Handyman in Lane Cove
In Lane Cove's apartments, the usual list is furniture assembly, mounting a television or shelves on plasterboard or concrete walls, curtain and blind brackets, adjusting balcony door rollers, replacing flyscreens and fixing a lock or handle. In the post-war houses on the slopes, jobs lean towards the outside: a gate dropped on its hinges, deck boards and balustrades, fence palings, rotten window sills, and gutter guard where gums drop litter all year. Many owners bundle a morning of small fixes before a tenant moves in or a sale campaign starts. Older houses also throw up jobs that need a licensed trade instead, and a good handyman says so.
The licence line in NSW is simple. Once the residential building work on one job tops $5,000, counting GST as well as labour and materials, whoever does it must hold a contractor licence from Building Commission NSW; under that figure a handyman can do general repairs without one. Wiring, plumbing, gas and air conditioning hold their licence requirement at every value, which sends a new power point, a dripping tap or a dishwasher hook-up to an electrician or plumber instead. In a strata unit, the owners corporation may need to consent before anyone drills into common walls, alters the front door or fixes anything to the balcony. Gutter guard on a two-storey house is height work and needs fall protection under the WHS Regulation.
Write a list of the jobs with photos and rough measurements, and tell us whether a lift, visitor parking or a side gate is involved. Vetted, independent handymen who work across Lane Cove and neighbouring suburbs are matched to the list, and they quote you directly, usually priced hourly or as one figure for the whole list. Ask the quote to separate labour from materials and to say which items, if any, need a licensed trade. Identity, ABN, insurance, work history and conduct have all been checked for every tradie in the network. Matching costs homeowners nothing, and you hire only if the quote suits.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, on plasterboard or concrete, with the right fixings for the wall type. A new power point, or cables chased into the wall, calls for a licensed electrician. If the wall is a party wall with the next unit, check your by-laws first.
It can be, as long as the tradie uses fall protection and the roof is sound. On steep or high roofs they may bring a platform or work from the gutter line. The gutters get cleared before the guard goes on.
If the total residential building work on one job is above $5,000 including GST, the tradie must hold a contractor licence and give you a written contract. Most handyman lists stay well below it. Electrical and plumbing work always goes to a licensed trade regardless of value.
Village parking is timed and fills early. Many apartment buildings have a visitor bay or loading area that the building manager can release for a few hours, so mention parking when you post the job.
