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Recent Handyman reviews in Essex

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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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