Cambridge & surrounding villages

Handyman and carpentry services in Cambridge — done properly.

One person. No subcontractors. Work that’s assessed carefully, priced honestly, and completed to a standard you’ll want to recommend to others.

Pergola over patio
  • Over 14 years’ experience
  • Fully insured
  • DBS checked
  • Rated 5★ on Google
  • Free, no-obligation estimates
Services

What I do

Oak internal door with a chrome lever handle

Handyman jobs

Doors that won’t close, curtain poles, pictures and mirrors, security bolts and cat flaps: the list of jobs that never quite gets done. I’ll work through it for you, whether it’s one small repair or a whole list.

Made-to-measure oak-laminated bookcase in a home office

Carpentry and bespoke storage

Made-to-measure shelving and bookcases, staircases and handrails, internal doors, and garden structures such as pergolas and cycle shelters. Built to last, using trade-grade materials.

Simon, the Cambridge Property Doctor
About

I'm Simon — the Cambridge Property Doctor.

I’ve been providing handyman and carpentry services in and around Cambridge for over 14 years, taking care of all those unfinished jobs around your home.

I work alone, which means whoever you speak to is also the person who’ll turn up and do the job. I don’t take on more than I can manage well, and I won’t rush a job to get on to the next one. If something looks more involved once I’m into it, I’ll tell you before going any further.

I’m happy to work through a long list of smaller jobs, or to focus on a single larger project.

  • 14+Years in the trade
  • 5★Google rating
  • 42Google reviews
My approach

What sets the work apart

01

I assess before I estimate

Most problems have an underlying cause. I look for it first, so the fix deals with the real issue and not just the symptom.

02

Trade materials as standard

The right fixings and materials make the difference between work that lasts and work that doesn’t. I use good-quality, trade-grade materials on every job.

03

I leave the site clean

I work tidily throughout and clean up before I leave. A good job includes leaving things in better order than I found them.

Areas I cover

Cambridge and nearby villages

I provide handyman and carpentry services across Cambridge and the villages to the north and west of the city.

  • Cambridge
  • Cottenham
  • Girton
  • Histon & Impington
  • Landbeach
  • Northstowe
  • Waterbeach
  • Wilburton
  • Willingham

Further afield? I’m happy to travel further for larger jobs, so if you have a reasonable amount of work that needs doing, please get in touch.

Client reviews

What clients say

EXCELLENT
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Based on 22 reviews
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Great local repair service. He did the small fiddly job that I couldn't get anyone to do - and turned up when he said he would. He also kept me across the progress on parts. Would definitely recommend him.
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Rita Winson
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As usual, brilliant work, beautiful metallic copper shine to the bathroom pipes and a very reasonable price.
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David Lary
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Collin was amazing! Highly recommend to anyone. On time, great job, reasonable price, super friendly!
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Tim Strauss
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Simon kindly fitted floating shelves, new blinds and guitar mounts for me into brick walls and plasterboard. Very professional and fast. Even spent some time discussing best positioning and layout, ended up giving a great suggestion for the guitar positioning. Looks great! Very pleased and will use again
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Pamela Irving
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Simon goes that extra mile and his results are fantastic. I would always recommend him. .
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M J Cole
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Simon is brilliant. He responded to my query as promised, turned up on time, did a brilliant job plus was very reasonably priced. We are very happy with the jobs done so much so he now has a long list to do in our house. I would have no hesitation in recommending him.
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Cathie Jeannot
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Simon came and helped us out immensely with a very long list of to-dos. He is responsive and prompt and put in a very full day with us ! His whole approach and attitude was great. He helped bespoke adjust and fit an off-the-shelf Flexi cupboard to fit our small alcove space. He also fitted a proper shelving system in a hall cupboard, he repaired a damaged stair rail, refitted an oven that was wrongly installed, plus he bespoke tailored some ikea shelves - including angle grinding new ends ! - as well as hanging a mammoth TV and rehanging badly fitted curtain rails. Plus other shelving etc. In fact too many tasks to list them all. Some of the things really needed us to put our thinking caps on and Simon is very flexible and adaptable in the solutions he came up with. Extremely pleased with everything and would 100% recommend him. Thanks again for brilliant job. Mrs J - Bury St Edmunds.
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Primrose Mbanefo
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Simon fixed cabinets to walls, cleared gutters, deweeded and most importantly repaired my outdoor clothes drying shelter. That piece of work was in a tight space, with pre-existing structures to deal with and he needed to be able to deal with something he had not planned for or done before. Absolutely great thinker on his feet who did an amazing job. Very professional and great to talk to. I'm going to call on him every year for general repairs.
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manners614
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Simon is excellent. We’ve used him twice now for kitchen remodeling work and general plumbing repairs. He is professional, friendly and full of ideas. Couldn’t rate him more highly! 5*!
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Helen Golding
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Simon is absolutely first rate; he responded quickly and reliably to our enquiry and then tackled a long list of varied maintenance and repair in not the easiest of set-ups, with impressive skill, speed and good humour. We cannot recommend him too highly.

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