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Recent Tradesman reviews in Melbourne

Did an amazing job on a clients house. Couldn’t recommend more. Clean, professional and easy to deal with

Plastering and painting

$250

Matt was great. Arrived on time, kept us informed, and did a fantastic job!!

Plastering and cornice repair

$1,000

Highly skilled and helpful

Attach awning to outdoor patio

$200

Excellent work ethics and a thorough professional. Highly recommended.

Looking for a Plasterer to patch and paint the wall of my bedroom

$150

Task was more challenging than expected but Brad was able to make it work and get it done. Would hire again.

Attach power point + light switch to kitchen splashback

$300

Ammar did a wonderful plastering job. Highly recommended

Collingwood repair cracks in plasterboard

$200

What's the average cost of a tradesman in Melbourne

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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 Melbourne

Renderer to render block wall

$500

Prahran VIC, Australia

14th Jan 2026

15m x 2-3 high block wall to be rendered in white. Wall will be core filled before.

Plastering stopping up wall 40 meters

$400

Richmond VIC 3121, Australia

14th Jan 2026

Stopping up 40 lineal meters base and top coat, we'll do the sanding 1 x exe All materials on site

On time, clean and efficient

Replace power points and downlights

$200

Melbourne City Centre VIC, Australia

13th Jan 2026

Looking for registered electrician to replace power points and a few downlights in an apartment. Flexible time.

Fixing power points

$100

Brunswick East VIC, Australia

13th Jan 2026

We require two PowerPoints to be fixed. 1: Kitchen PowerPoint, one socket has stopped working. Black slimline cover. 2: Bathroom PowerPoint within cabinet, switch has become stuck. White slimline cover. We are looking for a qualified electrician to complete the work. Monday / Friday during the day or other days outside of hours is fine.

Render and fix plaster from existing wall to new floor

$350

Brunswick VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2026

We’ve recently installed a new floor due to a sloping subfloor, which has left gaps between the floor and the walls (see photos). Looking for an experienced plasterer or renderer to: • Fill/render the gaps between the original brick wall and plaster board (the size of this gap varies between approx 5mm - 100mm. • Fill/render the gaps between new sub floor and wall • Ideally rendered (preferred over plasterboard) so it’s solid and suitable for fixing skirting boards onto • Leave a small expansion gap where appropriate for skirting installation • Ensure a neat, straight finish ready for skirting Details: • Residential job • Small to medium repair work • Must have own tools • Experience with rendering/plastering preferred Happy to discuss the best approach if you think plasterboard is more suitable, but preference is a solid rendered finish. It's a 3.6 x 3.6m room Photos attached for reference.

Outdoor Blind System Repair/conversion– inspection

$50

East Melbourne VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2026

Outdoor Blind System Replacement – Keeps Breaking in Wind (East Melbourne) Striped is what we have for current system we want same as the black system Looking for an experienced outdoor blind / awning installer to fix an ongoing issue at a residential property in East Melbourne. The current motorised drop-down blinds keep breaking and coming loose, even in light wind. They’re installed using a metal wire guide system, which clearly isn’t suitable. The motors aren’t the problem — the system itself is. A nearby property has a much stronger, wind-resistant blind system that works really well. We want to replace the existing setup with something similar — a proper track-guided or rigid system, not wire cables. ⸻ What We Need • Inspect the current blind setup • Explain why it keeps failing • Recommend a better, wind-safe system • Remove or modify the existing system • Supply and install a strong, long-lasting replacement • Reuse existing motors if possible (or advise if new ones are needed) ⸻ Fabric • Happy to reuse the existing fabric if it’s suitable (preferred option we like the colour) • Or replace it with a similar or better outdoor fabric that handles wind ⸻ Important This isn’t a handyman fix or quick repair. We’re after a proper long-term solution from someone who knows outdoor blinds. Photos will be provided showing: • The current broken system • Where it’s failing • The nearby system we want to match ⸻ Please Only Reply If • You have experience with outdoor blinds / awnings • You’ve installed wind-resistant systems before • You don’t use wire guide systems • You can show examples of similar work ⸻ When Replying, Please Include • Your experience • Photos or examples of similar jobs • What system you’d recommend • Availability to inspect in East Melbourne

Professional honest would highly recommend for anyone to use. He has a great work acumen and results and job.

