Local Skill

Furniture assembly or shelf hanging? Join our Manchester early testers.

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Help us get started in Manchester

Need furniture assembled or shelves hung? Or could you help a neighbour? Leave your details to hear when testing starts. Matching isn’t live yet.

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Start with the weekend jobs

This weekend

  • A half-assembled wooden shelf unit with an Allen key
    Furniture assembled
  • A wooden wall shelf with two plants and a spirit level
    Shelves hung
  • A red toolbox with a hammer and screwdriver
    Odd jobs

Coming later

  • A stack of three books with a pencil
    Tutoring
  • A golden dog sitting with a red leash
    Pet sitting
  • Two stacked cardboard moving boxes
    Moving help
  • Gold reading glasses on a folded blanket beside a cup of tea
    Senior assistance

One sentence is a whole job

Three sample requests, the way you might write them. The requests and the pictures are samples made for this page.

Generated picture of hands fixing an oak shelf to a wall with a drill and spirit level

Sample request

Need shelves hung in my new flat this weekend

Manchester

Free
to post
Every penny
goes to your neighbour
Generated picture of a freshly assembled white and oak wardrobe beside flat-pack cardboard

Sample request

Need someone to assemble IKEA furniture this weekend near me

Manchester

Free
to post
Every penny
goes to your neighbour
Generated picture of a hand fixing a curtain rail bracket with a screwdriver

Sample request

Need a curtain rail put up in my new flat this weekend

Manchester

Free
to post
Every penny
goes to your neighbour
See how it works

It's easy to get started

  1. 01

    Write one sentence

    Say the job plainly, like: Need someone to assemble IKEA furniture this weekend near me.

  2. 02

    A neighbour picks it up

    Your job goes to a neighbour in Manchester who has already said yes.

  3. 03

    They keep every penny

    The neighbour who does the job keeps all of what you pay for it.

What it costs, in plain words

  • Nothing. Posting a job is free, always.

  • The neighbour who does the job keeps every penny.

  • Nothing. Joining is free at launch.

  • In Manchester.