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Recent Handyman reviews in Essex

Hé was awesome Would recommend him 👍🏾

Fit my blinds

£50

Xavier is great and did a fantastic job. Can definitely recommend. 5 star service

Repair broken kitchen cabinet doors

£50

Great work, thanks Mark!

Fix wall mounted shoe rack (crumbly brick)

£60

Rykki did an outstanding job fixing the blinds in my parents home, displaying both skill and professionalism. He also helped us fix one of the toilet seats at no additional cost. My parents are thrilled with the quality of his work and his thoughtful gesture, and they have expressed their confidence in working with him again in the future. We truly appreciate his excellent service and highly recommend him to others.

Fix two blinds within the next week

£20

Hayat, completed my wardrobe drawers, we couldn't be more happier with the service we received. He did such a professional job from start to finish, including designing them before the install. His work is of excellent quality and would highly recommend him. We have also booked him for two other jobs which he will be finishing.

Need drawers installed in my wardrobe and replace door mirror

£800

Jason was so helpful and did a great job! Would 100% recommend and hire him again

Carpenter to fill holes on kitchen cupboards doors and drawers

£200

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Recent Handyman tasks in Essex

Change bath panel and shower screen

£125

Chingford Hatch, Greater London, E4

13th Mar 2026

Need to know if anyone would be able to remove a L shaped bath panel and shower screen and install new ones. Don’t think there is a current frame behind current bath panel so may need installing behind panel too but would need investigation

Fitting blinds

£60

Chelmsford, Essex

13th Mar 2026

Install blinds on patio. Needs to be on the ceiling marked red as the door doesn’t open if it’s installed below. I have a small ladder to help anyone that picks it up.

Kevin was brilliant from start to finish and done a great job for us.

Kitchen cupboard

£250

Purfleet, Essex

11th Mar 2026

I need a professional wrapper someone who knows how to wrap kitchen cupboards only

Install mirror and tv

£150

Chipping Hill, Essex

10th Mar 2026

I want installation service for 3-4 mirrors (the largest mirror may not be wall mountable) 2 TVs (75 inch and 55 inch, wall brackets available), one TV unit (photo is representative) and two coat hangers.

Put up a blind

£40

Kelvedon Hatch, Essex

10th Mar 2026

It’s a Roman blind from Blinds Direct. The website says it should take around 30 mins

Install mdf

£208

Corringham, Essex

10th Mar 2026

Install skirting through property Coverage 85.1lm

Monocouche render exterior wall

£500

Matching Green, Essex

9th Mar 2026

Monocouche the exterior wall; stain the wood; plus small handyman work of fixing wall panel in bathroom and screwing pallet to under a gym equipment box

Install new door & lock

£200

Redbridge, Greater London

9th Mar 2026

Install a new door & frame.

X1 Curtain rail, x1 drawer, x2 wardrobe doors fixed. X1 mirror hung.

£100

Porters Town, Essex

9th Mar 2026

Corner of curtain rail has fallen. Need fixing but wall isnt great so may need piece of wood to secure. Rest of curtain rail is up and secure. X1 drawer to a chest of drawers need fixing. X2 doors to a wardrobe need fixing. X1 large mirror to be secured to wall (lean against wall style). Chandelier that is hung to be double checked for safety as 2 kids and wouldnt want it falling on them.

Brilliant work- Steve was professional, worked tidy, was polite and clearly good at what he does. Thank you Steve!

IKEA assembly + hang curtain rod

£100

Chingford, Greater London

9th Mar 2026

- Take apart an IKEA Lomarrp tall cabinet, take it into the next bedroom and reassemble it. Taking it apart feels important as it’s currently sagging on some of the hinges and needs better assembly. If there’s an easy / time effective way to do this I’m open to it - Hang a curtain rod and pole across a 1.5m window (simple single sash window).

Patio door needs fixing

£150

Runwell, Essex

8th Mar 2026

I have a four doors patio door leading into the garden and the door on the right doesn’t lock using the downward lock mechanism. This therefore creates a gap at the top of the door area. The patio doors are quite stiff in general too

Install a catflap on through brick wall

£100

Kingswood, Essex

8th Mar 2026

Need a hole and cat flap installed from my kitchen wall to my garden

Blind repair

£100

Steeple View, Essex

8th Mar 2026

I have wooden blinds and the string to pull them up and down has broken.

Need to fix my bed and chair

£50

South Stifford, Essex

8th Mar 2026

Bed needs putting back together and chair arms

Re hang two internal doors

£100

Porters Town, Essex

8th Mar 2026

Want to swap the opening side of two existing bedroom doors.

Small garden shed

£30

Great Clacton, Essex

7th Mar 2026

Remove a small garden shed Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: No

Repair shower screen and sealant

£200

Gooseberry Green, Essex

7th Mar 2026

The curved glass shower screen has come loose and the seal needs replacing

I would massively recommend Gus. Arrived bang on time and repaired a broken shower screen fitting and replaced the seal.

Hiya, I’m looking for someone to Change my toilet seat. Quick job!

£25

Chelmsford, Essex

6th Mar 2026

Hiya, just moved into a new flat and want to change the toilet seat! Looking for someone to do this in the Chelmsford area. I have the new toilet seat. I have gloves a few tools but is suspect you may need your own tools as I don’t know what you would typically need to do this.

Victor was brilliant! Friendly and efficient got the job done in such a quick time, and went above and beyond. I will definitely be booking him again for future task.

Bath screen supply and installation

£150

Repton Park, Greater London

15th Dec 2025

We have a bathtub with a curtain rail at the moment. Want that replaced with a bath/shower screen. Need supply and installation

Very thorough and professional.

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.

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