Handyman Prices in Cairo 2026 — General Home Maintenance

Handyman prices — indicative table

These are comparison ranges, not an official tariff, and they cover labour — materials (brackets, shelves, the lock itself, wall plugs) are charged on top.

The most important line in the table is the call-out. This trade is priced on the principle that the first hour is the expensive one: he travelled, carried tools, paid for transport, and turned up. Everything after that, in the same visit, is comparatively cheap — which is the single most useful lesson on this page.

Batch your list — this is where the savings actually are

Picture the usual pattern: you call someone to hang a shelf and pay around 150–400 EGP. Two weeks later a lock fails, so you call again and pay again. A month after that, the TV. Three visits means paying three times for the privilege of someone showing up at all.

Do it the other way round. Keep a note on the fridge and add to it as things break. When the list hits four or five items, book one half-day. The same technician will price the list below the sum of separate visits — because he's saving travel and time too, so the incentives line up.

Practical tip: send the list in writing, with photos, before he comes. He then brings the right tools and the right fixings first time, instead of discovering he needs a heavier drill or different anchors, going out to buy them, and billing you for the round trip.

Mounting a TV on the wall — the most requested job in this trade

TV mounting runs indicatively 200–500 EGP, and the bracket itself is usually not included — you buy that.

What determines whether this job succeeds is the wall, not the TV:

• Solid brick or concrete: fine. It holds, and with the right plugs the fixing is safe.
• Hollow / lightweight block: needs anchors designed to expand inside the cavity. An ordinary plastic plug in hollow block means a TV on the floor a few months from now.
• Plasterboard: the board itself carries nothing. The bracket must be fixed into the metal studs behind it, or into timber noggins. If a technician says "no problem, I'll just drill and hang it", that's the loudest warning sign on this page.
• Before drilling: he must check for cables and pipes. A switch or socket on that wall means a cable runs to it from somewhere — drilling directly above it is a gamble.
• Cables: want them hidden inside the wall? That's chasing, plastering and painting — a separate, chargeable job. The cheaper alternative is surface trunking.
• After it's up: give it a gentle shake while he's still there. Any play in the bracket is a two-minute fix now and a serious problem later.

When a handyman is the wrong person to call

This is the most important section here, and we're not burying it to sell you a booking. A handyman is genuinely good at mounting, hanging, doors, locks and small repairs. Some things need a specialist:

• Anything involving gas — a smell, moving a cooker, a gas line. This is not handyman work at all. Contact your gas provider and leave it to someone qualified for it.
• The consumer unit, distribution wiring, or new circuits — undersized cable or the wrong breaker is a problem that surfaces months later as a fire. That's an electrician's job.
• A leak inside a wall or under floor tiles — that's a plumber's job, and it needs diagnosis before anyone breaks anything.
• Anything structural — a large hole in a column, a beam, or a load-bearing wall. Don't touch it, and don't let anyone else touch it without an engineer's opinion.
• Appliances under warranty — anyone other than the authorised service centre opening it may void the cover. Check first.
• An honest technician is the one who tells you "that's not my job". That marks him as trustworthy, not as limited.

What to ask, and what should worry you

• Ask: what's the call-out fee, and is it credited against the work if I go ahead?
• Ask: am I supplying materials, or are you? And if you are, will I see the receipt?
• Send the list and photos in advance — and ask for a price for the whole list, not item by item.
• Red flag: drilling into a wall without asking what's behind it.
• Red flag: telling you the problem is far bigger and proposing work you never asked for, especially if the number suddenly jumps. Get a second opinion before agreeing.
• Red flag: hanging a TV on plasterboard and telling you it's fine.
• Before he leaves: walk the list and test each item yourself. Open and close the door, load the shelf, turn the lock with the key from both sides.

Eidak: one task, offers from technicians near you

Small jobs are the hardest work to get done, because no company wants to send someone out to hang a shelf. That's precisely the gap a platform like Eidak fills: you post one task with your list and photos, and technicians nearby bid on it.

Because the description is detailed, the offers are real. The technician can already see there's a TV on a plasterboard wall, a shelf on brick, and a door lock — so he arrives prepared, at a price he knows covers the work.

The money is held in escrow until the list is finished and you've inspected it. Minimum task value is 200 EGP — another reason to batch rather than book one tiny job. Eidak adds 10% on top of the bid, and the technician receives 100% of what they bid.

One advantage specific to recurring small work: when you find a good technician, he stays in your history and you can request him again — far more useful than starting the search from scratch every time.

Frequently asked questions

What's the hourly rate for a handyman in Cairo?

Most price a call-out that includes the first hour, indicatively 200–500 EGP, with additional work in the same visit charged on top. That's why batching several jobs into one visit costs far less than calling him out three times.

How much to mount a TV on the wall?

Indicatively 200–500 EGP, with the bracket usually not included — you buy that. It costs more if you want the cables hidden inside the wall (that means chasing, plastering and painting), or if the wall is plasterboard and the bracket must be fixed into the studs.

How much to fit a door lock?

Indicatively 200–600 EGP for the fitting, with the lock itself charged separately. For an armoured door or a higher-security lock, expect a higher number and a longer job.

Can a handyman do electrical and plumbing work?

For small things — swapping a switch or socket, hanging a light fitting, changing a tap — yes, and that's entirely normal. But the consumer unit, new circuits, and any leak inside a wall need a specialist. Anything to do with gas is a hard line: never a handyman. The honest ones tell you "that's not my job".

What if the work fails after he's gone?

Ask about the warranty before you agree — how long, and covering what. Photograph the finished work while he's still there. On Eidak the money is held in escrow and isn't released until you confirm the job is done, and the in-app chat holds the whole agreement — so if there's a dispute, there's a record to settle it with.