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Recent Handyman reviews in East London

Marcus did a great job and is a nice and polite guy. I would definitely use his service again.

Bathroom cabinet assembled

£30

Excellent work done and completed at a very high standard.

FIX A BROKEN WOODEN BED

£40

Great communication and came and completed task.

Repair Composite Door

£80

Ali was great, arrived on time. Had a keen eye for detail. Made sure everything was completed and super helpful.

Need x3 blinds put up in different rooms.

£80

Professional and efficient at his work. Job well completed 👍

Installation of a bath shower screen

£100

Excellent communication, turned up when he said he would and most importantly got the job done with no fuss.

Blocked pipework under the kitchen sink

£80

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

£50 - £121

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£50

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£80

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£121

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Average reviews for Handyman Services in East London

based on 1047 reviews

4.91

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Recent General Maintenance reviews in East London

Super helpful and kind

Handyman to carry regular maintenance on fitness bikes

£15

Getting good help from Derec on a minor renov job at end of tenancy. Job well done, particularly tidy on wall touch ups / painting. Derec is friendly and helpful, would recommend.

Maintenance and touch ups

£70

A fantastic service, highly recommended. Will definitely use again

Tree maintenance - need a bay tree halved in size

£150

Best airtasker I’ve used so far. All arounder. Hard worker. Punctual. Enlightened 👌

Help moving boxes and general maintenance

£32

George is super professional, cordial and efficient. He worked extremely fast and was very clean. Will definitely contact George again for home maintenance.

Dry wall repair and home maintenance

£200

Great work, very professional

DIY needed for cupboard and door maintenance

£65

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

£67 - £220

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£67

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£120

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£220

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Average reviews for General Maintenance Services in East London

based on 14 reviews

4.71

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Why use Airtasker handyman services in East London?

East Londoners live in a district filled with culture, art, and history, and with so much to do in this city. But there’s just no way you should be stuck at home assembling furniture or repairing appliances when you could be at places like God’s Own Junkyard art gallery or Broadway Market. 

So what should an East Londoner do when there are ovens to install or sofas to upholster? Your best bet is to book a handyman right here on Airtasker. 

Our platform gives you access to dozens of East London handyman services, budget-friendly rates, and authentic customer reviews. Also, booking is incredibly quick and easy! You can actually go from posting a task on our platform to getting a handyman at your door on the same day.

No task is too big or small for a handyman in East London! They can tinker with toys or even assemble an entire home gym. They can even repair fixtures around your house such as windows and coffee machines. Need to disassemble items for moving day? You can book a handyman to help you out with that, too. 

Whatever the task at hand, you get to dictate the budget before potential Taskers put out an offer. Our East London-based handymen can tailor-fit their rates to your requirements. That means you don’t have to break the bank just to get the job done!

The next time you decide to bring in a new appliance, do some repairs, or renovate your home in Redbridge, skip the shoddy DIY and say no to those overpriced in-store assemblers. Book an East London handyman here on Airtasker instead!

Airtasker has over 405 handyman in East London, with an average rating of 4.91 stars from 1047 reviews. Get in touch with handyman such as Julien mawangu M, Anton C, and Yunus O today to get a wide variety of Handyman jobs done. From Bed Repairs, Blind Repairs, and Coffee Table Repair; you can get all types of Handyman done usually between £50-£121, with the median price of Handyman in East London being £80.
Don't live in East London? We also have handyman available in Redbridge and Carshalton available today.

Recent Handyman tasks in East London

I need a doggy door installed

£50

Plaistow, Greater London, E13

19th Nov 2025

We’ve bought the door, just need it installed

Old blinds to be removed from kitchen , and a new set to be placed on.

£50

Clayhall, Greater London

19th Nov 2025

Old kitchen blinds to be removed , and new ones to be placed . ( new ones are out the box came with no instructions, I believe instructions are available online)

Table lamp fixed

£50

Mile End, Greater London, E3

19th Nov 2025

the wires are worn near the switch situated on the flex cable, its stopped working at least that is what I think the problem is - picture added

Bradley communicated very clearly and quickly, got the job done efficiently. Small job done well.

