Nobody in Lagos tells you what they charge. So here are twenty-six of the jobs SmartFix completed in August 2026, with the amount the customer actually paid on each one. The smallest was ₦5,000 and the biggest was ₦220,000.
Why we are putting our prices online
One of the first things people ask us, before they ask anything else, is what it is going to cost. And most of the time they ask it carefully, because they have been overcharged before and they are trying not to say so.
The reason that question is so hard to answer in Lagos is that nobody publishes anything. There is no reference point anywhere. So when a quote lands in your hand, you have no way of telling whether it is fair or whether somebody just looked at your gate and decided. That situation suits whoever is doing the quoting, and it has suited them for a long time.
So let us just put the numbers out. What follows is not a rate card and these are not estimates. Every line below is a job we finished, with the work written out and the money split between what we bought and what we charged to do it. If a number here looks high to you, you will be able to see exactly which part of it is high, and that is the whole point.
Some of the jobs we completed in August 2026
Cheapest first. This is a selection, not the full month, and locations are given as the area only, because the work is public but the customer is not. The last column is what was actually paid. The middle column is everything that was not materials, so the workmanship, the transport and any fee, which is why the two always add up to the total.
| What we did | Area | Materials | Labour and fees | Total paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator valve and carburettor setting | Lagos | ₦0 | ₦5,000 | ₦5,000 |
| Unclogging a wash hand basin waste | Lekki | ₦0 | ₦8,000 | ₦8,000 |
| Faulty toilet ball valve changed | Lekki | ₦5,250 | ₦10,100 | ₦15,350 |
| Leak under the water closet tank, coming through the hose behind the WC | Lekki | ₦9,975 | ₦6,550 | ₦16,525 |
| Generator key ignition box and fuse rewired | Lekki | ₦4,830 | ₦15,000 | ₦19,830 |
| Two seater chair cleaned, stain removal and vacuuming | Orchid | ₦0 | ₦20,000 | ₦20,000 |
| Faulty tank float switch changed, tank was overflowing when pumping | Lekki | ₦12,600 | ₦9,800 | ₦22,400 |
| 7.0kVA generator serviced | Lagos | ₦13,125 | ₦10,000 | ₦23,125 |
| Blocked kitchen drain unclogged, magic waste changed | Lekki | ₦12,075 | ₦12,050 | ₦24,125 |
| Two valve controls and a PPR socket changed | Lekki | ₦14,175 | ₦11,000 | ₦25,175 |
| Burnt AVR and 20amp socket uninstalled and replaced | Lekki | ₦20,475 | ₦8,125 | ₦28,600 |
| Generator engine seal, engine valve, oil seal valve and plug changed | Sangotedo | ₦23,100 | ₦9,100 | ₦32,200 |
| Inverter AC surge and input breaker changed | Orchid | ₦28,350 | ₦10,000 | ₦38,350 |
| 1.5HP AC refilled and serviced, it was dropping water | Lekki | ₦26,250 | ₦14,050 | ₦40,300 |
| Fallen curtain rails fixed and four curtains reinstalled | Lagos | ₦25,200 | ₦18,600 | ₦43,800 |
| Grass cut and cleared, flowers trimmed | Lagos | ₦17,850 | ₦30,000 | ₦47,850 |
| Three door handles changed | Lagos | ₦33,075 | ₦15,100 | ₦48,175 |
| Kitchen mixer tap changed | Lekki | ₦36,750 | ₦13,100 | ₦49,850 |
| Overfilled septic tank evacuated | Lekki | ₦0 | ₦50,000 | ₦50,000 |
| Inverter AC breaker and DC breaker changed | Lekki Phase 1 | ₦18,900 | ₦32,000 | ₦50,900 |
| Master bedroom mixer shower uninstalled and replaced | Orchid | ₦44,100 | ₦17,100 | ₦61,200 |
| Bum washer changed, control changed, float master fixed | Lagos | ₦35,700 | ₦28,100 | ₦63,800 |
| 30kVA industrial generator, fuel pump replaced, panel and relay pack worked on | Lekki | ₦52,500 | ₦15,000 | ₦67,500 |
| Interior and exterior fumigation of a five bedroom duplex | Ikeja | ₦0 | ₦93,500 | ₦93,500 |
| Deep clean of a three bedroom apartment | Lekki | ₦0 | ₦143,000 | ₦143,000 |
| Deep clean of a five bedroom duplex with BQ, plus upholstery cleaning and stain removal | Lekki | ₦0 | ₦220,000 | ₦220,000 |
Now here is the part I want you to see
Look at the materials column on the repair jobs. Across the nineteen jobs in that table where we bought parts, materials came to ₦434,280 out of ₦719,055. That is sixty percent. Most of what you paid went to the part, not to the person who fitted it.
