🔧 Handyman & flat-pack assembly
Small repairs, shelving, painting and furniture assembly. Suits: Practical people with their own tools and a car.
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · what a review checks
Earnings are modelled, not measured: €25–€45 an hour (assumed hourly rate; small jobs often have a minimum charge) × your hours × 30–70% of those hours paid in the first months. Check local prices before you set yours.
Photograph three jobs you have done in your own home. Those are your portfolio.
- List the jobs you will and will not do
- Set a minimum charge and hourly rate
- Post before/after photos of your own work in local groups
To start: €100–€600 — tools you lack, insurance.
Monthly: €30–€100 — insurance, fuel, consumables.
- Electrical and gas work must be done by registered contractors (Safe Electric / RGII) — do not take it on.
- Public liability insurance.
- Liability for damage; stay within competence.
- Underpricing travel and materials runs.
Self-employed income; tools and fuel for work are deductible.
Declaring side income as a PAYE worker. Side income is taxable from the first euro. If your net non-PAYE income is under €5,000 (and gross under €30,000) you can declare it on Form 12 through myAccount. At €5,000 net or more you are a “chargeable person” and must register for self-assessment and file Form 11 by 31 October. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Business expenses. Costs incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the side business (tools, software, platform fees, a share of home costs) are deductible from the income before tax. Keep receipts for six years. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Educational information about Irish tax rules, not tax, legal or financial advice. Your position depends on your circumstances — check with Revenue or a qualified adviser.
Day-by-day actions for your first week, and what to do at your first customer, first €100, first €500 and when to scale. Included with Hustler (€9.99/month, 14-day free trial, cancel any time).