A cheaper handyman quote is only cheaper if the scope matches
Homey does not claim to be the cheapest handyman in Singapore. A low headline is often a different scope: parts excluded, a fire door drilled, or a licensed trade missing. Compare the published bands, then the photo.
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How it works
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Send one photo per task on WhatsApp, with the block and whether the home is HDB, condo, or landed.
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We match each task to a published band, or we say quote on inspection.
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You confirm the scope before anyone comes. Licensed work and permit work are named, not folded into the hour.
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The fitting is repaired and tested. Parts that a row does not include stay off the invoice.
What this job actually is
“Cheapest handyman Singapore” is a search, not a fact this site can prove. We do not publish a market ranking, a search volume, or a survey of other firms. What we can do is show the bands already printed here and the checks that stop a low number from becoming a damaged fire door or an unlicensed cable. If another firm is genuinely cheaper for the same inclusions, that is a comparison you make from two written scopes. It is not a badge we award ourselves.
Start with a job that has a sentence, not a vibe. Door alignment or hinge tightening is S$60 to S$120 on the door repair page. A pocket-door roller extraction without hacking the wall is S$180 to S$380. If a quote is S$40 for “the door,” ask whether that is a hinge screw, a roller, or a closer. The closer has no published band, so a S$40 closer is not a discount on the hinge row. It is a different product, and it is quote on inspection until the photos match a row.
The expensive mistake is the one that looks cheap because it skips a rule. A fire-rated HDB or condo main door is not a bedroom door. The digital-lock guide prices a fit of a lock you bought at S$188 to S$320 only when the fire detail allows the holes, and supply and fit at S$280 to S$450. A corridor offer to drill first is not the cheap option. It can be the quote that voids the door. SCDF expectations and SS 332 are why the closer, the leaf and the ironmongery stay a set. Bedroom knobs are a separate, unpriced line.
Plumbing and electrical discounts fail the same way. A spray, hose and brass valve at S$110 to S$180 is maintenance on the existing outlet. A new point is a PUB licensed plumber. A 30mA device at S$160 to S$280 is an electrician’s visit, not a handyman with a screwdriver bridging the RCCB. A dedicated circuit is S$220 to S$450 when that is actually the work. A faceplate on a sound point is quote on inspection, which is cheaper to admit than to mislabel as a rewire. Gas stays with a Licensed Gas Service Worker. The published Town Gas attendance on the hob pages is S$188 to S$320, and it is not a handyman tightening a joint.
Parts, disposal, the second address and the night are where headline prices shed their meaning. The home call-out is S$55 for one task, not a fee added to every band, and there is no night surcharge for a home. The mall overnight page is a different product, S$380 to S$650 including permit-to-work admin, for a retail unit after hours. Do not import that figure into a Tampines flat and call it a night fee. Do not import the move calculator’s S$30 to S$55 shelf transfer and call it a new shelf. Ask what is included, which company invoices, and which band on this site the line is copying.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, invoices the permit-exempt visit. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, invoices hacking, a new layout, windows that are not exempt, and the household shelter. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not place helpers, nannies or caregivers.
What to do first
Put both quotes in the same columns before you decide which one is lower. A missing column is not a saving.
- Write one line per task, not “whole house handyman.”
- Mark each line with a published band or with quote on inspection.
- Ask who holds the licence if the line is a cable, a new pipe, or gas.
- Refuse a quote that starts by drilling a fire door or bridging an RCCB.
- Compare parts, access and making good. Then compare the dollars.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| Quote is a single hourly rate | Ask for the job rows instead | An hour that includes a plumber is the wrong product |
| Quote undercuts a published band by half | Read what was removed: parts, seal, test | A fire door is not the place to save the difference |
| Seller says they are the cheapest in Singapore | Ask for the scope in writing | This site does not make that claim |
| Night visit priced as a mall call-out | Mall PTW is S$380 to S$650 for retail | A home has no published night surcharge |
HDB, condo and landed
A condo deposit is not a cheaper price. It is money the MCST holds until the lift and the lobby are undamaged. An HDB fine for unauthorised renovation is a different risk again. The permit guide on this site says fines for unauthorised renovation are commonly up to S$5,000, and the work can be ordered removed. Saving the permit on a hack is not a cheap handyman.
