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Exterior wall Rendering

$500

Ben was awesome, from start to finish with this task. Did exactly what he said he’d do & cleaned up absolutely everything!

Demolish/Remove Verandah & Remove debris

$500

First time using Airtasker Very happy with the job done by Matt

Finish built in wardrobe project

$200

Fantastic communication and service, second to none.

Install awning

$200

Ray was professional and did an amazing job putting up my awnings. Would recommended him to anyone 😀

Install a 4meter x 3 metre awning

$500

Nice work done! recommend!

Drill 4 holes and the Folding awning

$95

What's the average cost of a tradesman

$145 - $500

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$145

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$250

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$500

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Why find local tradies through Airtasker?

Need to find a tradesman in your area to help with a project? When it comes to jobs around the house, you can only DIY so much before you need to call in a professional tradesman. Hiring a local tradie will help you get the job done quickly and easily while keeping you on budget. On Airtaskers, you can find skilled tradesmen around you across a range of trades occupations, including plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers, welders, and renderers who are ready to help with any task, big or small.

The perfect place to find tradesmen nearby for your job is on Airtasker. Hire an individual for a one-off job or put together your dream team for a full renovation. When you find your local tradesman through Airtasker, you get peace of mind because you can check the ratings and reviews, and rest assured that they’ll complete your job to a high standard.

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Top Tradesman related questions

The average cost of hiring a tradesman ranges from $40 to $70 per hour, depending on your location and the type of tradesman you'll be hiring. Other factors that affect the cost of getting a tradesman include the size of the task, whether you are supplying materials, and the complexity of the job. But in general, most of the work from tradespeople costs between $115 to $400 when hired for a task through Airtasker.

When you post a task on Airtasker, you’ll usually get a fixed price quote. Sometimes, after inspecting the problem, your tradesman may recommend additional work and suggest an hourly rate on top of the original quote.

The most common trades in Australia are plumbing, electrical, and carpentry. These trades are in high demand for their specialist skills and ability to help out with everyday, but high-risk tasks around the home. Specialised tradesmen can also work as a craftsman or an artisan to help with different DIY projects. 

Most trades require licences, registrations, and insurance to operate. Each state has its specific licensing requirements for specific skilled workers. This ensures the tradesman has the right skills and knowledge to work safely and to ensure the quality of their work.

The best way to find and confidently hire the right tradesmen in your area is on Airtasker. Provide an accurate description of the task, review your offers, and check the ratings and reviews so you know your tradesman is experienced and will do a great job for your projects.

Hiring a tradesman directly gives you more control over the task, who does it, and how it’s completed. Plus, hiring an independent tradie can often be more affordable because they have fewer overheads - they can give you a more competitive quote.

What does a tradesman do?

Tradesmen (and tradeswomen!) can help you tackle the tasks that need the expertise, tools, and knowledge that only a qualified local tradie can give. Whether you need help with home repairs or construction, you can find tradespeople to help with tasks like:

Electrical & plumbing

When you hire a tradie to work with electricity, gas, or water, they’ll need special qualifications, training, and equipment to keep you and your house safe from fires, flooding, and property damage. You’d need to hire an electrician to install your new light fittings or electrical equipment, like ovens. And you’d need a plumbing tradie to help with plumbing tasks, like fitting new taps and pipes, or gas plumbing tasks like installing or repairing heaters and stoves. Your tradie will start by asking questions about the issues you’re having, then they’ll do a physical inspection of the area to assess the work needed. They’ll use their specialist tools and equipment to repair, install, or replace parts to get everything working properly.

Carpentry & cabinet making

Tradesmen are usually qualified professionals, so they’re ideally suited to tasks that need a higher skill level than a handyman. Carpenters and cabinet makers are in high demand for installing new cabinets, custom-making furniture and installing built-in robes and cupboards. They’ll measure your space to ensure the furniture and built-ins fit perfectly and match your existing decor. Then they’ll work with a range of equipment and tools (onsite or offsite) to cut and shape the wood, then assemble any parts to create your finished product.

