Find a trusted handyman in Perth

Sand, brick and the jobs they cause

Sand gets into everything, and sliding doors show it first. Grit in the track wears the rollers, the door starts to drag, and eventually it won’t close properly. A handyman can clean the track, swap the rollers and adjust the door, which costs far less than a new one.

Brick walls shape the list too. Wall-mounting a TV, a mirror or a heavy shelf on double brick takes a hammer drill, a masonry bit and proper anchors, so mention your wall type when you book. On plasterboard, the bracket has to go into the studs or heavy-duty anchors instead, and the handyman needs to know which they’re dealing with before bringing the right gear.

A list for every season

Before summer, the usual list is torn flyscreens, wobbly gates and fence palings that have worked loose in the wind. Before the winter rain, it’s leaves out of the gutters and downpipes, plus a look at the silicone around showers and baths. Landlords and property managers lean on handymen to clear repair lists between tenants, and new owners often book a day to sort out the small things their building inspection picked up.

Where a handyman’s work stops in WA

WA doesn’t license handymen, but the work still has rules, and a few of them catch people out:

• Painting over $1,000 needs a registered painting contractor, so a whole-room repaint can tip a handyman over the line.
• Plumbing, gas and electrical work need the matching licence at any price. That rules out a new power point behind the TV or swapping a toilet suite.
• Locks and security doors fitted for someone else need a WA Police security licence.
• Building work that needs a permit and is worth $20,000 or more needs a registered building contractor.

Before booking, confirm the ABN is active on ABN Lookup and get a copy of the handyman’s public liability certificate. Our WA licence checks page lists who regulates what.

Handyman rates in Perth

Perth handyman rates sit mid-range: around $60 to $110 an hour, with a minimum charge of about $80 to $150 for the first visit. A half day is often $250 to $500 and a full day $450 to $900. Typical small jobs include mounting a TV for $100 to $250 plus the bracket, assembling flat-pack at $80 to $250 a piece, fixing a sticking door for $100 to $300, repairing flyscreens for $80 to $200, and clearing single-storey gutters for $150 to $350. Group the jobs into one visit to get more out of the minimum charge. See the handyman price guide for more.

One handyman for your list

Send us the list and roughly where you live, and we’ll pick one local handyman to suit it. We check the ABN, insurance and reviews first. If part of the list turns out to need a licensed trade, tell us and we can match that job too.

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