Greenwich · SE10 · Handyman
Handyman in Greenwich, SE10
Around The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, SE10, the stock gives us dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is why the same shelf takes twenty minutes in one flat and an hour in the next. The usual Greenwich instruction is TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over.
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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
- Royal Borough of Greenwich permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Greenwich
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Greenwich homes are flats
- 73%Greenwich homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Greenwich
- 17,397Households in Greenwich
Instant estimate
Price your Greenwich job list
Estimated for Greenwich SE10
£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 Greenwich visit works
- Tell us the whole listA photo per wall lets us read the substrate before quoting, so the Greenwich SE10 price we send is the price you pay.
- Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits dot-and-dab plasterboard.
- 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 Greenwich
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
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Greenwich
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole SE10 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote across SE10.
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 across SE10, with 40% owner-occupation locally — and 73% of homes here being flats.
Permits and parking included
Royal Borough of Greenwich visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us across SE10.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on the streets near The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark. Royal Borough of Greenwich rules apply where the kerb or a bay suspension is involved.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Greenwich
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Because 73% of homes here are flats, Greenwich SE10 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 Greenwich
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
- Royal Borough of Greenwich visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Greenwich 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 Greenwich
Included in every visit
- One vetted fitter for the whole Greenwich SE10 list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor and the rest of our van stock, because dot-and-dab plasterboard is what most SE10 fixings go into.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with Royal Borough of Greenwich by us, not added to your bill on the day.
Not included — and why
- Anything gas — boilers, hobs, pipework — is Gas Safe territory and we will not touch it in Greenwich SE10.
- New circuits or consumer units, which are notifiable under Part P and need a registered electrician.
- Load-bearing or structural changes, which need building control approval from Royal Borough of Greenwich first.
- 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
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Other work we do in Greenwich
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Greenwich flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SE10 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 Greenwich flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SE10, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Greenwich move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SE10 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Greenwich in context
Georgian terraces, listed conversions and 1980s riverside flats around The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark, and that stock decides the fixing: dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork first, everything else after. World Heritage centre of the market, the Cutty Sark and the Observatory on the hill, so SE10 jobs reward a scan over a guess.
World Heritage centre of the market, the Cutty Sark and the Observatory on the hill. For a handyman that matters long before the drill comes out: 73% of the 17,397 households around Greenwich are flats, and the fabric behind their plaster is dot-and-dab plasterboard. The anchor that suits it is long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor — realistically holding 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone once it is load-tested.
40% of Greenwich households own their home and 32% are single-person, which is why so many SE10 bookings are one long list saved up for a single half-day visit at £190. Getting to you is part of the price: cobbled one-way lanes, market-day closures and listed frontages with no rear access Royal Borough of Greenwich permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, and greenwich sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- 73% flats, 27% houses across 17,397 Greenwich households (ONS Census 2021)
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard dominates Greenwich, so the van carries the anchors that suit it, not a generic pack
- Access: cobbled one-way lanes, market-day closures and listed frontages with no rear access
- We work the whole of SE10, including everything within walking distance of The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark
Where Greenwich sits in our coverage
Greenwich sits inside the coverage published on our handyman work in Greenwich page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in Greenwich Peninsula SE10 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Deptford SE8 (1.3 miles), handyman work in Blackheath SE3 (1.4 miles), handyman work in Charlton SE7 (1.4 miles) and handyman work in Isle of Dogs E14 (1.7 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 Greenwich.
Most booked alongside this in Greenwich
Greenwich SE10 at a glance
- Area
- Greenwich, Greenwich
- Postcodes served
- SE10
- Nearest station
- Cutty Sark (DLR)
- 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
- Greenwich sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Greenwich)
- 39,629
- Households (Greenwich)
- 17,397
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SE10
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Greenwich & Deptford Creekside, Greenwich East, Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich Town & Park (E02006928, E02006930, E02006931, E02006992) — the published geography that covers Greenwich, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Greenwich SE10 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SE10 on SE10 jobs, with 27% of Greenwich homes being houses. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 on the Greenwich rounds, with 29% social-rented stock nearby. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on Greenwich bookings.
Yes. Locally that usually means dot-and-dab plasterboard — long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind on the streets near The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark — and 27% of Greenwich homes being houses, with this being a short walk from Cutty Sark (DLR), 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 across SE10, with 40% owner-occupation locally. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole on the Greenwich rounds.
Batching is the whole point of a SE10 half-day slot on the Greenwich rounds. One arrival, one set of dust sheets and one Royal Borough of Greenwich permit covers the whole list instead of being repeated per visit on Greenwich bookings, with 31% of SE10 homes being privately rented. Photos of each SE10 wall let us sequence the list so the noisy drilling is done in one block on the streets near The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark, with 17,397 households on this patch.
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Greenwich is fine on the Greenwich rounds, with 27% of Greenwich homes being houses, and it is tested before we leave. New circuits, consumer units and anything notifiable under Part P, no on SE10 jobs. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day on the streets near The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark, with 40% owner-occupation locally.
Cobbled one-way lanes, market-day closures and listed frontages with no rear access on the Greenwich rounds. Royal Borough of Greenwich visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on Greenwich bookings, with Greenwich parking rules in play. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on the streets near The Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark, with 32% 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 on SE10 jobs, with 32% one-person households here. Loading for dot-and-dab plasterboard in advance is why a SE10 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run around Cutty Sark (DLR), with Greenwich parking rules in play. Specified items — a particular handle, a named tap — are bought at cost and the receipt goes on your invoice in Greenwich, with 73% of homes here being flats.
Yes. Every area in Greenwich has its own page across SE10, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SE10, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price around Cutty Sark (DLR), with 32% one-person households here.
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 Greenwich SE10
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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