Oakland Handyman

I don’t really want word to get out about these guys for selfish reasons but being that there are so many shady and/​or ridiculously expensive handymen out there, I thought I should put my two cents in. Bryce did an awesome job installing a bathroom fan in the wall, crawling around a difficult attic space. He was kind, professional and even brought his dog for a play date with my dog while he worked. Totally would call on them again.

We had a list of tasks from small to moderate — the largest being the removal of a kitchen cabinet and installation of an exterior venting IKEA range hood. Ben scheduled Bryce and Levi to do the work. Bryce synchronized their arrival so that Levi could arrive with the necessary hardware — and he began the large task of removing the cabinet. With Levi on-​site, Bryce delegated, supervised and took care of the small tasks (including repositioning strike plates; fixing lighting). They were paid by the hour and were very efficient and coordinated in their effort. All the work was thoughtfully executed — and the installed kitchen hood looks outstanding.

While I didn’t get to hire Ben as he was booked he really was awesome in directing me to check certain videos on YouTube to help solve my problem if I couldn’t find anyone to help me in time. Um, how great is that? Gotta love businessmen w/​great integrity and empahthy.

Wonderful experience and great service. Ben responded to my initial inquiry right away and sent Bryce to the rescue! Bryce moved through a list of random repairs with knowledge, professionalism, and it was apparent that he is a perfectionist which I love! So pleased with
his work and trustworthy suggestions. Rates are reasonable and fair. I will be calling again in the near future!

Hey, these guys are great. Ben was good with prompt communication, and Bryce rocked the installation of a new bathroom fan. The old one was circa 1970, so it was overdue for a replacement. I called three places total and all said installations were likely to run two-​three hours minimum, maybe more — Bryce did it in 45 minutes, which was unexpected and certainly saved me some money. Plus, he has a really good attitude. Definitely recommend!

I should have written this a LONG time ago but this guy rocks. He came over to help us put in new windows into a VERY old house. He was kind, professional, easy to talk to and you know he wanted what was best for us, not just within his scope. He put in our windows and unfortunately they didn’t fit (our bad, we measured wrong) and came over the NEXT day to help us figure out a way to make it work and they are PERFECT. The windows are just what we needed and couldn’t have done it without Ben. Thanks!

I’ve had trouble finding a decent handyman in the East Bay. Xavier was awesome! He was very helpful, good looking, knowledgable & fun. Thank you! ;)

We recently hired Oakland Handyman for a wide range of repairs and projects for our house in East Bay. Ben and Bryce have been exceptional with everything they have done for us, including new kitchen tile backsplash, customizing and installing closet door, installing floor tiles, vanity sink, and vent in bathroom, and painting. We highly recommend Oakland Handyman for housing repairs.

I own a new business in Oakland, and I needed help hanging up a large sign. I called Oakland Handyman and spoke with Ben. He took down my information, provided a reasonable quotation and was good about scheduling a date and time right away. Everything about the project went smoothly with Ben and his crew. I appreciated that he called before heading over, offered good suggestions on the best approach to hang the sign, and paid attention to the details. He even cleaned off the sign before hanging it up. The attention to detail and their professionalism made this a quality and smooth project. Everything was done in less than two hours. I would not hesitate using them again.

Ben has done 2 jobs for me. The second time he brought along a colleague, Byce, to assist him. Both jobs couldn’t have been done better. In addition Ben, the owner of the business, is extremely pleasant to deal with, clear in his communications in how he will go about the job and presents a very fair price before proceeding. I will call upon Ben whenever I need trustworthy and pleasant fellow to work for me again. Bryce was also a pleasant young man and an efficient worker. For quality and a fair price Oakland Handyman cannot be beat.

I called Oakland Handyman mid week and they had someone come out to my house to give me a bid the next day! I was so surprised by their their attentiveness and quick responses, both at my house and with customer service (thank you Brittney!) They completed one big job, rebuilding my fence plus also helped me with a bunch of nagging problems I had been dealing with inside my home. They were professional, skilled, and worked with my timeline and schedule! I will definitely be calling them the next time I need some work done.

Needed a bunch of small repairs ranging in scope from electrical to putting in a new doorbell, I used Unilocal to find a Handyman. Oakland Handyman is owned by a husband and wife team of Jeremy and Brittany. I hate when you call a small service business and get their voicemail. I almost never leave a voicemail and will likely never call back. Very annoying. With Oakland Handyman, things are different. Brittany answers the phones while Jeremy is out in the field so there is always someone to answer the phone which is a huge plus.
Jeremy is very responsive and worked with my tight schedule to get repairs done at my home before it went up for sale. Jeremy is a very nice guy and is very knowledgeable about home repairs. He worked quickly and is very professional. Jeremy and his wife are both ethical business people who stand behind their work and put their client’s satisfaction first. I would not hesitate to hire them again.

They were great from the start. My husband called on the Monday before Christmas and got a call back the same day. We need them to replace some floorboards at our condo, and after taking a look they quoted two hours from start to finish, and the price was very reasonable.
The job turned out to be way more complicated because of the way the floorboards had been installed originally. It ended up taking them a whole day to do it, but in the end they only charged for three hours. My husband and I are both SO GLAD we called Oakland Handyman instead of trying to do this job ourselves.
Great work, great people, great prices!

We had strong wind during the last week of November and one of the side flashing on the roof came off. I called quite a few handyman that I found on Unilocal and many did not call me back after leaving multiple messages. Jeremy from Oakland Handyman called me back the same day and Rick came out the next day to fix my flashing problem. While on the roof he also cleaned my dirty side gutters and patch up some holes on my roof. I definitely recommend Oakland Handyman because of their low price and great customer service. The next time if I need any work done in the future I know who to call. Trust me they are the real deal.

Totally unresponsive to calls.

I just recently moved to the area and was in desperate need of help getting my place together — from repainting the interior, changing door knobs and light fixtures, to mounting my flat screen (just to name a few). I was looking for a company that would be able to help me with pretty much everything, and thanks to Unilocal,I found it! Rick from Oakland Handyman was amazing! He was punctual, friendly, efficient, and professional. I was beyond satisfied with the MANY projects I had him work on. He worked quickly yet thoroughly. I would highly recommend requesting for Rick, I am convinced that there isn’t anything he cannot execute beautifully.

Jeremy and his team are fantastic – I’m convinced they can take on anything. Recently he reshingled our house – a job very well done; he is is helping us renovate two bathrooms. He is a skilled carpenter and handyman, and in addition, he brings a high level of professionalism to his projects and is great to work with. He arrives early for appointments, is communicative and responsive, very trustworthy, and takes pride in what he builds. I’m looking forward to working with him more.

I am remodeling my house and I had Jeremy help me out with a number of the projects. He was proffesional, on time or early, quick to respond and did really good work. We found him after we had problems with our window guy. He came in and installed our windows and we were so impressed we hired him for more work.

My husband and I recently hired Jeremy to stain our fence; a job he is WAY over qualified for. Not only did he do an amazing job, he finished it in 1 day! He is super friendly and reasonably priced. We will definitely be hiring him again!

Jeremy has installed/​mounted multiple flat screen tvs in my house and helped to professionally hang very large pictures and the like. He’s punctual, professional and reasonably priced.