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Recent Tradesman reviews in East Brisbane

Tim was very thorough throughout the visit.. Very professional, great attention to detail. Answered all questions well. Highly recommend.

Plasterer for fixing ceiling in the house

$5

Great communication. Excellent quality work, attention to detail is fantastic. Very pleasant to work with, and I would have no hesitation recommending Mark to anyone!

Paint balustrades and deck rails

$2,500

Great work

Render wall

$500

Excellent Job! Thank you!

Outside house render etc cleaned

$200

Brad did a fantastic job of making , painting and installing my veranda lattice doors. He was efficient and reliable. Pleasure to work with. Turned out exactly how it was envisioned.

Make verandah lattice door

$500

Prompt & professional, would recommend again and again.

Install power point

$120

What's the average cost of a tradesman in East Brisbane

$150 - $500

low

$150

median

$280

high

$500

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What does a local tradesman do?

Tradesmen (and tradeswomen!) can help you tackle the tasks that need the expertise, tools, and knowledge that only a qualified local tradie can give. Whether you need a trade to help with home repairs or construction, you can find local tradesmen to help with tasks like:

Electrical & plumbing tradies

When you hire a tradie to work with electricity, gas, or water, they’ll need special qualifications, training, and equipment to keep you and your house safe from fires, flooding, and property damage. You’d need to hire an electrician to install your new light fittings or electrical equipment, like ovens. And you’d need a plumbing tradie to help with plumbing tasks, like fitting new taps and pipes, or gas plumbing tasks like installing or repairing heaters and stoves. Your tradie will start by asking questions about the issues you’re having, then they’ll do a physical inspection of the area to assess the work needed. They’ll use their specialist tools and equipment to repair, install, or replace parts to get everything working properly.

Carpentry & cabinet making tradies

Tradesmen are usually qualified professionals, so they’re ideally suited to tasks that need a higher skill level than a handyman. Carpenters and cabinet makers are in high demand for installing new cabinets, custom-making furniture and installing built-in robes and cupboards. They’ll measure your space to ensure the furniture and built-ins fit perfectly and match your existing decor. Then they’ll work with a range of equipment and tools (onsite or offsite) to cut and shape the wood, then assemble any parts to create your finished product.

Home exterior work tradies

Tradesmen can help provide a professional finish to your exterior building tasks. For example, installing or repairing balustrades. Your professional tradesmen will measure, fit and install glass, metal, or wood balustrades to make your balcony area or stairs safe while matching the design of your home. Once they’ve established a safe work zone, they’ll remove the old balustrades before installing the new parts. Another popular exterior task is installing or upgrading awnings. Your tradie can pull down old, broken, or faded awnings and help you choose a new awning to match your house and surroundings. Then they’ll carefully install the new awning so that it is safe and secure.

Concrete repairs & resurfacing tradies

When concrete is damaged, it can create trip hazards, and let in water, dirt and other pests, which can cause further damage. Concrete resurfacing can help repair damage and give your property an instant update with coloured concrete overlays and/or designs. Your tradie will first assess the damage, then repair or replace any broken areas. Then they may clean the existing area with high-pressure hoses or chemicals. Once the area is clean and prepared, they’ll mix up a thin, concrete-based surface compound that will cover the area.

Recent Tradesman tasks in East Brisbane

Plaster - needed to fix plasterboard, stop and sanding

$500

Cleveland QLD 4163, Australia

12th Aug 2026

Plaster required for fix. stop and sanding. Job needs to be assessed

Plastering

$500

Cleveland QLD 4163, Australia

12th Aug 2026

Wanting plaster to fix plaster board, stop and job needs to be assessed. Location: Cleveland

Install an awning on a wall

$200

Redland Bay QLD 4165, Australia

9th Aug 2026

Install a wind-out awning on brick wall. One image that shows one awning that have up already. The other is where we want the new one to go on the side wall. The awning is about 2 m wide.

