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Handyman in Mortlake and East Sheen, SW14
Flat-pack assembly and TV mounting in Mortlake and East Sheen, SW14: the Richmond upon Thames housing here means lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls. We price the whole list, not the clock, and put the right anchor in the right wall.
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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 Richmond upon Thames permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Mortlake and East Sheen
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Mortlake and East Sheen homes are flats
- 50%Mortlake and East Sheen homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Mortlake and East Sheen
- 4,944Households in Mortlake and East Sheen
Instant estimate
Price your Mortlake and East Sheen job list
Estimated for Mortlake and East Sheen SW14
£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 Mortlake and East Sheen visit works
- Photos and a listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Mortlake and East Sheen SW14 visit, same working day.
- Detector out before the drillStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits lath and plaster.
- Load-tested, then clearedEvery fixing load-tested, packaging taken away, and a walk-round with you before we leave.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Mortlake and East Sheen
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
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Mortlake and East Sheen
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Mortlake and East Sheen SW14 — 50% of homes here are flats, and the list follows the stock. The full 14-job price list is 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.
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Mortlake and East Sheen
DBS-checked and insured
£1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat on the streets near The Boat Race finishing post.
Photographed and load-tested
In Mortlake and East Sheen, each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking around Mortlake (South Western). That covers odd jobs on Mortlake and East Sheen jobs too.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Mortlake and East Sheen wall before the first hole — not after the leak across SW14, with 50% of Mortlake and East Sheen homes being houses.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole SW14 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote on the streets near The Boat Race finishing post.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Mortlake and East Sheen
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 Richmond upon Thames visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Richmond upon Thames 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 Mortlake and East Sheen
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Mortlake and East Sheen SW14 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
- Fixings matched to lath and plaster — Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws included — rather than whatever came in the flat-pack box.
- Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
- Parking, permits and any charge zone sorted with London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by us, not added to your bill on the day.
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.
- Consumer units and new circuits, notifiable work that needs Part P sign-off.
- Structural alterations and anything needing London Borough of Richmond upon Thames building control sign-off.
- 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 Mortlake and East Sheen
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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
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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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Other work we do in Mortlake and East Sheen
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Mortlake and East Sheen flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SW14 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 Mortlake and East Sheen flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SW14, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Mortlake and East Sheen move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW14 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Mortlake and East Sheen in context
Most of Mortlake and East Sheen reads the same way from the pavement: edwardian terraces and semis, mansion flats and new brewery-site apartments. lath and plaster over timber studs is what we meet most in SW14, and The Boat Race finishing post is the fixed point crews route by.
Mortlake and East Sheen reads as the Boat Race finish, the old brewery site and East Sheen's shopping parade, and the walls follow the stock. Edwardian terraces and semis, mansion flats and new brewery-site apartments. That puts lath and plaster behind most fixings we make in SW14. Our fitters answer it with locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, which takes up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself without creeping in the months afterwards.
With 28% private renting and 15% social renting locally, a good share of Mortlake and East Sheen work is landlord snagging, safety fixings and putting fixing holes right before an inventory. Parking, lifts and sign-in are settled up front: level-crossing delays, Boat Race day closures and permit bays on the terraces We arrange London Borough of Richmond upon Thames permits ourselves, and richmond upon Thames sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ.
- 4,944 households in Mortlake and East Sheen, 50% of them flats — the ratio that decides lift, stairs and drilling noise windows
- Default fixing for Mortlake and East Sheen: locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, load-tested to up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- Nearest station Mortlake (South Western); level-crossing delays, Boat Race day closures and permit bays on the terraces
- SW14 covered, The Boat Race finishing post to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Mortlake and East Sheen sits in our coverage
Mortlake and East Sheen sits inside the coverage published on our handyman work in Richmond upon Thames page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Richmond TW9 (1.1 miles), handyman work in Kew TW9 (1.1 miles), handyman work in Barnes SW13 (1.3 miles), handyman work in Roehampton SW15 (1.8 miles) and handyman work in Putney SW15 (1.8 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 Mortlake and East Sheen.
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Mortlake and East Sheen SW14 at a glance
- Area
- Mortlake and East Sheen, Richmond upon Thames
- Postcodes served
- SW14
- Nearest station
- Mortlake (South Western)
- 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
- Richmond upon Thames sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Mortlake and East Sheen)
- 11,372
- Households (Mortlake and East Sheen)
- 4,944
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SW14
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Mortlake & South Barnes (E02000786) — the published geography that covers Mortlake and East Sheen, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Mortlake and East Sheen SW14 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW14 in this 50% flats neighbourhood, with 28% of SW14 homes being privately rented. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 on Richmond upon Thames bookings, with this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on the Mortlake and East Sheen rounds.
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 for Mortlake and East Sheen (SW14) addresses — and 15% social-rented stock nearby, with 32% one-person households here. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster on the Mortlake and East Sheen rounds, with 4,944 households on this patch, which crumbles the key and drops the panel. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole on Richmond upon Thames bookings.
Yes — a batched list is the cheapest way to book us in SW14 on the streets near The Boat Race finishing post. 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 across SW14, with this being a short walk from Mortlake (South Western). The estimator above prices the batch, with 50% of Mortlake and East Sheen homes being houses, so you see the Mortlake and East Sheen figure before committing to anything on the Mortlake and East Sheen rounds.
Replacing what is already there — faceplates, switches, pendants — yes on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with 32% one-person households here, with a test on completion. New circuits, consumer units and anything notifiable under Part P, no in Mortlake and East Sheen. Gas work of any kind is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it — we will tell you who should on Richmond upon Thames bookings, with 50% of homes here being flats.
Level-crossing delays, Boat Race day closures and permit bays on the terraces around Mortlake (South Western). London Borough of Richmond upon Thames visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price across SW14, with 32% one-person households here. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with Richmond upon Thames parking rules in play, 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 SW14 figure you were quoted for Mortlake and East Sheen (SW14) addresses, with 28% of SW14 homes being privately rented. Loading for lath and plaster in advance is why a SW14 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run on the Mortlake and East Sheen rounds, with The Boat Race finishing post a few streets away. If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up on Richmond upon Thames bookings, with 50% of Mortlake and East Sheen homes being houses.
Yes. Every area in Richmond upon Thames has its own page on Richmond upon Thames bookings, with 15% social-rented stock nearby, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW14, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price in Mortlake and East Sheen, with 28% of SW14 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 Mortlake and East Sheen SW14
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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