Home adaptations to stay independent (Homelink)

Homelink is our home adaptation service that can help you stay independent.

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Handyperson visits for adaptations and repairs

This service is run by our Homelink team, who provide home adaptations. The handyperson can carry out minor adaptations and repairs to make you feel safer and more secure at home.

You must be the owner-occupier of your property or live with a relative to use this service. For tenants, we can only help if the work would normally be your responsibility, rather than your landlord’s.

Appointments can be made for a morning or afternoon on an agreed date. We do not provide an out of hours service, emergency service or specific appointment times.

Use the online form below to request the Homelink handyperson service.

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Our handyperson service does not make a profit, but it does need to cover its operational costs. As a result, some of its work is subject to a charge. Contact us to enquire about individual charges.

Telephone: 01483 743 668
Email: home.independence@woking.gov.uk

What a handyperson can do

The Homelink handyperson can help with:

  • minor aids and adaptations (such as grab and bannister rails to help you get around)
  • fitting of half-steps and galvanised rails by your front or back doors (to help you access your home more easily)
  • home security work (including key safes, door chains and spy holes)
  • home safety work to help prevent the risk of falls (such as securing rugs, trailing wires or carpets)
  • fitting of smoke detectors
  • plumbing work (such as replacing taps or washers)

The handyperson can also do small DIY jobs including:

  • changing light bulbs
  • hanging curtains or blinds
  • putting up shelves
  • changing toilet seats
  • assembling small items of furniture
  • draught proofing

In these cases, you would normally provide the materials and we would charge for the labour. If the handyperson provides the materials, you will be charged for these too.

Work that is free of charge

We do not charge for most of the following:

Work that we cannot do

The handyperson cannot do any of the following:

  • work that takes more than 3 hours to complete
  • working at heights (such as gutter repair or roof work)
  • emergency or investigative work
  • heating system work
  • electrical work
  • gardening work
  • house clearance work