That is not us being generous. It is just what the work is. A mixer tap costs what a mixer tap costs, a fuel pump costs what a fuel pump costs, and nobody in Lagos controls those prices. What we can control is whether you get to see the split.
You will notice some lines show zero under materials. Those are the cleaning, fumigation and septic jobs, where the chemicals and the consumables sit inside the service fee instead of being listed on their own. It does not mean nothing was bought. It means that kind of work is not priced that way.
The range is wide, and the fault is rarely the reason
Five thousand naira and two hundred and twenty thousand naira, same month, same company. What decides which bill comes to you is almost never the fault itself. It is how long you left it unattended.
There are two plumbing jobs in that table that make the point better than I can. Somebody noticed water under a water closet tank, called us that same week, and we changed the hose behind the WC and were done before evening. That came to ₦16,525. Somebody else had a bum washer leaking and left it, until the control had gone and the float master had gone with it. That one came to ₦63,800.
Same family of problem. Four times the money. The only difference was how early somebody looked.
Common questions about what repairs cost in Lagos
How much does it cost to fix a leaking toilet in Lagos?
In August 2026 our toilet jobs ran between ₦15,350 and ₦63,800. Changing a faulty ball valve came to ₦15,350. A leak under the water closet tank came to ₦16,525. The big one, where a bum washer, a control and a float master all had to be dealt with at once, came to ₦63,800. The difference is how many fittings had already failed by the time somebody looked.
How much does generator repair cost in Lagos?
Our generator jobs in August 2026 ran from ₦5,000 to ₦67,500. Setting the valve and carburettor came to ₦5,000. Servicing a 7.0kVA generator came to ₦23,125. Changing the engine seal, engine valve, oil seal valve and plug came to ₦32,200. Replacing the fuel pump on a 30kVA industrial generator, and working on the panel and relay pack, came to ₦67,500.
How much does deep cleaning cost in Lagos?
A general deep clean of a three bedroom apartment came to ₦143,000 in August 2026. A five bedroom duplex with a BQ, including upholstery cleaning and stain removal, came to ₦220,000. On cleaning jobs the chemicals and consumables are inside the service fee rather than charged separately.
How much does fumigation cost in Lagos?
Interior and exterior fumigation of a five bedroom duplex in Ikeja came to ₦93,500 in August 2026.
How much does it cost to service an air conditioner in Lagos?
Refilling and servicing a 1.5HP air conditioner that was dropping water came to ₦40,300 in August 2026. Of that, ₦26,250 was materials.
How much does septic tank evacuation cost in Lagos?
Evacuating an overfilled septic tank came to ₦50,000 in August 2026.
Why does SmartFix separate materials from labour on a quote?
Because on repair work materials are usually around sixty percent of the bill, and if you cannot see that split you have no way of judging whether the quote is fair. Itemising it removes the argument before it can start.
Are SmartFix artisans verified?
Yes. Every artisan on every job in this table was verified before being sent to a customer. We call people who have worked with them, we check the trade, and nobody reaches your house on our word alone.
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