Hounslow · TW13 · Handyman
Handyman in Feltham, TW13
A bracket is only as good as the wall it is in. Feltham sits in Hounslow, where the stock produces timber stud partitions inside, cavity brickwork outside — get that wrong and the shelf comes down with the plaster attached.
- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Timber or metal stud partition 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 Hounslow permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Feltham
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Feltham homes are flats
- 35%Feltham homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Feltham
- 15,008Households in Feltham
Instant estimate
Price your Feltham job list
Estimated for Feltham TW13
£85 – £305
Slot needed: One to two hours
- Flat-pack assembly
- £55 – £190
- Door easing, hinges and closers
- £55 – £140
- 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 Feltham visit works
- Tell us the whole listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Feltham TW13 the same working day.
- Detector out before the drillStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits timber or metal stud partition.
- Signed off with youWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Hounslow permits already settled.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Feltham
Most likely here
Timber or metal stud partition — Flat conversions and 1960s-onward internal walls
Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses. Realistic load: 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle. What goes wrong: two of four bracket holes on the stud and two in fresh air.
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 Feltham
| 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 |
| Filling and patch painting | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection |
| Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps | £60 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up |
| 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 |
| 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
Filling and patch painting
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection
Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps
£60 – £140
1–2 hrs
System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up
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
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Because 65% of homes here are houses, Feltham TW13 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 Feltham
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air is what a rushed job leaves behind.
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Hounslow visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice.
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the TW13 visit.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Feltham
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 Hounslow visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Hounslow 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 Feltham
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Feltham TW13 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
- Fixings matched to timber or metal stud partition — Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses included — rather than whatever came in the flat-pack box.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- wide roads and driveways — we plan the Feltham TW13 arrival around it and settle permits with London Borough of Hounslow ourselves.
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.
- Structural alterations and anything needing London Borough of Hounslow building control sign-off.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near TW13 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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What customers say about handyman work
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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
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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 Feltham
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Feltham flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A TW13 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 Feltham flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in TW13, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Feltham move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from TW13 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Feltham in context
Post-war estate housing, 1930s semis with drives and new flats near the station around Feltham Park and the Longford River, and that stock decides the fixing: timber stud partitions inside first, everything else after. Airport-worker housing, the Longford River and a compact shopping centre, so TW13 jobs reward a scan over a guess.
Feltham reads as airport-worker housing, the Longford River and a compact shopping centre, and the walls follow the stock. Post-war estate housing, 1930s semis with drives and new flats near the station. That puts timber or metal stud partition behind most fixings we make in TW13. Our fitters answer it with stud detector, then fix into the upright, which takes 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle without creeping in the months afterwards.
With 25% private renting and 22% social renting locally, a good share of Feltham work is landlord snagging, safety fixings and putting fixing holes right before an inventory. Parking, lifts and sign-in are settled up front: wide roads and driveways We arrange London Borough of Hounslow permits ourselves, and hounslow sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- 35% flats, 65% houses across 15,008 Feltham households (ONS Census 2021)
- Wall we meet most in TW13: Timber or metal stud partition — stud detector, then fix into the upright
- Access: wide roads and driveways
- We work the whole of TW13, TW14, including everything within walking distance of Feltham Park and the Longford River
Where Feltham sits in our coverage
Feltham is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Hounslow page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Hanworth (under ½ mile), handyman work in Hampton and Hampton Hill (1.8 miles), handyman work in Hounslow (2.6 miles), handyman work in Heathrow and Harmondsworth (3.0 miles) and handyman work in Cranford and Heston (3.1 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same.
Feltham TW13 at a glance
- Area
- Feltham, Hounslow
- Postcodes served
- TW13, TW14
- Nearest station
- Feltham (South Western)
- Dominant wall construction
- timber stud partitions inside, cavity brickwork outside
- Fixing we use most
- Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses
- Realistic load
- 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle
- Most-booked list
- a half-day job list — doors eased, blinds up, shelves fitted, taps re-washered
- Watch out for
- a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air
- Charging zones
- Hounslow sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Feltham)
- 43,503
- Households (Feltham)
- 15,008
- Typical visit
- Half a day in TW13
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Feltham Central, Feltham East, Lower Feltham, North Feltham & Hatton (E02000547, E02000549, E02000550, E02000552) — the published geography that covers Feltham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Feltham TW13 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in TW13. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65. Send the list and we confirm one written figure.
Yes. Locally that usually means timber or metal stud partition — stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses, holding around 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle. The risk we guard against here is a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole.
Yes — a batched list is the cheapest way to book us in TW13. One arrival, one set of dust sheets and one London Borough of Hounslow permit covers the whole list instead of being repeated per visit. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book.
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Feltham is fine, and it is tested before we leave. We stop at Part P: no new circuits, no consumer units, no bathroom electrics. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day.
Wide roads and driveways; flight-path noise but straightforward loading. London Borough of Hounslow visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit, 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 Feltham. Because timber or metal stud partition is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off. Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice.
Yes. Every area in Hounslow has its own page, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of TW13, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price.
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 Feltham TW13
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.
What customers say about handyman work
3.9 ★ from 1,412 Google reviewsI'm answering on behalf my wife who was & still is in hospital & can't get wifi , Your two gentlemen were absolutely brilliant very impressed with the results I'm hoping my wife will be home soon so she can see the results before I make a mess when I come from the garden. Eric… Read in full →
Quoted verbatim from reviews customers left on our public Google and Trustpilot profiles. Nothing is edited, shortened beyond the link above, or written by us.