Racking Assembly

£550

Unity Place, Greater London

19th Nov 2025

Job Title: Skilled Warehouse Pallet Racking Assembly (14m run, 3m high) Description: We require an experienced installer to assemble and secure 5 sets of pallet racking in our warehouse. The racking kit includes 6 frames and 20 beams, creating approx. 14m total length, 3m height, and 900mm depth. Scope of work: * Assemble frames and beams * Level and align racking * Secure safely to warehouse floor (floor fixings to be supplied by you) * Ensure installation meets safe working standards Requirements: * Proven experience installing pallet racking (Dexion/Rapid Racking or equivalent) * Must provide own tools, fixings, and safety equipment (drill, SDS, spirit level, PPE, etc.) * Ability to work safely at height (3m) Details: * Location: Unit 8, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London E17 5QJ * Expected duration: 6-8 hours Important: Tools, labour, and fixings are not provided — this is a complete supply-and-fit job (racking kit only will be on site).

Curtain track installation

£40

Ilford, Greater London, IG1

19th Nov 2025

I have a curved bay window and need support with fitting in a curtain track, on the ceiling

Notch back of wooden fireplace and fix to wall

£50

Highams Park, Greater London, E4

19th Nov 2025

I have a wooden fireplace mantel that I’d Like to attach to wall ( this is temporary until we fit a full hearth) this needs to be notched to allow for skirting and screwed into wall

Need a handyman to fix my window handle back on.

£50

Canary Wharf, Greater London

16th Nov 2025

Self explanatory, window handles come off, need it fixed back on.

great work would recommend

Repair/seal wall around socket

£50

Isle Of Dogs, Greater London

10th Nov 2025

The socket has a gap from the wall, which we want to repair/seal up. It's just a cosmetic eye sore. The socket still works. Thank you!

Very easy to deal with and good work done, thanks Steve! Will be in touch again

Help me fix my wardrobe door and underbed drawer

£30

Coalmakers Wharf, Greater London

8th Nov 2025

I need the wardrobe door being screwed and hung back up and the drawer to be nailed back together.

Adrian did a great job! I'd highly recommend him!

Put up blind, remove curtain hook, put up picture hooks

£60

Hackney, Greater London, E8

29th Oct 2025

I need someone to come round and put some picture hooks up for me to hang some photo frames on (will require a drill) and also to put a blind up (that also requires a drill. If you could source the picture hooks that would also be helpful! If the blind goes up ok it would also be great if you could take the existing curtain rail down. If you can help me with these and you do a good job there will be other jobs off the back of this, I will show you if you can make it tomorrow!

10/10 - Bob was truly brilliant and I’ll use him again

Fix pocket door

£350

Kingsland, Greater London, E8

10th Oct 2025

Stiff pocket door may have loose hinges or faulty track, it will close and open but it needs to be lifted and slid. It was installed circa 2007

I couldn’t recommend Burhan highly enough. He did a fantastic job fixing our stubborn pocket door, re-aligning it in its track and cleaning up after he was done. A pleasure

Install shower screen

£200

Dalston, Greater London, E8

10th Sep 2025

Install the following shower screen and door, where there is an existing shower tray and tiles : https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/toreno-brushed-brass-760-x-760mm-pivot-door-shower-enclosure-without-tray

Excellent work, clear communication, right skills and tools for the job. Would definitely recommend!

Kitchen drawer is stuck and won’t open/close properly

£50

Barking, Greater London

3rd Sep 2025

Yesterday our first drawer in the kitchen got stuck and won’t open and close properly.

He was great and fixed our drawer! Thank you!

Fit 2 Blinds

£40

Bow, Greater London

1st Sep 2025

Fit 2 Blinds with the fixings - View all the details of this offer: https://www.airtasker.com/offers/01K43F7XWFCTVCMSPBN5EPE4TX

Rykki was excellent in doing our blinds again. Will used Rykki again. Excellent work; Great communication. Happy Client

Hob installation

£50

Docklands, Greater London

1st Sep 2025

Hisense hob installation - new one exactly same as on the pictures is already delivered so removing the old one and installing the new one

Highly recommended. Very patient, skill full and extremely helpful.

