Handyman in Gordon
In Gordon's apartments, the handyman list is mounting televisions and shelves on plasterboard or concrete, assembling furniture, fitting curtain tracks and blinds, adjusting doors and closers, replacing locks and handles, re-rolling balcony doors and patching walls between tenants. Walk-ups from the 1960s to 1980s add tired cupboard doors, flyscreens and bathroom accessories. In the Federation houses, it is sash cords, swollen doors, picture rails, verandah boards, fence palings, gate latches, gutter guard under the gardens and fixing into double brick. Owners preparing a unit for lease or a house for sale often want a single visit to clear many small items. Jobs that turn out to need a licensed trade get referred, not improvised.
The NSW rule is plain. A residential building job valued over $5,000, GST, labour and materials included, needs someone who holds a contractor licence with Building Commission NSW, working under a written contract; smaller jobs need neither. Electrical, plumbing, gasfitting and air conditioning stay licensed trades regardless of value, which rules out a handyman for a new power point, a dishwasher connection or a split system. In strata buildings, the owners corporation may have to consent before common walls are drilled, the entry door is changed or anything is fixed to the balcony, and by-laws may set working hours. In a conservation area, like-for-like repairs are fine; external changes may need council approval. Height work needs fall protection.
Write the list with photos and rough measurements, note the building type, whether tower, walk-up or house, and mention lifts, parking and quiet hours. Vetted, independent handymen who cover Gordon and the suburbs around it pick up the job and quote directly, hourly or as a fixed amount. Ask for labour and materials to be separated and for anything that belongs to a licensed trade to be called out. Checks on identity, ABN, insurance, work history and conduct sit behind every handyman in the network. Homeowners pay nothing for the match and hire only if the quote suits. For towers, book the lift and loading dock through the building manager.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, with masonry anchors suited to the wall and the bracket. Concealing cables in the wall or adding a power point belongs to a licensed electrician. Where the wall adjoins another unit, check the by-laws.
Often yes, because the entry door is usually common property and keyed to the building's system. Ask the strata manager first. Internal doors and locks within your lot are yours to change.
Once a single job's labour and materials pass $5,000 with GST, the work needs a licensed contractor under a written contract. Most repair lists are well below that. Electrical and plumbing need a licensed trade regardless of size.
If the by-laws allow it. Many Gordon buildings restrict noisy work on weekends, so quiet jobs may be fine and drilling may not. Tell us the hours and the tradie plans around them.
