Handyman in Greenwich

London Handyman Pro is a fully insured handyman company covering Greenwich SE10, doing everyday repairs, fitting and maintenance in houses, period conversions and flats across the borough. You can book by phone, WhatsApp or the online quote form, and same day visits are available when the diary allows, Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 19.00.

Greenwich does not have one type of home. Around the Royal Observatory and the historic core you will find Georgian and early Victorian houses with timber sash windows, lime-based plaster and older wiring. Move towards Deptford Bridge and the side streets off Trafalgar Road and the stock becomes Victorian terraces, many with narrow back gardens and shared passages. Towards Kidbrooke and Woolwich Road there are council estates and interwar blocks, and along the river the Greenwich Peninsula is full of flats built since the early 2000s, many run by a managing agent with a service charge.

That mix matters on a job. A shelf in a 1900 terrace is a different job from a shelf in a 2010 flat, because the wall behind the plaster, the rules on the building and the way you get a van to the door all change. We plan around those differences before we arrive, and we will tell you if something needs checking first.

The handyman jobs Greenwich homes most often need

Most calls we take in Greenwich come from older houses that need small repairs done properly, and from flats where the building rules shape how the work is done. These are the jobs that come up most often.

• Skirting board fitting: Victorian floors and walls rarely run straight, so old boards often leave gaps. We scribe new boards to the wall, which is slower than a straight cut but leaves a line that looks right. See our skirting board fitting service in London.
• Plaster repairs and patching: Cracks around sash boxes and damp patches on original walls are common. Lime plaster needs a breathable finish, so modern filler on its own often fails within a season.
• Kitchen fitting: Terrace kitchens are often narrow and the floor is rarely level. Units need packers and careful levelling before the worktop goes on.
• Tiling: Bathrooms and kitchen splashbacks in older houses usually sit on walls that move a little, so the adhesive and substrate prep matter more than the tile itself.
• Shelving and picture hanging: Hollow internal walls in flats and lath and plaster in older houses need different fixings. Using the wrong ones is how shelves end up on the floor.
• TV wall mounting: Flats on the Peninsula often have masonry or dense block walls, while older houses may have plasterboard over a timber frame. We check which one you have before drilling.
• Guttering and downpipe repairs: Terraces often have parapet gutters hidden behind the cornice. Leaks there usually show up as staining inside the top floor, not at the gutter itself. See our guttering services in London.
• Emergency call-outs: Burst pipes, a door that will not lock after a break-in, or a ceiling that has come down all need prompt attention. We handle urgent handyman calls through our emergency handyman service.

Conservation areas: check the council map before changing the outside

Changes to the outside of a home in a conservation area can need planning permission even when the same change would not need it elsewhere. Parts of Greenwich sit inside conservation areas, including streets around the historic core and parts of the Blackheath side of the borough. Check the Royal Borough of Greenwich planning map before you order windows, doors, render or a new roof covering.

The rules bite hardest on replacement windows and front doors. Some houses also fall under an Article 4 direction, which removes permitted development rights for specific changes such as altering a front elevation or a roof slope, even if the house is not in a conservation area. Ask us to check the address with you before we quote for external work, because a single line of text in the planning record can change the whole job.

Managing agents and new-build flats on the Peninsula

Most work inside a flat on the Greenwich Peninsula needs the building's rules followed first. Managing agents usually require notice before any drilling into shared walls, and many will not allow work to start without a contractor's insurance certificate and a list of working hours.

Large developments in Canary Wharf and Chelsea run the same way: a concierge books the lift and the managing agent decides which contractors can use it. Ask for the building's contractor rules before you book, and check whether the lift or service corridor needs reserving. A job that looks like a one hour fix can turn into a half day if the lift has to be booked for the morning.

Hills, bus lanes and getting tools to the door in Greenwich

Parking is the detail most people forget when they plan a job. Some Greenwich streets are steep, such as the climb towards Crooms Hill, and the narrower terraces have little room for a van to wait. Trafalgar Road and the main routes carry bus lanes that you cannot stop in.

Many streets run controlled parking, and the hours differ from one side of the borough to the next. Tell us the postcode and whether you have a permit for the street, and we will plan the van and the ladder route before the day. For flats, we ask about lift access and whether there is a loading bay, because carrying a kitchen up four floors changes the price and the timing.

Greenwich postcodes and the areas beside them

We cover SE10 and the surrounding parts of Greenwich. For jobs just outside the borough, we also work in the neighbouring areas below, and we reach the wider city from Chelsea and Kensington to Wimbledon, Richmond, Hampstead and the Canary Wharf towers.

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If your address is near a border, send the full postcode when you book so we can confirm the visit before anyone travels.

Before you book: what to check for each Greenwich job

Most of the time a job goes wrong because one fact was not checked at the start. The table below lists the usual Greenwich jobs, what changes on site and what we ask you before we commit to a date.

What a Greenwich visit looks like from booking to tidy finish

You can book by phone, by WhatsApp or through the online quote form. For a quote, send a few clear photos, the postcode and a short description of what needs doing. If the job is in a managed block, mention the managing agent so we can ask about access before the visit.

On the day, we agree the arrival window with you and confirm it when we are close. Before any work starts we lay floor protection in the hallway and the route to the room, and we keep dust contained where we are drilling or plastering. When the job is done we clear the rubbish, wipe the surfaces and check the work with you before we leave.

Why Greenwich households choose London Handyman Pro

We have more than 10 years of experience doing handyman work across London, and we are fully insured for the jobs we take on. Same day service is available when we have capacity, and quotes are free and come back within minutes of your request. We are open Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 19.00, so evening and weekend-adjacent planning is easy to arrange.

Questions Greenwich homeowners ask us before booking

Booking your Greenwich job

If you have a repair, fitting or maintenance job in Greenwich, send us the details and we will tell you what we need to see before we start. Include the postcode, the building type and any managing agent or conservation rules you already know about. For jobs you are still planning, our property maintenance service in London is a good route for regular checks and smaller repairs across the year.