Most homes have six or seven small things wrong with them at any moment. None urgent enough to call someone. All annoying every single day.
General repair work is the bulk of what we do, and it's the category where hiring a handyman rather than a trade specialist actually saves you real money. A plumber will come out for a running toilet, but you'll pay a plumber's call-out rate for twenty minutes of work on a flapper valve.
The efficient way to use us is to save things up. One visit covering eight small items costs dramatically less per item than eight separate visits, because you're paying the trip charge once. Send the whole list when you book and we'll tell you what fits in a visit.
Flat rates from our published catalog, quoted in writing before any work starts. A $95 minimum service call applies per visit — bundling several tasks into one visit is always better value.
Prices assume normal access and sound existing conditions. Anything that needs eyes on it first — active leaks, rot, hidden damage — is quoted as preliminary until we’ve seen it.
Running toilets and dripping faucets top the list every year, and they're worth fixing faster than most people do — a running toilet can quietly add real money to a monthly water bill in a valley where summer usage is already high.
Second is doors that have stopped latching. This is almost always seasonal movement rather than a broken door: the frame shifts slightly through the year and the strike plate no longer lines up. It's a fifteen-minute adjustment, not a replacement, and we'd tell you if it were otherwise.
Third is anything that has become genuinely unsafe — a loose stair railing, a wobbly deck post, a grab bar that was anchored into drywall instead of a stud. We prioritize those when scheduling.
Yes — there's a $95 minimum service call that covers the first hour plus the trip. That's why bundling is worth it: a single $67 outlet swap effectively costs the minimum, but five of them in one visit is priced much closer to the per-item rate.
Anything requiring a licensed specialist or a permit: new electrical circuits, panel work, gas lines, main sewer lines, structural framing changes. We'll say so quickly and point you toward the right trade rather than take the job and learn on your house.
Either. Customer-supplied is usually cheaper and lets you pick exactly the fixture you want. If we supply, parts are billed at cost plus a modest markup, and we'll tell you the number before purchasing.