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Handyman in Streatham, SW16
Flat-pack assembly and TV mounting in Streatham, SW16: the Lambeth housing here means lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls. We price the whole list, not the clock, and put the right anchor in the right wall.
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- £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
- London Borough of Lambeth permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Streatham
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Streatham homes are flats
- 66%Streatham homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Streatham
- 26,325Households in Streatham
Instant estimate
Price your Streatham job list
Estimated for Streatham SW16
£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 Streatham visit works
- Photos and a listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Streatham SW16 visit, same working day.
- Detector out before the drillStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits lath and plaster.
- Signed off with youWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Lambeth permits already settled.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Streatham
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 Streatham
| 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 |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| 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
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
Streatham SW16 books this 6-job shortlist more than anything else, because 66% of homes here are flats. All 14 fixed prices sit on the shared 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 Streatham
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on the streets near Streatham Common and the Rookery.
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the SW16 visit on Lambeth bookings, with 44% owner-occupation locally.
DBS-checked and insured
For SW16 bookings, £1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat in this 66% flats neighbourhood. It works the same way on every Streatham (SW16) booking.
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking on the Streatham rounds.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Streatham
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 Lambeth visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Part of Lambeth 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 Streatham
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a SW16 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws and the rest of our van stock, because lath and plaster is what most SW16 fixings go into.
- A stud, pipe and cable scan before drilling, every fixing set to a level and load-tested in front of you.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with London Borough of Lambeth by us, not added to your bill on the day.
Not included — and why
- Anything gas — boilers, hobs, pipework — is Gas Safe territory and we will not touch it in Streatham SW16.
- Consumer units and new circuits, notifiable work that needs Part P sign-off.
- Structural alterations and anything needing London Borough of Lambeth building control sign-off.
- Drilling into suspected asbestos: pre-2000 lath and plaster 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 Streatham
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Guides
Read before you book
Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide
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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 Streatham
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Streatham flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SW16 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 Streatham flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SW16, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Streatham move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW16 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Streatham in context
Most of Streatham reads the same way from the pavement: edwardian terraces and villas, 1930s flats and post-war estates. lath and plaster over timber studs is what we meet most in SW16, and Streatham Common and the Rookery is the fixed point crews route by.
Streatham reads as a two-mile high road, the common and the ice rink, with Edwardian streets either side, and the walls follow the stock. Edwardian terraces and villas, 1930s flats and post-war estates. That puts lath and plaster behind most fixings we make in SW16. On that wall we use locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, and we will tell you the honest ceiling: up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself.
Because 35% of homes here are rented privately, we are often working to an agent's deadline — photographs of every fixing and an itemised invoice come as standard. Access is planned before the van leaves. A23 red route, side streets with permit bays and mansion blocks with small lifts. Where London Borough of Lambeth needs a visitor permit or a bay suspension we book it, and part of Lambeth sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ.
- Housing mix here: 66% flats to 34% houses, 64,560 residents in total
- Default fixing for Streatham: locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, load-tested to up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- Van access and parking: a23 red route, side streets with permit bays and mansion blocks with small lifts
- We work the whole of SW16, including everything within walking distance of Streatham Common and the Rookery
Where Streatham sits in our coverage
Streatham is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Lambeth page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in Norbury SW16 (under ½ mile), handyman work in West Norwood SE27 (1.3 miles), handyman work in Balham SW12 (1.9 miles), handyman work in Tulse Hill SW2 (2.0 miles) and handyman work in Brixton SW9 (3.4 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 Streatham.
Most booked alongside this in Streatham
Streatham SW16 at a glance
- Area
- Streatham, Lambeth
- Postcodes served
- SW16
- Nearest station
- Streatham (Thameslink, Southern)
- 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 Lambeth sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
- Residents (Streatham)
- 64,560
- Households (Streatham)
- 26,325
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SW16
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Streatham Central, Streatham Common, Streatham Green, Streatham Hill, Streatham Vale, West Norwood West & Streatham East (E02000639, E02000643, E02000646, E02000647, E02000649, E02000651, E02000652) — the published geography that covers Streatham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Streatham SW16 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW16 in Streatham, with Lambeth parking rules in play. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 for Streatham (SW16) addresses, with 66% of homes here being flats. Send the list and we confirm one written figure in this 66% flats neighbourhood.
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 on SW16 jobs — and Streatham Common and the Rookery a few streets away, with 26,325 households on this patch. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster on this side of Lambeth, with 66% of homes here being flats, which crumbles the key and drops the panel. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole across SW16.
Please do: one visit to Streatham beats three. 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 on this side of Lambeth, with 34% of Streatham homes being houses. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book on SW16 jobs, with Streatham Common and the Rookery a few streets away.
Like-for-like socket faces, switches and light fittings, yes, tested on completion in Streatham. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead on Lambeth bookings, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day in this 66% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Lambeth territory.
A23 red route, side streets with permit bays and mansion blocks with small lifts for Streatham (SW16) addresses. London Borough of Lambeth visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price in this 66% flats neighbourhood, with 34% of Streatham homes being houses. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit around Streatham (Thameslink, Southern), with this being a short walk from Streatham (Thameslink, Southern), 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 Streatham around Streatham (Thameslink, Southern), with 34% of Streatham homes being houses. Because lath and plaster is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off on SW16 jobs, with 21% social-rented stock nearby. Specified items — a particular handle, a named tap — are bought at cost and the receipt goes on your invoice on this side of Lambeth, with 35% of SW16 homes being privately rented.
Yes. Every area in Lambeth has its own page for Streatham (SW16) addresses, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW16, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price in this 66% flats neighbourhood, with 44% owner-occupation locally.
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 Streatham SW16
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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