Handyperson service
- Location: Age UK Berkshire
- Price: £25.00
£25 per hour, plus the cost of materials.
Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Berkshire - Head Office's catchment area.
Email: info@ageukberkshire.org.uk
Telephone: 0118 959 4242
Our trained and experienced handyperson team can carry out repairs and jobs in your home.
What is the Handyperson service?
Our Handyperson team can carry out small household repairs and minor adaptations such as:
- Window and door locks and other security items
- Smoke and CO2 detectors
- Light bulbs and small electrical fittings
- Minor plumbing works
- Grab rails and hand rails (excluding stair rails)
- Key safes and intercoms
- Draught proofing windows and doors
- Curtain poles and blinds
- Other minor repairs (please ask us for details)
Some of the jobs we can't do (but may know someone who can):
- Major electrical work
- Gas work requiring a Gas-Safe registered technician
- High-up or high level work
- Painting and decorating
- Heavy machinery work e.g. chainsaws
- Gardening
For the work we cannot do, we are able to suggest one or more local traders, although we don't make recommendations.
How do I get a handyperson to help?
If you need help, get in touch. We welcome calls from older people, families and carers, social workers, occupational therapists, GPs, and hospital discharge teams.
The handyperson service is available to people living in West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell Forest.
All our handypeople have Disclosure & Barring Checks (formerly CRB), are fully referenced and insured, and are paid employees of Age UK Berkshire, providing you with full confidence in our team.
How much does it cost?
Our Handyperson service is available to people living in Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest and West Berkshire. We may also be able to offer help in other areas - contact us to ask if we cover your area. The service costs £25 per hour*, plus the cost of materials.
If you find you genuinely cannot pay, please discuss with us (call 0118 959 4242 or email: handyperson@ageukberkshire.org.uk).
*Works that are provided via a referral from the council or hospital, specifically to assist in security, reduce hospital inpatient stays or to enable a quick discharge from hospital are currently provided free of charge.