Wellington home services, compared properly.
Start with the job, not the directory. Each Wellington guide tells you which service model fits, what it usually costs, and who to contact first, with local rules that change the real price.
Guides
Plumber
Emergency callouts, drain unblocking, hot water, gasfitting and renovations. Real Wellington callout fees, after-hours rates, and when the law requires a registered plumber or gasfitter.
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Emergency faults, switchboard upgrades, villa rewiring, EV chargers and heat pumps. Wellington hourly rates, and the licensing and safety-certificate rules that matter.
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New builds, renovations, decks and repairs. Quote-based work done properly: LBP licensing, Wellington consent rules, and building on hill sections.
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Full-service junk removal vs skip bins vs specialist recycling. From-$50 pickups, published bin prices, and the Wellington disposal rules that change the real cost.
Read the guide → GuideLawn mowing & garden maintenance
Regular mowing runs vs one-off cleanups vs hourly garden work. Wellington price ranges, green-waste rules, and providers grouped by job type.
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Soft wash vs water blasting, real price ranges, and the water-restriction and stormwater-runoff rules that change the job in Wellington.
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One-off cleans vs maintenance plans vs gutter guards, with Wellington wind and hill-section access realities priced in.
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One-off vs regular, pure-water pole vs squeegee, published per-house prices from $109, and rope access for apartments.
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Steam vs dry clean, packages from $179, end-of-lease law that’s on your side, and pet-urine treatment done properly.
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Regular vs deep vs bond cleans: $35–$60/hr, fixed-price move-out packages, and the “reasonably clean and tidy” legal standard.
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Wasps $100–$175, rodent programmes with proofing, and villa borer treatment, when DIY works and when to call a pro.
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