Handypersons

The Handyperson carry out a range of small household repairs and minor adaptations such as:

• Fitting window and door locks and other security items
• Fitting smoke and CO2 detectors
• Changing light bulbs and replacing small electrical fittings
•  Replacing tap washers and carrying out minor plumbing works
• Fitting grabrails and handrails
•  Fitting keysafes and intercoms
• Draught proofingwindows and doors
• Fitting phone extensions
• Carrying out a range of minor repairs -please ask us for details

• Major electrical work
• Gas work requiring a Gas-Safe registered technician
• Work that’s high-up or at high level
• Painting and decorating
• Work involving heavy machinery e.g. chainsaws
• Gardening

Although we do not make recommendations for work we cannot do, we can suggest one or more local traders who can do those sorts of jobs. Each job is assessed for safety before deciding if our Handyperson is the right person for the job. We will do our best to meet your individual needs and to support you in your own home so that you can be as independent as you wish. All of the Handyperson team have Disclosure & Barring Checks (formerly CRB) and are fully referenced and insured.

Handypersons services are booked by contacting Age UK Berkshire who will discuss with you what is needed and if this can be done by this service. They will then book a Handyperson to do this work. This is a chargeable serivce for residents of Windsor who are over 50 years old, however if you are a vulnerable adult under 50 then please give us a call and we may be able to assist you. 

Referrals can be made by families, friends, carers, social workers, occupational therapists, GPs, hospital discharge staff, etc., for this service in West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest and Windsor.

The Handyperson service has been delivered in Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest and West Berkshire of many years and now avaible in Windsor. 

Work is charged at £25 per hour, plus the cost of materials.

If you find you genuinely cannot pay those rates, please discuss it with us (0118 959 4242 [email protected]) however we are unable to offer this service free of charge.