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Very efficient and fixed the problem straight away

Blocked kitchen sink

£75

John, was an absolute legend. He does what he says on the tin. Patient, respectful and great quality work. I couldn’t recommend anyone more.

Dayrate handyman

£150

Henry arrived on time and got the job done! Please do not think twice just him. Thank you Henry!

Mount my large mirror and Skeleton Wall Clock

£60

Imran’s service was brilliant!! He was very transparent and clear with his dealings. Would recommend him to anyone in my situation.

Help with fixing electrical fault with recliner

£150

Very flexible and perfection at work.

Fixing door and cupboard

£100

What's the average cost of a handyman in Essex

£60 - £150

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£100

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£150

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Recent Handyman tasks in Essex

Awning fix

£175

Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9

30th Jun 2026

Awning on house, electrics not working. Wonky when extended. And material clean.

Curtain Rail fitted to wooden plinth

£20

Bocking's Elm, Essex

30th Jun 2026

Curtain rail on site needs to be fitted

Install fire door

£500

Cann Hall, Greater London, E11

29th Jun 2026

Install certified fire doors

1 x Wardrobe assembled 1x curtain pole 1x mirror hung

£100

Rayleigh, Essex

29th Jun 2026

I need a wardrobe assembled (flat pack) one curtain pole installed and a mirror hung on wall.

Brilliant work from Xavier - he was polite and did everything to a high standard. Would use again!

Karcher pressure washer repair

£100

Ramsden Heath, Essex

28th Jun 2026

It’s leaking water from the case

Put up vertical blinds

£50

Woodford Wells, Greater London

28th Jun 2026

Bad job done by a hilary representative, vertical blinds need to be put back up on my kitchen doors The opening may have steel, so you will need good steel drill

Extremely professional with attention for detail

Vertical blind header brackets replaced

£100

Brandy Hole, Essex

27th Jun 2026

Some of the brackets on the header rail that hold the vertical blind in place have broken

Handyman needed ASAP

£100

Littlebury Green, Essex

26th Jun 2026

Looking for an experienced handyman to mount a large wall mirror and install two small shelves. Scope of work: Mount 1 mirror in the dining room (approx. 115cm x 80cm). Install 2 bracketed shelves in the bathroom (each approx. 80cm x 15cm). Attention to detail is essential. The mirror and shelves must be installed perfectly level, with accurate measurements taken before drilling. Precise positioning and alignment are important, particularly maintaining clean horizontal lines and consistent spacing where required. Please use appropriate tools (spirit level/laser level) and fixings if needed. Experience with accurate wall mounting and finishing work is preferred.

Fix to medium chandelier and repair a light switch

£60

Purfleet, Essex

25th Jun 2026

I need to mount 2 chandeliers and repair a light switch

Wrap kitchen cupboards

£100

Westcliff On Sea, Essex

25th Jun 2026

Looking for someone to wrap kitchen cupboards as they have started to come off the old wraps. I will provide the vinals. Thanks!

Install roof lantern skylight blinds

£125

Woodford Wells, Greater London

25th Jun 2026

Install 2 roof lantern / skylight blinds and caulk around edges to fill gaps. Blinds have pre-drilled holes and need to be screwed into plasterboard with appropriate fixings.

Fit 5 spotlights 1 chandelier

£180

South Stifford, Essex

25th Jun 2026

pls the fitting has to be done tomorrow latest

Zeeshan is a great guy, in 2 hours everything was done. I would recommend him and call him back again to fit more things for me.

Painter and decorator; property maintenance

£850

Springfield, Essex

25th Jun 2026

Paint a three bedroom house including kitchen and bathroom. ceiling of kitchen needs painting, no walls to be painted as rest is tiled, but some wood work painting needed for the cabinets. hallway and landing: walls and woodwork painting needed, Bathrooms, living room and dinning: walls painting needed. with one wall in bedroom to be made good. Bedrooms - walls and woodwork painting needed. Open to offers.

Hard working gentleman. Did a great job painting our house. Thanks

Awning repair

£300

Thorpe Le Soken, Essex

25th Jun 2026

autocruise starquest fiamma awning

Wallpaper repair

£300

Epping, Essex

24th Jun 2026

I need help repairing damaged textured Anaglypta wallpaper that has been damaged by cats. I need someone with experience of fixing ripped textured wallpaper. Someone who is able to use filler to fix seams and rips in the paper. Who can neatly sand back the current filler flush, splice in replacement patches of textured wallpaper, and apply a specialized white shellac primer layer over the walls to harden the surface. I will provide the shellac primer and filler, but you will need to bring basic sanding/patching tools. Looking for someone with great attention to detail to help hide the texture seams as much as possible. Small living room and hallway/landing/stairs.

