Removals, handyman, painting and garden services

Nine services for moving house, setting up home and small repairs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. All prices include GST, every “from” price includes the travel charge, and we confirm your price in writing before the job.

What we do

Moving and setting up home

Book one service or put several together. Each “from” price is the lowest total you can actually be charged for a weekday job in Zone A, within 20 km of the CBD.

All prices include GST. Saturdays have their own rate, shown on our prices page alongside the weekday rate.

Small repairs and garden jobs

Painting, plaster, tiles and garden

Small jobs charged by time at their own rates, kept under each state’s licence limit. For painting, plastering and tiling that’s $5,000 in NSW and $3,300 in Queensland, labour, materials and GST included. In Victoria we keep every job under $10,000. Each page explains the rules for that trade.

Moving day, sorted

Move and set up in one booking

Moving house often means three bookings: a removalist, someone to put the furniture together and someone to hang the TV. With us it can be one. The crew that moves you can take your furniture apart and rebuild it, assemble new flat pack and hang the TV, mirrors and pictures once the boxes are in.

  • Beds, tables and desks taken apart and rebuilt as part of the move
  • New flat pack assembled at your new place
  • TV, shelves, mirrors and pictures hung on the day
  • Everything listed in the total we confirm in writing before the day

How our removals work

Jobs we don’t take

Some work has to be done by a licensed tradesperson or a licensed or registered builder. We don’t do it, and we won’t pretend otherwise.

  • Electrical work, including moving or adding power points, lights and ceiling fans
  • Plumbing, gas fitting and waterproofing in bathrooms, laundries and other wet areas
  • Air-conditioning installs and regassing (these need a refrigerant handling licence, known as ARCtick, and an electrician)
  • Structural work and renovations
  • Lock changes and security systems
  • Residential building work over the state licence or registration limit: more than $5,000 in NSW, $3,300 in Queensland or $10,000 in Victoria (labour, materials and GST included; in Queensland, that includes materials you supply yourself, valued at what a licensed contractor would charge); in Victoria, also any work that needs a building permit, whatever the value. The limit applies to the whole job, and we don’t split a job into smaller bookings to get under it.

Not sure where your job fits? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you straight.

For any of these, book a licensed tradesperson or builder, and check their licence on your state’s public register before work starts.

How it works

From first message to finished job

  1. Tell us what needs doing

    Send photos, the addresses, floor levels and any lift or parking limits. For assembly or mounting, a photo of the item and the wall helps.

  2. Get your price in writing

    Try the online estimator for a range, then we confirm your total by SMS, WhatsApp or email before you book.

  3. We turn up and do the job

    If the job on the day doesn’t match what we agreed, we stop, show you why and re-quote before carrying on.

  4. Pay when it’s done

    Pay when the job is finished, by bank transfer or card, with no card surcharge. There’s no deposit.

Questions about our services

Which service do I book for a few items?

Man with a van, as long as one person can safely lift each item. It suits up to about 10 items, marketplace pick-ups and small moves. Fridges, washing machines, double wardrobes and other two-person items need 2 movers, so we quote those as a removal.

Can I book a move and assembly or TV mounting together?

Yes. Tell us what you’re moving and what needs setting up at the new place, and we’ll put it all in one booking with one total, confirmed in writing before the day.

Do you charge a call-out fee?

Handyman-type jobs have no call-out fee: the first hour includes travel in Zone A, and Zone B adds $40 a visit. Moves have a fixed travel charge instead: $89 in Zone A or $139 in Zone B, already in every total we show. All prices include GST.

Do you work in Melbourne and Brisbane as well as Sydney?

Yes. We take jobs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the same rates. Travel zones are measured from each city’s CBD: Zone A is within 20 km and Zone B is 20 to 40 km. Further out, we quote in writing. Local notes for moves: removalists in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Not sure which service you need?

Send photos and a line about the job. We’ll tell you which service fits and confirm the total in writing before we start.

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