Handyman by the hour.
See the rate before you book.
Shelves, flat-pack, small repairs, doors that stick — by the hour. Rate shown up front.
A local handyman for the jobs that don't need a trade — shelves, flat-pack, picture hanging, small repairs, doors that stick. Rate shown up front; book an hour or two.
- Free to look — no account
- £10 credit that lowers hourly service rates when you sign up and download the app
- Not for electrics or gas — those need a registered trade
Electrics, plumbing, gas? Get quotes from registered trades →
How Locufy keeps you safe
ID checked, then deleted
Photo ID checked against the person, then deleted — not stored.
Reviews only from real jobs
Only booked jobs can be rated, by both sides.
Your number stays private
Calls and messages run through Locufy once a booking is confirmed.
Ranked by real distance
Handymen ordered by how close they really are — never a county-wide list.
Near you
The handymen nearest to you
Handyman is local. Tell us where you are and we show who is in your area, their real hourly rate and how far away they are.
Where are you?
Results are ranked by real distance, so we need a place to start from. An Eircode is most accurate; a town or area works too.
Your location is used once to rank results and is not stored.
What is hourly handyman on Locufy?
A handyman for small jobs — a registered trade for the rest
An hourly handyman is one local person you book by the hour for the small jobs around the house: flat-pack, shelves and curtain poles, picture hanging, sealing, small repairs, doors and drawers that stick — at a rate they show up front. Most people book an hour or two with a list. Anything touching fixed wiring must by law be done by a Safe Electric registered electrician, and gas work by a Registered Gas Installer — those are quote-based trades, not handyman jobs.
A handyman, by the hour
- Flat-pack, shelves, poles, picture hanging
- Sealing, small repairs, doors, drawers, locks
- Bring a list — most jobs take an hour or two
- Rate per hour, shown before you book
Electrician, plumber, gas installer
- Sockets, lights, fixed wiring — Safe Electric registered only
- Gas — Registered Gas Installer only
- Plumbing, heating, boilers
- Quoted for the job
The rate you see is the rate you pay
Credit makes it lower
Handymen set their own hourly rates. Locufy Credit comes off that rate automatically when you book — no codes, and it doesn't expire. Every referral and every review adds more.
- £10credit that lowers hourly service rates — sign up and download the app
- £10per friend — both of you
- £1for every review
To get your £10: sign up and download the Locufy app.
The credit lands in your account in the app and reduces your hourly rate.
Typically around 10% off the rate; the exact amount depends on the handyman.
Example — 2 hours of handyman
- Handyman's rate
- £20/hr
- With your £10 credit that lowers hourly service rates
- about £18/hr
- You pay for 2 hours
- £36 £40
No subscription fees. Our job is getting your rate down — not adding to it.
How it works
Booked in three steps
- 1
Say where you are
Town or area is enough — handymen are ranked by real distance to you.
- 2
Compare handymen
Hourly rate, distance, badges and reviews from booked jobs — side by side.
- 3
Book the hours
One-off or repeating. Instant Book confirms on the spot; others confirm your request. Extend during the job if you need to.
Rather not search? Post the job.
Say what you need, your hours and your budget. Local handymen see it and contact you — free, no account, no app needed.
What protects you
The checks behind every booking
What we do before you book, and what happens if something goes wrong.
They prove who they are
Providers prove who they are with photo ID. We check it's really them — then the ID is deleted, not kept. The “ID checked” badge shows who has done it.
Garda vetting & references on request
Badges on the profile show which ones a handyman has; the documents themselves are never published. Request them with one tap: if they're on file, they come straight to you.
Reviews with a make-it-right step
Under four stars, you're asked first whether to send it to the handyman so they can put it right — and we follow it through. Sorted or not, you then leave whatever review you want.
Your number stays private
Calls and messages open once a booking is confirmed and run through Locufy, so you never have to hand out your number — unless you want to.
No-show protection
If a handyman doesn't turn up, it's recorded. Three no-shows and they're suspended from Locufy for six months.
Hours that are real
Handymen confirm their available hours every month, or they stop showing — so the people you see are actually taking work.
A handyman without the Garda vetting or reference badge hasn't failed anything — they just haven't added it yet. You can always ask them to.
We're new, and we won't pretend otherwise
No invented ratings or “trusted by thousands” here — reviews appear as real customers leave them (see us on Trustpilot). We are growing area by area. None in yours yet? Tell us where you are and our team will go and find someone.
Questions about hourly handyman
- Each handyman sets their own rate and shows it on their profile, and your credit comes off it automatically.
- Flat-pack, shelves, curtain poles and picture hanging; sealing, small repairs, and doors, drawers and locks that stick. Bring a list — most take an hour or two.
- No. Electrical work in the home must be done by a Safe Electric registered electrician — it's the law — and gas work by a Registered Gas Installer. Those trades quote for the job on Locufy.
- Yes — hand and power tools; you supply the fittings and materials, or agree in messages that they pick them up at the hourly rate.
- Yes — save or follow a handyman and rebook them in a tap, weekly or whenever you need.
- Rate the job honestly. Under four stars you can send it to the provider first so they can put it right — we follow it through. Then you leave your review either way.
- Tell us what you need and where. Our team goes looking for handymen in your area, adds them to Locufy and emails you when someone's bookable — we aim to do it within 24–48 hours.
See the handymen near you — and what they charge
Free to look. No account needed. Rates shown before you book.
Handyman by the hour? Set your rate, your areas and your hours, and you appear on this page for every area you cover. Free to join.