I Love My Handyman Service

I am pleased with the work that John has done at my home but he left me feeling cheated and robbed. I am not one to write bad reviews but I do think that it is important for you to understand how the process works before booking an appointment for his services. I should have asked more questions and agreed to a price before I spent $ 720 for my back door to be sanded, hung and painted. I wasn’t aware that dry time was something that I would have to pay for.
I hired John to sand and paint my back door that had been worn from years of old paint and the dogs had torn down part of the frame. My husband took the door off and delivered it to a location to have the glass replaced (which was only $ 100, reasonable). At that point John retrieved the door, matched the paint colors and showed up at my house to paint. He is very friendly and I was unsure why he talked so much and now I know why «he charges by the hour and I paid $ 95 to hear short stories (silly me)» It took about three hours to sand the front and back, hang and paint the door. There was dry time involved to prime and paint two coats on either side, why I was charged $ 720 to repaint a door, to this day I will never understand.
When I bring my car to get repaired, I am charged an hourly rate, not while my car is sitting on the lot but while it is being worked on. Actual work time is what I should have been charged, I am a fair person and really hope that you do not experience what I have gone through. I should have asked more questions and asked for a bid. I could have replaced my entire door and had Home Depot install it for $ 350. Ask for a bid, don’t just let John come and work, he will take his time but you WILL PAY for it.

John communicates very well. He followed up after I had Gilbert with Blue Dragon plumbing replace an outdoor spigot and hose bib.
John did a flawless drywall repair and texture. Both gentlemen were fantastic craftsmen and all around great guys. John takes pride in his work, is a bit of a perfectionist, and does whatever it takes for complete satisfaction. Excellent communication, awesome results, and high attention to detail.

I was very pleased with the work John did for my recent move. The first handyman I contacted never showed so when I contacted John at the last minute, I was grateful he was able to fit me in. He assisted with ranging curtain rods and towel racks. He was open to answering all my questions and gave me advice on how to do some household tasks myself. Overall John was efficient, professional and extremely personable.

I would definitely use again. Excellent work!

I had a doorbell that stopped working. John emailed me, scheduled the appointment, and repaired the doorbell all in the same day. Great service! I plan to use him again.

We use John and his company regularly — and he’s basically the only service professional we let touch our house. Fair hourly rates, top-​notch quality of work, and the dogs and baby get a kick out of him too. Great guy, great work, great company.

John just completed a difficult job in our garage. We wanted to plug up some areas that leaves and squirrels were coming into especially when it was cold outside. His solution to this was truly creative and practical. My wife and I were extremely pleased with John’s professionalism and creativity. I would definitely ask him back to other fix other projects!

What a guy! I had an emergency small job, and I found John through his outstanding Unilocal reviews, called him, and he came within 3 hours, fixed my problem, and I was THRILLED with his work, his ethic and his efficiency. USE THIS COMPANY for all your ‘rent-​a-​husband’ chores!

Extremely professional with great communication and keeps you abreast of scheduling, any potential delays, and work progress. Takes great pride in his work which shows greatly in the job he produces. I highly recommend John for any of your home «handyman jobs»!

John and his helper Paul were great. They hung ceiling fans and fixtures for a couple of days averaging more than a ceiling fan an hour on high ceilings. They would have been even quicker if the shoddy new home construction by Gehan Homes on supposedly (and paid extra for) ceiling fan outlets and wiring had been done correctly. One fan alone took over two hours because the support had to be replaced in the attic. Having his helper and paying the additional for Paul was well worth it; it made things go much faster for John and saved money in the long run. Everything looks and works great and we are very pleased and will use again if needed.

Extremely professional and flexible. John was able to come in on such short notice and was easy to communicate with. He’s informative of what he is doing as he’s doing it so you don’t feel like he might be doing something you aren’t on board with. I would recommend him to anyone looking for an honest, real, professional who can do handy repairs.

John has done multiple jobs for us and the quality is super! He is also an honest, and great guy! He is my only Handyman! Thanks John!

I had John come over to help me install my stove. I have to say this was the first time i ever use this type of service and it was the best. John not only installs it in a professional manner he taught me a few things. John takes his time and does it correctly so no mistakes can happen or future problems. I will definitely call him again for anything. One more thing, he’s very well prepared so make sure you have room for his trailer, he’s got every tool for every situation which says that John is ready for anything. Call him and use his service and your worries will be over. Also if you live in south Austin, it may take him a while to get to you, he lives up north.

John is the best «handyman» ever! The word doesn’t begin to describe the breadth of his knowledge. After hiring him to repair a falling-​down privacy fence for me — top quality work, I might add — I called again to have him re-​tile my hall bath, which I decided to turn into a complete remodel project.
Along with giving close attention to detail, having great ideas, offering a complete explanation of what he was doing and planned to do next (and why), with a great sense of humor, and the apparent ability and willingness to tackle just about any job … well, what more is there? A pleasant personality, friendly attitude, neat, clean-​cut appearance, willingness to go the extra mile … you can’t go wrong with «I Love My Handyman.»