Exteriors

Tradesmen can help provide a professional finish to your exterior building tasks. For example, installing or repairing balustrades. Your professional tradesmen will measure, fit and install glass, metal, or wood balustrades to make your balcony area or stairs safe while matching the design of your home. Once they’ve established a safe work zone, they’ll remove the old balustrades before installing the new parts. Another popular exterior task is installing or upgrading awnings. Your tradie can pull down old, broken, or faded awnings and help you choose a new awning to match your house and surroundings. Then they’ll carefully install the new awning so that it is safe and secure.

Concrete repairs & resurfacing

When concrete is damaged, it can create trip hazards, and let in water, dirt and other pests, which can cause further damage. Concrete resurfacing can help repair damage and give your property an instant update with coloured concrete overlays and/or designs. Your tradie will first assess the damage, then repair or replace any broken areas. Then they may clean the existing area with high-pressure hoses or chemicals. Once the area is clean and prepared, they’ll mix up a thin, concrete-based surface compound that will cover the area.

Recent Tradesman tasks

Make and install Awning

$600

Ermington NSW, Australia

13th May 2024

I need awnings done because of the rain. I have attached pictures of the house and also the style of awning I want. The front of the house has double doors and there’s no awning so the rain gets in. The material of the house is bricks that had popcorn wall on it which was rendered. As you can see in the photos, the top of the door and the roof are very close together and there’s not much space so I’m not sure if the awning is possible, please let me know. If not possible, please suggest an alternate way.

Rendered to render the area around garage

$400

Hoppers Crossing VIC, Australia

12th May 2024

Need a rendered to render the section around the garage Total area - 10sqm approx

Awning installed on 4wd

$50

Palmyra WA 6157, Australia

12th May 2024

I need help putting my sidenawning back on my prado. Unable to.do it alone

Repair drywall from rain

$800

Melbourne VIC, Australia

12th May 2024

Seeking a quote to fix this room (commercial property). As per a real estate agent, it happened due to rain ( water leakage). I am not sure if mole/mildew is there …

2.4mt sliding mirror built in wardrobe - Wentworthville

$650

Wentworthville NSW, Australia

12th May 2024

2.4mt sliding built-in 2 door mirror wardrobe also 1.8 mt

Built in wardrobe

$2,000

Golden Bay WA, Australia

12th May 2024

Built in wardrobe, open to ikea kaboodle or custom

Drywall Ceiling hole repair

$100

Atwell WA, Australia

12th May 2024

After installing a new range hood, there’s a hole in our kitchen need to be cover. Approximately 25x25cm.

Installation awning

$80

East Victoria Park Australie-Occidentale, Australie

12th May 2024

I need someone to install my awning 270 kings I don’t have tools

Patch with white acrylic render

$200

Oatlands NSW, Australia

9th May 2024

Please look at image patch With colour high gate Acrylic render see image attached

Would use again Went above and beyond

Fix nail damages in drywall

$100

Blacktown NSW 2148, Australia

4th May 2024

Have multiple nail damages in dry wall that needs patching

The nail damage repair and painting service was completed successfully. The service provider arrived on time, worked efficiently, and demonstrated expertise in the task.

Tradie tools needed

$300

Darlinghurst NSW, Australia

30th Apr 2024

Need help from tradie with tools for drilling holes in concrete floor. Job quote is for estimates for about 3 hours of work might need more so please let me know what works. Pillar is about 2m high. I'm putting pillars up for Doggy Daycare. Wood pillars. Need suggestion for best bracket to purchase to hold wood pillars. Thanks

Awesome guy. Great work

Drywall repair

$100

Coomera QLD, Australia

30th Apr 2024

Needing to patch/paint several marks in the walls where pictures/mirrors were hung for end of lease. Paint provided

Daniel was extremely helpful and thorough- he went above and beyond! Highly recommend

