The 30 Best Handyman in Southampton

“Vehicle: Fiat Panda 100HP Very impressed with Small Car Services. This is the second of two planned visits to SCS, for the same issue; to repair a broken blend flap in the ventilation system, and realign the drivers’-side door and restore a dashboard that has been poorly re-fitted by another garage. I’m afraid this is will go on a bit, but I want to fully context the heartache SCS have rectified. The Fiat/‘book’ operation to repair a broken blend flap in MkII/169 Panda or 2007/312 500 is a HUGE job - which I had researched and was expecting; remove both front doors, remove dashboard, remove metal understructure and replace the entire ventilation unit. A £2600+ job (at the time of writing). My regular garage had begun the job but found the ventilation unit is completely unavailable new - from ANYWHERE. Not even Fiat in Italy has any. My further researches proved that a second-hand unit is also/similarly unavailable. The unit from a wreck is also likely to have suffered a 30g+ impact. SCS also pointed-put you’d need to find a breaker willing to break the car open to get at it, too, which is unlikely as the breaker would only be able to charge you approx £250 for it. After a LOT of research throughout all of this, I finally found Small Car Services, who have a fix. Unfortunately, by then, my regular garage had removed the dashboard, and I’d been without my car for a full 2.5 months. I was going to get the car trailered to SCS as it was but they assured me the fix does not require the dashboard is removed. Therefore, I had the dashboard re-fitted so I could drive it to the first of my SCS appointments. Turns-out that SCS have devised a permanent, hard repair, for a broken ventilation blend flap, for an exceptionally good price. I can tell you now - it really does work! However, I was immediately, badly shocked at the overall poor re-fitment of the dashboard, by my regular garage; drivers’-side door was misaligned, there were gaps around the dashboard, the passenger airbag was not flush with the dashboard (stood proud and rocking slightly), a door rubber was pinched by the dash at one end, and there was a VERY noisy rattle from behind the climate controls (which got worse between both appointments with SCS), gouges though to the metal around the hinges. There were also quite a few minor (but still upsetting) scratches on the front doors, and around the front door shuts. I had only just parked-up at work the following day to see a dashboard fixing screw in the drivers’-side footwell. My regular garage had been excellent up to this point, so I was very surprised and quite upset. My first appointment with SCS was to fix the ventilation blend flap and assess restoration of the dashboard, and drivers’-side door issues. I had forgot to mention I’d spotted some incorrect bolt and screw fixings, and was very pleasantly surprised that SCS had spotted these and corrected what they could, inside the one day appointment. During my second appointment, SCS have addressed ALL of the remaining issues with my car - and I’ve been very impressed at the thoroughness and attention to detail. The drivers’-side door has been realigned perfectly, and ALL of the issues with the dashboard have been completely rectified. If you have a MkII/169 Panda or 2007/312 500 needing a ventilation blend flap repair - I urge you to get your car to SCS before going anywhere near having the dashboard removed. You’ll save (quite literally) months of heartache and annoyance, and a significant chuck of cash. Very many thanks to SCS, for your detailed attention to my car - you’ve not only restored my car but rectified very significant heartache.”

“100% highly recommend! Great service from the owner. He knows his stuff. Felt completely confident in him as a mechanic. Want a mechanic you can trust! Call Steve and his team at SG services.”

“On behalf of my partner Jim repaired his car bonnet. He was extremely professional, turned up on time within a days notice. Did the job in less than 10mins saving me £300! Top bloke 5 stars!”

“Handyman Meiser provided fantastic help with setting up our new home! Rafał was incredibly friendly, professional, and demonstrated impressive expertise in every task—from hanging shelves to assembling furniture and tackling various tool-required jobs. The pricing was very reasonable, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. We’ll definitely be reaching out to Rafał again for any future projects. Highly recommend!”

“First class service will use again 100%”

“Great! Said they could copy a Full Remote Mini key 21reg. and they did. Saved a good £100 as well. Definitely recommend.”

“Rod is a gent, he is understanding of the cost implications to his customers and will help keep your motor on the road within your budget. Obviously, if something is unsafe then you have to bite the bullet but he won't rip you off with unnecessary works. Absolute diamond.”

“Best Handyman you'll ever have. Completes every task with attention to detail and always has a solution if there's a hitch. You'll have to book him well in advance but it's worth the wait. George is a thoroughly honest and decent person and his modest charges reflect this. He perfectly installed our wall panels and much, much more.”

“Moved house 7 weeks ago and had a long list of things to get done from shelves in the kitchen/utility, a shed to build, a garden office to finish and so on. Trevor is working his way through the list and everything is done to a high standard. He has such a broad range of skills, never over commits and is reliable. He is also a very decent guy. Recommend him highly for a wide range of jobs.”

