Reference
London handyman prices, fixings and scope
Every borough and area page leads with the jobs its own housing stock generates. This page carries the full set, unchanged wherever you book: back to handyman services in London.
Rate card
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.
£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. 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.
Every fixed-price job
| 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 |
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
| Taps, washers and waste traps | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails |
| Toilet and cistern repairs | £75 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Running fill valves, flush mechanisms, seats and pan connectors |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| Like-for-like sockets and light fittings | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Faceplates, pendants and ceiling roses swapped like for like, tested on completion |
| Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps | £60 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up |
| Child and rental safety fixings | £60 | £160 | 1–3 hrs | Anti-tip straps, stair gates, window restrictors and cupboard catches |
| Filling and patch painting | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection |
Wall and fixing matrix
Lath and plaster
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
Solid London stock brick
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
Dot-and-dab plasterboard
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
Timber or metal stud partition
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
Precast concrete and blockwork
SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
Safe load: 50 kg-plus per fixing
Insulated dry lining
Insulation-rated frame fixings that reach the masonry beyond the board and foam
Safe load: 25 kg, spread across four points
Scope policy
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured tradesperson with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets
- Standard fixings, plugs, anchors, silicone and filler from our own van stock
- A stud, pipe and cable scan before a single hole is drilled
- Every fixing set to a laser line or spirit level, not by eye
- Packaging, offcuts and old fittings taken away at the end of the visit
- A walk-round with you, then before-and-after photos on request for landlords and agents
Not included — and why
- Gas work of any kind — that is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it
- New circuits, consumer units or anything notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations
- Structural alterations, chimney breast removal or anything needing building control sign-off
- Roof work above single-storey height, which needs a scaffold or tower rather than a ladder
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards are surveyed, never drilled blind
- Specified materials you want us to supply: bought at cost with the receipt on your invoice