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Why book general maintenance through Airtasker?

Nobody likes being behind on general maintenance tasks around the house or business, but it's easy to neglect. When your home or garden is starting to look shabby but you don't have the time or energy to deal with it, allow a general maintenance expert on Airtasker to get things done.

An expert can provide you with general maintenance services that range from simple tasks like sweeping your porch and other property maintenance, to more demanding jobs like priming and painting your walls. While the professionals get on with the seemingly menial tasks, you can focus your attention to more important matters.

You’ll find plenty of experienced general maintenance professionals on Airtasker. They’ll come with a whole range of tools and skills, ready to help out with your top priority jobs. Simply post your task, choose your maintenance worker, and book your maintenance for a time that suits you.

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Top General Maintenance related questions

General maintenance services refer to the broad range of tasks that are involved in maintaining, cleaning, and repairing a space. Usually, these tasks won’t require high skill levels, but they will require a general knowledge of how things work and what tools are best for the job.

Maintenance workers’ duties usually involve taking care of a set area. They’re responsible for cleaning and minor repairs, ensuring the space is well maintained.

Common projects for general maintenance workers are fixing wall/ceiling damage around a home or business, replacing tiles, replacing tap washers, cleaning and replacing filters on appliances, and removing built-up leaves and debris from roofing and gutters.

General maintenance requires a broad range of general skills and tools. They should be able to confidently handle a pressure washer, drill, hammer, screwdriver, paintbrush, sander, and saw.

While most maintenance technicians bring their own toolkit and general supplies, it’s best to check what equipment is needed for your job ahead of time. Consumables like paint, detergents, and nails may need to be supplied.

General maintenance costs between $100-$260 for most jobs booked on Airtasker. But the price will depend on what you need to be done and how many hours it’ll take your maintenance technician.

What does a general maintenance service include?

General maintenance services cover a broad range of tasks. You might engage your handyman to work on a specific job or tick off a long list of maintenance tasks around your home, yard, or workplace. 

Here are some of the most common general maintenance tasks and what you can expect:

Home maintenance

Your maintenance worker can help do minor repairs and deep cleaning jobs around your home. This includes replacing filters and other small parts that wear out over time, repairing tiles, patching up holes, filling cracks, touching up paint, unclogging drains, washing windows, pressure washing walls, cleaning vents, and so much more. Your general maintenance expert will bring their equipment or use what’s available at your home, working through tasks in order of priority.

Commercial building maintenance

Site maintenance workers are often employed temporarily or on an ongoing basis to keep commercial buildings in good repair. Their duties and responsibilities can include maintaining car parking areas, cleaning roofing and gutters, retouching paint, cleaning internal glass walls and doors, and keeping the garden area neat and tidy.

Outdoor and garden maintenance

Most maintenance jobs include a mixture of landscaping, gardening, and handyman work around the yard. If you have a deck or patio, your maintenance technician can re-seal it, along with other wooden fixtures like fences and railings. They can clear pathways, mulch garden beds, remove weeds, and compost garden waste. They’ll even wash bins using water, soap, and a scrubbing brush.

Car and bike maintenance

While it’s not a typical maintenance worker duty, many are skilled in maintaining specific equipment. This includes cars, bikes, and even mowers. Unless they’re a qualified mechanic, maintenance tasks will generally be limited to cleaning, pumping tires, bike hanging, plus changing the oil and other minor parts.

Recent General Maintenance tasks

Maintenance in my home

$600

Auckland 0610, New Zealand

3rd Oct 2023

Needing 2x holes in wall fixed. Fix a door that a dog chewed on Blocked drain in bathroom Hang up broken curtain tracks - Due date: Flexible

Exterior house maintenance

$300

Norsewood 4974, New Zealand

2nd Oct 2023

Housewashing and string up some lines of fishing line under veranda roof to stop birds roosting and soiling everywhere - Due date: Flexible

Clean gutters, fix gate, roof maintenance

$500

Palmerston North, New Zealand

23rd Aug 2023

Clean gutters, Change a small part of rotten board of the exterior wall Seal a hole of the roof of garage Ease the window to open of bathroom - Due date: Before Friday, 1 September 2023

Home maintenance

$400

Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

26th Jul 2023

Fix or replace a kitchen window handle Fix a kitchen drawer handle Fix a living room sliding door lock Fix a kitchen cabinet hinge Fix a bedroom door knob - Due date: Flexible

Pump needs replacing as it has stopped working. pond maintenance

$500

Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand

30th Mar 2022

pump needs replacing in outdoor pond and pond needs maintenance - Due date: Flexible

Timber floor repairs in bathroom and a bit of home maintenance

$2,500

Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand

30th Jan 2022

Tongue and groove timber (think is likely Tawa - nz native hardwood) flooring repairs in bathroom, approx area of 2 m x 2 m, flooring has dry rot and possibility of bearer repair also. Existing flooring needs lifting and rot replacing. Outside of house has a couple of spots where there is dry rot in weather boards and on one window frame. Boards need removing, replacing, and painting to match. - Due date: Flexible

Replace kitchen cabinets hinges euro style; other maintenance items.

$200

Waikato 3204, New Zealand

1st Dec 2021

Some Kitchen cabinet hinges in rental need replacing; door on laundry cabinet needs easing (painted over joint); other door hinges to be replaced. - Due date: Before Wednesday, 15th Dec 2021