Dan the Handyman

I just moved to Altadena and had Dan assemble a bed and do various mounting work (shelves, large mirror, etc). He was super efficient and thorough, and easy to communicate with. Totally happy with everything he did — A+!

This man is incredible. We had been having problems with our kitchen light fixture (it was eating fluorescent bulbs), and Dan came and fixed it, using energy-​saving LEDs. Amazing. He also planed down the bathroom door, fixed the gasket on the doorway to the garage (so the door closes more easily now), and took care of the motion detector light as well. Absolutely wonderful. Highly, highly recommend!

I am so glad I found Dan the Handyman! I needed the front door trim replaced and a wooden window sill repaired, and Dan did excellent work! He arrived on time and finished the job in a very timely manner. He is definitely an honest handyman you can trust. Thank you, Dan for your great work!

Dan does really great work. Definitely recommend.

I used Dan to install a garbage disposal. I found him after calling several plumber/​handyman services who either never returned my calls or quoted ridiculous amounts of money for what was probably a one or two-​hour project. Not only did Dan call me back right away, he was prompt, professional, and charged a very reasonable price. He even fixed part of my kitchen sink that had been installed incorrectly. I would definitely use him again.

Dan came to our house when we’d given up on our dream remodel because of cost. Dan re caulked the tile and sealed our windows all to perfection. When I asked him what could be done about the sticky drawers in our kitchen, he had two solutions. One was to wax the tracks, which he did. The other was to call a carpenter and have just the drawers rebuilt. Because of Dan, we met his friend Jose Mora, a fabulous carpenter who made our old kitchen into a dream kitchen through the miracle of carpentery. Thank you Dan, both for your work and for your connections. This customer is very, very happy!

We absolutely rely on Dan. He has taken on so many jobs for us: installing a mail slot in a 90-​year-​old door, re-​caulking our aged pool coping, even though he hadn’t done it before. (Beautiful job, by the way.) Even labeling an electrical panel where the lettering had all worn off. On and on. We save up jobs for him to do, then email AND call. (He’s so busy that he doesn’t always get to his email messages right away.)
Calm, professional, capable.
I read here that he’s not taking on new clients. Thank goodness we’re already on the list! I agree with the other reviewer, he’s an 11!

***WOW*** SO NICE!!! PROMPT RESPONSE. EXCELLENT WORK. FAIR PRICE.
I was unable to open my front door… without an exit strategy in case of emergency for my mother. I called Crown City Hardware and asked if they could fix my 90+ year old Mortise lock. Since I was unable to bring the lock into the store, they suggested Dan Fernandez, aka Dan the Handyman. Within a few minutes of placing a call to Dan, he responded, scheduled a same-​day time, arrived promptly, fixed the problem AND took the cylinder out from the lock and made new keys… all for a fair price. So nice to find someone that actually does what he says he will do and is honest.
SOOOOOOOO HAPPY with his work and grateful that we are safe again.
THANK YOU, DAN THE HANDYMAN… YOU ARE AWESOME!

Stand up guy

F L A K E — no wonder this person has so few reviews!!! Don’t waste your time calling — he does not return phone calls.

You the man Dan! What a great service even on Sunday on your family time. So appreciated :)) thank you thank you…

AN URBAN TREASURE
We’ve enjoyed our totally remodeled kitchen for almost exactly a year, but the kitchen faucet started to loosen. To tighten it from below, we needed a basin wrench, which we don’t have. So we decided to call in a handyman to do that plus some other little jobs. (I guess we can no longer call our kitchen «new» if something needs to be fixed. It’s sort of like that first scratch on a new car.)
Dan the Handyman stood out as one of the local best on the Web, so we gave him a call. He replied the next day, and he came out this afternoon.
Dan was here for three and a half hours.
He fixed the faucet (because we don’t have that pesky basin wrench).
He caulked a thirteen foot line of grout at the base of the back splash behind the kitchen counter and sink because there were spots where the grout had shrunk too much on drying. (I get messy with simple glue, so imagine me doing this.)
He hung a sort-​of heavy picture on the newly painted wall of our once-​new, now-​old kitchen (because I was afraid to attempt the job, screw it up, and then endure an unhappy wife).
He installed some spacers in an electrical outlet such that I can now attach a wall plate and it won’t look funny. (Remember, Dan’s motto is «no job too small.»)
Finally, he spent most of his time running a new electrical line from a junction box underneath the house to an outlet he installed on the building’s exterior front (so we can hang a lighted wreath on the façade next Christmas). I would probably have electrocuted myself had I tried this, um, at home.
Dan is an urban treasure. He’s a hell of a nice fellow and his work is impeccable. I wish we’d had more stuff for him to do. I’m keeping his business card accessible from the rest of the clutter.
There’s no need to go further looking for a handyman. Dan’s your guy.
P. S. 3÷18÷14
Dan returned today to expertly and efficiently:
1. Repair a leak under the bathroom sink.
2. Replace a toilet fill valve.
3. Shave-​down the surface of a door that’s been causing it to stick depending on
the weather.
4. Replace a plate on the lock in a side gate that serves to hold the tongue in
position.
5. Seal around the front housing of a postal box built-​into a brick pillar; it leaks
when it rains. (In Southern California, when is that, exactly?)
Now, granted, any husband who’s a Real Man should be able to do at least 2, 3, and 5, but I came to the realization a long time ago that I’m not a manly Mr. Fixit. The wife would agree. As a matter of fact, she’s the one who, probably out of desperation, originally found Dan’s listing.
At the risk of burdening Dan with more work than he can handle, you should call him. He’s an Urban Treasure who, with any luck, should become an Urban Legend.

Dan installed my new ceiling fan in record time, and it works perfectly! Fast, efficient and friendly. Very reasonable prices. He’s my Go-​To guy for fixing stuff.

Dan is the third handyman I’ve tried and i am finally satisfied. He arrives ON TIME, he works steadily all day and he has a beautiful asthetic. Very important to me. I give him creative license and he always comes up with an imaginative solution. The first two guys were awful, but I didn’t know it cause I was settling for what I could get. Now that I use Dan, exclusively, I am well aware of the poor quality of work I had done. I have him come for a full day to tackle my list of honey-do’s and he is efficient, timely, frugal and excellent. Thank you DAN!