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Recent Handyman reviews in North London

Munir did an excellent job and was very punctual and polite. Great communication throughout the process. Highly recommend.

Venetian blind repair

£100

Derek was very professional, came in at the intended time and got to work straight away. Although the task at hand was vaster than expected, he stayed extra long to make sure the fault was fixed. Would be calling him again should there be any similar issues!

Fixing electric basketball hoop

£50

Great job, thanks Melvin

Kitchen sink refix

£200

Claudius is very knowledgeable. He quickly worked out the underlying issue and clearly outlined a couple of options for repair. I felt confident I was getting sound advice and workmanship at a fair price.

Re-sealing shower screen and base

£60

Got the job done before the specified date. Minimum fuss and cleaning up mess. Using for other work.

Dismantle and removal of garden shed

£50

Joshua worked hard and consistently throughout the day. Honest and helpful. Thank you.

Installing lights, shelves, putting paintings up at home.

£250

What's the average cost of a handyman in North London

£62 - £140

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£95

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£140

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Average reviews for Handyman Services in North London

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Recent General Maintenance reviews in North London

What a lovely chap! Punctual, efficient, professional and hardworking. Great eye for detail and very creative! Definitely and highly recommended.

Ongoing Handyman/maintenance work in Barnet

£20

Vasil responded quickly, arrived on time, had all the required tools and assessed my situation well and in a timely manner.

Geze door closer TS4000 maintenance

£65

What's the average cost of a general maintenance contractor in North London

£81 - £200

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£81

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£97

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£200

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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 North London

Soundproof engineer

£250

Tottenham Hale, Greater London, N17

28th Aug 2026

I would like a soundproof professional to survey noise from top floor when walking. Both impact and airborne. I am groundfloor.

Assemble single ottoman bed, curtain rod, vanity and mirror

£80

Enfield, Greater London, EN2

28th Aug 2026

Assemble single ottoman bed, curtain rod , floating vanity and mirror

Unblock kitchen sink and fix pipe

£60

Bowes Park, Greater London

27th Aug 2026

Unblock kitchen sink and re-align pipe to stop leaking

Very reliable thank you for your hard work.

Various handyman tasks

£245

Cranley Gardens, Greater London

26th Aug 2026

Due to a last minute cancellation by a tasker I am posting this again. We have tenants moving into to our recently refurbed flat and we need the following items carried out before they move in on 28th August:- Roller blinds need to be fitted in 3 rooms One door needs to be painted, attached back and a lock fitted Install a bathroom cabinet onto a tiled wall Sealant needs to be applied to bedroom window

Handyman to cut and drill some plasterboards

£200

East Finchley, Greater London, N2

25th Aug 2026

3 x sheets of plaster board cut and drilled into Wooden beams 1 x single door canopy hung above a door (drilled into exterior wall) wooden door in photo 1 x dorma door plate opened up and door adjusted so top lock works well without holding door 1 x grey fire door lock tightened up as pictured

Re-fix loose kitchen worktop upstand and reseal to wall

£60

Hornsey Vale, Greater London

25th Aug 2026

Kitchen worktop upstand has come away from the painted wall by around 1–2mm. Looking for someone to remove the old silicone, securely re-bond and brace the upstand flat against the wall, then apply a neat new bead of white sanitary silicone. Existing upstand appears undamaged and reusable. Parking is tricky as I am in a car free building and do not have access to permits.

Disabled person, need new toilet seat installed :)

£30

Muswell Hill, Greater London, N10

24th Aug 2026

Toilet seat is bottom-type fixing bracket, being disabled I found it way too fiddly to guide the screws into the seat brackets - it really is just a case of two screws :)

All good, she's disabled and never made any mention of the fact until turning up :)

Drilling curtains onto window frame

£60

Underhill, Greater London

24th Aug 2026

Assemble 7 curtains onto window frames

Change a toilet seat

£50

Grange Park, Greater London

24th Aug 2026

I need a toilet seat changed

Efficient. Friendly , happy with the job done .

