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How much does a handyman cost?

  • R400 – R800/hour
    Handyman — per hour rate
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Planning to hire a handyman but you are just not sure what to expect price-wise?

Procompare has been tracking trends in handyman prices in years and here is the latest handyman cost guide for year 2025.

What is cost data based on? Cost data is based on actual project costs as reported by our Pros and on cost data retrieved from various specialized publications and websites, governmental reports, occupational associations or guilds, and related websites in South Africa.


Handyman — per hour rate

  • R400 – R800/hour

This is the per hour rate for handyman services, excluding any material costs. The cost will depend on the location and on the complexity of the job. Experienced handymen know how long it will take to do a specific job. Small jobs usually take less than two hours, while larger jobs may take anywhere between five hours to a few days. Typical handyman jobs include painting, cleaning gutters, minor plumbing jobs, etc. On average, handymen charge between R400/hour and R800/hour.

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Recent jobs for handymen

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Potchefstroom
  • Type of work needed: Appliances, Electrical
  • Property type: Residential

I want to install an stove. I want to replace an old stove with a new stove for my home.

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Onrusrivier
  • Type of work needed: Other
  • Property type: Residential

Need towel rails installed, also toilet roll holders installed and two shelves installed

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Hermanus
  • Type of work needed: Small repairs, Windows/doors
  • Property type: Residential

Fix front door struggling to open Fit latch on kitchen door to connect bottom and top door

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Midrand
  • Type of work needed: Plumbing/bathroom, Furniture assembly/repair
  • Property type: Residential

Need to replace kitchen tap mixer. Sort out cupboard door hinge.

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Jeffreys Bay
  • Type of work needed: Other
  • Property type: Residential

To install steel gates on both sides of house. Gates already made. Quote only for installation, labour

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Louis Trichardt
  • Type of work needed: Appliances
  • Property type: Residential

I would like to do an installation of my 4 plate Defy stove

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: West Beach Bloubergstrand
  • Type of work needed: Small repairs, Plastering/painting, Furniture assembly/repair, Other
  • Property type: Residential

We've had old tenants who punctured holes in the walls and applied wallpaper over them, I need the wallpaper to be removed and the walls to be re-plastered. I also require waterproofing in the shower and to arrange the cupboards correctly in the kitchen.

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Uitzicht, Kraaifontein
  • Type of work needed: Small repairs, Flooring/tiling, Windows/doors, Roof repairs, Kitchen repairs
  • Property type: Residential

I bought a house that was being renovated, a few things were not done or not done properly e.g. laminate were done but the edge at one of the doors was not done and that has made matter worse.

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Pietermaritzburg, Prestbury
  • Type of work needed: Plumbing/bathroom, Furniture assembly/repair, Appliances, Other
  • Property type: Residential

2 toilets are running. I have to turn the water off to stop it running. 1 toilet is dripping at the pipe heading into the loo. The top element in the oven isn't working. Is this something you can look at? One recliner's mechanism is broken. Pull the lever and nothing happens Please send me a WhatsApp message before calling as I don't often answer foreign numbers.

One-time service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Northcliff
  • Type of work needed: Other
  • Property type: Residential

Repairs to rock retainer wall