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Recent Handyman reviews in Canvey

Fast, reliable and very honest. Happy to deal with them again for sure

Fix doorknob

£30

Adrian did a brilliant job with my blinds. I would definitely recommend!

Install my blinds

£50

James was punctual, professional and very knowledgable on the task he was doing. He engaged on understanding the task before agreeing to take it on ! Thank you James

Help fix broken leg on bed

£30

Very helpful and very informative

Need someone for a. Commercial Gym equipment repair and maintenance

£500

He is very professional

Attach the blinds to the ceiling

£10

What's the average cost of a handyman in Canvey

£42 - £70

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£42

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£50

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£70

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What do handyman services include?

Not everyone has the skills, tools, or time to tackle home maintenance and repairs, which is why handyman services are readily available to book on Airtasker. Save yourself the trouble of pulling a DIY by connecting with a reliable handyman near you. 

Here are some tasks you can request from your Tasker:

General handyman services

Most handymen are all-rounders, ready to take on a bit of everything around the house. When you hire one, you can sort out multiple issues in one fell swoop, from yanking up carpets and hanging doors to swapping out light bulbs.

Indoor installations and repairs

Struggling to install recently purchased homewares? Or perhaps you can’t replace your damaged appliances just yet? Handymen could easily smooth out these minor bumps. They are equipped to assist with tasks like putting up blinds and curtain rods, installing kitchen sinks and pet doors, and even wallpapering.  If you need a home security system installed, you can also book a Tasker to set this up for you.

Outdoor installations and repairs

Your outdoor area goes through the wringer, enduring everything from heavy rains to the mess left behind after playtime. To keep your backyard in tip-top shape, have outdoor items expertly installed or repaired. Seek out a handyman near you who can assist in tasks like putting up your garden shed or clothesline, mending windows, fixing your mower, and fitting outdoor blinds.

Bricklaying and building work

Handyman services can also cover basic home construction, such as bricklaying and building work. If you need a seasoned builder to help you put up garden walls, repair loose brickwork, install MDF, or construct a chicken coop, count on Taskers to handle them for you. For maintenance, you can also book separate services for gardening work or brick cleaning.

Wall hanging

If you need to free up space in the living room or garage, get a handyman to mount your TV or bicycle on the wall. Instead of pulling a DIY, working with a tradesperson for your wall hanging needs ensures your furnishings are level and fitted securely. Taskers can hang picture frames, mirrors, or heavier electrical items like dryers. Having trouble with your electrical wiring? Have it fixed beforehand by booking another service on Airtasker.

Furniture repair

Before having your broken furniture repaired, specify the type of furniture to make sure you get a Tasker whose skills align with your demands. For instance, get a Tasker with carpentry experience to repair your wooden coffee table, wardrobe, or sofa bed. If the issue is electrical work, such as fixing ceiling fans or digital fitness equipment, ensure your handyman is experienced in this area.

Home maintenance

When you have access to home maintenance services near you, it’s easier preserve your place’s top-notch condition. You can count on your local handyman to help with cleaning the gutters, pressure-washing driveways and paths, resealing windows and doors, and sorting out minor roof repairs. Avoid letting small issues turn into expensive problems with regular home maintenance.

Recent Handyman tasks in Canvey

Tighten toilet seat

£25

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

5th Jun 2026

The seat is kind of come off on one side and it moves side ways. It needs to be fixed

Retired handyman needed (Grant T)