“Visited Elite garages at Northam Rd, Southampton 28/11/2025. Needed 4 tyres which I prebooked online, very happy with the service provided by Gary and his team. Highly recommend these guys, very professional and very friendly. Will deffo book my next MOT and service with them next time too. John”

“We took our VW polo in with a dented door, paint transfer, and cracks on the door and 1/4 panel. Colin and his team restored the car to an amazing standard with finesse and expertise. They also buffed and valeted our car such that it looks better now than it did before the car had gotten into the scrape! All of this great work and service was for a really good price too. The turnaround time was really quick and Colin was very communicative and helpful throughout the entire process. We can’t thank you enough, you’ve done a great job.”

“I really wouldn't want to buy a used Mercedes unless I had a company like MBS near by. They have been brilliant in helping with warranty work and steering me through the maze of Mercedes Service Measures. They have saved me a bill of over £3000 by giving me the info I needed to negotiate with the Mercedes maindealer. All the work they have done for me has been brilliant. Gear box service and freebies like sorting out a misaligned bonnet cable that was fouling the ac fan for free. From reception to phone calls from expert mechanics to further advice, MBS will be on your side. These are people who you really need in your life if you own a Mercedes Benz!”

“The garage owner kindly helped me out with my car with very short notice when it was making a sudden loud, screeching noise whilst driving. With his experience, he was able to identify the problem immediately, fixed it in minutes and didn’t charge me for his time. Amazing service and I would highly recommend!”

“Cannot fault our heating engineer we had today. Our decades old boiler (circa 1970s) had no signs of life. Inside of an hour he managed to have the whole thing apart, totally cleaned out years of debris (previous owners didn't service probably ever) and managed to identify the issue which he resolved without replacement parts, just a load of clearing out. All the debris that came out was quickly vacuumed up as he worked, one less job for me to do today. Boiler is now ready for winter and we're happy that it doesn't need replacing just yet. Top marks!”

“Jordan was super professional and found the blockage of decorative stone and sand left from the seller of the property! He tidied up and left everything better than before. Would have him back in a heartbeat. Thankyou very much”

“Identified and carried out all work required and apprised me of any issues. Great service”

“I had my first accident involving hitting another vehicle after 44 years of driving, even worse it was my fault & I only had my new car for 6 days. My insurance company selected Steer Southampton as my approved repairer. Communication was great with Steer Southampton, providing a link to upload pictures of my damaged vehicle. They then quickly contacted me to arrange collection of my car. I had my accident on a Tuesday & my car was picked up & was delivered to Steer on Thursday morning. I was quickly contacted by the estimation department who went through the damage & what required replacing liaising with my insurance company. I was surprised by the quickness my car would be repaired. I received regular TXT messages to update me on the progress. The car was ready mechanically on the estimated completion date, there was however a slight delay as my car required a specialist reset of the safety systems, but this was organised quickly. I was happy with the quality of the repair work. I would highly recommend Steer Southampton if you require your car to be repaired to a high standard”

“Very professional service, very quick service needed it for the mot,very professional advice,it worked out cheaper than if I had claimed on insurance ,even if you have windscreen cover on your insurance ,it counts as a claim ,so your insurance will go up .so you end up paying more than if you go direct to ,Steve at Southampton windscreens .I called 7 companies and Southampton windscreens was a lot cheaper than all the others .I never leave reviews ,but I can't recommend enough.you won't find cheaper anywhere else”

“Very honest garage. Car tyres didnt need changing, so they refunded me. I will always use them after this.”

“My car was in for insurance work and I can honestly say they have done an excellent job for which I am very grateful , I would highly recommend to anyone”

“I've twice had bodywork repairs done on my black audi a5 here. Both time the attentiveness, courtesy and professionalism of the staff has been exemplary. The repairs were absolutely perfect and the price very reasonable. I would highly recommend Harwoods at Calmore and would not hesitate to use them again.”

“Excellent customer service very professional highly recommend”

“Can’t thank Sara and the team enough for looking after my car ! Despite JLR causing problems and delays, you were kind and patient and went the extra mile ! Thank you for everything you done .”

“a very honest and hard working painter/decorator from the old school where quality matters”

“Jim has been excellent and done a first class job. I will be using him again.”

“Fantastic service. Wardrobes look fantastic. Always pleasing to use a tradesman who leaves the house cleaner than he found it. 5 out of 5. Thanks Andy and Soph Walton road bournemouth”

“To me - Joel is definitely the best tradesman ever I have employed. Professional, reliable, punctual, curious and multi skilled. Joel is very hard working and flexible, always prepared to stay longer if needed. I have used Joel's services for the last 7 months and I'm very pleased with his work. Highly recommend! !”

“Great new fence. I recommend this guy, he’s got a professional attitude, he’s always punctual and does a great job. Thanks Steve”