Kensington and Chelsea · SW3 · Handyman
Handyman in Chelsea, SW3
**Odd jobs in Chelsea** (SW3, Kensington and Chelsea) are decided by what is behind the plaster: lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls. Most SW3 visits are alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid. We scan for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole, every time.
- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Lath and plaster 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 Kensington and Chelsea permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Chelsea
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Chelsea homes are flats
- 78%Chelsea homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Chelsea
- 8,944Households in Chelsea
Instant estimate
Price your Chelsea job list
Estimated for Chelsea SW3
£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 Chelsea visit works
- Send your job listA photo per wall lets us read the substrate before quoting, so the Chelsea SW3 price we send is the price you pay.
- Scan first, drill secondNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for lath and plaster.
- 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 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
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in 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 |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Chelsea SW3 — 78% of homes here are flats, 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 Chelsea
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which crumbles the key and drops the panel is what a rushed job leaves behind.
Permits and parking included
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 SW3 visit.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in 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.
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 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. Our vans are compliant, so ULEZ and the Congestion Charge 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 Chelsea
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Chelsea SW3 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for lath and plaster, including Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, at no extra charge.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits — we plan the Chelsea SW3 arrival around it and settle permits with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea building control sign-off.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near SW3 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
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.
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Related services
Other work we do in Chelsea
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Chelsea flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SW3 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 Chelsea flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SW3, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Chelsea move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW3 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Chelsea in context
Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks and mews houses around The Royal Hospital Chelsea, and that stock decides the fixing: lath and plaster over timber studs first, everything else after. King's Road shops, Cadogan estate squares and the river at Chelsea Embankment, so SW3 jobs reward a scan over a guess.
King's Road shops, Cadogan estate squares and the river at Chelsea Embankment. For a handyman that matters long before the drill comes out: 78% of the 8,944 households around Chelsea are flats, and the fabric behind their plaster is lath and plaster. Our fitters answer it with locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, which takes up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself without creeping in the months afterwards.
With 35% private renting and 27% social renting locally, a good share of Chelsea work is landlord snagging, safety fixings and putting fixing holes right before an inventory. Parking, lifts and sign-in are settled up front: cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits We arrange Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits ourselves, and part of Kensington and Chelsea sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ.
- 8,944 households in Chelsea, 78% of them flats — the ratio that decides lift, stairs and drilling noise windows
- Lath and plaster dominates Chelsea, so the van carries the anchors that suit it, not a generic pack
- Access: cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits
- We work the whole of SW3, including everything within walking distance of The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Where Chelsea sits in our coverage
Chelsea is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Kensington and Chelsea page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in South Kensington (0.7 miles), handyman work in West Brompton and Chelsea Harbour (0.8 miles), handyman work in Belgravia (1.2 miles), handyman work in Knightsbridge (1.2 miles) and handyman work in Fulham (1.7 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same.
Chelsea SW3 at a glance
- Area
- Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea
- Postcodes served
- SW3
- Nearest station
- Sloane Square (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 (Chelsea)
- 18,982
- Households (Chelsea)
- 8,944
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SW3
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital, Chelsea Riverside East, Chelsea Riverside West (E02000594, E02000595, E02000597) — the published geography that covers Chelsea, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Chelsea SW3 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW3. 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 lath and plaster — locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, holding around up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which crumbles the key and drops the panel. 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 SW3. 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. The estimator above prices the batch, so you see the Chelsea figure before committing to anything.
Like-for-like socket faces, switches and light fittings, yes, tested on completion. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead. Gas is Gas Safe work full stop, so we decline it and point you at an engineer who is registered for it.
Cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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.
The van carries the consumables — screws, plugs, resin, hollow-wall anchors, silicone, filler — and they are inside the SW3 figure you were quoted. Loading for lath and plaster in advance is why a SW3 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run. If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up.
Yes. Every area in Kensington and Chelsea has its own page, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW3, 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 Chelsea SW3
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.