Alarms and smoke detectors, baby proofing and furniture anchoring, cat flaps, loft ladders and storage boards. The installations where the difference between fitted and fitted properly is the whole point of them.
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.
Stair gates, furniture straps and grab rails all get sold with fixings that assume a solid wall. Fitted into bare plasterboard, they give way under exactly the load they exist to resist.
We find the studs, joists and solid backing before deciding where anything goes. Position follows what will actually hold, not just where it looks tidiest.
Into timber where we can, into proper heavy-duty anchors where we can't, and with a backing plate where the fitting needs to spread its load across a wider area.
We load-test what we fit, then walk you through how it works — how the gate releases, how to test the alarm, how the loft ladder stows.
The jobs that keep a home safe and usable. Anything notifiable or mains-wired is an electrician's work and we'll tell you so.
Battery and self-contained smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms sited correctly and tested. Wireless alarm systems and video doorbells fitted and set up.
Stair gates fitted top and bottom, cupboard and drawer catches, window restrictors, corner protectors and blind-cord safety devices.
Wardrobes, bookcases, chests of drawers and TVs strapped or bracketed to the wall. The single most effective thing you can do in a house with a toddler.
Fitted into doors, uPVC panels and walls, including microchip models. Cut cleanly, sealed properly, and draught-proofed around the frame.
Loft ladders fitted to the hatch, hatches enlarged where they're too small, and loft floors boarded over the insulation so storage doesn't crush it.
Garage and utility shelving, hooks and racking, coat rails, and the storage systems that turn an unusable space into a used one.
Almost every booking in this category follows an event: a baby on the way, a new pet, a relative moving in, or a loft that's finally become the only storage left.
Gates, catches, restrictors and every tall piece of furniture anchored, in one visit, usually a few weeks before the due date.
A cat flap cut and fitted cleanly into a door or uPVC panel, microchip-operated where you'd rather the neighbourhood cats stayed out.
Smoke and CO alarms on every storey, window restrictors and the safety fittings that letting regulations and agents require.
The questions most people ask before letting a tradesman fit safety equipment in their home. 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 to price a baby-proofing visit, a cat flap, or a loft ladder and boarding.
Individual installations are priced as jobs. Baby proofing and landlord safety fittings are nearly always better done as one visit covering the whole property.
One cat flap, one loft ladder, one video doorbell. A fixed price for the job with the unit supplied by you or sourced by us.
Every gate, catch, restrictor and furniture anchor fitted in one visit, with alarms checked and sited. The way most people with a baby on the way book it.
Ladder fitted, hatch enlarged if needed, and the floor boarded over raised battens so the insulation isn't compressed. Half to a full day.
We fit battery and self-contained alarms. Mains-wired and interlinked systems are notifiable electrical work and need a qualified electrician — we'll tell you which yours needs before you book.
Tell us what needs doing and the office will come back with a fixed price and a slot that suits you.
Family houses across Dulwich, Blackheath and Beckenham, flats in Fulham and Battersea, and lettings throughout.
Not listed? Tell us your postcode. We cover much of the South East and may be closer than you think.
“Replaced my shower curtain and rail with a glass screen, easy to book and cleared up after the job was finished. Would use again for other bits that are outside of my DIY capabilities.”
“What a lovely man! Thank you for coming to fix my skirting boards and with a smile. I'll be using Willow Alexander again and just saw they clean windows too!”
“Low-tox, plant-based products and a fully electric fleet. A lighter footprint, for the same high standard of clean.”
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