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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

What's the average cost of a handyman in Essex

£60 - £150

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£100

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Recent Handyman tasks in Essex

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

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.

I need someone who can fix my kitchen drawer that's slightly come off

£50

Dobb's Weir, Essex

6th Mar 2026

Someone with experience that can fix this

I need someone who can come plaster and fix my wall properly

£80

Dobb's Weir, Essex

6th Mar 2026

There's is hole in my wall. I need it fixed a plastered and painted properly. People with experience please

Repair velux blind

£200

Chingford Hatch, Greater London, E4

6th Mar 2026

Blind on velux window is broken. Needs inspecting and fixing

Shower Handle & Toilet Seat Fix

£40

South Green, Essex

4th Mar 2026

Plumber / Handyman to fix following things 1 x Shower Handle (loose, refix cartridge) 2 x Toilet seats that have become loose

Help putting up pelmets at the top of blinds

£60

Stockstreet, Essex

4th Mar 2026

We have a square bay window in the living room that has 5 blinds around it. We need 4 of the pelmets to be cut to fit into the corners of the windows and attached at the top of the blinds.

Install blinds on patio

£30

Chelmsford, Essex

4th Mar 2026

Hello, We would like to have our Roman blinds installed on our patio in our ground floor apartment.

Windowsills painted and some blinds fitted.

£70

Chelmer Village, Essex

4th Mar 2026

I need to have two window sills primed and painted and then two blinds fitted on very narrow windows in my master bedroom

Kitchen hood extractor need to be fitted and 4 chandelier installed

£100

Purfleet, Essex

3rd Mar 2026

Kitchen hood extractor need to be fitted and 4 chandelier and 3 light needs installed.

He is very kind and work done more than expecting. Thanks

Fixing photos and Mirror and fixing few furniture

£250

Steeple View, Essex

2nd Mar 2026

Need to fix 3 mirrors 3 big photo frames Painting of a shoe cabinets and book shelves

Repairing a kitchen wall which has blown due to condensation

£100

Cann Hall, Greater London, E11

1st Mar 2026

Repair kitchen wall which needs repairing due to condensation

Skilled handy-person with drill and tools needed to carry out tasks.

£150

Ivy Chimneys, Essex

1st Mar 2026

I need a skilled and competent handy-person with a drill, tools and fixings to come over to our house in Epping Essex to carry out the following tasks: 1) Drill/attach a 2m-long outdoor rain canopy to the exterior wall of the house above an exterior door. 2) We need to attach a 7m long metal ladder to a utility wall so will need drill and the correct fixings. 3) Attach a blackout blind to a window in an upstairs bedroom. 4) And possibly remove an old redundant satellite dish from an exterior wall.

Refit 3 internal doors

£115

Fryerns, Essex

1st Mar 2026

We.need help adjusting three internal doors: Bedroom 1: Door has already been removed. It needs trimming at the bottom to allow clearance over the new carpet and then rehung. Bedroom 2 & 3: Doors are still on the hinges but are not closing properly not sure why.They likely need hinge adjustment, realignment, or refitting so they close smoothly. Looking for someone experienced in door fitting. Please bring your own tools. Please provide a quote. Thank you

Assemble strong ways multi gym

£120

Theydon Bois, Essex

27th Feb 2026

Strong ways ultimate multi gym

Thank you very good guy And hard worker

Privacy screen to be put onto window

£200

Prittlewell, Essex

27th Feb 2026

I need help installing privacy window film on the windows in my living room, bedroom, and office. Film will be supplied by me You’ll need to measure, cut, and apply Looking for a clean, professional, bubble-free finish Please bring your own tools Access available during 4th March from 10am Offering £200 total for all windows. Please confirm your experience with similar jobs when applying.

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.

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!

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