Handyperson Service
- Location: Age UK Wandsworth
- Price: Costs may vary
Some of our work is completely free of charge on receipt of a completed professional referral form from Adult Social Care or Health Services. Other work is charged at £30 per hour. The handyperson can purchase materials, fixtures and fittings on your behalf. This will be charged at £7.50 plus the cost of the items. Please note, this service is only available in the borough of Wandsworth.
Email: bah@ageukwandsworth.org.uk
Telephone: 02088 778949
Our Handyperson service offers practical help with jobs and adaptations for older people in their homes to help people feel safer and live independently for longer.
Who is the service available to?
The service is available to anyone aged over 60 who reside in the borough of Wandsworth whether homeowner, private or social housing tenant.
What work can be done?
• Supply and install key safes
• Supply & Install internal grab-rails and handrails
• Changing light bulbs
• Assembling small flat-pack furniture
• Fitting draught excluders to doors, letterboxes etc
• Put up/take down curtains
• Cleaning internal windows
• Renewing sealant to showers, sinks and baths
• Installing shower rails and curtains
• Refitting or replacing toilet seats
• Re-tuning televisions
• Setting up computers/tablets
• Installation of smart doorbell camera
For more details, please click on the link below, and feel free to contact us to discuss any other tasks that we may be able to help you with.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE.
Handyperson Service: What we do
How much does it cost?
Some of our work is completely free of charge on receipt of a completed professional referral form from Adult Social Care or Health Services.
Other work is charged at £30 per hour. The handyperson can purchase materials, fixtures and fittings on your behalf. This will be charged at £7.50 plus the cost of the items.
Please click on the link below for more details:
How can I access the service?
Self referrals, family and friends can call 020 8877 8949 / 0208 877 8940, or email bah@ageukwandsworth.org.uk.
If you are a health or social professional who would like to refer a client, please click the link below to visit our professional referrals page, where you will be able to download referral forms and access further information.
Age UK Wandsworth reserves the right to refuse any referrals at its discretion.