£175

Chalvey, Berkshire

28th May 2026

Hi, -I am looking for a friendly retired builder/handyman/good DIYer for a multitude of repair jobs to help make the house in Slough more habitable, on very tight budget First job- *Install 4 x ready-assembled b&q kitchen carcasses attaching door/ handles plus fit worktop and sink/mixer etc. (no knockout, only temporary supports under sink and replace stopcock) and secure one bare sheet of plaster to the ready-made hole in the kitchen ceiling. * replace bath mixer and possibly waste and replace 1 x basin tap. I shall supply the above hardware and you supply small fixings, connectors etc. and give larger screwfix/toolstation shopping list to me. My timescale is flexible, even evenings/your spare time. This is just the beginning of a considerable modernisation of this neglected house and if your quotation is within my tight budget, other projects include complete double glazing, complete rewire, replace all doors, install a used conservatory, bath, toilet plus decorating etc. etc. plus any other ideas that you may have. Thus, this is not a one-off job and will allow me to see your workmanship, and I am looking for someone trustworty who provides quality workmanship/good ideas/contacts/supplier discounts or reclaimed materials, however is within my very tight budget, as I am retired and in need of long-term help. I am hoping roughly £150, if this is reasonable and I/we can be your labourer, even if only to supply the T and biscuits🙂. My neighbour also requires work done and can even merge the work together. If interested, please can you provide your best genuine estimate to begin with as price/quality/reliability are the priority, and I shall then compare it with the other responses and shall reply if I can afford it. Kindest regards

Good, affordable retired handyman/builder needed

£175

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

28th May 2026

Hi, -I am looking for a friendly retired builder/handyman/good DIYer for a multitude of repair jobs to help make the house in Slough more habitable, on very tight budget First job- -Install 4 x ready-assembled b&q kitchen carcasses attaching door/ handles plus fit worktop and sink/mixer (no knockout, only temporary supports under sink and tighten nut) and secure one bare sheet of plaster to the ready-made hole in the kitchen ceiling. -swap bath mixer and possibly waste and replace 1 x basin tap. I shall supply the above hardware and you supply fixings, connectors etc. and give a screwfix/toolstation shopping list to me. My timescale is flexible, even evenings/your spare time. This is just the beginning of a considerable modernisation of this neglected house and if your quotation is within my tight budget, I can show you all the other planned works that we are considering for you to quote, such as complete double glazing and doors, complete rewire, replace all inside doors, install a used conservatory, bath, toilet plus decorating etc. etc. plus any other ideas that you may have. Thus, this is not a one-off job and will allow me to see your workmanship, and I am looking for someone trustworty who provides quality workmanship/good ideas/contacts/supplier discounts or reclaimed materials, however is within my very tight budget, as I am retired and in need of long-term help. I am hoping roughly £150, if this is reasonable and I can be your labourer, even if I need to supply the T and biscuits🙂. My neighbour requires work done and can even merge the work together. Therefore, price is the priority, but not at the expense of quality and this is just the beginning of a very long project to get the house to at least an average standard. If interested, please can you provide your best genuine estimate to begin with, and I shall then compare it with the other responses and shall reply if I can afford it and thank you for reading this message. Kindest regards

Retired handyman/builder needed (Grant T)

£175

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

28th May 2026

Hi, -I am looking for a friendly retired builder/handyman/good DIYer for a multitude of repair jobs to help make the house in Slough more habitable, on very tight budget First job- *Install 4 x ready-assembled b&q kitchen carcasses attaching door/ handles plus fit worktop and sink/mixer etc. (no knockout, only temporary supports under sink and replace stopcock) and secure one bare sheet of plaster to the ready-made hole in the kitchen ceiling. * replace bath mixer and possibly waste and replace 1 x basin tap. I shall supply the above hardware and you supply small fixings, connectors etc. and give larger screwfix/toolstation shopping list to me. My timescale is flexible, even evenings/your spare time. This is just the beginning of a considerable modernisation of this neglected house and if your quotation is within my tight budget, other projects include complete double glazing, complete rewire, replace all doors, install a used conservatory, bath, toilet plus decorating etc. etc. plus any other ideas that you may have. Thus, this is not a one-off job and will allow me to see your workmanship, and I am looking for someone trustworty who provides quality workmanship/good ideas/contacts/supplier discounts or reclaimed materials, however is within my very tight budget, as I am retired and in need of long-term help. I am hoping roughly £150, if this is reasonable and I/we can be your labourer, even if only to supply the T and biscuits🙂. My neighbour also requires work done and can even merge the work together. If interested, please can you provide your best genuine estimate to begin with as price/quality/reliability are the priority, and I shall then compare it with the other responses and shall reply if I can afford it. Kindest regards

