Mr. Handyman of South Montgomery County

Excellent work. We had a pocket door repaired by them. The employee was on time, very nice and very careful. Did a great job, and left almost no trace.

Actually, the repair services had many issues. The work was improper and inferior work. The technician made unauthorized repairs. His repairs resulted in additional damage. The repairman has requested payment but he didn’t provide an itemized invoice, which I requested twice. And after explicitly stating my budget was $ 1400 and to stop work at $ 1400, the handyman charged $ 1400 in repairs and $ 120 for supplied for repairing 1 outlet, repairing an inoperable exhaust fan, and disconnecting a dimmer and light switch in 8 hours.
Mr. Handyman was called to my residence for the following repairs
* Install 2 outlets in the kitchen wall
* Troubleshoot and repair 1 ceiling fan in the kitchen
* Troubleshoot and repair 1 exhaust fan in the bathroom
* Troubleshoot and repair 1 outlet in paneled bedroom
During the first day,
* Max insisted on repairing a different bedroom outlet that he said had no power.
* He removed a dimmer switch and light switch for the ceiling fan repair. He said, «the dimmer switch wasn’t receiving power and was not connected to the ceiling fan.» I used the ceiling fan to operate the ceiling fan for more than a year.
* He replaced the exhaust fan. However, he said he «troubleshot the exhaust fan after installation. It was installed illegally and inappropriately. The fan will only work if the dryer isn’t in use because the fan blows into the dryer.» However, this fan didn’t have this issue in the 3 years it was used.
* He removed an outdoor light and claimed it didn’t have enough power. The outdoor light worked for 3 years and was on when he arrived.
* Before Max left, Max told me the final cost would $ 1520, and he wouldn’t charge me for the next day’s service when he would finish the work.
During the second day,
* Max installed 1 kitchen outlet I requested and fixed 1 that I didn’t ask him to look at. He claimed the second kitchen outlet could not be installed, so I asked him to install an outlet wall plate; he asked my mom to install the plate.
* He reinstall the outdoor light from the first day.
* He removed and took apart the ceiling fan he should have fixed.
* He fixed a different kitchen light fixture that I repeatedly told him I didn’t want repaired. The light works, but smokes and smells like it is burning.
* Plus, Max hammered a hole in the wall, but didn’t repair the hole as promised.
* He left 3 outlets and light switches exposed and hanging from the walls.
* Final cost (verbal) $ 1520 – 1550
* Max said he could return in 2 weeks for another $ 500.

I’ve used this company regularly across multiple properties and only have good things to say! The technician I’ve used, Alex (Alejandro), is fantastic and usually has creative options or ideas if the resolution isn’t clear. I highly recommend him!
Their prices are higher than other handyman services but this company is much more professional, makes appointments in advance, utilizes email regularly, etc. Their full use of email is especially useful as if something breaks, I can send a picture of the problem to discuss it with them in advance.
The above being said, they are always looking to save me money. For example I needed something fixed and they informed me that «we can buy the product for you but it’s cheaper for you if you buy it from Home Depot in advance, which has free shipping. This way we won’t charge you for the time of purchasing, etc».
In my experience, other Handyman services are not like this!

We had Mr. Handyman come to our home again to install a light fixture. Our original scheduled appointment had to be rescheduled due to our technician experiencing an emergency. Unexpected things happen, but this was a bit disappointing to hear since leave time had already been taken. Fortunately, Mr. Handyman was quick to suggest an alternate date and time with a different technician that worked with our schedules.
I was hoping that we would have the same technician come as in our original appointment, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. This was a non-​issue, however, as the technician that came (Sean) did a great job with installing the new light fixture. He was courteous, respectful, and honored all of our requests when doing the job. Sean didn’t rush through the work, but he was definitely efficient and thorough. He was able to remove the existing light fixture and install the new fixture within an hour. He was mindful enough to put a cloth covering on the floor under the small ladder he was using as he worked since it recently snowed and he didn’t want to track water in our home (the ladders are stored on the roof of his service vehicle). I was in and out of the room he was working in, and he did his job very quietly. I had brought some work home to do and I was able to concentrate on what I needed to do at the same time.
Normally, I would try to do any work on the house myself but I tend to leave electrical and plumbing jobs to the experts. After our positive experience, we will call Mr. Handyman again if such work is needed.

I contacted Mr. Handyman to execute four repair items at a rental home I own. They have very good customer service and were efficient in scheduling and in outlining the pricing. The workman (Jose) was prompt, professional and did quality work on the job which included three plumbing issues in a bathroom and installation of a new exhaust fan that required going into the attic. He also pointed out a new problem in the bathroom wall which will be useful to know for future repairs in that particular room.
I did find the total cost a bit steep, but I appreciated that everything was done in under 3-​hours. I’m sure I could have gotten those items done for less, but as it was a weekday morning and I did not want to waste a full day of work managing a contractor.
The job came out to $ 326 for what I calculated as 2:35 hours of work time (I used my iphone timer; this time included time for two trips that I made to a hardware store for supplies). Jose rounded up to 2:45 minutes so the first hour was their standard $ 158 and then $ 96 for the second hour and $ 72 for the last 45-​minutes.
I would hire them again as i think they would be dependable and reliable in an emergency repair situation.

Hmm, let’s see. I called, scheduled an appointment for them to come and then they did not even show up,… and I live pretty much around the corner. Not good.