The odd jobs you keep
meaning to sort
Shelves that need putting up properly, a door that has not closed since spring, the flat-pack still in its box. Two qualified tradespeople, published rates, and a written quote before any work starts.
What things actually cost
These are the real numbers we quote from. No estimate over the phone that doubles when we arrive.
| Job | What that covers | From | Typical |
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| Flat-pack assembly Most booked Wardrobes, beds, desks — built, levelled and secured to the wall where needed | Wardrobes, beds, desks — built, levelled and secured to the wall where needed | £65 | £65–140 |
| Shelving and wall fixings Includes finding the studs properly rather than hoping | Includes finding the studs properly rather than hoping | £55 | £55–120 |
| Door adjustment and hanging Sticking doors, dropped hinges, new internal doors hung and trimmed | Sticking doors, dropped hinges, new internal doors hung and trimmed | £70 | £70–180 |
| Small plumbing repairs Taps, traps, toilet fills and leaks that are not behind a wall | Taps, traps, toilet fills and leaks that are not behind a wall | £80 | £80–200 |
| Minor electrical Most booked Sockets, switches and light fittings — Part P certified work only | Sockets, switches and light fittings — Part P certified work only | £90 | £90–240 |
| Painting and making good Filling, sanding and two coats, usually after another job has made a mess | Filling, sanding and two coats, usually after another job has made a mess | £120 | £120–400 |
| Garden and outdoor repairs Fence panels, gates, decking boards and outdoor taps | Fence panels, gates, decking boards and outdoor taps | £75 | £75–320 |
| Half-day rate For a list of small jobs — usually the best value if you have four or more | For a list of small jobs — usually the best value if you have four or more | £180 | 4 hours |
Every job starts with a £45 call-out that covers the first half hour, and it comes off the total if you go ahead. Materials are charged at what we pay for them, with the receipt attached to your invoice. Quotes are free and given in writing.
Jobs from the last month
Real jobs with the time and the final cost, because that is what everyone actually wants to know.
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Carpentry
Kitchen shelving, three walls
Solid oak shelves onto a plasterboard wall with no usable studs. Resolved with toggle fixings rated well above the load, and the client sent a photograph of it holding a cast-iron pan collection.
- Area
- Headingley
- Time
- 5 hrs
- Cost
- £240
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Doors
Sticking front door, finally fixed
Two previous visits by others had planed the door, which is the wrong fix. The frame had dropped. Reset the hinges, packed the top hinge and it has closed properly since.
- Area
- Chapel Allerton
- Time
- 2 hrs
- Cost
- £95
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Outdoor
Fence rebuild after storm damage
Six panels and two posts, with the posts set in postcrete rather than dry gravel. Old panels taken away and disposed of at the tip, which is included in the quote.
- Area
- Meanwood
- Time
- 1.5 days
- Cost
- £680
Where we work
If you are outside these, ring anyway — we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the travel.
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Leeds central
Next dayLS1 · LS2 · LS7 · LS9
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North Leeds
Next dayLS6 · LS8 · LS16 · LS17
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South Leeds
2–3 daysLS10 · LS11 · LS26
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West Leeds
2–3 daysLS12 · LS13 · LS28
No travel charge
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Wetherby & Boston Spa
Within a weekLS22 · LS23
£20 travel added
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Harrogate fringe
Within a weekHG1 · HG2 · HG3
£30 travel added
Response times are for a standard booking, not an emergency. We do not run a 24-hour emergency service, and we would rather say that plainly than take the job and turn up late.
Insured, certified and checked
Ask any tradesperson for these four things. If they cannot produce them, keep looking.
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Public liability
Two million pounds of cover, in date, and the certificate goes out with every written quote without you having to ask.
Policy AXA-4471902
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Part P certified
All electrical work is notifiable and certified. Anyone offering to change your consumer unit without this is not someone to let in.
NICEIC reg. 7742118
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DBS checked
Both tradespeople hold an enhanced DBS certificate, which matters if you are booking work around children or elderly relatives.
Renewed annually
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Twelve-month guarantee
Workmanship is guaranteed for a year. If it fails and it was our fault, we come back and fix it at no cost, including the call-out.
In writing, on every invoice
What people say afterwards
Collected from real bookings, unedited.
“The quote was the price. That should not be remarkable and in my experience it absolutely is.”
“Turned up when they said, took their boots off without being asked, and told me one of the jobs on my list did not need doing.”
“They found the actual cause of the sticking door rather than planing it down like the last two people did.”
What people ask before booking
Mostly about money, which is fair.
Yes, provided the job is what we saw. If we open something up and find a genuine surprise — rot behind a panel, wiring that is not to standard — we stop, explain it, and give you a revised price before continuing. You can say no at that point and only pay the call-out.
Travel and the first half hour on site. If you go ahead with the work it comes off the total, so it only really costs you anything if you decide not to proceed.
At cost, with the receipt attached to your invoice. We do not add a markup on materials, because it makes the quote impossible for you to sanity check.
Sockets, switches, light fittings and anything else that falls under Part P, which we are certified for. Consumer units and full rewires we refer to a full-time electrician rather than pretending.
Usually next day in central and north Leeds, two to three days further out. We are not an emergency service and will say so rather than take a booking we cannot honour.
Send us the list
Photographs help. Most quotes come back the same day, in writing, with the call-out and materials spelled out.