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Very professional service , highly recommended. Thank you. Seth.
8x Wall frame and 1x wall clock mounting.
£50
Lovely guy. Helped to install my doorbell too. Highly recommend
Install ring doorbell
£20
Excellent and highly recommended.
Ikea Pax sliding door repair
£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
Hé was awesome Would recommend him 👍🏾
Fit my blinds
£50
Timely arrival, great workmanship, good suggestions. Thank you.
Build a gym
£100
What's the average cost of a handyman in Essex
£55 - £150
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£55
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£95
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£150
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"Julien did a quick dissemble of my home bh fitness multigym . It was segregated into parts for storage and later assembl..."
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"Great comms and helpful with the solution to the problems that occurred. Would use again."
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"Anthony solved my issue of the washing machine flooding the sink. He restructured all the plumbing underneath the sink t..."
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"Prompt, polite and considerate. Got on with the job, roof leak/guttering"
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"No complaints did exactly as advertised and did it quickly. "
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Recent Handyman tasks in Essex
I want to replace my chandelier in living room
£50
Hutton, Essex
10th Dec 2025
Hello, I installed a chandelier in my living room. The lights turn on, but I think I wired something incorrectly because the lights in two other rooms are no longer working. I’m not sure if I connected the cables correctly. Could I get a service/repair visit for this?
Two blinds installed on to pwc doors
£100
Widford, Essex
9th Dec 2025
Two blinds hung on separate balcony doors may need fittings , doors are PVC.
Blind cord damaged
£40
Harold Hill, Greater London
8th Dec 2025
Blind cord is damaged so I can't control the blind pulling up and down
Plumber 1(Hot water not working 2) Blocked kitchen sink
£80
Harold Hill, Greater London
8th Dec 2025
1)The hot water is not worki ng, shower and kitchen tap turning cold quickly 2) Kitchen sink water backung up, need to use Plunger everytime, i think waste is collected
Blind string repair
£80
Leigh On Sea, Essex
8th Dec 2025
Some of the strings on the blinds are broken
Put up two small shelves, 1mirror & 2 pictures, assemble wardro
£50
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex
8th Dec 2025
Assemble wardrobe (comes with instructions) put up one mirror, two pics and two small shelves on a brick wall
Done a great job thanks!
Need to repair treadmill belt
£200
Grange Hill, Essex
7th Dec 2025
Need to replace the belt on treadmill
Got a puncture in sleeping mat need it repaired
£50
Harold Hill, Greater London
5th Dec 2025
Need my sleeping mat repaired it has a puncture
Install shower slide bar
£25
South Woodford, Greater London, E18
4th Dec 2025
Drill 2 holes on shower wall for medium screws amd wall anchors. Install shower slide bar. Electric drill needed.
Great experience from beginning to end.
Replacing doors, fixing hinges and handles and painting.Total 15
£1,200
Chelmer Village, Essex
3rd Dec 2025
Replacing 14 doors and hinges and handles.
My bed is fix bed need fix again
£50
Woodford Green, Greater London, IG8
3rd Dec 2025
Fix bed is fix bad I need fix again
Blind’s fitted
£600
Westcliff On Sea, Essex
1st Dec 2025
Fit blinds to 10 windows. Windows need to be measured first. Also need beading added to a small window, a notice board put on to a wall and a small outhouse painted.
Hob installed bosch
£150
Sudbury, Suffolk
30th Nov 2025
To put in new hob bosch
Fixing the loose door on intergrated dishwasher
£40
Woodford Green, Greater London, IG8
30th Nov 2025
Someone fell on the open door of my intergrated dishwasher and now it wont close so need someone to come and have a look. Also if possible, i also have a couple of loose shelves that need sorting. Please let me know what you charge
Roof fascia repair
£100
Leigh On Sea, Essex
30th Nov 2025
One of the fascia’s has come off and another is loose. Need securing not sure what adhesive to use
Shower curtain rail fixture and painting
£10
High Beech, Essex
18th Nov 2025
Painting 1 wall in living room and fixing new shower curtain rail in bathroom (will need drill)
Very good and reliable. Helped me get a replacement shower pole as one I got was too small. Came back and finished the job. Definitely recommend.
Handyman needed to assemble exhibition stand
£350
Deer's Green, Essex
11th Sep 2025
Hi! We are a company that sells bike racks. We need a handyman tomorrow (Friday) to assemble our exposition stand in our photography studio this Friday. We are a bike storage company and need the stand set up for our next photoshoot. The stand is made up of 3 walls made of wood / MDF board which are easily to assembly (see attached photos). You will also need to assemble a couple of bike stands. No electricity skills are required. We would like to shoot some video and photography content of the Tasker assembling the bike stands - please only make an offer if you are happy to have your photograph / video taken that we can use in our advertising.
Anton did a great job today assemble a stand for an exhibition. Would highly recommend booking him if you are considering using him for your task!
Fix my dryer
£40
Woodford Wells, Greater London
3rd Aug 2025
Drum of the dryer is not spinning. Need this looked at and fixed.
George went above and beyond.
Handyman - hanging a few things in house
£100
Mile End, Essex
26th Jul 2025
Hang x2 shelves Hang two lights Hang x2 towel rails Hang shower tray Hang towel ring Hang toilet paper holder Redrill & Hang door 90 - 120 mins
Victor was very professional and did a great job. Would recommend and would hire again
Empty loft and fix closure
£50
Friday Hill, Greater London
11th Jun 2025
Empty my little loft and put things in the garden. There is not much and everything is in the photos. You can take anything you want including a tv which is in working order. Then fix the lock, which is broken.
Great job and a very nice person
Recent General Maintenance tasks in Essex
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
General maintenance tasks at Children's nursery
£500
Shelley, Essex
10th Apr 2022
Various jobs starting with door closing mechanism adjustment, coconut fibre matting edge securing, fixing a toilet roll holder to a children's toilet, fire exit clearance, simple line painting marking out a fire escape route - other jobs as required when they come up. - Due date: Flexible









