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Handyman in Hayes, UB3
A bracket is only as good as the wall it is in. Hayes sits in Hillingdon, where the stock produces solid London stock brick, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — get that wrong and the shelf comes down with the plaster attached.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Solid London stock brick 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 Hillingdon permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Hayes
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Hayes homes are flats
- 34%Hayes homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Hayes
- 14,482Households in Hayes
Instant estimate
Price your Hayes job list
Estimated for Hayes UB3
£90 – £255
Slot needed: One to two hours
- Curtain poles and blinds
- £60 – £150
- Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
- £55 – £130
- One-visit saving
- −£25
£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. Batch the list into one visit and you pay for one set-up rather than three. Fixings, plugs and filler are already inside these figures.
How it works
How a Hayes visit works
- Tell us the whole listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Hayes UB3 the same working day.
- Detector out before the drillStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits solid london stock brick.
- Signed off with youWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Hillingdon permits already settled.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Hayes
Most likely here
Solid London stock brick — Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls
7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor. Realistic load: 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar. What goes wrong: fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load.
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 Hayes
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps | £60 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up |
| Filling and patching | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection |
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
Door easing, hinges and closers
£55 – £140
1–2 hrs
Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps
£60 – £140
1–2 hrs
System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up
Filling and patching
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Hayes UB3 — 66% of homes here are houses, and the list follows the stock. The full 14-job price list is 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 Hayes
DBS-checked and insured
£1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on the Hayes rounds.
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking on UB3 jobs.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Hayes wall before the first hole — not after the leak on the Hayes rounds, with 22% social-rented stock nearby.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole UB3 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote on UB3 jobs.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Hayes
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 Hillingdon visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Hillingdon 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 Hayes
Included in every visit
- One vetted fitter for the whole Hayes UB3 list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
- Fixings matched to solid london stock brick — 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor included — rather than whatever came in the flat-pack box.
- Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with London Borough of Hillingdon 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.
- Part P notifiable electrics — new circuits and boards — go to a registered electrician, not a handyman.
- Anything structural in Hayes UB3: that route starts with London Borough of Hillingdon building control, and we will point you there.
- Drilling into suspected asbestos: pre-2000 solid london stock brick finishes get a survey before anyone makes a hole.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Hayes
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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.
18 min read
Handyman prices in London: what jobs actually cost in 2026
Hourly, half-day and fixed job prices, with the London extras that quietly add to a quote.
9 min read
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.
7 min read
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.
8 min read
Related services
Other work we do in Hayes
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Hayes flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A UB3 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 Hayes flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in UB3, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Hayes move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from UB3 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Hayes in context
Most of Hayes reads the same way from the pavement: new apartment blocks on former factory sites, 1930s semis and terraces. solid London stock brick is what we meet most in UB3, and The former EMI factory at Blyth Road is the fixed point crews route by.
Census 2021 counts 45,454 residents in Hayes, 34% of them in flats. New apartment blocks on former factory sites, 1930s semis and terraces. Practically, that means solid london stock brick and a fixing chosen for it. Our fitters answer it with 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, which takes 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar without creeping in the months afterwards.
With 33% private renting and 22% social renting locally, a good share of Hayes work is landlord snagging, safety fixings and putting fixing holes right before an inventory. Parking, lifts and sign-in are settled up front: new blocks need booked lifts and bays We arrange London Borough of Hillingdon permits ourselves, and hillingdon sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- 14,482 households in Hayes, 34% of them flats — the ratio that decides lift, stairs and drilling noise windows
- Default fixing for Hayes: 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, load-tested to 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- Van access and parking: new blocks need booked lifts and bays
- UB3 covered, The former EMI factory at Blyth Road to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Hayes sits in our coverage
Hayes is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Hillingdon page, which sits under handyman work across London. Nearest pages to this one, in travel order: handyman work in West Drayton and Yiewsley UB7 (1.9 miles), handyman work in Southall UB1 (2.3 miles), handyman work in Cranford and Heston TW5 (2.3 miles), handyman work in Hillingdon UB10 (3.3 miles) and handyman work in Northolt UB5 (3.3 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 Hayes.
Most booked alongside this in Hayes
Hayes UB3 at a glance
- Area
- Hayes, Hillingdon
- Postcodes served
- UB3
- Nearest station
- Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line)
- Dominant wall construction
- solid London stock brick, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment
- Fixing we use most
- 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
- Realistic load
- 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- Most-booked list
- curtain poles, heavy mirrors and a full flat-pack wardrobe anchored to the wall
- Watch out for
- fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body
- Charging zones
- Hillingdon sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Hayes)
- 45,454
- Households (Hayes)
- 14,482
- Typical visit
- Half a day in UB3
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Hayes End, Hayes South, Hayes Town & Lake Farm, Hayes Town North (E02000517, E02000519, E02000520, E02000523) — the published geography that covers Hayes, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Hayes UB3 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in UB3 on the Hayes rounds, with 66% of Hayes homes being houses. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 on UB3 jobs, with Hillingdon parking rules in play. Send the list and we confirm one written figure around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line).
Yes. Locally that usually means solid london stock brick — 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, holding around 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar for Hayes (UB3) addresses — and 14,482 households on this patch, with this being London Borough of Hillingdon territory. The risk we guard against here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on the Hayes rounds, with 34% of homes here being flats. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole on Hillingdon bookings.
Yes — a batched list is the cheapest way to book us in UB3 on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road. One arrival, one set of dust sheets and one London Borough of Hillingdon permit covers the whole list instead of being repeated per visit across UB3, with 21% one-person households here. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book on the Hayes rounds, with this being a short walk from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line).
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Hayes is fine for Hayes (UB3) addresses, with 66% of Hayes homes being houses, and it is tested before we leave. We stop at Part P: no new circuits, no consumer units, no bathroom electrics in Hayes. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day on Hillingdon bookings, with 33% of UB3 homes being privately rented.
New blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges for Hayes (UB3) addresses. London Borough of Hillingdon visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road, with 14,482 households on this patch. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit across UB3, with 21% one-person households here, so the clock starts when the work does.
Everyday fixings and filler are ours to supply: they are priced into the job before we arrive in Hayes on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road, with 45% owner-occupation locally. Because solid london stock brick is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off on UB3 jobs, with this being a short walk from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line). Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice on the Hayes rounds, with this being London Borough of Hillingdon territory.
Yes. Every area in Hillingdon has its own page on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of UB3, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on Hillingdon bookings, with 21% 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 Hayes UB3
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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