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Handyman in Kensington and Chelsea
Odd jobs across Kensington and Chelsea run to 11 areas. With 83% of homes in flats, most lists are flat-pack assembly, TV mounting, shelving and door easing — and most of them need a fixing chosen for the substrate rather than pulled from a pack. Some of the tightest CPZs in London, mews entrances under 2.1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks.
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- Since 2019
- 11 areas covered, each with its own page
- £55 an hour, £190 a half day, £340 a full day
- Fixings, filler and packaging removal inside every price
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits arranged and paid for by us
The service, locally
Handyman services across Kensington and Chelsea
- Areas covered
- 11Areas covered
- Homes that are flats
- 83%Homes that are flats
- Fixed-price jobs from
- £55Fixed-price jobs from
- Households
- 66,884Households
Instant estimate
Price your Kensington and Chelsea job list
Estimated for Kensington and Chelsea
£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 Kensington and Chelsea visit works
- Photos and a listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Kensington and Chelsea the same working day.
- Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits lath and plaster.
- Signed off with youEvery 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 Kensington and Chelsea
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 Kensington and Chelsea
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the W2 visit on W2 jobs, with Kensington and Chelsea parking rules in play.
DBS-checked and insured
For W2 bookings, £1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on the streets near Whiteleys and Hyde Park's north edge.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Kensington and Chelsea
| 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 |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
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
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Because 93% of homes here are flats, Kensington and Chelsea lists lean towards these 8 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 Kensington and Chelsea
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.
- Parking and permits
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Part of Kensington and Chelsea sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ.
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 Kensington and Chelsea
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a W2 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- Fixings matched to lath and plaster — Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws 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.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea by us, not added to your bill on the day.
Not included — and why
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Kensington and Chelsea
Areas we cover across Kensington and Chelsea
- Handyman in BayswaterBayswater (Circle, District)W2
- Handyman in ChelseaSouth Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with Sloane Square eastSW3
- Handyman in Earl's CourtEarl's Court (District, Piccadilly)SW5
- Handyman in Holland ParkHolland Park (Central)W11
- Handyman in KensingtonHigh Street Kensington (Circle, District)W8
- Handyman in Ladbroke GroveLadbroke Grove (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
- Handyman in North KensingtonLatimer Road (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
- Handyman in Notting HillNotting Hill Gate (Central, Circle, District)W11
- Handyman in South KensingtonSouth Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly)SW7
- Handyman in West Brompton and Chelsea HarbourWest Brompton (District, Overground)SW10
- Handyman in Westbourne ParkWestbourne Park (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
Neighbouring boroughs
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Other work we do in Kensington and Chelsea
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Bayswater flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A W2 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 Bayswater flat.
About the borough
Kensington and Chelsea in context
The densest borough in the country — white stucco crescents, museum quarter and the Portobello and World's End ends.
- 8,016 households in Bayswater, 93% of them flats — the ratio that decides lift, stairs and drilling noise windows
Kensington and Chelsea at a glance
- Postcodes served
- W2
- Nearest station
- Bayswater (Circle, District)
- 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
- Part of Kensington and Chelsea sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
- Residents (Bayswater)
- 15,850
- Households (Bayswater)
- 8,016
- Typical visit
- Half a day in W2
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Bayswater East, Queensway (E02000975, E02000976) — the published geography that covers Bayswater, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Kensington and Chelsea handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 a half day, £340 a full day.
All 11 of them, each with its own page covering the housing stock, the wall construction that comes with it and the access reality for a van.
Yes. Snag lists, check-out make-good, safety fixings and void turnarounds are handled with before-and-after photos, an itemised invoice per property and one point of contact for a portfolio.
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 Kensington and Chelsea
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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