Handyman and gardener- Grant T of Egham

£17

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

18th May 2026

Hi Grant T of Egham, We messaged a few weeks ago and the sister of my friend in Slough is in need of a gardener to start immediately as she has a huge garden and if you do this please can you tell your hourly/half day prices and she can then book you for 1 hour and you can quote on all the below work. She is always in need of a handyman as she does one project after the other and is now looking to install decking and a ballastrade at the garden annex and she would also recommend you to her circle of high-end friends. I am still in need of the installation of my kitchen and the repairs as you previously quoted for and we can sort all the things together when we accept your quote for 1 hour of gardening (the previous advert and your response vanished) I await your reply so that we can move forwards with the numerous projects. Thank you

Kitchen cupboard removed

£100

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

11th Apr 2026

I need a kitchen cupboard removed and Support putting in so a dishwasher can go in the space

I need sound proofing

£150

Chalvey, Berkshire

3rd Mar 2026

I need to sound proof my room to prevent noise from outside

Media wall installation

£250

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

26th Feb 2026

I need a media wall installation in the house , wall measurements is 3.3m (w) by 2.2m (H).

Attach the blinds to the ceiling

£10

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

22nd Feb 2026

Attach the blinds to the ceiling, The blinds came off the clips attached to the ceiling. So it needs to be attached back to the clip mounted on the wall. Also the clips seems to be loosely mounted to the wall. So also need to check if the clips have to be drilled again in a different place (probably not required)

He is very professional

Handyman service

£100

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

22nd Jan 2026

Handyman Service needed for the below: Cracked coffee table (living room) Bedside table handles - repair Wardrobe floor beading - repair Heavy impact dents in bedroom wall – restoration and redecoration with repainting Heavy marks on living room window sill/ledge & balcony door threshold – repainting

Need the window blind to fix . I think the rod got broken

£20

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

4th Jan 2026

Hello . The window blind needs fixing . I think the rod got broken not sure wether it needs new rod or can fix the same one . Thank you

Assembly of wardrobe

£10

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

2nd Jan 2026

I need to assemble my 4door 3drawer mirror wardrobe from Argos. I also need to fill back a two holes on the chip wood board as it’s damaged.

Repair a window blind

£80

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

23rd Dec 2025

I broke a tilt rod for my window blind.Need this repaired.

Fix toliet seat very loose

£60

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

30th Nov 2025

Very loose toliet seat would like resolved doesn't have underneath part inside toliet tried pulling don't know what I m doing

Blindes need repair and get electrically working

£10

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

14th Nov 2025

There 4 blinded operated by remote: none of them working electrically. First one had a small fabric damage Second one has the lower pipe missing Other two, can’t test any of them manually or by remote

Install my blinds

£50

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

24th Oct 2025

Install the blinds in my living room W: 239cm L: 230cm

Adrian did a brilliant job with my blinds. I would definitely recommend!

Need to repair a sliding door

£30

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

28th Aug 2025

The sliding door has came off the track, I can’t lift as it’s came off the main panel.

Blind Installation and help ordering

£200

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

12th Aug 2025

We are not sure how much this will cost so ideally wanted an estimate done. If blinds can be ordered online can you help us order it and then when they arrive fit these for us to (we have 3 normal straight windows) and a French door with a side window

To fix the punch hole in the door

£40

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

10th Aug 2025

To fix the punch hole in the door

To fix the punch hole in bathroom doors

£40

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

10th Aug 2025

To fix the punch hole in door

Recent General Maintenance tasks in Canvey

Need someone for a. Commercial Gym equipment repair and maintenance

£500

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

6th Oct 2024

To check all machines once over and replace any broken equipment.

Very helpful and very informative

Tiling maintenance

£25

Slough, Berkshire, SL1

26th Jul 2024

Re grout and seal shower floor. Repair tiles above kitchen sink