Household prices for handyman labour
A handyman is someone who is good (hopefully very good) at DIY and sells their services to people who either aren't good at DIY or haven't the time or inclination to do DIY. The types of jobs they can do are multitude from laying laminate flooring, to putting up curtain rails or fitting shelving. Used wisely a good handyman (the term also covers female handywomen!) is a very useful service. Handyman are usually paid by the hour and can be pretty cheap. They are a useful for getting the odd jobs around the house, however the quality of the handyman work can vary greatly.
| Detailed Description of Work | Price/Cost | Units | Location | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Removals | £200 | hour | London UK | 2011-02-10 |
| Two day job, laying laminate floor and putting together flat pack kitchen cabinets for a 12m x 10m kitchen | £400 | item/job | E.g. Colchester or CO2 8DP | 2011-01-23 |
| Standard Hourly Rate | £20 | hour | Blackpool | 2010-11-12 |
| Hanging internal door. 1930'3 house. Door from reclamation yard. Rebated hinges. Filled in old hinge rebates. Fitted new keep. Filled in where old keep had been. Planed door to fit and hung. | £30 | item/job | North -East England | 2010-11-08 |
| room including ceiling plastered(skimmed) small area of plaster boarding | £430 | item/job | Lancashire | 2010-11-02 |
| Gas central heating boiler service. | £60 | item/job | Hertfordshire | 2010-10-25 |
| Laying laminate flooring and underlay, removing and disposing of the old carpet, cutting shelves to size and fitting, stripping a feature wall of wallpaper and then painting the room inc ceiling (emulsion only no woodwork - room approx 4.5m x 4m). Total cost was 550 pounds (labour only) approx 4 days | £25 | hour | Edinburgh | 2010-05-30 |
| Odd Job Man | £20 | hour | Suffolk/Norfolk | 2010-05-28 |
| £35 for first hour, £25 thereafter. To the nearest 1/2 hour for small jobs. Or quote for complete job. | £25 | hour | Edinburgh/Midlothian | 2010-02-27 |
| £20 for first hour, £15 there after. | £15 | hour | East Yorkshire | 2009-08-22 |
| Multi-trade handyman, tackles all jobs indoors and out in Mansfield and North Notts areas. £15 per hour. Travel time included on 1st hour or £25 minimum charge. I also hold a current CRB check through a voluntary post. | £15 | hour | Mansfield | 2009-04-12 |
| excavate front lawn 12 ft x 20 ft 4inches deep using micro digger, lay heavy duty fabric and cover with 2ton of gravel, remove existing fence. all to provide parking bay for car. | £370 | item/job | Wrexham north wales | 2009-04-08 |
| front porch constructed of pine weather damaged, replacement with oak and treated pine. fascias, beams and struts all replaced took 3 days. | £345 | item/job | Buckinghamshire | 2009-03-28 |
| Varies greatly from job to job, and is dependant on the work to be carried out | £20 | hour | North East | 2007-12-20 |
| £35 minimum charge 1st hour INCLUDING travel to, thereafter at £25/hour pro-rata per part, plus materials BUT at cost (wholesale or B&Q). Multi-task (plumberr, spark, joinery, etc) so seems good value. Only works from 10.00am to 3.00pm three days, work load 6 weeks. | £35 | hour | Stockport | 2007-12-18 |
| £30.00 for first hour then £20.00 per hour there after. | £20 | hour | Bedfordshire | 2007-05-08 |
| Labour costs | £10 | hour | 2005-06-30 |
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