Repairs & Fittings
Loose shelves, broken cupboard catches, towel rails, blinds and curtain tracks fixed or replaced, often in rentals between tenants.
Mowbray's Victorian cottages, semi-detached homes and rental flats near UCT keep a steady list of small repairs going. Our team works through those jobs quickly and neatly for owners, landlords and tenants alike.
FIRE FLAMES SERVICES
Here are the handyman jobs we are asked to do most often in Mowbray.
Loose shelves, broken cupboard catches, towel rails, blinds and curtain tracks fixed or replaced, often in rentals between tenants.
Old timber sash windows that stick or rattle, front doors that drag, and worn locks and latches on cottages and flats near Main Road put right.
Damp-stained patches, cracks in old plaster and holes left by previous tenants filled and smoothed so the room is ready to repaint.
Gutters and downpipes on narrow terraces cleared and resealed, along with stoep repairs and front gates that no longer latch.
A lot of Mowbray dates back well over a century, so many streets are lined with semi-detached and terraced cottages with timber windows, pressed ceilings and thin walls shared with the neighbours. These homes have character, but original joinery, old plaster and narrow side passages mean repairs need a careful hand and a bit of planning.
Mowbray is also one of the closest suburbs to UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital, so plenty of homes and flats are rented to students and staff. That brings a regular cycle of end-of-lease repairs, from broken handles and missing fittings to scuffed walls, and landlords who need it done between one tenant leaving and the next arriving.
We fix what the last lease left behind: broken hinges and catches, loose rails, damaged walls and missing fittings, so the property is ready for inspection and the next tenant.
Sash windows freed up and their cords or latches sorted, warped doors eased and re-hung, and locks replaced. We keep original timber where it can be saved.
Gutters, downpipes, front walls, stoeps and gates on compact Mowbray plots, where there is little room to work and the neighbours are right next door.
If you let out a property in Mowbray, send us the snag list from the outgoing inspection with photos. We can quote, collect keys or arrange access with the managing agent, and send you photos when the work is finished, so you do not have to be on site yourself.
Our team also does painting in Mowbray, building and renovations in Mowbray and fireplace, braai and chimney services.
You get a written quote before any work starts. See our main handyman services Cape Town page for the full list of what we do.
Share your Mowbray street and a list of what needs fixing, with a few photos. We will usually send back a written quote the same day.
Call +27 73 209 3004Yes. Our team does handyman work across Mowbray, in houses, cottages and flats. Send your list and street and we will confirm a time.
Yes. Send the inspection list and photos and we will quote. We can arrange access with you or your agent and work to your move-in date.
Yes. We free up stuck sashes, replace worn cords and catches and ease the frames so the windows open and close properly again.
We can repair and patch the plaster, but damp usually has a cause, such as a leaking gutter or rising moisture. We look for the source first so the patch does not fail.
Yes. We arrange access with the owner, tenant or building manager and keep to any rules the block has for contractors.
Yes. Our team does handyman work across the Southern Suburbs, including Rosebank, Observatory, Rondebosch and Pinelands.