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Handyman in Lee, SE12
Around The Manor House and its gardens in Lee, SE12, the stock gives us solid London stock brick, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — which is why the same shelf takes twenty minutes in one flat and an hour in the next. The usual Lewisham instruction is curtain poles, heavy mirrors and a full flat-pack wardrobe anchored to the wall.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Solid London stock brick 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 Lewisham permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Lee
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Lee homes are flats
- 39%Lee homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Lee
- 6,151Households in Lee
Instant estimate
Price your Lee job list
Estimated for Lee SE12
£90 – £255
Slot needed: One to two hours
- Curtain poles and blinds
- £60 – £150
- Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
- £55 – £130
- 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 Lee visit works
- Photos and a listPhotos of each wall and a list of jobs get one fixed written price for Lee SE12 the same working day.
- Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits solid london stock brick.
- Load-tested, then clearedFixings are tested, holes made good, waste leaves in the van, and you sign the list off on site.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Lee
Most likely here
Solid London stock brick — Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls
7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor. Realistic load: 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar. What goes wrong: fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load.
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 Lee
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the SE12 visit on the Lee rounds, with this being London Borough of Lewisham territory.
DBS-checked and insured
£1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on this side of Lewisham.
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking for Lee (SE12) addresses.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Lee wall before the first hole — not after the leak on Lewisham bookings, with Lewisham parking rules in play.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Lee
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Taps, washers and waste traps | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails |
| Filling and patching | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection |
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Door easing, hinges and closers
£55 – £140
1–2 hrs
Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted
Taps, washers and waste traps
£65 – £150
1–2 hrs
Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails
Filling and patching
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Lee SE12 books this 6-job shortlist more than anything else, because 61% of homes here are houses. 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.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Lee
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 Lewisham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Lewisham 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 Lee
Included in every visit
- One vetted fitter for the whole Lee SE12 list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for solid london stock brick, including 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, at no extra charge.
- Scanning, levelling and load-testing on every hole — plus packaging and old fittings taken away.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with London Borough of Lewisham 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 Lee SE12.
- Part P notifiable electrics — new circuits and boards — go to a registered electrician, not a handyman.
- Load-bearing or structural changes, which need building control approval from London Borough of Lewisham first.
- Any fixing that would disturb possible asbestos, which is surveyed first as a matter of policy.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Lee
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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.
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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.
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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 Lee
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Lee flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SE12 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 Lee flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SE12, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Lee move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SE12 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Lee in context
1930s semis with drives, Victorian terraces and small blocks of flats around The Manor House and its gardens, and that stock decides the fixing: solid London stock brick first, everything else after. Manor House library, Lee Green's shops and streets of interwar houses, so SE12 jobs reward a scan over a guess.
The stock around The Manor House and its gardens sets the job. 1930s semis with drives, Victorian terraces and small blocks of flats. With 39% of Lee's 6,151 households in flats, solid london stock brick is what our fitters meet on most SE12 visits. The anchor that suits it is 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor — realistically holding 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar once it is load-tested.
60% of Lee households own their home and 27% are single-person, which is why so many SE12 bookings are one long list saved up for a single half-day visit at £190. Getting to you is part of the price: driveways on many streets London Borough of Lewisham permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, and lewisham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- Housing mix here: 39% flats to 61% houses, 15,387 residents in total
- Default fixing for Lee: 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, load-tested to 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- Nearest station Lee (Southeastern); driveways on many streets
- SE12 covered, The Manor House and its gardens to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Lee sits in our coverage
Everything we fit in Lee is booked through our handyman work in Lewisham page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in Grove Park SE12 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Eltham SE9 (1.5 miles), handyman work in Hither Green SE13 (1.6 miles), handyman work in Lewisham SE13 (1.6 miles) and handyman work in Blackheath SE3 (1.7 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 Lee.
Most booked alongside this in Lee
Lee SE12 at a glance
- Area
- Lee, Lewisham
- Postcodes served
- SE12
- Nearest station
- Lee (Southeastern)
- Dominant wall construction
- solid London stock brick, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment
- Fixing we use most
- 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
- Realistic load
- 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- Most-booked list
- curtain poles, heavy mirrors and a full flat-pack wardrobe anchored to the wall
- Watch out for
- fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body
- Charging zones
- Lewisham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Lee)
- 15,387
- Households (Lee)
- 6,151
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SE12
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Grove Park & Lee South, Lee (E02000668, E02000675) — the published geography that covers Lee, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Lee SE12 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SE12 on Lewisham bookings, with this being London Borough of Lewisham territory. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 in this 39% flats neighbourhood, with 39% of homes here being flats. Send the list and we confirm one written figure for Lee (SE12) addresses.
Yes. Locally that usually means solid london stock brick — 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor, holding around 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar across SE12 — and The Manor House and its gardens a few streets away, with a median age of 38 in this neighbourhood. The risk we guard against here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on this side of Lewisham, with 6,151 households on this patch. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole in this 39% flats neighbourhood.
Batching is the whole point of a SE12 half-day slot in this 39% flats neighbourhood. One arrival, one set of dust sheets and one London Borough of Lewisham permit covers the whole list instead of being repeated per visit on this side of Lewisham, with 6,151 households on this patch. Photos of each SE12 wall let us sequence the list so the noisy drilling is done in one block in Lee, with 39% of homes here being flats.
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Lee is fine on the streets near The Manor House and its gardens, with 22% of SE12 homes being privately rented, and it is tested before we leave. New circuits, consumer units and anything notifiable under Part P, no on Lewisham bookings. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day in Lee, with 60% of Lee homes being houses.
Driveways on many streets; Lee High Road is a red route with short bays around Lee (Southeastern). London Borough of Lewisham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on SE12 jobs, with 6,151 households on this patch. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on this side of Lewisham, with a median age of 38 in this neighbourhood, 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 SE12 figure you were quoted on this side of Lewisham, with 22% of SE12 homes being privately rented. Because solid london stock brick is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off in this 39% flats neighbourhood, with this being a short walk from Lee (Southeastern). If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up around Lee (Southeastern), with 60% owner-occupation locally.
Yes. Every area in Lewisham has its own page in this 39% flats neighbourhood, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SE12, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price for Lee (SE12) addresses, with 22% of SE12 homes being privately rented.
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 Lee SE12
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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