How much does a handyman charge for odd jobs in Teesside?

£40 to £60 for the first hour, £25 to £40 an hour after, £110 to £160 for a half day and £200 to £280 for a full day in 2026. Long lists are cheapest on a half-day or day rate.

Is there a minimum booking?

The first-hour charge is the effective minimum, since it covers travel. The way to make it pay is to batch every small job into one visit.

Do you do work for landlords between tenancies?

Yes — snagging lists, lock changes, sealant, touch-up preparation and safety-related fittings are regular landlord work, usually on a day rate.

Can you fit smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms?

Yes — battery and mains-replacement units fitted and positioned to current guidance. New fixed wiring for alarms is referred to an electrician.

What happens if the list does not fit the time booked?

You are told at booking roughly what fits, and on the day the list is worked in your priority order. Remaining items can be carried to a follow-up visit.

Odd jobs and property maintenance in Teesside

Odd jobs and property maintenance across Teesside: £40 to £60 for the first hour, £25 to £40 an hour after, half days £110 to £160. Draught proofing, gate and fence-panel repairs, sealant, touch-up filling, garden furniture assembly, end-of-tenancy snagging — the list you keep writing, done in one visit.

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One visit, the whole list

This is the handyman service in its purest form: you write the list, it gets worked through in order, and whatever fits the booked time gets done. The sticking gate, the letterbox that rattles, the coat hook rail, the cracked seal around the kitchen window, the felt on the shed roof, the picture ledges, the draught excluder you bought in October. None of these jobs justifies a tradesman's minimum charge on its own; together they are a solid, satisfying day. Landlords use the same service for between-tenancy snagging, and sellers use it to clear the survey's minor-points list before a buyer's second viewing.

What the price covers

The list, worked in order: your priorities first, with an honest view at booking of how much realistically fits the time.
First hour then hourly: £40 to £60 covers travel and the first hour; after that the clock runs at £25 to £40. Half-day and full-day rates beat hourly for long lists.
Consumables stated: sealant, fixings, draught seals and small parts either included or listed as extras — agreed before the visit, not itemised as a surprise.
Minor making good: filling, sanding and touch-up preparation. Full-room decorating is a different trade's job and is referred on.
An honest stop: anything on the list that turns out to need a specialist — gas, fixed electrics, structural — gets flagged, not attempted.

What moves the price

Time and materials, honestly counted. Outdoor work in winter takes longer. Jobs at height within safe ladder reach are fine; anything needing a scaffold tower changes the economics. Parts are the other variable — a bag of fixings is nothing, a replacement gate post and ironmongery is a materials line. Landlords booking regular snagging visits usually settle on a day rate, which is the cheapest way to buy the hours. The cost guide compares hourly, half-day and day rates against typical lists.

The jobs with their own pages

The commonest items on Teesside lists have their own service pages with fixed-price figures: flat pack assembly, TV mounting and hanging, door repairs and locks, shelving, blinds and poles, and silicone and grout. Everything else lives here — and everything can share one booking.