Most requests from Claremont, Dalkeith, Floreat, Wembley, Subiaco, Shenton Park and Mount Claremont are not about anything broken. They are about putting something up: a mirror, a row of shelves, a TV, a curtain. Doors that stick or drop come a close second. This page covers those first, then the smaller groups of work, and is clear about what we pass on.
Mirrors, shelves, TVs and curtains
Fixing things to walls is the largest single group of work from these suburbs. Heavy round mirrors in a living room and a bathroom. Floating shelves, a long wall shelf and a couple of short ones. A coat rack by the door. Pictures moved to new spots. Curtain poles and full-length drapes. Tall furniture anchored so it cannot tip.
Most of these arrive as lists, and the list is the job. We check what each wall is made of before anything goes up, because a fixing that holds in brick will not hold in plasterboard. Where a heavy item needs a stud or a different anchor, we say so before we drill. If you have asked about hanging without drilling, we will tell you honestly what that will and will not carry.
TVs go up on brackets you have already bought. We fix the bracket and the screen. Moving a power point or running cabling inside the wall is an electrician's work, and the quote will say that.
We also assemble furniture and fit kitchen items, such as a hanging cabinet built to take a microwave. See flatpack assembly and installation.
Doors that stick, drop or will not latch
The next largest group is doors, and almost none of them need replacing. A garage access door has dropped because a top hinge has failed. A barn-style door keeps coming off because the bolts holding its track have worked loose. A cavity slider has moved out of line and no longer closes. A sliding door runs rough on its rail. Handles wobble, and a sliding bolt needs to become a proper deadlock.
The smaller ones matter too. A flyscreen door that will not hold shut needs its magnet replaced. A timber door that lets weather in underneath needs a seal fitted. Cupboard doors have come off their hanging gear. Where a door really has had its day, such as an external door left rain-damaged beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to where it hangs. See door repairs.
Shower screens
A few enquiries each year are about shower screens. A hinge that will not open past a small angle, a door sagging so it catches on the panel, a screen that leaks onto the floor. Usually that means adjusting or replacing the hinges, realigning the door and resealing. If the glass or the frame is past saving, we tell you before quoting a repair that will not last. See bathroom repairs and updates. If water is getting past the screen into the wall or the room next door, see building leaks.
Getting a property ready to let or sell
Some of the work here comes from people handing a property on. An owner moving out and getting a house ready for an agency to lease. An agency preparing an apartment for market with a list of small repairs and paint touch-ups. A property manager looking for one person to call across several properties.
For this work the list is often long and the deadline is fixed. Send it whole and it is quoted as one job, with each item named, so you can see what is covered. For agencies we work to your process: who approves the price, who arranges access and where the invoice goes. See work for property managers.
Smaller outdoor carpentry
A handful of jobs are outside. A deck that needs to be made safe until the owners decide what to do with it long term. Loose railings on a gazebo. A cover built over a noisy pool pump. A gap at a roofline closed off after pest treatment, so rats cannot get back in. A side gate latch replaced. A board with old termite damage cut out and replaced once the activity has been dealt with. Where the deck is the main job, see decking repairs.
Patching and repainting fits in here as well: a damaged section of wall made good, or a scuffed ceiling hatch repainted. We paint what we repair. We do not quote whole-house repaints.
What we pass on
A fair share of what comes in from these suburbs is licensed work, and we do not quote it. That includes a tap lifting off the bench, a shower head, low water pressure upstairs, a jammed light switch and a sensor light in the roof. Demolishing a wall is structural work, and that goes to a builder. If one of these is on your list alongside other jobs, we say so in the quote, name who you need, and price the rest.
We also quote fixed prices for the whole job, not blocks of hours. You know the number before we start, and it does not change if a job runs long. Typical ranges are on what a handyman costs in Perth.
Getting a quote
Use the form below with your suburb, what needs doing and a few photos. For things going on a wall, a photo of the wall and the item helps. Most jobs are quoted from photos. You get one written price, valid seven days, free of charge. We work Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm, and we are closed on Sunday.
We already work in Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove, Swanbourne, Nedlands and Daglish. Karrakatta, City Beach, Jolimont and Wembley Downs are part of the same area, even though nothing has come through from them yet. For the rest of Perth we cover, see where we work.
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