Handyman Services in Kenton

EliteShires Property Services sends a handyman out across Kenton from £45 per hour, with a one-hour minimum. For anything more than a single task, a half-day or full-day booking is better value. We work from 6 Station Parade on Kenton Lane and on Saturdays until 4.30pm. The best approach is to send the full list, big jobs and small, and we will tell you whether it adds up to a half day or a full day before anyone arrives. Because we also have electricians, plumbers and Gas Safe engineers, any item that needs a qualified trade is flagged up front and can usually be added to the same visit.

What does a typical Kenton list look like?

The houses here have their own set of recurring small jobs. Original internal doors that have dropped on their hinges and catch on the frame. Bay windows that need a curtain track or pole that bends properly round the angles. Shelves wanted in the alcoves either side of the chimney breast. Tired sealant round a bath in a bathroom that was refitted years ago. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that are missing, out of date or chirping at night. A loose handle, a lock that needs changing after a tenant leaves, a cracked tile by the back door. Add the flat-pack wardrobe, a television to mount and a few pictures to hang, and you have a typical Kenton list. It usually fits into one visit, and knowing the houses means we tend to arrive with the right fixings for walls of this age.

Should you book by the hour or by the half day?

A single task on the hourly rate costs the same in travel and setup as five, so it is rarely good value. The price depends on how long the list takes, and how many items are on it matters less. Several jobs in one room go faster than the same number spread across the house, the loft and the garden. Send the list with a few photos if you can and we will give you a straight answer on half day or full day. We bring fixings, filler, sealant and basic timber. Anything specific, such as a particular lock, blind or tap, you can supply yourself, or we will price it in. We will not pad the list to fill a day, and if it turns out to be three hours, three hours is what you pay for.

Which items need a different trade?

Some jobs look like handyman work and are not. Anything inside the consumer unit, a new circuit, work on a gas appliance, or anything structural such as taking out part of a wall. In a Kenton house with an extension or a converted loft, requests to move a socket or add a light come up often, and those go to our electricians and come with a certificate. We point out those items when we price the list, so nothing is left half done and you are not surprised on the day. Because the other trades are part of the same business, it is normally still one booking. The same goes for a dripping outside tap or a radiator valve that has started to weep, which our plumbers can take on during the same visit if the timing works.

Clearing a landlord's end-of-tenancy list

Many Kenton landlords own a single house or flat and deal with the check-out themselves. Send us the check-out report and we will price the snagging, do it in one visit and photograph each finished item. Those photos help if you need to support a deposit deduction. If a gas check, EICR or EPC is due at the same time, we can arrange it for the same window, so the property is ready for the next tenant in one go. For owners who live some distance from Kenton, we can work from a key safe or keys held by your agent, work through the list, and send a short report with the photographs once everything is done. You then have a clear record of the condition the property was in when the new tenancy started, which is useful for the next check-out as well.

What is included

• Flat-pack and furniture assembly
• Shelving, brackets, TV wall mounting and picture hanging
• Curtain poles, blinds and tracks
• Door easing, adjusting, rehanging and lock changes
• Sealant renewal, minor tiling repairs, filling and touching up
• Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm fitting

How booking works

1. Send us the list, all of it, not just the big ones
2. We tell you honestly whether it is a half day or a full day
3. We arrive with the right tools and consumables for the whole list
4. Anything needing a different trade is flagged before we start, not after
5. You get the list cleared in one visit

What you end up with: The whole list done in a single visit at a half-day or day rate, and a straight answer about which items genuinely need an electrician, a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer instead.

Why people trust us in Kenton

• Gas work, electrical inspection and energy assessment carried out under the relevant registrations, ask to see the card
• Every price confirmed before we attend, and not revised afterwards
• Coded observations quoted line by line, so you can take the work elsewhere
• A time slot rather than a morning-or-afternoon window
• Work photographed before and after, and reported
• We tell you when you do not need something we sell

We are building a review profile under this name and would rather show you none than borrow someone else's. Ask us for references from landlords in Kenton and we will put you in touch.

More in Kenton

• EPC Certificates in Kenton: From £75
• EICR Certificates in Kenton: From £120
• Gas Safety Certificates in Kenton: From £70
• Plumbing & Heating in Kenton: From £60 per hour
• Electricians in Kenton: From £60 per hour
• Property Maintenance in Kenton: Per job or monthly account

The full guide to this service is on our handyman work page, and everything we cover locally is on the Kenton page.