Spring maintenance!! The winter is over and spring is in the air. It is good to get out and do things. You have a list of all the things you would like to get done around the house but so has everyone else and as the weather warms up it gets harder and harder to [...]
Winter Maintenance is basically any jobs that can be done no matter what the weather is like outside. If you are like me you probably didn't get everything done in the Fall that you should have. Some of these things like painting or staining the deck will have to wait till the warmer weather but [...]
Summer maintenance is all those jobs that are best done in the summer. Many people do major renovations in the summer. This can be a good time to do them especially if they involve additions to the outside of the house or they are jobs that will produce a lot of dust and you need [...]
You need to find a Local Handyman. The other day I had an after-hours emergency call from someone local who was trying to find a handyman. Because it was local I was able to respond and I was at his house within 20 min. This got me thinking, If you are going to hire a [...]
Can you have too many tools? There are many tool buying tips but here are the Top 5 Tool Buying Tips that apply for a typical homeowner who wants to do some projects around the house. 1. Less is more: That tool set on sale with all the bits, screwdrivers, socket set, metric [...]
Professional Handyman I was at a clients house last week providing my regular Professional Handyman service when my client told me that one of the three light switches at the bottom of the stairs did not do anything. I removed the face plate and found that it was a three way switch but there [...]
Save money when you hire a handyman. Hire a handyman to do work around your house and save money. A handyman is cheaper than a specialized trades person and can do a multitude of jobs. It costs money to hire a handyman, so to save money you want him to be as productive as possible [...]
The first thing any savvy DIYers (do-it-yourselfer) should take into account when considering a new project is that it will probably take twice as much time and three times as much money as you thought. Or maybe it's three times as long and twice as much money. Either way, there's a good reason why it's [...]
