of Brent. It works the same way on every Willesden (NW10) booking.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Willesden
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Because 76% of homes here are flats, Willesden NW10 lists lean towards these 6 jobs. Anything outside them is priced from the same 14-row card on the 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 Willesden
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 Brent visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Brent 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 Willesden
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a NW10 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws and the rest of our van stock, because lath and plaster is what most NW10 fixings go into.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- Access worked out in advance for Willesden NW10, with London Borough of Brent permits and charges already inside the price.
Not included — and why
- Gas appliances and pipework, which legally belong to a Gas Safe engineer.
- Consumer units and new circuits, notifiable work that needs Part P sign-off.
- Anything structural in Willesden NW10: that route starts with London Borough of Brent building control, and we will point you there.
- Any fixing that would disturb possible asbestos, which is surveyed first as a matter of policy.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Willesden
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Guides
Read before you book
Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide
Scope, legal limits, 2026 prices, vetting questions, wall fixings and a job-list method that gets more done in one visit.
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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
The real line between handyman work and jobs that need a registered electrician, gas or structural trade.
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Wall fixings guide: which anchor holds in which London wall
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Related services
Other work we do in Willesden
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Willesden flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A NW10 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 Willesden flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in NW10, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Willesden move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from NW10 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Willesden in context
Willesden Green's library and high road, with terraces spreading towards Neasden. Victorian and Edwardian terraces in flats, 1930s semis and estate blocks, which is why NW10 work is dominated by lath and plaster over timber studs. Willesden Green Library is the landmark most customers navigate by.
What is behind the plaster in Willesden is decided by when it was built. Victorian and Edwardian terraces in flats, 1930s semis and estate blocks. Across the 3,705 households here, lath and plaster dominates, so locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws is our default approach. That substrate wants locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws; anything lighter is a call-back, and even done properly the sensible limit is up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself.
Tenure shapes the list too: 49% of homes here are privately rented and 31% owner-occupied, so we move between check-out make-good in NW10 lets and long-planned improvements in the same week. High Road red route, permit bays on side streets and narrow rear accesses. Nearest arrival point for the team is Willesden Green (Jubilee), and brent sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ — none of it added to your invoice on the day.
- Housing mix here: 76% flats to 24% houses, 8,996 residents in total
- Default fixing for Willesden: locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, load-tested to up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- Van access and parking: high Road red route, permit bays on side streets and narrow rear accesses
- Covering NW10 and the streets around Willesden Green Library, from £55 an hour
Where Willesden sits in our coverage
Willesden is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Brent page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Kensal Green and Kensal Rise NW10 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Harlesden NW10 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Neasden NW10 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Cricklewood NW2 (1.7 miles) and handyman work in Queen's Park NW6 (2.2 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 Willesden.
Most booked alongside this in Willesden
Willesden NW10 at a glance
- Area
- Willesden, Brent
- Postcodes served
- NW10
- Nearest station
- Willesden Green (Jubilee)
- Dominant wall construction
- lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls
- Fixing we use most
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Realistic load
- Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- Most-booked list
- alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid
- Watch out for
- a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which crumbles the key and drops the panel
- Charging zones
- Brent sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Willesden)
- 8,996
- Households (Willesden)
- 3,705
- Typical visit
- Half a day in NW10
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Willesden Green (E02000114) — the published geography that covers Willesden, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Willesden NW10 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in NW10 in this 76% flats neighbourhood, with 31% owner-occupation locally. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 on this side of Brent, with this being a short walk from Willesden Green (Jubilee). Send the list and we confirm one written figure in Willesden.
Yes. Locally that usually means lath and plaster — locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, holding around up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself on the Willesden rounds — and 20% social-rented stock nearby, with this being London Borough of Brent territory. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster for Willesden (NW10) addresses, with 24% of Willesden homes being houses, which crumbles the key and drops the panel. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole in this 76% flats neighbourhood.
That is how we prefer to work in Willesden across NW10. One arrival, one set of dust sheets and one London Borough of Brent permit covers the whole list instead of being repeated per visit on the streets near Willesden Green Library, with this being London Borough of Brent territory. The estimator above prices the batch, with 76% of homes here being flats, so you see the Willesden figure before committing to anything on NW10 jobs.
Replacing what is already there — faceplates, switches, pendants — yes on Brent bookings, with 24% of Willesden 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 on the Willesden rounds, with Willesden Green Library a few streets away. Gas is Gas Safe work full stop, with 49% of NW10 homes being privately rented, so we decline it and point you at an engineer who is registered for it for Willesden (NW10) addresses.
High Road red route, permit bays on side streets and narrow rear accesses in this 76% flats neighbourhood. London Borough of Brent visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on this side of Brent, with this being London Borough of Brent territory. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit in Willesden, with 34% one-person households here, so the clock starts when the work does.
Standard screws, plugs, resin and hollow-wall anchors, silicone and filler come out of the van and are already in the price across NW10, with 49% of NW10 homes being privately rented. Loading for lath and plaster in advance is why a NW10 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run on this side of Brent, with this being a short walk from Willesden Green (Jubilee). If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up on NW10 jobs, with 24% of Willesden homes being houses.
Yes. Every area in Brent has its own page around Willesden Green (Jubilee), and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of NW10, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on NW10 jobs, with this being a short walk from Willesden Green (Jubilee).
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 Willesden NW10
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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