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Handyman in Ealing, W5
Odd jobs in Ealing (W5, Ealing) are decided by what is behind the plaster: dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms. Most W5 visits are TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over. We scan for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole, every time.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard 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 Ealing permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Ealing
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Ealing homes are flats
- 63%Ealing homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Ealing
- 18,588Households in Ealing
Instant estimate
Price your Ealing job list
Estimated for Ealing W5
£135 – £375
Slot needed: Half day
- Flat-pack assembly
- £55 – £190
- TV mounting
- £85 – £165
- 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 Ealing visit works
- Tell us the whole listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Ealing W5 the same working day.
- We scan, then drillEvery wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables, sheets go down, and the fixing is matched to dot-and-dab plasterboard rather than pulled from a pack.
- Load-tested, then clearedEvery fixing load-tested, packaging taken away, and a walk-round with you before we leave.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Ealing
Most likely here
Dot-and-dab plasterboard — 1990s onward new builds and conversions
Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor. Realistic load: 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. What goes wrong: short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs.
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
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Ealing
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| 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 |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| 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
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
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Because 63% of homes here are flats, Ealing W5 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.
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Ealing
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Ealing wall before the first hole — not after the leak around Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District), with 37% of Ealing homes being houses.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole W5 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote on this side of Ealing.
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs is what a rushed job leaves behind on Ealing bookings — and this being London Borough of Ealing territory, with Ealing parking rules in play.
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Ealing visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us in this 63% flats neighbourhood.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Ealing
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 Ealing visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Ealing 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 Ealing
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Ealing W5 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for dot-and-dab plasterboard, including Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor, 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 Ealing by us, not added to your bill on the day.
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.
- Structural alterations and anything needing London Borough of Ealing building control sign-off.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near W5 are surveyed, never drilled blind.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Ealing
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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
The fixing that actually holds in each London wall type, and the realistic load it will take.
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Other work we do in Ealing
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Ealing flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A W5 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 Ealing flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in W5, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Ealing move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from W5 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Ealing in context
Most of Ealing reads the same way from the pavement: edwardian villas, victorian terraces in flats and new broadway apartments. dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork is what we meet most in W5, and Ealing Studios and Walpole Park is the fixed point crews route by.
The stock around Ealing Studios and Walpole Park sets the job. Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces in flats and new Broadway apartments. With 63% of Ealing's 18,588 households in flats, dot-and-dab plasterboard is what our fitters meet on most W5 visits. On that wall we use long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor, and we will tell you the honest ceiling: 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone.
Because 41% of homes here are rented privately, we are often working to an agent's deadline — photographs of every fixing and an itemised invoice come as standard. Access is planned before the van leaves. Broadway loading windows, permit bays on the villa streets and booked lifts in new blocks. Where London Borough of Ealing needs a visitor permit or a bay suspension we book it, and ealing sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- Housing mix here: 63% flats to 37% houses, 44,021 residents in total
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard dominates Ealing, so the van carries the anchors that suit it, not a generic pack
- Van access and parking: broadway loading windows, permit bays on the villa streets and booked lifts in new blocks
- We work the whole of W5, including everything within walking distance of Ealing Studios and Walpole Park
Where Ealing sits in our coverage
Everything we fit in Ealing is booked through our handyman work in Ealing page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in West Ealing and Northfields W13 (0.8 miles), handyman work in Acton W3 (1.5 miles), handyman work in Hanwell W7 (1.5 miles), handyman work in Chiswick W4 (2.2 miles) and handyman work in Greenford UB6 (2.4 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 Ealing.
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Ealing W5 at a glance
- Area
- Ealing, Ealing
- Postcodes served
- W5
- Nearest station
- Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District)
- Dominant wall construction
- dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms
- Fixing we use most
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Realistic load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- Most-booked list
- TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over
- Watch out for
- short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs
- Charging zones
- Ealing sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Ealing)
- 44,021
- Households (Ealing)
- 18,588
- Typical visit
- Half a day in W5
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Ealing Broadway East, Ealing Broadway West, Ealing Common & Twyford Ave, South Ealing, West Ealing (E02000256, E02000264, E02000265, E02000276, E02006968) — the published geography that covers Ealing, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Ealing W5 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in W5 on the streets near Ealing Studios and Walpole Park, with Ealing parking rules in play. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 across W5, with 63% of homes here being flats. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on the Ealing rounds.
Yes. Locally that usually means dot-and-dab plasterboard — long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind on W5 jobs, with this being a short walk from Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District) — and 18,588 households on this patch, or a spread-load anchor, holding around 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. The risk we guard against here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on this side of Ealing, with 37% of Ealing homes being houses. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole in Ealing.
Please do: one visit to Ealing beats three. 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 Ealing, with 41% of W5 homes being privately rented. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book on this side of Ealing, with this being a short walk from Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District).
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Ealing is fine on this side of Ealing, with 18,588 households on this patch, and it is tested before we leave. We stop at Part P: no new circuits, no consumer units, no bathroom electrics across W5. Gas work of any kind is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it — we will tell you who should on the streets near Ealing Studios and Walpole Park, with this being London Borough of Ealing territory.
Broadway loading windows, permit bays on the villa streets and booked lifts in new blocks in Ealing. London Borough of Ealing visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on this side of Ealing, with this being a short walk from Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District). Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on W5 jobs, with 37% of Ealing homes being houses, 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 around Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District), with a median age of 37 in this neighbourhood. We stock for the Ealing substrate specifically, so long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind on W5 jobs — and 37% of Ealing homes being houses, with this being London Borough of Ealing territory, or a spread-load anchor does not turn into a trip to a merchant. If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up on this side of Ealing, with 32% one-person households here.
Yes. Every area in Ealing has its own page in this 63% flats neighbourhood, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of W5, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on Ealing bookings, with 41% of W5 homes being privately rented.
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 Ealing W5
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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