Fix a blind

£60

Tarpots, Essex

24th Jun 2026

Looking for a Venetian blind to be fixed

I need an electrician to fit 5 spot lights and 1 chandelier

£150

South Stifford, Essex

24th Jun 2026

i need an electrician to fit 5 new spot lights and 1 chandelier in my store

Handyman needed Wednesday 3 June in Goodmayes, RM6 4DE

£120

Hainault, Greater London

29th May 2026

I am the landlord of a house in Goodmayes, RM6 4DE, and I am looking for a handyman to fix 4 simple issues. Please see photos attached. The work required is as follows: 1. Light socket/bulb holder - The bulb holder on the first-floor corridor is faulty and no longer holds a bulb. Please replace it with a new holder and fit a new bulb. 2. Window handle - The window handle is broken. Please see the attached photo. The window is currently not closing properly and needs to be fixed. 3. Toilet seat - The toilet seat is brand new, but the tenants do not know how to install it. Please fit it securely for them. 4. Doorbell - The doorbell outside the house is no longer ringing. It may only need a new battery. If so, please buy and replace the battery. If the bell itself is faulty, please buy a basic replacement doorbell from the local shop, and fit it. ... Please note that the task involves you buying any necessary parts yourself from the local shop, with your own money, as I am currently out of the country and cannot do this myself. The cost of the parts should be included in your offer. I need someone on Wednesday 3 June at 4pm as my tenants will be home during that time.

Brilliant. Do not hesitate to book Wasif!

Hang two TV's and assemble a modular sofa

£200

Woodford Wells, Greater London

2nd Apr 2026

1. Two TV's need to be hung on the walls. One of which has a bracket already on the wall but needs to be strengthened, the other needs to bracket to be installed. 2. The sofa is a modular (ready-made) one and needs to be put together. 3. IKEA furniture assembly - we have two small cabinets that need to be assembled and hung on the wall, along with 3 IKEA shelves (which need to be trimmed slightly by approximately 4cm and hung on the wall in between the two cabinets. There is a skip on site with all empty bozes to be cleared at the end of the job

Mohammed is highly knowledgeable and went over and above to get our tasks done. Looking forward to the next project with him

Recent General Maintenance tasks in Essex

Painter and decorator; property maintenance

£850

Springfield, Essex

25th Jun 2026

Paint a three bedroom house including kitchen and bathroom. ceiling of kitchen needs painting, no walls to be painted as rest is tiled, but some wood work painting needed for the cabinets. hallway and landing: walls and woodwork painting needed, Bathrooms, living room and dinning: walls painting needed. with one wall in bedroom to be made good. Bedrooms - walls and woodwork painting needed. Open to offers.

Hard working gentleman. Did a great job painting our house. Thanks

Doors and general maintenance

£500

Burton's Green, Essex

17th Nov 2025

I need some fire escape doors replacing and just some general repairs needed around the depot

Hot tub maintenance

£100

Maylandsea, Essex

11th Mar 2025

I need a possible service as the temperature isn’t getting hot only like warm

Property maintenance

£800

Thurrock Park, Essex

3rd Oct 2024

Property maintenance/repair during 26/10 - 10/11 for below: • Replace front bath panel with an UPVC cut open access. • Replace the broken bath wall panels with a cut open access door to drainage eyes. Varnish all bath panels with dark wood varnish. • Correct the sink to the wall with adhesive mastic where needed. • Filler the top wall behind the oven. • Put one white shelf up above the oven. • Hang 3 cupboards doors needed and correct all the screws tight on all other cupboards doors that needed. Hinges provided. • Remove old carpet and replace bathroom hallway with Vinyl. Vinyl will be provided. • Strip old carpets on stairs, sand down and varnish the wooden stairs

Handy maintenance job

£100

Fryerns, Essex

23rd Dec 2023

Curtain pole installation Putting lock on a small cupboard Putting door stoppers Hanging decorations - Due date: Flexible

Extension Flat Roof needs Maintenance (refelting and gutter clean)

£500

Waltham Abbey, Essex

13th Nov 2023

When we have heavy rain, we have water leaking from the ceiling and window frames To do: Roof needs refelting and then maybe the gutter should be cleaned to help water flow. Note: Roof is a flat roof part of a kitchen extension. - Flexible but ideally Before Friday, 24 November 2023 - Due date: Flexible

Service maintenance

£250

West Horndon, Essex

15th Mar 2023

2 x service on a wall mounted split system - Due date: Flexible

Wood frame window repair/maintenance

£1,200

Canvey Island, Essex

25th Sep 2022

Replacement of handles on wood frame windows. Maintenance of windows / latches - Due date: Flexible