Install key box in porch

£25

Forest Gate, Greater London, E7

31st Aug 2025

Install key box to wall of porch. Must be secure.

Fantastic service. He’s really polite, professional and easy to communicate with

Fix ikea wardrobe door

£40

Stoke Newington, Greater London, N16

30th Aug 2025

Ikea wardrobe door has fallen off it's tracks and we are unable to reattach it. Not as simple as it may seem but needs to be fixed.

Many thanks for a great quick fix - much appreciated

Install blinds and outdoor flood lights

£100

Bethnal Green, Greater London, E2

29th Aug 2025

Install blinds & floor light outdoors

Good guy did the job and more

Recent General Maintenance tasks in East London

Washing machine annual maintenance

£90

Isle Of Dogs, Greater London

31st Oct 2025

I need to have an annual maintenance and general operation check done on my Bosch Series 6 washing machine. Is this something you can help with?

Paint 1 small studio flat and advice on maintenance

£150

Romford, Greater London, RM1

22nd Oct 2025

Paint 1 small studio flat and advice on maintenance

Tern GSD rear derailleur issue - cargo e-bike bicycle maintenance

£50

Blackheath, Greater London, SE3

8th Oct 2025

Tern GSD has a rear derailleur problem which is causing chain to drop off the guide wheel which carries it over the rear frame.

General maintenance - broken tap, loose toilet seat, mouldy smell

£100

Kingsland, Greater London, E8

17th Aug 2025

Tenanted flat requires some light maintenance—broken tap, loose toilet seat. Also there is a moldy smell likely from a recent leak. It would be good for combo e to have a look at it to see if anything can be done

Finished the job and took extra effort to locate replacement tap

Marine Tank assembly and maintenance and setup

£100

Rainham, Greater London

14th May 2025

assembling services for marine tanks. I just ordered Red Sea Reefer 350 Max Plus which requires full assembly / installation and setup plus help with setup.

Multiskilled maintenance engineer electrically bias

£250

Lower Belvedere, Greater London, DA17

10th Apr 2025

I have a requirement for a multiskilled maintenance engineer for 1 day to fix a pedestal drill. I can pay a day rate for the service.

Shark upright cordless vacuum maintenance

£50

Stoke Newington, Greater London, N16

24th Feb 2025

Vacuum has performed poorly since builders used it months ago doesn't pick up well and blocks regularly. Worth giving it a going over before giving up and buying another brand!

Worked quickly and neatly, proactive to get task done.

General maintenance

£200

Manor Park, Greater London, E12

26th Jan 2025

Replace cooper pipe unit under sink unit Replace kitchen integrated fan Fix few loose laminate planks Renew silicone around bath tub Silicone around bathroom Replace extractor fan in bathroom Tighten loose kitchen tap

End of tenancy maintenance/decorative/plastering/electrical work

£150

Ilford, Greater London, IG1

18th Nov 2024

Paint touch up Plastering of small part of the wall Bathroom sealant Fitting smoke alarm detector to the wall and spot lights

Woodwork tiling general maintenance

£600

Stepney, Greater London, E1

13th Nov 2024

carpentry work to reconstruct a box around internal pipework in the kitchen, rendering of the wall around it following the effects of water ingress plus replacing tiles.

Water boiler maintenance

£350

Poplar, Greater London

24th Sep 2024

We live in a new build flat with a water tank/boiler in our apartment. The boiler seems to be taking too long to warm up any water and on the surrounding pipework, leading to the boiler, there seems to be a bit of water dripping. Could you please take a look? And let us know how this can be fixed. Thank you!

Building & maintenance

£300

Lewisham, Greater London

13th Aug 2024

I have a metal bike shed that has been mostly put together but needs finishing, i.e. the roof putting on (the instructions were very hard to follow). We also need a timber frame built for it to sit on. We also need our shed & fence sanding & painting & the boarders in the garden replacing (about 20m of boarders). Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: No

MD was so good. Friendly & willing to go the extra mile. We worked around each others schedules to get everything completed & it all looks great.