Landed houses sometimes collect three quotes for a gate, a roof and a socket. Only the socket that is a new circuit has a band here, S$220 to S$450 when it matches the DB page. The gate and the roof stay on their own pages. Cheapest across unrelated trades is not a meaningful total.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permission | Town Council noisy-work hours. HDB permit only if you hack or change the layout. | MCST by-laws and a deposit when the by-law asks for one. | No HDB permit. PUB or BCA still apply to new pipes and structure. |
| This booking | Compare hinge, valve and patch bands. Do not skip a permit to look cheaper. | Ask whether the figure includes protection of the lobby. The deposit is the MCST’s, not a discount. | Split roof, gate and in-house fittings. Do not average them into one cheap hour. |
| Who invoices | Homey Furnishing for permit-exempt work. V On Construction for a permit. | Same split, plus the managing agent’s form. | Same split. A scaffold is not assumed in a handyman band. |
How you're charged
How you're charged
These four lines are the published handyman charges. A job that already has its own band uses that band. The hour is not added on top of a band unless the written scope says so. There is no fuel surcharge.
| Charge | What it covers | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | Permit-exempt handyman time | S$45/hr |
| Minimum charge | One task on one visit | S$55 |
| Call-out | The same single-task visit. No separate trip fee | S$55 |
| Materials | Parts, unless a job row says they are included | quote on inspection |
Small, medium, and large visits
Times are planning estimates for the work itself. They are not a promise of when someone arrives.
| Size | Example tasks | Planning time |
|---|---|---|
| Small | One generic hinge, tap labour on the existing outlet, or a socket on an existing circuit | Often under an hour |
| Medium | An exposed cistern siphon, one silicone zone, or two or three small tasks on the same visit | About 1 to 3 hours |
| Large | A typical HDB bathroom regrout, a dishwasher bay, or an exposed storage-heater labour visit | Half a day or longer |
Ways to keep the bill smaller
Ways to keep the bill smaller
- Put several tasks on one visit. The S$55 call-out is one task. Extra permit-exempt time is S$45 an hour, not a second trip.
- Buy the part when the row is labour only. Tap labour is S$55. Toilet-bowl labour is S$168. Instant-heater labour is S$108 to S$260. Exposed storage-heater labour is S$188 to S$380.
- Send the photos first, so the reply can use a published band instead of a vague hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630.
Price, or quote on inspection
Use these published rows when the photo matches. They are not a promise that no one else can be lower for a smaller scope.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Door alignment or hinge tightening | S$60 to S$120 | Door repair |
| Fit a digital lock you bought, HDB fire-rated door | S$188 to S$320 | Digital lock guide |
| Bidet spray, hose and brass angle valve | S$110 to S$180 | Angle valve page |
| One 30mA RCCB or MCB | S$160 to S$280 | DB box page |
| A claim of the cheapest rate in Singapore | quote on inspection | Not a published fact |
Anything not in that table is quote on inspection. A second trade, when the law requires one, is named. It is not folded into a handyman hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630. The reply uses a band already printed on HomeySG, or it says quote on inspection. It does not invent a third number in the chat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are you the cheapest handyman in Singapore?
No. We do not claim that, and we do not publish a ranking. Compare a written scope with the bands on the matching page.
Why would a lower quote be the wrong one?
It may exclude parts, drill a fire door, or use an unlicensed person for a new cable or a new pipe. The repair then costs more than the difference.
What is a fair hinge price to compare against?
Door alignment or hinge tightening is S$60 to S$120 on the door repair page. A closer or a new leaf is not that row.
Do you charge an agency fee to send someone?
No. Homey Furnishing is not an employment agency. The invoice is the work, not a placement.
How do I pay?
This site does not publish a payment method. Ask, before the visit, whether the invoice is PayNow, card, or cash, and whether you pay after the work is finished. Do not assume a method that is not on the written scope.
Do I tip?
This site does not publish a tipping rule. A tip is not part of the S$45 hour, the S$55 call-out, or any job band.