Refurbishment
House Refurbishment I did with my Father
Our mobile workshop in the front room.
House Refurbishment I did with my Father
Toilet Redesign for a work-space in Moorgate/Old Street. What a pig of a job in the steaming heat of summer 2018 indoors no windows no aircon no vents at all.
Its a Toilet. I did all the work except the plumbing. I had a bit of help but it was the kind of help that goes wrong later! It wasn't my job I was called in....
Do you like my cabinet? One days work, door cut from frame, same board.
Toilet Redesign for a work-space in Moorgate/Old Street. What a pig of a job in the steaming heat of summer 2018 indoors no windows no aircon no vents at all.
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Welcome to Elephant Handyman Service: My name is Tom Rutland. Your local carpenter, builder & handyman in Barnet; 20+ years of experience in extending and maintaining homes, across London and Hertfordshire. We have a background in property alteration that can only be gathered by years of experience. Specialists in carpentry with multi trade skill-set; we love finding solutions and improving your household. This business grew in it's infancy on a site called Bark.com. Many of our reviews are on that site, yet we have since grown a local base, through referrals and working with other trades. It is our pleasure and privilege to primarily serve the High Barnet area since 2019, and secondarily as much of London as we can reach! Avoid expensive household maitentenance and repair by taking preventative action, and do try to fix the problems that arise before they get worse!
Competitive Pricing
and uncompromising service, day rate, 1/2 day and price work.
Free Advice
site visit, measurement, assesment, with a wealth of experience.
Customer care
tidy, polite, positive, honest and faithful tradesman. Providing conscientious property maintenance.
Building relationships on customer satisfaction
with quality workmanship
Elephant Handyman Service
Your local handyman in Barnet
serving North and East London
Door fitting and repair service
Are your doors sticking/rubbing or hinges seized? Do you have a loose handle or need a lock changing? Simple repairs from wear and tear are not too small for us. As qualified, time-served door fitters, we install new frames and doors and we do carry out fire regulation compliant installations. Elephant Handyman Service offers a limited re-glazing service for broken door glass. We maintain and repair timber exterior doors, and offer a limited service for composites and u.p.v.c.
Vinyl tiles laminate and engineered flooring installation
Tired of your old and scuffed up flooring? Moving into a new house and want something different from carpet? Need to refresh your bathroom or kitchen surface? E.H.S provides solutions in laminate and engineered flooring, ceramic, porcelain and vinyl tiles. We can also restore wooden floors. We'll visit your job, make observations and recommendations, take measurements and provide a price; all for free.
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Dry lining rendering plastering and wall repairs
There is nothing worse than a hole in your wall, except perhaps a leak from your bathroom, leaving a trail of destruction through the building. Fortunately there is no problem without solution, and there are people like us who provide them. We also tackle whole rooms in plaster, damp proof solutions, rendering, dry lining, stud walling, renovations, lathe and plaster removal; the list goes on. We specialize in invisible wall and ceiling repairs.
Bespoke fabrication carpentry and basic joinery
Before Elephant Handyman was Elephant Carpenter, and in between was Elephant Furniture. In conjunction with Emperor Construction (my Father's business) we installed bespoke cabinet and wardrobes. Elephant Carpentry then went on to make sound-system speaker-boxes, and reclaimed wood furniture, as Elephant Furniture. All this history will be discussed in detail elsewhere on the site in due course. With this background of services we now do some decorative molding and component manufacture, wood restoration, household woodwork treatment and rebuilding, outdoor woodwork, curved kerfed MDF skirting and furniture repairs.​
Bathroom and kitchen repairs maintenance and installations
If you need to repair a broken cabinet door; revamp your kitchen with a new worktop, and/or cabinet doors trim and plinth, or right up to ripping out the old kitchen and installing a new one, we do all the above, and more. Leak detection and resolution basin, bath, and toilet replacement. Taps, waste, flush and toilet seat replacement/repair. Wall and floor tiling. The list of things you need done in your house is endless, we can take care of most of it! Free consultation, measurement, and pricing.
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Handyman Services
Professional painting and decorating service. Bespoke wall mounting of pictures, mirrors, shelves, televisions etc. Fence Installation and maintenance. Basic plumbing. Moving plugs and light switches. Simple repairs to UPVC windows, sash window repairs. Mold and mildew resolution. Glass repairs and replacement. Flat pack assembly. Drain unblocking. Draft Control. Also, anything you want us to have a go at! Electronics repairs, stonework repairs, repairs to statues, figurines, vases.
Other Services
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First and second fix carpenter and builder.
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Renovations.
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Project Management.
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Insulation and Soundproofing.
Project Videos
All Videos
All Videos
After Deck and Fence Restoration
Deck and Fence Restoration
Utility Room 02 AFTER
Utility Room 01 BEFORE
E.H.S provides more than just a reliable handyman service; our extensive experience in construction and woodworking is our distinction. It's our prerogative to satisfy customers.
All About E.H.S
On-site experience and exhaustive research are combined in E.H.S fabrications; creating replacement components, or built in cabinets and other furnishings.
White painted cabinet and shelves built into an alcove. Masking tape on white walls shows fresh paint. Scene illuminated from top right, white walls with pictures shown in the shadows. Counter top with glass items visible to the left.
White, built-in, six-door wardrobe with black handles, in a room with white walls.
White, built-in, six-door cabinet with black handles, in a room with white walls. Concertina door is open at top.
White painted cabinet and shelves built into an alcove. Masking tape on white walls shows fresh paint. Scene illuminated from top right, white walls with pictures shown in the shadows. Counter top with glass items visible to the left.
With a broad background in domestic construction; E.H.S competently covers most trades, and can advise on various issues. Next time you search for, "Handyman near me", be sure to choose E.H.S, for a tradesman you can trust.
A woman stands behind worn faded ancient red gates. Vegetation and Church building backdrop.
large half of the gate. on bench stripped back, in a state of disrepair, on a workbench in a workshop
These doors are ready to drill out for hinges, and hang.
A woman stands behind worn faded ancient red gates. Vegetation and Church building backdrop.