Sticking doors eased, new doors hung, locks changed and upgraded, handles and hinges replaced, cupboard doors realigned and window furniture renewed. The jobs you notice every single day until they're fixed.
Every handyman is DBS-checked, reference-verified and uniformed before they work in your home.
You know what the job costs before we pick up a tool. No hourly meter, no surprise on the invoice.
A fully stocked electric van means the whole list gets done in one visit, not spread across three appointments.
A door that sticks in winter and swings in summer doesn't need planing — it needs the hinges resetting. Take the wood off and you'll have a draught for the rest of the year.
We check the hinges, the frame, the floor and the latch before touching the door itself. Most sticking doors are a dropped hinge or a swollen frame, not a door that's too big.
Packing or repositioning hinges, easing the keep, adjusting the strike plate. Reversible fixes come first; planing is a last resort because you can't put timber back.
Opened and closed properly, latched, locked and unlocked, with the door checked at both extremes of its swing before we call it done.
Internal and external, front doors and cupboard doors. These are the everyday jobs across the range.
Eased so they close cleanly year-round. Hinges reset or replaced, frames adjusted, latches aligned, and the door only planed if there's genuinely no alternative.
Internal doors supplied or fitted from your own. Trimmed to the opening, hinges recessed, latch and handles fitted, and the gap even down both sides.
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, night latches and multipoint mechanisms. Anti-snap cylinders fitted where the front door needs them, and insurance-rated locks where your policy asks for them.
Door and window handles replaced, worn hinges swapped, soft-close and self-closing mechanisms fitted, and letterplates and spy holes installed.
Kitchen and wardrobe doors realigned so they sit flush and level, sagging hinges replaced, and soft-close dampers fitted.
Broken window handles, failed friction stays and worn seals replaced, so windows open, close and lock as they should.
Doors and locks are the category where we most often get a same-week call, and we hold slots back for exactly that.
Changing every external lock the week you get the keys is the single most sensible thing a new owner or tenant does. You have no idea how many keys are out there.
A snapped key, a door that won't latch, a window that won't shut, a lock that's seized. Call the office — we keep emergency slots free each week.
Lock changes between tenancies, fire-door closers, and the door and window repairs that turn up on every check-out report.
The questions most people ask before letting a tradesman work on their locks. Answered upfront.
Every handyman is DBS-checked, reference-verified and turns up in Willow Alexander uniform in a branded van. You know who's at the door before you open it.
Comprehensive public liability and accidental-damage cover on every visit. Certificates available on request, and standard issue for letting agents who ask.
You get a figure for the work before we start. If the job turns out to be bigger than the photos suggested, we stop and tell you rather than quietly running up the clock.
Dust sheets down, offcuts and packaging taken away, and the floor left as we found it. The job isn't done until the room is usable again.
A direct line for lock changes, a door that won't shut, or a list of window handles that all need replacing.
Labour is quoted as a fixed figure. Locks, handles and doors are either supplied by you or sourced by us at cost, always listed separately so you can see both.
One sticking door, one lock change, one broken handle. Priced as a job and usually done inside an hour or two.
Every external lock changed on the same visit, keyed alike if you'd like one key to open them all. The standard move on moving day.
Every door in the house eased, every window handle replaced, all the cupboard doors realigned. Much better value than one call-out at a time.
We fit British Standard and anti-snap hardware where a front door or an insurance policy calls for it, and we'll tell you which yours needs.
Tell us what needs doing and the office will come back with a fixed price and a slot that suits you.
Original Victorian doors that have moved with the house, and uPVC multipoint mechanisms that have simply worn out. Both, daily.
Not listed? Tell us your postcode. We cover much of the South East and may be closer than you think.
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Read our approachSend over the job and we'll come back with a fixed price, an honest idea of how long it takes, and the next slot we have free.
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