Move a power point fridge cavity and remove skirting boards

$200

North Melbourne VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2026

I require a power point behind a fridge cavity to be moved to a different place to be able to fit a new fridge. I also require skirting boards to be removed from the fridge cavity to allow the fridge to fit in the cavity

Plastering, setting and angles. Sheets have been hung

$1,500

Coburg VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2026

20sqm of walls needing to be set, angled and cornice. Jointing to older plaster in some spots. 5sqm of ceiling as well. All in prep for paint. Also potential for more work upon inspection of the job

Plastering job

$150

St Kilda East, Victoria

31st Dec 2025

Looking for a plasterer or someone with plastering experience and materials to do a small/medium sized job on bottom floor apartment. There is some cracks in the plasterboard that need to be filled, sanded and painted back to original colour (white). I would need you to supply the materials as part of the task. Paint will be supplied.

Nice guy, was prompt and did an amazing job on fixing that I had with no worries at all. Highly recommend

Painting and plastering new ceiling repair

$150

Southbank VIC 3006, Australia

30th Dec 2025

Shower ceiling has collapsed after a water leak from apartment above. I’ve now fixed all the leak issues. Need someone to come in and Re-plaster the ceiling and then paint it to match rest of ceiling (same shade of white so that you can’t tell the difference- you might need to take a sample at bunnings and check it). The address of location is 70 Dorcas Street Southbank 3006

Yulong was amazing!! One of the best contractors I worked with!! He did a good job for painting, plastering. He was fair in pricing and transparent in his communication. I will engage him in the future

Plastering internal walls (living room and kitchen)

$1,200

Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia

26th Dec 2025

Plasterboard and plaster approx. 12 m of internal wall (4 walls, standard ceiling height ~2.4 m). Some walls (as pictured) only have half the wall removed and just need the bottom done and patched. I will need you to supply required materials to do so (inc. plasterboard), and we are looking for someone experienced in plastering :) There are windows to work around and several service cut-outs (taps, oven, power). Existing structure is accessible and ready for boarding. Looking for a paint-ready finish. Happy to arrange site visit before final quote. It is beneficial if you also have experience in lath plastering and repairs for future works that we will have done on this house :)

Did exactly what was asked and so promptly! Thank you Roy

Fix corner of concrete rendering on house that was scraped off.

$200

Richmond VIC 3121, Australia

22nd Dec 2025

Driving out of the garage our car scraped off some of the corner of our house concrete rendering. There’s one longer spot approx Approx 13cm long + one smaller spot approx 3cm long above that. See pictures. We’d like someone to put the corner back and match the colour as close as possible so it blends in. Thank you!

Thanks George! A pleasure to deal with! Would happily book your services again 😊

Plastering and patching job - Brunswick

$150

Brunswick VIC, Australia

21st Dec 2025

Require 3 access holes cut in a plasterboard wall by an electrician to be plastered and sanded back flush. Holes are 15cm by 2.5cm each. Available all day today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Please bring your own tools and materials and ensure a professional finish. Location: Brunswick Date flexible

Did a very neat and clean job

Need a reliable plasterer asap in Northcote

$10

Northcote VIC, Australia

9th Dec 2025

Need a reliable plasterer / patcher for this job It is a brick wall I am sparky and have ongoing jobs like this .

Great work recommend

Render my old chimney

$600

Coburg VIC, Australia

8th Dec 2025

The existing render on our capped brick chimney is starting to crack and let water in. Need somebody to re-do it to keep things watertight. Would also be great if you could remove the old TV aerial while you’re up there.

Took us a couple of attempts to align schedules but the quality of the work made it worthwhile in the end. Lovely bloke and did a great job. Would highly recommend, particularly if you’re flexible on when the job needs to be done.

Need electrician to install 3 power points

$200

St Kilda VIC, Australia

2nd Dec 2025

Need electrician to install 3 power points on same wall

Great guy thanks!!!!!!

Need chimney painted. Its old style render on them . Flexible budget

$800

Essendon VIC 3040, Australia

26th Nov 2025

I have 5 chimney need painted on the old style roof

Great job , completed on timely manners

Patch some torn drywall

$150

South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia

25th Nov 2025

Need 6-7 small torn drywall patches repaired

Darren did a fantastic job patching and painting several holes on our apartment walls. He was punctual, communicated clearly about arrival time and his opinion on what needed to be done. He worked efficiently with impressive knowledge and skill. I’d highly recommend Darren for any future job, he was great to deal with.

Plastering and painting

$100

St Kilda VIC, Australia

24th Nov 2025

Patch up holes in interior wall and paint

Nathan was professional, punctual and kept me updated throughout from start to finish. Highly recommended.

Plastering needed. Skim ceiling and install cornicing

$600

Kensington VIC 3031, Australia

22nd Nov 2025

Room is 3.6m x 3.4m. Ceiling is painted at the moment. Needs to be skim coated and walls need to be patched around the top to bring them up to being flush with the rest of the walls. Once the walls and ceiling are made good cornicing will need to be installed. I will supply the cornicing

Very happy with the work and very happy that he tidied up as he worked