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Handyman in Teddington, TW11
Around Teddington Lock and Bushy Park in Teddington, TW11, the stock gives us lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls — which is why the same shelf takes twenty minutes in one flat and an hour in the next. The usual Richmond upon Thames instruction is alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid.
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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 Teddington
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Teddington homes are flats
- 46%Teddington homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Teddington
- 10,821Households in Teddington
Instant estimate
Price your Teddington job list
Estimated for Teddington TW11
£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 Teddington visit works
- Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Teddington TW11 visit, same working day.
- Scan first, drill secondStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, then the anchor that suits lath and plaster.
- Signed off with youEvery 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 Teddington
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 Teddington
Permits and parking included
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames visitor permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us in Teddington, with Teddington Lock and Bushy Park a few streets away.
Fixings and filler included
Screws, plugs, resin, silicone and filler come from the van, not from your invoice on the streets near Teddington Lock and Bushy Park.
Packaging leaves with us
Flat-pack cardboard, polystyrene and old fittings go in the van at the end of the TW11 visit on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with a median age of 42 in this neighbourhood.
DBS-checked and insured
£1m public liability and a tradesperson you would be happy to leave in the flat for Teddington (TW11) addresses.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Teddington
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Filling and patching | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection |
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
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
Filling and patching
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled and sanded ready for a check-out inspection
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Teddington TW11 books this 6-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.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Teddington
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 Teddington
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured fitter arriving in Teddington TW11 with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for lath and plaster, including Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, at no extra charge.
- A stud, pipe and cable scan before drilling, every fixing set to a level and load-tested in front of you.
- 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.
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near TW11 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 Teddington
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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
Hourly, half-day and fixed job prices, with the London extras that quietly add to a quote.
9 min read
What a handyman can and cannot legally do in the UK
The real line between handyman work and jobs that need a registered electrician, gas or structural trade.
7 min read
Wall fixings guide: which anchor holds in which London wall
The fixing that actually holds in each London wall type, and the realistic load it will take.
8 min read
Related services
Other work we do in Teddington
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Teddington flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A TW11 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 Teddington flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in TW11, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Teddington move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from TW11 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Teddington in context
Victorian and Edwardian terraces, 1930s semis and riverside apartments around Teddington Lock and Bushy Park, and that stock decides the fixing: lath and plaster over timber studs first, everything else after. The lock, a village high street and Bushy Park on the doorstep, so TW11 jobs reward a scan over a guess.
The stock around Teddington Lock and Bushy Park sets the job. Victorian and Edwardian terraces, 1930s semis and riverside apartments. With 46% of Teddington's 10,821 households in flats, lath and plaster is what our fitters meet on most TW11 visits. That substrate wants locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws; anything lighter is a call-back, and even done properly the sensible limit is up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself.
Tenure shapes the list too: 25% of homes here are privately rented and 65% owner-occupied, so we move between check-out make-good in TW11 lets and long-planned improvements in the same week. Narrow high street with timed loading; residential roads mostly have driveways. Nearest arrival point for the team is Teddington (South Western), and richmond upon Thames sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ — none of it added to your invoice on the day.
- 46% flats, 54% houses across 10,821 Teddington households (ONS Census 2021)
- Wall we meet most in TW11: Lath and plaster — locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Access: narrow high street with timed loading
- TW11 covered, Teddington Lock and Bushy Park to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Teddington sits in our coverage
Everything we fit in Teddington is booked through our handyman work in Richmond upon Thames page, which sits under handyman work across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — handyman work in Hampton Wick TW11 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Hampton and Hampton Hill TW12 (1.6 miles), handyman work in Twickenham TW1 (1.7 miles), handyman work in St Margarets TW1 (1.7 miles) and handyman work in Kingston town centre KT1 (1.9 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 Teddington.
Most booked alongside this in Teddington
Teddington TW11 at a glance
- Area
- Teddington, Richmond upon Thames
- Postcodes served
- TW11
- Nearest station
- Teddington (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 (Teddington)
- 25,014
- Households (Teddington)
- 10,821
- Typical visit
- Half a day in TW11
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Teddington Central, Teddington North (E02000801, E02000804, E02000805) — the published geography that covers Teddington, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Teddington TW11 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in TW11 on the streets near Teddington Lock and Bushy Park, with 11% social-rented stock nearby. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 for Teddington (TW11) addresses, with 65% owner-occupation locally. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on the Teddington 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 on TW11 jobs — and this being a short walk from Teddington (South Western), with 10,821 households on this patch. The risk we guard against here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster on the streets near Teddington Lock and Bushy Park, with 25% of TW11 homes being privately rented, 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.
That is how we prefer to work in Teddington. 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 around Teddington (South Western), with 46% of homes here being flats. Photos of each TW11 wall let us sequence the list so the noisy drilling is done in one block on TW11 jobs, with Richmond upon Thames parking rules in play.
Swapping an existing socket face, switch or light fitting in Teddington is fine across TW11, with Teddington Lock and Bushy Park a few streets away, and it is tested before we leave. New circuits, consumer units and anything notifiable under Part P, no on the Teddington rounds. Gas work of any kind is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it — we will tell you who should on TW11 jobs, with this being a short walk from Teddington (South Western).
Narrow high street with timed loading; residential roads mostly have driveways in this 46% flats neighbourhood. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price for Teddington (TW11) addresses, with this being a short walk from Teddington (South Western). Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on the Teddington rounds, with 54% of Teddington homes being houses, 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 TW11 figure you were quoted across TW11, with 11% social-rented stock nearby. Because lath and plaster is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with 54% of Teddington homes being houses. Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice for Teddington (TW11) addresses, with a median age of 42 in this neighbourhood.
Yes. Every area in Richmond upon Thames has its own page on the streets near Teddington Lock and Bushy Park, with this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of TW11, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price on TW11 jobs, with 46% of homes here being flats.
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 Teddington TW11
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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