Get a helping hand with maintaining your property, DIY and all those odd jobs you never quite get around to. Reliable local tradesman with many years' experience of carpentry, minor electrical and plumbing works, DIY, general property maintenance and repairs for domestic and commercial customers. Fully insured.

From just £12.50 for a 30 minute call. We cover Lyme Regis, Uplyme, Charmouth, Axminster, Seaton, Colyton, Bridport and surrounding villages in East Devon/West Dorset. See our charges here.

Buy with ConfidenceNew : Buy With Confidence - we are pleased to report that the Lyme Bay Handyman is now registered with Devon Trading Standards, as part of the Buy With Confidence scheme.

Saturday service for people who are at work all week.

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Examples of the jobs we can do:

  • Put up shelves and cupboards, coat-hooks, curtain poles, roller blinds etc.
  • Repair wooden fixtures and fittings e.g. skirtings, architraves, garden gates, sheds, fencing
  • Ease and re-hang doors that stick
  • Alter cupboards, blinds, shelves etc. that don't fit where you want them to go
  • Assemble and install your flat-pack furniture
  • Put down laminate flooring
  • Hang pictures, mirrors or photos
  • Fit draught-proofing or loft insulation
  • Fit bolts, catches and security chains, or replace door locks
  • Clear terraces and patios
  • Clear gutters, downpipes and drain grids
  • Cut, split and stack firewood
  • Strimming, grass cutting, ground clearance
  • Bag rubbish ready for collection
  • Assemble and set up your new computer, home network, broadband, wireless etc.
  • Change fuses and plugs, lamp bulbs and fluorescent tubes
  • Replace broken electrical sockets, switches or light fittings
  • Fix plumbing leaks, dripping taps or make minor alterations (e.g. move a radiator, fit new bath taps or fit a thermostatic valve)
  • Bleed radiators
  • Reseal round baths and basins or repair damaged grouting
  • Unblock toilets or sink traps
  • Replace ball valves, siphons etc. in your toilet cistern
  • Plumb in dishwashers and washing machines to existing pipes
  • Minor repairs to wallpaper, plaster or tiling - making good etc.
  • "You buy, we fit" - anything you bought and don't know how to install or fit - we may be able to help.

Please see the menu items left for more information on charges and normal callout times. If you have a problem please see our terms and conditions for how to make a complaint.

What we don't do:

  • Install and commission central heating systems, kitchens or bathrooms
  • Major pipework and electrical installations
  • Gas or LPG (Calor) appliance servicing
  • Building work
  • Gardening except simple clearance/cutting
  • Drain jetting
  • Any job requiring scaffolding or more than one person to do safely
  • Complete room decoration or renovation, new tiling, carpet fitting
  • Computer or software fault-finding
  • Rubbish clearance and removal to tip
  • Supply items from stock to fix your problem - generally, you buy and we fit. However, we can often arrange to bring things like electrical and plumbing fittings if you can tell us exactly what you need.

July's handy tip:

Save water and money! Summer is the time to think about installing a water butt: rain water is good for the plants as well as saving your water bill. You need a butt (slimline models are ideal for small gardens) and a rainwater diverter. You may need paving stones to make a level base next to the downpipe. If the butt doesn't have a stand, you also need some concrete blocks to raise the tap high enough to get the watering can underneath. Tools required are a level, a hacksaw and a drill.

Once you have levelled the base and put the butt on its stand, use the diverter to work out where to cut the downpipe - usually a few cms below the top of the butt. Use a hacksaw to cut it, fit the diverter, and replace the bottom of the downpipe. Drill a hole in the butt to fit the connecting pipe (again, a few cms below the diverter), then attach the pipe to the diverter. Put on the lid, and you are ready to start harvesting rainwater. Let's hope for sunny days and a few rainy nights!