Ask Lincoln what a handyman is for and he'll say it's the jobs where a proper tradie costs too much for the size of the problem, and doing it yourself costs a Saturday you'd rather keep.
The usual suspects
A door that catches on the frame. A squeaky hinge. A gap along the bath that needs re-caulking. A TV that's still sitting on the floor because nobody's got round to the wall bracket. Shelving, curtain rails, a gate that won't latch, a patch of wall that needs filling and painting before the rental inspection.
None of these is hard. They just add up, and the first one is the one nobody wants to organise a visit for. That's the whole business case for a handyman: you collect five or six of them, and he does the lot in a single trip.
Batching works out cheaper
If you've got more than a couple of jobs, send them all in one email. A list with a line each is perfect. It's quicker for Lincoln to quote the visit as a whole than to price each job separately, and you only have to be home once. Phone and email are both fine, and there's more on what to include on the quotes page.
What he'll say no to
Electrical, plumbing and gasfitting work needs a licence in NSW whatever the size, so that goes to licensed tradies, as does anything that needs a builder. He'd sooner tell you that on the phone than start something he shouldn't. If it's a grey area, ask, and you'll get a straight answer on whether it's something he does.
Related
Getting a place ready for an inspection? There's a rental checklist, and one for selling.
The detail for the bigger categories is on the handyman repairs page and the flat-pack assembly page. For the garden side of things, see Lincoln Chen, gardener.
Related: How to choose a handyman, Handyman or tradie?.