Handy person service

We offer a handy person service for small jobs around the house. This to help you avoid slips, trips and falls in your home. It can also improve home security and help tackle crime and fear of crime. This is a discretionary, free service.

Who can use the service

You can use the service if you are:

• aged 65 or over
• live in Walsall borough

How to book the handy person service

Contact us to book the service.

What we can help with

Some of the jobs we can help with include:

• fitting doorbells, including video doorbells
• fitting door chains/spy holes, new or replacement locks
• minor bathroom works to prevent slips and falls
• renewing bath sealants
• unblocking wash basins
• replacing broken toilet seats
• fitting letter baskets
• replacing light bulbs and batteries in smoke detectors
• putting up shelves
• taking down/putting up curtains and curtain rails
• unblocking sinks
• moving small pieces of furniture

This list is not exhaustive.

We do not provide the equipment for you, we only provide the labour. 

Each job will last up to 2 hours. You can only have one job per household per year.

What the service will not do

We cannot carry out:

• decorating
• gardening
• any kind of gas work
• electrical wiring
• general domestic tasks such as moving large amounts of furniture, disposing of rubbish or bulky waste

How long you need to wait

We aim to help you as quickly as possible. However, this is not an emergency service.

We can’t guarantee that our contractors can undertake the works straight away, as they might also be working on other projects. We hope that they can contact you within 7 days of your enquiry.

If we can help, we will arrange a day and time for our handy person to call between 9am and 4pm.

We can arrange a password on request, to help you identify the handy person when they arrive.

If you're in a situation where you need help urgently, we may be able to support you. You can contact the adult social care team and we'll do our best to help.