Install stackable tumble dryer

£40

Bowes Park, Greater London

24th Aug 2026

Install the tumble dryer stacked on the top of washing machine

My wooden garden shed needs destroying, it's about to fall down

£400

Lower Edmonton, Greater London

23rd Aug 2026

My wooden garden shed has rotted and is about to fall down. It needs to be destroyed before it falls and all rubbish in the shed has to be cleared except for lawn mower I didn't put a budget because I don't know how much it will cost. Please send me quotes

Very efficient, hard working and provides good communication

Small plastering/patch repair job — kitchen walls

£200

East Finchley, Greater London, N2

23rd Aug 2026

Looking for a plasterer or decorator for two small patch repairs in a kitchen. 1. Wall behind new sink area — electrician relocated 3 sockets, leaving the patch uneven/lumpy. Needs filling, sanding smooth, and made ready for paint (I’ll paint myself, or can quote to include this). 2. Second wall— old tiles have been removed, wall has patchy plaster/adhesive residue underneath. Needs skimming flat/smooth ready for new tiling (tiling to follow separately, not part of this job). Both walls are in the same kitchen, easy access, no other trades needed on site at the same time. Photos attached.

Did an amazing job! Highly recommend

I need someone to help me install my wall mirror please!

£50

Ducks Island, Greater London

22nd Aug 2026

I have an 8kg mirror that needs hanging on the wall please. I already made holes on my wall, but I just need someone to help me put the plug and screw in. I don't have the appropriate wall plug and screw, I used the #6 drill.

Install door handle

£50

Edmonton, Greater London

22nd Aug 2026

I need someone to install door handle on a bedroom door and set up fingerprint

Really kind and enthusiastic man. Best of luck

Build a small dining chair, fix a cupboard door and a blind, hang pics

£80

New Southgate, Greater London, N11

20th Aug 2026

The chair is this - https://www.habitat.co.uk/product/7617506?gclsrc=aw.ds&&cmpid=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20543156854&utm_content=shopping&utm_term=&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=785-748-9804&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19663899777&gbraid=0AAAAABqA6lq2vX1C-4MJitKw7uhhw9Z1S&gclid=CjwKCAjwy5rUBhB5EiwAIoAtCvQVEf0erH42xqTtRZxo1_hbvW3sxZQyUsgJFzRvC3-V5CzEL45kkhoCy7kQAvD_BwE I’ve attached photos of the cupboard door which needs fixing. The blind is simple but probably requires a drill. There are about 6 -10 pictures that need hanging.

Fix treadmill

£100

Woodside Park, Greater London

20th Aug 2026

Nordic track treadmill keeps getting this error message White screen that says ‘ Retry’

Carpentry and furniture assembly

£300

Forty Hill, Greater London

20th Aug 2026

Various jobs needed: - Cut approx 2 cm from kitchen unit skirting (new floor has been raised). - Convert bedroom door to a sliding door on a rail. - Finish assembling sliding doors to ikea wardrobe (wardrobe already assembled) and screw wardrobe to wall. - Mount 3 ikea units (already assembled) to wall.

Fix Wren Kitchen Drawer in kitchen

£100

World's End, Greater London

19th Aug 2026

Need to fix kitchen drawer as it has come off the hinges and come apart. We have the original fixings but you may need some of your own screws plus filler to get the job done. I’ll give everything I have but you will need to figure out the best way to fix it

Brilliant communication, came and got the job done efficiently and a super lovely guy. Not easy to find people that you can trust so was a pleasure!

Toilet seat on

£60

Upper Edmonton, Greater London

5th Aug 2026

You will need to bring a nail cutter or grinder, as nails are rusty, and it is not a front-fix seat, but I have a new front-fix seat to put on, which is really easy; it's just the stubborn bolts. Toilet is clean and will be if attended to.

Pleased with the work James has done replacing toilet seat as it was as task seeing bolts were rusty. Job done within the hour very pleased would recommend.

2 cat flaps installed on wooden doors

£100

Palmers Green, Greater London

24th Apr 2026

I am purchasing two cat flaps and they need to be installed on the external front door and on an internal one. I live in a first floor flat property

Brilliant work and attention to details. Will defineteiy book him again. One happy cıstomer

Recent General Maintenance tasks in North London

Various kitchen maintenance tasks

£200

New Barnet, Greater London, EN5

11th Jul 2026

Replace kickboards (3m approx, in a straight run, we will supply, two metal grills for ventilation to be cut in to kickboard). Integrated washing machine needs changing from fitted plug to hard wired), re-line up fitted appliances to bring kitchen back to spec. Contact me if you're interested and i can send photos/details before we agree a price