Treadmill maintenance and treadmill console not displaying

£200

Goodmayes, Greater London

5th Aug 2024

I wonder if anyone can help i have a Life Fitness Treadmill, basically, i work in a school and bought one of the treadmills, it was left in the garden covered up with 2 sheets of waterproof coverings, we were trying to get a shed built and was let down several times, the long and short of it all the treadmill was left covered up for a few months, we then decided to buy a shed and had electrics installed.we eventually got the treadmill in the new shed but initially, it had one beep followed by 3 beeps but no function, the display on the screen was fuzzy and you couldn't see any of the display, I did some diagnostics and some fault finding and got the machine to work, but i need to get the display to show as it is not displaying, you can now see the life fitness displayed but it is displaying 4 times  horizontal across the screen, and you cannot see where the functions are to start stop etc. can someone come and fix this for me please. Regards Colrie

Brilliant he fix the issue and got the screen working and went beyond to get a resolution

Furniture building, furniture removal & general house maintenance

£150

Bethnal Green, Greater London, E2

15th Jul 2024

I need a double ottoman bed building & also a bedside cabinet. Also a chest of drawers - and some rubbish that needs removing and disposing off I’ve also attached photos of the work needing to be done in the kitchen which is where the sideboards under the kitchen cabinets have come loose and need fixing Instructions for the furniture is below https://www.happybeds.co.uk/media/productattachments/files/Bali_Wooden_Ottoman_Bed_4FT6_Double_Assembly_Instructions.pdf https://www.happybeds.co.uk/media/productattachments/files/Bali-2-Drawer-Bedside-Table-AI-compressed.pdf

I cannot recommend Rob enough! He went over and above in helping me- punctual, excellent communication, work was flawless! I will be 100% using him again and thoroughly look forward to working with him again!

Bathroom maintenance

£500

Central Parade, Greater London

12th Jul 2024

Small bathroom in need of some maintenance. Re-painting ceiling, replacing shower screen (will supply), cleaning up of grouting

Good job, completed to specification

GARDEN MAINTENANCE - clean, tidy, hang items and light build work.

£300

Temple Mills, Greater London

31st May 2024

*AM POSTING AGAIN AS HAVE ALTERED THE TASK SLIGHTLY & SLOW TO RESPOND TASKERS WITH PENDING OFFERS* General Maintenance: - Pressure wash & clean front & back gardens - Tidy bin storage - Move parcel box to next to bins - Move raised bed along to middle of fencing - Put up security camera (does not need wiring) - Erect Keter storage box - Fix loose piece of wood on back garden seating - Remove clock & put up a large bracket - Affix hooks to underside of extension - Attach solar lights to fence (not wired) Raised Beds - Front Garden Depth of beds reduced from 23in to 17in Height of beds increased from 20in to 25in Far ends needs extending in length from 33in to 70in To note: There is an old bush embedded into the beds that will need removing as much as possible. There are also wires running alongside it so care will need to be taken. FRONT RAISED BEDS MEASUREMENTS FOR MATERIALS A. 17 inch depth B. 25 inch high C. 101 inch long D. 70inch long E. 28inch depth *PLEASE NOTE I HAVE A £150 WICKES VOUCHER WHICH THE MATERIALS (RAISED BEDS & FENCE)WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED WITH. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Danny did an excellent job! Showed up super late but stayed late to complete. Thanks Danny!

Bicycle maintenance

£35

Stoke Newington, Greater London, N16

24th May 2024

Have a bike that son hardly used, which now wants to be used by another family member. Looking for someone who can clean it up, check what needs done but more importantly not afraid of spiders/snails when getting it out of where it is stored

Property maintainence

£400

Barkingside, Greater London

4th May 2024

Fire door in kitchen (supply and fit) Kitchen ceiling tidy up (see photo) 2 x thumb turn locks on bathroom doors Window restrictor on a bedroom window Removal of polystyrene ceiling on upper floor Fitting of new kitchen light on ceiling Fire rated plasterboard between hole of kitchen and lounge

Tree maintenance - need a bay tree halved in size

£150

Blackheath Park, Greater London

29th Mar 2024

Bay tree needs halving in size

A fantastic service, highly recommended. Will definitely use again

General maintenance

£295

Manor House, Greater London, N4

16th Dec 2023

We need odd jobs like locks windows etc ., Monday can u do?