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The rates and services of a handyman can vary widely depending on the market and handyman. A handyman (or handywoman) is a skilled generalist. Some jurisdictions require them to be licensed, but the term applies to a jack-of-all-trades who performs minor repairs or construction tasks on residential sites.
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1. assessable cabinets
2. put together bookshelf
3. repair pantry shelf
4. replace shower heads
5. reglaze bathtub.
6.hang pictures
7. install ceiling fans
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Patrick
This is an excellent resource, especially the pointthat says: "Check for any complaints. Be sure to read the complaints ifpossible. ***Sadly, some people can be unreasonable or expect too much fromothers and will file complaints out of vindictiveness.***"
We own a Handyman company in the Denver area and we do both fixed bids andtime-&-materials jobs. Yes, there are shady contractors. There are alsounprincipled and unethical customers, as any service professional will tellyou, like the woman who hired us to do an all day job, paid us at the end, thencalled the next day to threaten us with negative reviews on the BBB website ifwe didn't refund all her money. Who has time for this? We sent her money back-- and a week later her housekeeper emailed us to apologize -- that her bossdoes that to everyone from taxi drivers to her own financial advisor!
We were awarded the BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Trust a couple of yearsago, and at the ceremony, the MC, who is the CEO of a local botanic garden, spokeabout how in our society today, people feel entitled to what they want, andempowered (through social media, etc.) to try to ruin you if you don't give itto them. He spoke of a visitor to the garden who said that the CEO's headshould be chopped up and used as mulch because they let schoolchildren into thegarden! My own mother, rest her soul, had an absolute fit when the installerwho (correctly) laid a new linoleum floor, did not notice that the"grout" lines on the fake tile did not bisect the pedestal of hertoilet exactly in the middle. I thought she would have another stroke. She didhave previous strokes that left her with some mental impairments, unfortunately-- and I'm thankful she wasn't on social media or she would have ruinedseveral tradesmen with her paranoia. By the way, Home Advisor allows serviceproviders to challenge a negative review and they try to fairly listen to bothsides. Others, notably Yelp, will do nothing even if the client is lying andthe tradesperson can show this from emails exchanged. "It's theirexperience," Yelp says. My mother "experienced" cars driving upinto the trees outside her third-floor apartment and shining their lights inher windows. Not every "experience" is objectively true. And Yelphides a lot of reviews in their "Not Recommended" section but keepsthe bad ones front and center.
So when you see negative reviews, look for the positive ones as well. No one isperfect; most people do their best to satisfy their customers because theirreputation, their livelihood, and often the income of others such asappointment setters, subcontractors, etc. depends on their doing a good job.Mistakes happen and most people will try hard to remediate the issue until youare satisfied.
And if you are consistently getting what you think are overpricedestimates/bids, stop and think: most service providers learn, over the years,to "read" clients and have a good idea of when a potential client isgoing to cost them in time, aggravation, and maybe even vindictiveness. So youmay not have a good idea of what your job "ought" to cost ... or youmay be giving off vibes that you are going to be that difficult client.Something to consider.
But only Jesus was a perfect tradesman. Give the grace that you also want foryourself. Life is too short for vindictiveness.
give me a list of names in my area