Handyman Newcastle upon Tyne

A Jesmond handyman team working right across Newcastle

Handyman Newcastle is based in Jesmond, a short walk from Jesmond Dene and the shops on Osborne Road, and the city around us is where nearly all of our work happens. Newcastle is a compact place, but its housing is remarkably varied. In a single week we might be easing a sticking sash window in a Victorian terrace, fitting shelves in a new-build apartment near the Quayside, repainting a hallway in a 1930s semi in Fenham and fixing a dripping tap in a student let in Heaton. Each kind of property brings its own quirks, and knowing them makes the work quicker, tidier and more reliable.

We take on the jobs that are too small for a builder but too fiddly, time-consuming or awkward to tackle yourself. That covers general repairs and odd jobs, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, and everyday plumbing repairs. We do not carry out electrical or gas work, so if a job needs a qualified electrician or Gas Safe engineer we will tell you plainly rather than attempt it.

Newcastle neighbourhoods and the homes we work on

Jesmond, Sandyford and Heaton

The streets closest to our base are full of Victorian and Edwardian terraces and the classic Tyneside flats, where an upstairs and a downstairs flat sit behind a pair of front doors. These buildings are full of character, but original doors drift out of square, skirting and architrave get knocked about, and older plumbing under sinks and baths needs regular attention. Many are rented, so we work with landlords and letting agents on repairs between tenancies as well as with owner-occupiers.

Gosforth and the northern suburbs

Gosforth, with its busy High Street and the Regent Centre Metro interchange, mixes larger period terraces with interwar and post-war family homes. Further north, estates such as Melton Park, Brunton Park and Fawdon are mostly semis and detached houses with gardens, so jobs there often involve fences, gates, sheds and decking alongside indoor repairs.

The West End

West of the city centre, Fenham, Cowgate, Denton Burn, Benwell and Chapel House offer everything from 1930s semis along the Town Moor and Nuns Moor edges to later estates near the A1. Kitchens, bathrooms and internal doors in these homes have often been updated in stages over the decades, so we regularly fix tired fittings and tidy up previous DIY.

Byker and the East End

In Byker, including the well-known Byker Wall estate, and in Cochrane Park and High Heaton, we see a mix of council-built, ex-local-authority and private homes. Typical requests include sealant renewal, door adjustment, radiator bleeding and redecoration before a move.

The city centre and Quayside

Apartments in and around Grainger Town and along the riverside often need wall-mounted TVs, blinds, shelving and furniture assembly. We are also happy to help small offices, shops and studios with minor repairs, notice boards, shelving and touch-up painting, ideally arranged around opening hours.

Jobs we are asked to do across the city

• Flat-pack furniture assembly, from wardrobes and beds to office desks
• Putting up shelves, curtain poles, blinds, mirrors and pictures
• Hanging new internal doors and planing or adjusting ones that stick
• Replacing skirting and architrave, and building made-to-measure shelving or storage through our carpentry and joinery service
• Repainting rooms, ceilings and woodwork, or hanging wallpaper, with our painting and decorating team
• Fixing dripping taps, leaking waste pipes, blocked sinks and running toilet cisterns via our small plumbing repairs
• Renewing tired silicone around baths, showers and kitchen worktops
• Dismantling and removing old garden sheds, and repairing fence panels and gates
• Mounting TVs on suitable walls and tidying away visible brackets
• Patching up decking boards and repairing kitchen unit doors and hinges

If your list includes several small tasks, it usually makes sense to group them into one visit. Our general handyman service is built around exactly that sort of mixed to-do list.

Landlords, letting agents and small businesses

Newcastle has a large rental market, helped along by its two universities and a steady flow of young professionals. Between tenancies, properties often need patching and repainting, new sealant, adjusted doors and a check over taps and toilets. We can work from a list supplied by a landlord or agent, and we are used to arranging access through keys held at an office. For shops and offices we can usually plan work for quieter periods so customers and staff are disturbed as little as possible.

How to arrange a visit and a free quote

The easiest place to start is our contact page. Tell us roughly where in Newcastle you are, what needs doing and, if possible, attach a few photos. You are also welcome to phone us on 0191 603 0221. For straightforward jobs, photos are often enough for us to give you a free quote; for larger or less clear-cut work we may suggest a quick look in person first.

Once you are happy with the quote, we agree a time that suits you. We bring the tools and fixings normally needed for the job, protect floors and furniture while we work, and clear up before we leave. If we find something unexpected once a job is under way, we explain it and agree the next step with you before doing anything extra.

Covering every corner of Newcastle

Because we are based in Jesmond, central and inner-city areas are on our doorstep, but we travel throughout Newcastle upon Tyne every week. That includes Gosforth, Heaton, Sandyford, Fenham and Byker, as well as the western and northern estates and many of the surrounding towns across Tyneside. Whatever the size of the job, if it sits within our trades we are glad to hear about it.