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Handyman in Colliers Wood, SW19
Handyman in Colliers Wood, SW19, in Merton: victorian terraces, 1930s semis and new blocks on the old brown & root site, so the walls here are lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls. The list we are booked for most is alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid, and the failure we are called back to fix is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which crumbles the key and drops the panel.
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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 Merton permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Colliers Wood
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Colliers Wood homes are flats
- 67%Colliers Wood homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Colliers Wood
- 4,286Households in Colliers Wood
Instant estimate
Price your Colliers Wood job list
Estimated for Colliers Wood SW19
£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 Colliers Wood visit works
- Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Colliers Wood SW19 visit, same working day.
- We scan, then drillNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for lath and plaster.
- Tested and tidiedWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Merton permits already settled.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Colliers Wood
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 Colliers Wood
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole SW19 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote in this 67% flats neighbourhood.
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Colliers Wood — and 9% social-rented stock nearby, with 47% owner-occupation locally, which crumbles the key and drops the panel is what a rushed job leaves behind.
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Merton visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us around Colliers Wood (Northern).
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice around Colliers Wood (Northern).
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Colliers Wood
| 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 |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| 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
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Because 67% of homes here are flats, Colliers Wood SW19 lists lean towards these 6 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 Colliers Wood
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 Merton visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Merton 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 Colliers Wood
Included in every visit
- One vetted fitter for the whole Colliers Wood SW19 list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
- 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 SW19 fixings go into.
- Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
- Access worked out in advance for Colliers Wood SW19, with London Borough of Merton permits and charges already inside the price.
Not included — and why
- Gas work of any kind: that is Gas Safe registered work, and we say so before you book, not on the day.
- Part P notifiable electrics — new circuits and boards — go to a registered electrician, not a handyman.
- Structural alterations and anything needing London Borough of Merton building control sign-off.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near SW19 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 Colliers Wood
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Guides
Read before you book
Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide
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Handyman prices in London: what jobs actually cost in 2026
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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 Colliers Wood
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Colliers Wood flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SW19 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 Colliers Wood flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SW19, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Colliers Wood move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW19 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Colliers Wood in context
The Wandle trail, Merton Abbey Mills and big-box retail on the High Street. Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and new blocks on the old Brown & Root site, which is why SW19 work is dominated by lath and plaster over timber studs. Merton Abbey Mills is the landmark most customers navigate by.
Colliers Wood reads as the Wandle trail, Merton Abbey Mills and big-box retail on the High Street, and the walls follow the stock. Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and new blocks on the old Brown & Root site. That puts lath and plaster behind most fixings we make in SW19. The anchor that suits it is locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws — realistically holding up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself once it is load-tested.
47% of Colliers Wood households own their home and 29% are single-person, which is why so many SW19 bookings are one long list saved up for a single half-day visit at £190. Getting to you is part of the price: high Street red route, riverside estate roads and new blocks with booked lifts London Borough of Merton permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, and merton sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- 67% flats, 33% houses across 4,286 Colliers Wood households (ONS Census 2021)
- Wall we meet most in SW19: Lath and plaster — locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Van access and parking: high Street red route, riverside estate roads and new blocks with booked lifts
- We work the whole of SW19, CR4, including everything within walking distance of Merton Abbey Mills
Where Colliers Wood sits in our coverage
Everything we fit in Colliers Wood is booked through our handyman work in Merton page, which sits under handyman work across London. Nearest pages to this one, in travel order: handyman work in Wimbledon SW19 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Tooting SW17 (1.7 miles), handyman work in Earlsfield SW18 (1.9 miles), handyman work in Morden SM4 (2.2 miles) and handyman work in Mitcham CR4 (2.3 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 Colliers Wood.
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Colliers Wood SW19 at a glance
- Area
- Colliers Wood, Merton
- Postcodes served
- SW19, CR4
- Nearest station
- Colliers Wood (Northern)
- 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
- Merton sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Colliers Wood)
- 9,853
- Households (Colliers Wood)
- 4,286
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SW19
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Colliers Wood (E02000693) — the published geography that covers Colliers Wood, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Colliers Wood SW19 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW19 on Merton bookings, with Merton parking rules in play. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 in this 67% flats neighbourhood, with 29% one-person households here. Send the list and we confirm one written figure for Colliers Wood (SW19) addresses.
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 in this 67% flats neighbourhood — and 47% owner-occupation locally, with 44% of SW19 homes being privately rented. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster on Merton bookings, with this being a short walk from Colliers Wood (Northern), which crumbles the key and drops the panel. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole in Colliers Wood.
Batching is the whole point of a SW19 half-day slot for Colliers Wood (SW19) addresses. 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 the Colliers Wood rounds, with 9% social-rented stock nearby. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book across SW19, with 44% of SW19 homes being privately rented.
Replacing what is already there — faceplates, switches, pendants — yes on the streets near Merton Abbey Mills, with 9% social-rented stock nearby, with a test on completion. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead across SW19, with 33% of Colliers Wood homes being houses. Gas work of any kind is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it — we will tell you who should on the Colliers Wood rounds, with this being a short walk from Colliers Wood (Northern).
High Street red route, riverside estate roads and new blocks with booked lifts on Merton bookings. London Borough of Merton visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on the streets near Merton Abbey Mills, with Merton parking rules in play. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit for Colliers Wood (SW19) addresses, with 29% one-person households here, so the clock starts when the work does.
Standard screws, plugs, resin and hollow-wall anchors, silicone and filler come out of the van and are already in the price around Colliers Wood (Northern), with 67% of homes here being flats. Loading for lath and plaster in advance is why a SW19 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run in Colliers Wood, with this being London Borough of Merton territory. Specified items — a particular handle, a named tap — are bought at cost and the receipt goes on your invoice on this side of Merton, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood.
Yes. Every area in Merton has its own page on SW19 jobs, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW19, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on this side of Merton, with Merton parking rules in play.
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 Colliers Wood SW19
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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