Handyman in Ealing

London Handyman Pro is a handyman company that works across Ealing, covering the W5 and W13 postcodes, for the everyday repairs, fittings and small maintenance jobs that Ealing homes build up over the years. You can book by phone, on WhatsApp or through the free quote form, and we can often attend the same day when the diary allows.

Ealing is not one type of housing. Around Ealing Common and the streets off Ealing Broadway you will find Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis, many with bay windows, sash windows and older plaster walls. Further out, in places such as Hanwell and Northfields, the stock is more often interwar semis and detached houses, with cavity walls and later kitchens. There are also purpose-built blocks of flats and newer developments near the station. Walpole Park and Pitzhanger Manor pull a lot of visitors into the same few streets, so parking and timing shape a job as much as the work itself.

What Ealing homes most often need a handyman for

Most calls we take in Ealing are small jobs that have been put off, not emergencies. These are the ones that come up most often.

• Sticking or draughty sash windows. Many Edwardian houses have sash cords that have snapped or frames that have dropped out of square. A handyman can free a sash, replace cords and fit draught seals. A full restoration of original timber usually needs a joinery specialist, and we will say so at the visit.
• Skirting and architrave replacement. Older houses often have skirting that has been patched several times, so the cheapest route is usually replacing whole runs. Our skirting board fitting service covers this in most Ealing rooms.
• Plaster repairs after damp or old fixings. Ealing terraces with lath and plaster walls crack around removed fixings and lose plaster near the skirting. Small patches are a handyman job. Large or recurring areas need the cause dealt with first, and we will look at that before we patch.
• Gutters and downpipes. Terraces with short runs of guttering and shared downpipes tend to overflow at the joints. Clearing, re-fixing and replacing sections is routine work, and we handle it through our guttering service.
• Shelving, picture hanging and TV mounting. Plasterboard partitions in newer flats need different fixings from solid brick walls in older houses. Using the wrong plug in a lath wall is the usual reason a shelf comes down overnight.
• Kitchen fitting in flats. Galley and compact kitchens in Ealing flats need careful measuring, especially where a wall is not square. Our kitchen fitting team can handle units and worktops in these spaces.
• Patios, paths and small decks. Many Ealing gardens are narrow and shared with a side return. Pressure washing before a sale or after winter is common, and a small timber deck is often the most useful addition to a terrace garden.
• Urgent make-safe visits. A door that will not lock after a break-in, or a leak under a sink until a plumber can attend, are typical reasons for an emergency handyman call.

Solid walls, sash windows and lath plaster in Ealing's older houses

Before we drill, we want to know what the wall is made of, and in pre-war Ealing houses that is not always obvious. Solid brick walls take a masonry drill and standard plugs well. Lath and plaster walls feel solid to the knuckle but will crack or spin a plug if you screw into the plaster alone, so the fixing has to reach the wooden laths or a stud behind them.

Ask the question early if you own an older house. Tell the person you book with whether the house is Edwardian, pre-1920 or interwar, and whether there are any signs of damp. Our team will confirm the wall type on the visit with a cable detector and a few test holes if needed. Where a wall is unclear, we would rather pause and agree a fixing method with you than guess and leave a hole in the plaster.

Front elevations in Ealing's conservation areas: what needs permission

Parts of Ealing sit inside conservation areas, including some of the garden suburb streets, and others are covered by Article 4 directions that remove permitted development rights for certain works. The effect is that changes to a front window, front door, roof or front boundary may need planning permission even when the same change would be allowed elsewhere in London.

Check Ealing Council's online planning map before you order new front windows or a new porch. The map shows whether the property is in a conservation area. If it is, we can still do the internal and rear work, and we will flag anything on the front that may need consent before we start. The most expensive error here is ordering a replacement front door in a conservation area and finding the council wants the original design back.

Leasehold flats and purpose-built blocks: who signs off a shared repair

In a leasehold flat, a wall, ceiling or window may be part of the building you do not own. The lease sets out who repairs what. In many Ealing blocks the freeholder or managing agent controls the external walls, windows, communal areas and risers, and some leases require written consent before you drill into a shared wall or alter a balcony.

Before booking work in a flat, check your lease or ask the managing agent for their works permission form. Ask whether a shared riser or drain runs behind the wall you are working on, because a fixing that hits a pipe is expensive. We will ask the same questions at the start of a visit and will not drill into a shared structure until the permission question is clear.

Van access and parking on Ealing Broadway and the residential streets

Parking in Ealing depends on where the house sits. Some residential streets are inside controlled parking zones with restricted hours, and the high street and Broadway have busy bus lanes and loading limits. The rules differ by street and can change, so confirm the zone and its hours for your address with Ealing Council before a visit.

When you book, tell us the nearest parking, whether you have a visitor permit, and whether you can suspend a bay. A van that is parked in the wrong place can receive a ticket, and a delayed arrival costs the whole day's schedule. We plan around these limits, bring tools in a single load where we can, and cover floors and stairs before we carry anything through a hall.

Ealing postcodes and the neighbouring areas we also cover

We cover the W5 and W13 postcodes in Ealing, and we work across the surrounding areas, so you can book us for a neighbouring street without a separate call. Our Ealing jobs are often close to our work in Chiswick, Acton, Richmond and Hounslow, which means the van and the diary can be planned around a single route.

Our wider London coverage also includes Chelsea, Kensington and Wimbledon, along with Fulham, Kew, Barnes and Putney. If your job is on the edge of Ealing, tell us the full address when you enquire and we will confirm whether we can attend and how soon.

How an Ealing visit runs from booking to tidy finish

Booking is the fastest step. You can call, message us on WhatsApp or use the quote form, and we will confirm the job type, access and parking before we agree a time. Quotes for most jobs come back within minutes during opening hours, and we confirm the arrival window when we book.

On the day, we check the job against the description, cover floors and furniture, and confirm any parking or permission points. We do the work, test every fixing or fitting, and then clear the area. Before we leave we walk the room with you, show you what was changed and remove debris. If something turns up that was not in the brief, we stop and tell you what it is and what it would cost to fix before going further.

Why Ealing customers choose London Handyman Pro

We have more than 10 years of handyman work behind us, and we are fully insured for the jobs we take on in homes and flats. Same day service is available when the diary allows, and free quotes come back in minutes during opening hours. We are open Monday to Saturday, 9.00 to 19.00, so weekday evenings and Saturday mornings are workable for most people who cannot take time off.

The most expensive mistake in Ealing: painting over or sealing a damp patch before finding its cause. The stain returns within months, the plaster behind it has often softened, and the repair doubles in size. Ask for the damp to be looked at first, then patch and decorate.

Ealing handyman questions, answered

Book your Ealing handyman this week

If you have a repair, fitting or make-safe job in Ealing, W5 or W13, send the details by phone, on WhatsApp or through the quote form. Tell us the house or flat type, the job, the parking and whether there is a managing agent involved. We open Monday to Saturday, 9.00 to 19.00, and we will confirm the time, the cost and what we need from you before we arrive.