Can you fix into the walls in Earl's Court homes?

Yes. Locally that usually means precast concrete and blockwork — sds drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt, holding around 50 kg-plus per fixing in this 97% flats neighbourhood, with this being a short walk from Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly). The risk we guard against here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on this side of Kensington and Chelsea, with 44% of SW5 homes being privately rented. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole across SW5.

Will you take on a list of small jobs in one visit in SW5?

Yes — a batched list is the cheapest way to book us in SW5 on Kensington and Chelsea bookings. Once you are past three jobs, £190 for a half day beats paying the £55 hourly minimum three times over on the Earl's Court rounds, with this being a short walk from Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly). Photos of each SW5 wall let us sequence the list so the noisy drilling is done in one block for Earl's Court (SW5) addresses, with 3% of Earl's Court homes being houses.

Do you do electrical or gas work?

Like-for-like socket faces, switches and light fittings, yes, tested on completion on SW5 jobs. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead on this side of Kensington and Chelsea, with 3% of Earl's Court homes being houses. Gas is Gas Safe work full stop, with this being a short walk from Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly), so we decline it and point you at an engineer who is registered for it in Earl's Court.

Can you park and get access in SW5?

Dense short-let turnover, permit bays and five flights of communal stairs with no lift on Kensington and Chelsea bookings. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price in Earl's Court, with 3,241 households on this patch. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit for Earl's Court (SW5) addresses, with 49% one-person households here, so the clock starts when the work does.

Do you supply the fixings and materials?

Standard screws, plugs, resin and hollow-wall anchors, silicone and filler come out of the van and are already in the price on Kensington and Chelsea bookings, with a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood. We stock for the Earl's Court substrate specifically in this 97% flats neighbourhood — and 3,241 households on this patch, with this being Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea territory, so sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt does not turn into a trip to a merchant. Specified items — a particular handle, a named tap — are bought at cost and the receipt goes on your invoice on this side of Kensington and Chelsea, with 97% of homes here being flats.

Do you cover the rest of SW5 and Kensington and Chelsea?

Yes. Every area in Kensington and Chelsea has its own page on this side of Kensington and Chelsea, with 49% one-person households here, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW5, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on SW5 jobs, with this being Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea territory.

Handyman Earl's Court SW5 | Odd Jobs

The service, locally

Handyman work in Earl's Court

Per hour, one-hour minimum: £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
Earl's Court homes are flats: 97%Earl's Court homes are flats
Fixed-price jobs: 14Fixed-price jobs
Households in Earl's Court: 3,241Households in Earl's Court

Instant estimate

Price your Earl's Court job list

Tick everything you need doing. Batching jobs into one visit is genuinely cheaper, and the band updates as you go — it is the same figure we confirm in writing.

Lath and plaster, dot-and-dab or concrete walls — special anchors neededEvening or weekend slot

Estimated for Earl's Court SW5

£110 – £320

Slot needed: One to two hours

Door easing, hinges and closers: £55 – £140
Child and rental safety fixings: £60 – £160
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.

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How it works

How a Earl's Court visit works

Photos and a listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Earl's Court SW5 visit, same working day.
Scan first, drill secondNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for precast concrete and blockwork.
Signed off with youWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits already settled.
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Walls and fixings

What is behind the plaster in Earl's Court

Around SW5 the construction we meet most is precast concrete and blockwork — post-war estates and podium blocks. The matrix below is the decision table our fitters work from: what the wall is, what goes into it, what it will genuinely hold and what pulls out.

Most likely here

Precast concrete and blockwork — Post-war estates and podium blocks

SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt. Realistic load: 50 kg-plus per fixing. What goes wrong: hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first.

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 Earl's Court

Priced per job and fixed before we arrive. The van, standard fixings, permits, ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and taking the packaging away are already inside every figure.

Fixed handyman job prices for Earl's Court SW5
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
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
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
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
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
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied

These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Earl's Court SW5 — 97% 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 Earl's Court

DBS-checked and insured

For SW5 bookings, £1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on this side of Kensington and Chelsea. Around Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly) we allow for the parking and the walk-in before the slot is confirmed.

Photographed and load-tested

Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking around Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly).

We scan before we drill

Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Earl's Court wall before the first hole — not after the leak for Earl's Court (SW5) addresses, with 25% owner-occupation locally.

One visit, one fixed price

Your whole SW5 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote on this side of Kensington and Chelsea.