Professional work. A true worker

Retractable outdoor awning assembled/ installed

$200

Redland Bay, Queensland

5th Aug 2026

Assist assembly and install a 4 M X 3M Semi -automatic folding New awning Assemble components, measure and Hang awning onto a Timber beam Check operation- adjust as needed No electrical work Owner to assist

Fix and render fence columns

$400

Redland Bay QLD 4165, Australia

2nd Aug 2026

Current render has multiple cracks in it. Need to fix or re-render.

Build a dog door into our security screen,and some plastering.l

$300

Wynnum QLD 4178, Australia

30th Jul 2026

Make and install a dog door into our existing security screen door, and plaster over some holes in our walls

Plasterer for bulkhead and wall patch

$300

Cleveland QLD 4163, Australia

28th Jul 2026

Job 1 is bulkhead above pantry to provide a built-in look. Job 2 is completing a wall cut-through with plaster board to make it look neat. I have off cuts of plasterboard and skirting for both jobs.(Electrical wires will be removed by electrician at time of job)

15amp 240v outdoor gpo for sauna

$250

Capalaba QLD, Australia

27th Jul 2026

15 amp outdoor plug for informed sauna

Great job, fast and efficient

Repair and paint drywall in bedroom

$400

Thornlands QLD 4164, Australia

26th Jul 2026

Repair of large areas of damage or replace if needed. One small patch job on one wall and then multiple large areas need repairing on the opposite wall. To be painted afterwards (paint provided by me) Can provide more photos if needed.

Render external wall

$50

Wynnum West QLD 4178, Australia

23rd Jul 2026

Render wall prior to stairs being built.

Fence Rendering

$1,000

Tingalpa QLD 4173, Australia

8th Jul 2026

Render front fence wall & letterbox wall Front and back side Textured render preferred if available Photos attached Please let me know any extra details required

Unreal job from Jake. Attention to detail and communication was very good. Complete professional

Plastering

$100

Wellington Point QLD 4160, Australia

21st Jun 2026

Looking for a small plastering job

Got the job done fast Great communication

4hrs plastering, cornice, walls, painting etc 11 am til 3pm

$500

Belmont QLD, Australia

18th Jun 2026

Dad is finishing off a small project for me which is a study. He would like a second set of hands to help with plastering setting, sanding, painting, cornice, etc.. 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Friday Today

Great work ethic. Top bloke

Removal of window awning

$100

Cleveland QLD, Australia

25th May 2026

The removal and disposal of outside window awning

Great communication hard worker and eye for detail Thank you Dom

Anchor cupboards to wall and cut out hole for power point

$100

Cleveland QLD, Australia

9th May 2026

We need two cupboards anchored to the wall (we have lots of different screws etc but you will need to know what to use); and cut out hole of cupboard hole for the power point behind cupboard.

Job done so quick and beautifully done! Thanks so much!!!!

Interior carpentry, plastering and rendering work

$10

Sheldon QLD, Australia

3rd May 2026

Our living room and dining room have a mismatch of wall surfaces, heights etc, and we want to tidy this all up by some reframing, and then some plastering as well. This is going to be easiest if you come out and quote, but I have provided some photos. There are 6 walls that we're talking about. 1) A large facebrick wall that needs some framing to hang a sliding barn door on it, and then plastering over the facebrick wall. Aircon needs to be taken down and then hang back up etc. 2) 3 walls that have rough render on then, we want this replaced with smooth render 3) 1 dry wall we need built up to ceiling height and then plastered on both sides 4) 1 dry wall with a wooden top frame that we want removed (so the wall is staying, the 1970s style wood frame is going) and plastering redone. Ignore the budget. We have no idea what to expect, but this silly app makes you set a budget

Thanks for the assistance

Plastering

$400

Ormiston QLD, Australia

7th Apr 2026

Looking for someone to plaster a feature wall

Russell and his team did a great job at such short notice. I would definitely use them again.

Remove/demolition of decorative balustrade and bricks

$180

Manly West QLD, Australia

24th Feb 2026

Remove this decorative balustrade and bricks. We have a council waste voucher for this.

Thank you! Did some demo work, very happy 🤩