Booking, prices and quotes

Each standard job has a typical labour time and any fixings included. We set the price from published UK average prices for that job (Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Bark, Rated People, TaskRabbit, Airtasker and others) and pitch it just under the average. Greater London prices are higher. If your job is smaller or bigger than usual, choose the job size and the price adjusts. The minimum job price is £50.

Use the instant fixed price for small, standard jobs – TV mounting, flat-pack, shelves, curtain poles, a dripping tap, resealing a bath, a sticking door and similar. For anything bigger or harder to describe – painting a room, tiling, fencing, carpentry, or a list of odd jobs – post a job. It's free, and up to 5 local handymen will send you a quote.

Answer a few quick questions about the job, add photos if you can, and enter your postcode. We send it to vetted, insured handymen who cover your area and do that kind of work. They can see your postcode district (not your address) and send a price, a start date and a note. Compare them in your account, accept the one you like, and book and pay online. Your card is only charged after you approve the work.

Most fixed-price jobs can be booked from the next day, in a morning (8am–12pm) or afternoon (12pm–5pm) slot. For posted jobs, each handyman proposes the earliest date they can do.

Sign in, go to My bookings and open the booking. You can move or cancel it for free up to 24 hours before your slot. See the cancellation policy for later changes and your 14-day legal rights.

Fixed prices include the fixings and small materials listed for each job (screws, plugs, sealant, washers). Bigger items – the TV, the shelves, the flat-pack, a new tap or door – are supplied by you unless the job says otherwise. On posted jobs, each quote says whether materials are included.