Rates and local costs

Hourly, half day or full day in Earl's Court

Longer lists are cheaper per job, because you pay for one set-up instead of three call-outs.

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 Earl's Court

Every Earl's Court SW5 booking includes the left-hand list. The right is work that legally belongs to a registered trade — we say so before you book, not on the day.

Included in every visit

A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Earl's Court SW5 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
Fixings matched to precast concrete and blockwork — SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt 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.
Access worked out in advance for Earl's Court SW5, with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits and charges already inside the price.

Not included — and why

Gas appliances and pipework, which legally belong to a Gas Safe engineer.
Consumer units and new circuits, notifiable work that needs Part P sign-off.
Structural alterations and anything needing Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea building control sign-off.
Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near SW5 are surveyed, never drilled blind.

The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.

Coverage

Handyman work around Earl's Court

We cover SW5 and the streets around The Earl's Court exhibition site redevelopment, and we cross borough lines. The areas below are the nearest we also work in.

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Guides

Read before you book

Three long-form guides written from London job sheets: what things cost, what a handyman can and cannot do, and which fixing holds in which wall.

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 Earl's Court

End of tenancy cleaning

Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Earl's Court flat cleaned for check-out.

One-off deep cleaning

A SW5 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 Earl's Court flat.

Moving services

Furniture dismantled in SW5, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.

House removals

A full Earl's Court move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.

House clearance

Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW5 before the new ones go up.

About the area

Earl's Court in context

Five-storey stucco houses split into studios and one-beds, plus mansion blocks around The Earl's Court exhibition site redevelopment, and that stock decides the fixing: precast concrete panels and dense blockwork first, everything else after. Tall stucco terraces of flats and short lets around the former exhibition site, so SW5 jobs reward a scan over a guess.

Earl's Court reads as tall stucco terraces of flats and short lets around the former exhibition site, and the walls follow the stock. Five-storey stucco houses split into studios and one-beds, plus mansion blocks. That puts precast concrete and blockwork behind most fixings we make in SW5. Our fitters answer it with sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt, which takes 50 kg-plus per fixing without creeping in the months afterwards.

With 44% private renting and 31% social renting locally, a good share of Earl's Court work is landlord snagging, safety fixings and putting fixing holes right before an inventory. Parking, lifts and sign-in are settled up front: dense short-let turnover, permit bays and five flights of communal stairs with no lift 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.

Housing mix here: 97% flats to 3% houses, 6,212 residents in total
Wall we meet most in SW5: Precast concrete and blockwork — sDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
Access: dense short-let turnover, permit bays and five flights of communal stairs with no lift
Covering SW5 and the streets around The Earl's Court exhibition site redevelopment, from £55 an hour

Where Earl's Court sits in our coverage

Everything we fit in Earl's Court is booked through our handyman work in Kensington and Chelsea page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in West Brompton and Chelsea Harbour SW10 (0.7 miles), handyman work in South Kensington SW7 (0.7 miles), handyman work in Kensington W8 (0.7 miles), handyman work in West Kensington and Olympia W14 (0.8 miles) and handyman work in Fulham SW6 (1.1 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 Earl's Court.

Most booked alongside this in Earl's Court

Earl's Court SW5 at a glance

Area: Earl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea
Postcodes served: SW5
Nearest station: Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly)
Dominant wall construction: precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface conduit
Fixing we use most: SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
Realistic load: 50 kg-plus per fixing
Most-booked list: safety fixings, door furniture and shelving drilled into concrete with an SDS
Watch out for: drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it
Charging zones: Part of Kensington and Chelsea sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
Residents (Earl's Court): 6,212
Households (Earl's Court): 3,241
Typical visit: Half a day in SW5

Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Earl's Court (E02000591) — the published geography that covers Earl's Court, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).

Questions

Earl's Court SW5 handyman questions

£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW5 around Earl's Court (District, Piccadilly), with Kensington and Chelsea parking rules in play. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 across SW5, with 97% of homes here being flats. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on this side of Kensington and Chelsea.

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 Earl's Court SW5

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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Handyman in Earl's Court, SW5

Handyman work in Earl's Court

Price your Earl's Court job list

How a Earl's Court visit works

What is behind the plaster in Earl's Court

Lath and plaster

Solid London stock brick

Dot-and-dab plasterboard

Timber or metal stud partition

Precast concrete and blockwork

Insulated dry lining