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Handyman in Newham
Odd jobs across Newham run to 13 areas. With 53% of homes in flats, most lists are flat-pack assembly, TV mounting, shelving and door easing — and most of them need a fixing chosen for the substrate rather than pulled from a pack. New-build blocks require booked service lifts and loading bays; terraced streets around East Ham are permit-only and tight.
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- Since 2019
- 13 areas covered, each with its own page
- £55 an hour, £190 a half day, £340 a full day
- Fixings, filler and packaging removal inside every price
- London Borough of Newham permits arranged and paid for by us
The service, locally
Handyman services across Newham
- Areas covered
- 13Areas covered
- Homes that are flats
- 53%Homes that are flats
- Fixed-price jobs from
- £55Fixed-price jobs from
- Households
- 115,511Households
Instant estimate
Price your Newham job list
Estimated for Newham
£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.
How it works
How a Newham visit works
- Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Newham visit, same working day.
- Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits precast concrete and blockwork.
- Tested and tidiedWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Newham permits already settled.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Newham
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
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Newham
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Newham visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us on the Beckton rounds.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on Newham bookings.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Newham
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Filling and patching | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Taps, washers and waste traps | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails |
Door easing, hinges and closers
£55 – £140
1–2 hrs
Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted
Filling and patching
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Taps, washers and waste traps
£65 – £150
1–2 hrs
Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails
Because 56% of homes here are houses, Newham lists lean towards these 8 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 Newham
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.
- Parking and permits
- London Borough of Newham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Newham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
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 Newham
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a E6 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt and the rest of our van stock, because precast concrete and blockwork is what most E6 fixings go into.
- 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 Newham by us, not added to your bill on the day.
Not included — and why
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Newham
Areas we cover across Newham
- Handyman in BecktonBeckton (DLR)E6
- Handyman in Canning TownCanning Town (Jubilee, DLR)E16
- Handyman in Custom HouseCustom House (Elizabeth line, DLR)E16
- Handyman in East HamEast Ham (District, Hammersmith & City)E6
- Handyman in East VillageStratford International (DLR, Southeastern)E20
- Handyman in Forest GateForest Gate (Elizabeth line)E7
- Handyman in Manor ParkManor Park (Elizabeth line)E12
- Handyman in North Woolwich and SilvertownPontoon Dock (DLR)E16
- Handyman in PlaistowPlaistow (District, Hammersmith & City)E13
- Handyman in Royal DocksRoyal Victoria (DLR)E16
- Handyman in StratfordStratford (Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, DLR)E15
- Handyman in Upton ParkUpton Park (District, Hammersmith & City)E13
- Handyman in West Ham and PlaistowWest Ham (Jubilee, District, DLR, c2c)E13
Neighbouring boroughs
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Other work we do in Newham
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Beckton flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A E6 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 Beckton flat.
About the borough
Newham in context
Olympic Park and Stratford towers, Royal Docks water and dense Victorian terraces at East Ham and Forest Gate.
- 44% flats, 56% houses across 8,480 Beckton households (ONS Census 2021)
Newham at a glance
- Postcodes served
- E6, E16
- Nearest station
- Beckton (DLR)
- 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
- Newham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Beckton)
- 24,298
- Households (Beckton)
- 8,480
- Typical visit
- Half a day in E6
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Beckton, Beckton North, Beckton Park (E02000745, E02000746, E02000748) — the published geography that covers Beckton, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Newham handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 a half day, £340 a full day.
All 13 of them, each with its own page covering the housing stock, the wall construction that comes with it and the access reality for a van.
Yes. Snag lists, check-out make-good, safety fixings and void turnarounds are handled with before-and-after photos, an itemised invoice per property and one point of contact for a portfolio.
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 Newham
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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