Handyman in Richmond upon Thames

1. 1Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Richmond upon Thames visit, same working day.
2. 2Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits lath and plaster.
3. 3Tested and tidiedWe load-test each fixing, take the cardboard and old fittings away, and walk the list with you — London Borough of Richmond upon Thames permits already settled.
4. Get my price

• 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

• Door easing, hinges and closers

  £55 – £140

  1–2 hrs

  Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted

• Shelves and floating units

  £65 – £180

  1–3 hrs

  Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line

• Locks, handles and door furniture

  £70 – £160

  1–2 hrs

  Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like

• Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps

  £60 – £140

  1–2 hrs

  System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up

Richmond upon Thames books this 8-job shortlist more than anything else, because 54% 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.

The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.

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.