Welcome to Elephant Handyman Service. My name is Tom Rutland;

your local carpenter in Barnet, with 20+ years of experience in extending and maintaining homes, across London and Hertfordshire.

Newly constructed porch, featuring composite door and window. Scaffolding and ladder visible to the left, tree to the right, driveway to foreground.

I provide a reliable handyman service; supplying lasting solutions that are creative. It's my pleasure to satisfy customers, my reviews are all five star. My father raised me in construction.

On-site experience and exhaustive research are combined in my fabrications; creating replacement components, or built in cabinets and other furnishings.

Old and weathered gates, a lady, and a church

I was commissioned to restore these lovely Church gates. Here we see the gates, the customer and the Church premises

Large half of the gate being restored.

The larger half of the gate has been stripped back to this after removing all the rotten timbers.

Some finished door leaves

These doors are ready to drill out for hinges, and hang.

Old and weathered gates, a lady, and a church

I was commissioned to restore these lovely Church gates. Here we see the gates, the customer and the Church premises

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Drinks Cabinet

A drinks cabinet I built into an alcove; with shelves above it that I stripped down and repainted.

Built in wardrobe

Built in wardrobe extending from a corner alcove, in a secondary bedroom.

Built in wardrobe showing concertina doors.

This shot shows the concertina door feature.

Drinks Cabinet

A drinks cabinet I built into an alcove; with shelves above it that I stripped down and repainted.

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Old Bath sub-frame showing debris and water-damaged wall.

Beginning of a total transformation I carried out in this bathroom. Absolute bombsite!

New bath and shower, with new tiling.

The final result after extensive works to repair and restore this bathroom. A new bathtub, shower, and tiles up to the ceiling.

White painted ceiling in corridor

The ceiling is repaired good as new!

Old Bath sub-frame showing debris and water-damaged wall.

Beginning of a total transformation I carried out in this bathroom. Absolute bombsite!

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Overall, there are only a few jobs I cannot do; so next time you search for, "Handyman near me", be sure to choose E.H.S, for a tradesman you can trust.

Door Hanging Service.

New frame installation.
Cut doors to fit new or old frames.
Fire door installation.

Door stood on edge in foreground of room, more doors in background

Laminate door open, doorway to the left, white painted wall in the background, grey laminate floor.

White internal door stood on edge outside, with garden in background

White four panel shaker door with glass.

Oak framed glass panell hardwood door with plastic laminate wrap.

Vinyl, laminate & engineered flooring installation.

Remove old floor.
Sub-floor prepared thoroughly.
Custom made thresholds for uneven floors.
Doors cut to accomodate new floors.

Dry lining, rendering, plastering & wall repairs.

Removal of old wall and ceiling finishes.
Rendering and plastering repairs and skims.
Effective and fast rising damp treatment.

Bedroom wall showing lathes, post plaster removal.

Living room wall and ceiling, showing insulated plasterboard being installed.
Two pictures are visible on the wall.

bedroom wall showing damp proof treatment. bottom part of wall has had plaster removed.

bedroom wall, post damp treatment, with freshly laid plaster to the bottom of the wall.

Corridor showing dry plaster and radiator. Humidifier visible in foreground.

Fabrications.

Built in cabinets constructed on-site, and installed.
Fabrication of components and features, skirting, architrave, spindles, moldings and profiles.
Basic furniture.