Render poorly patched holes in wall

$200

Ashfield NSW, Australia

27th Apr 2024

We hired a sealer to come patch holes from recent electric and plumbing work. We did this so that we could repaint and with a fresh wall as we are installing new kitchen. I am pretty sure the work the tiler/sealer did is very poor and not up to scratch. (See photos) Unfortunately we are only adding a new kitchen because we discovered hidden water damage after purchasing our first apartment. The cabinets get put in Monday so we would need help tomorrow. I am 3 weeks from delivering my first baby so it’s all quite stressful. Please let me know the amount of work it would require to smooth this out. We feel a bit cheated as he said the work would smooth out everything and we could paint it all white for a blank canvas for our kitchen install and it’s left a huge mess for us to clean and figure out.

I can’t express how grateful we are to Jose. We originally hired someone else who did significant damage. Jose came over and removed the terrible work before it dried and came the next morning to do redo all the walls with incredible attention to detail and a more than fair price, AND just before our kitchen was to be installed. He really did save the day. Hire him if you can, he is someone you can trust. Amazing person, amazing work. 💪🏼

Paint with Varnish new stair balustrade

$200

Denistone East NSW, Australia

27th Apr 2024

We have had new balustrade installed in maple, which is ready to be varnished. No sanding required. Please quote for two coats applying clear satin water based varnish. I will supply varnish, please bring your own tools and equipment including tape and drop sheets Unfortunately as I’ve had some past bad experience with newbies to Airtasker, I won’t assign to a tasker who doesn’t have positive reviews from similar tasks recently

Graham went above and beyond, excellent workmanship, was punctual and quietly went straight to work while my kids caused chaos around him. Highly recommend and will be reaching out to Graham next time for sure

Painting of a built in wardrobe

$200

North Epping NSW, Australia

26th Apr 2024

Hi, Would like to repaint the built in wardrobe including the drawers and refreshen the skylight. Photos are attached. I don’t have paint- any neutral/ close to white colour would work. The quote should include the material also. Edit: no need for treatment of the material, just need it to be clean that is all. I would’t mind even if there are colour differences etc

great job, very punctual and precise

Small Render Repair

$100

Highett VIC, Australia

26th Apr 2024

Superficial damage caused to rendering by a car scraping the edge. Would like someone to come and repair it.

very good work, many thanks

Install Kings fridge slide and Dune awning

$200

McDowall QLD, Australia

22nd Apr 2024

Hi there, looking for someone to install a Kings Fridge slide and Dune awning. Don’t have the fixings for the fridge slide so can pay extra. Have additional fixings for the awning as the originals didn’t seem sturdy enough but the bracket holes may need adjusting 😅

Thanks so much Chris. Super efficient and exactly what we were after 👌🏼

Fix built in wardrobe sliding doors

$200

Wiley Park NSW, Australia

21st Apr 2024

Doors 1 and 2 slide quite well but are not straight. They are flush at the bottom and about 30mm gap at the top. Door 3 does not slide it all. The upper track appears to have a bend in it. Not interested in paying cash and having my money stuck in airtasker. Be open and honest and we will both get the result we want If you need parts such as sliding door tracks consider that in your quote.

Very good at fixing my cupboard

Help me to install my rooftop tent & awning XRT.

$100

Drummoyne NSW, Australia

21st Apr 2024

Hi, I need help to install the rooftop tent King (ideally on top the roof rack basket), and awnings XRT (2,0 x 2,5 mts). If is necessary remove the roof rack basket to install the rooftop, that’s ok.

David is a really nice guy. He did an amazing job installing my roof tent & awaining. I recommend his service 100%!

Labourer. Remove stickers from balustrade glass. 2-3 hour job.

$350

Nedlands WA, Australia

18th Apr 2024

Remove decals from balustrade glass. 5 panels. 2-3 hour job. Only the panels circled in green in the photo. Must clean glue residue left on glass. Bin available to dispose of decals.

Job well done. Highly recommend.