Home maintenance jobs

£350

Bush Hill Park, Greater London

6th Jun 2026

Various jobs: Sourcing & putting in new locks on bathroom doors Sourcing & replacing kitchen skirting boards Refixing kitchen door architrave Caulking cracked skirting in hall Planing bedroom door so it closes Planing living room cupboard doors so they open and close Fixing 2 guitar holders on wall

Ice machine maintenance and service

£200

Wood Green, Greater London, N22

3rd Nov 2025

Maidaid Ice Machine is showing trace amounts of bacteria when micro biology testing. needs a service and clean and maintenance check

Repair / maintenance on bifold doors

£150

Chipping Barnet / High Barnet, Greater London

2nd Sep 2025

Need somebody with correct expertise to repair a few issues with our bifold doors. Including - one door where the seal has come away and needs replacing (and needs the wooden beading put back), filling in a large chip in the wood and painting it, and checking / servicing the locking mechanism as it is not smooth.

Repairs and maintenance

£100

Underhill, Greater London

22nd Jul 2025

1. Fix the toilet flush button 2. Fix the white glue in the bathroom 3. Repair broken wood in the cupboard

Maintenance Tasks

£250

South Tottenham, Greater London, N15

14th May 2025

Fit new bedroom door Fit new toilet roll holder Fix some small maintenance items

Property maintenance

£1,000

East Finchley, Greater London, N2

17th Dec 2024

Fencing, Pavement, Painting, Plumbing, grouting, flooring

Air conditioner maintenance

£100

Finchley, Greater London

28th May 2024

We are moving into a new flat and would like to service the air conditioner previous inhabitants left behind. Brand is Daikin.

Geze door closer TS4000 maintenance

£65

Queen's Wood, Greater London

23rd May 2024

My door closer isnt working. It isnt necessarily broken as I have had this problem before but it needs adjustments done to get it to close automatically again

Vasil responded quickly, arrived on time, had all the required tools and assessed my situation well and in a timely manner.

Assembly Chest of drawers plus 3 small maintenance items

£75

Crouch End, Greater London, N8

11th Apr 2024

Dunelm Remi chest of 6 drawers to be assembled. Product still in box + 3 maintenance items: Replace a toilet seat Adjust fridge freezer hinges Adjust stuck fold out kitchen cabinet

Maintenance in bathroom

£100

Church End, Greater London

3rd Mar 2024

Maintenance: The Sink plug gets stuck when put in and is hard to get out, and there is black mold on the mastic, Room 4 bed needs a new support plank under the bed, Room 1 Coving is coming off

Cattery run, panel maintenance. 8 small panels, 1 large panel +fitting

£250

Palmers Green, Greater London, N13

24th Jul 2023

Make and install of Cattery run panels (materials provided). Galvanised mesh, timber and fixings provided. Budget includes airtasker fees (total cost to us). - Due date: Before Saturday, 29 July 2023

Garden Maintenance and indoor Plumbing

£5,000

Brunswick Park, Greater London

9th Jul 2023

- Need garden clearance and regular maintenance - Several taps in Kitchen and Bathroom needs replacing - Preferably build a new wet room or shower (Budget on next page depending on job) - Due date: Before Monday, 31 July 2023

Maintenance on two bikes and front brake replacement on one of them

£100

East Barnet, Greater London

2nd Jul 2023

Need two bikes checked over and serviced please First bike adult Romet Mustang XC Series Sec0nd bike Corerro Valour 27.5 - this one needs new brake pad system replaced front right hand side (left pad still in tact - right one seems to have come off!?) - Due date: Before Sunday, 9 July 2023

Ongoing Handyman/maintenance work in Barnet

£20

Underhill, Greater London

7th Jan 2023

HI we need a regular maintenance man who can undertake various jobs around 3 homes in Barnet. including painting, gardening, carpentry, basic plumbing, plastering, and tiling. This is ongoing maintenance work. Please quote your daily and hourly rates for an immediate start. We also have regular removal work if you have a van. - Due date: Flexible

What a lovely chap! Punctual, efficient, professional and hardworking. Great eye for detail and very creative! Definitely and highly recommended.

Roof vent maintenance

£100

Stroud Green, Greater London

3rd Sep 2022

My vent roof connected to the bathroom extractor is slightly detached from the roof tile and needs to be reattached and underneath some silicone/insulation to avoid water to infiltrate. - Due date: Before Tuesday, 6 September 2022