Repairs & Remodels On Demand

We are super picky and many of the vendors we talked with got quickly confused. This is the only company that listened more than talking sales. We meant what we asked and they did what they said.

The whole exeperience went well. They were punctual, professional and the work was good. I just thought that $245 in labor of 3.5 hours of work was exspensive.

They are professional, friendly, honest and clean. They do good work. They rebuilt a shower, fixed the ceiling and built a new front door stoop. They gave me a bid to put a screen door about 2 weeks ago.

I am the president (and a unit owner) of a small condo fourplex in North Park. Three of the units are townhouses...the fourth unit is up a flight of stairs. They have a large deck in front of their unit, which is also the roof of three storage rooms underneath. The building is nearly 40 years old...termites and water damage took their toll on the deck and the flooring under it. Water was getting into one of the storage rooms. We took out the dry wall and found besides the water damage was old termite damage of the plate that runs horizontally along the top of the storeroom doors...had nearly been eaten through. I had problems even getting anyone to come out for an estimate because it was not just a deck problem, it was also a building structure problem. I finally got three estimates, and went with Handyman on Demand, and I could not be happier. Here is the main reason I chose them - the other contractors that came out wanted to pull out the weight bearing joists that ran under the deck and under the unit into the garage area. I had problems with that, in that these joists showed absolutely no damage from water or termites. I asked friends of mine with construction knowledge what they thought....they felt the same way I did....why fix it if "it ain't broke"? And then Kyle and Tim came out from Handyman, and said they were fine...no need to replace them....plus, if you do that, you are liable to open "a bucket of worms", and that is exactly the way I felt. The initial estimate was around $10,000. This was to replace the broken tile in the affected area with the same saltillo tile, and painting it with epoxy, replacing the plywood, drywall, reinforcing the hand railing, re-painting where necessary, replacing the chewed up horizontal wooden plate at the entrance to the storeroom, etc. Once they started the work, we found we would have to take out all the tile and replace the entire deck and coat it with a fiberglass coating and paint. It only added another $2200.00, and the owner can add tile at some future date if they so desire. After a few days, I noticed that one side of the deck's paint was darker than the other. I sent a picture to Maresa on the internet...she called me two hours later and scheduled Tim to come out the next day and put one more coat of paint on it which did the trick...it looks great! They started on a Monday at 8 in the morning, and finished the following Monday. They cleaned up every day and did a great job. They will be the first ones I call if I need any other work done.

I have used this company before. They may be a little expensive, but they do a great job. I am always pleased with the work they do and the calibur of the people they send out to do the work. They clean up after themselves and are professional.

The experience was great and the price was fair. I have no complaints.

They were extremely expensive. The handyman that came out was fine though. He did several things which was nice to have a real handyman that could do all those things.

Overall excellent quality. Richard showed up as expected for every project. Changes in times were communicated through office ahead of time. Did really good work and seemed to not only know what he was doing, but frequently offered 1 or more options for us to consider. Had a couple of minor glitches (from helpers he brought along) which were quickly resolved.

They started right away. They finished early. We asked to do them a few other things and they did it at no cost to us. They were very polite and professional.

Done with great expertise by Cliff Hays.

He looked at the outlet and the breaker panel, said he had to go to his truck to get a screwdriver, and after a prolonged wait, he returned (without any tools) and said he would have to collect $150 upfront and on the spot to take the outlet plate off and look at the wiring--a 'discovery fee'. This had not been mentioned to me on the phone when I made the appointment, even though I was very explicit about what I wanted done. I rejected this proposal and he left. I am so disappointed as an Angie's List member to have wasted time trying to get this simple project finished. I cannot imagine charging such a high fee just to look at what a job entails and this should have been made clear from the initial phone call. Handyman On Demand 'did not build trust or improve my life' as their motto states!

They were on time and professional. They did the work they said they would do within the time frame they gave us. The person doing the electrical work did not clean up as well he could have. The person doing the deck work did. We were very satisfied with their work and would use them again.

Poor. The receptionist pressured me to agree to sign a contract the day of the estimate if we liked the estimate, even though we are just now interviewing contractors. They refused to come out any time except 8-8:30 am, which is bad for us since one of us works until 9 am.

The tile job in the office was "okay" -- it should have been taken up and redone properly but we were anxious to get things back to normal. The tile installation in the bathroom was terrible and we asked that it be taken up and redone, which they did.

He did a very good job and was very professional. He seems to know how to do all kinds of things and that's good for a handyman. He is a very hard worker and he is just the kind of person I would recommend to everyone.

I really had a horrible experience with the first guy that they sent out. This was a one day job and it took them about three days to finish the job. The first day they were late but they were on time the next day. I do feel that I made a mistake hiring them, but they did come back and finish up all of the work and made it right with me. I just won't be using their services again.

Handyman did well. They were polite and arrived on time for the job. They worked very hard and did good work. It seemed they wanted to be done in a hurry though and I was a bit upset that I got two different quotes from them.

The house is vacant and I no longer live there, so I left the handyman alone at approximately 2 P.M to do the work. I was told he would be done by 5 P.M or so. I went back later and was very disappointed in the work. You could clearly see all tape marks and all repairs were clearly square and visible. The closet was worse. I called and said I needed it done again or improved upon. The next day they sent out this person again, who simply added more texture and some paint. Now it's over textured, not fully painted (white texture showed through) and it was a disaster. I had to chase down an answer on how this was to be fixed. Charles promised me it would be done right. On Saturday they sent a new person out who explained what was wrong about the first two attempts. Long story short, this person fixed the patch but did a very weird job painting. It's all streaky like it was painted in stripes. I have to paint my whole wall myself now. I paid on Saturday but now just want to be done.

JOB 1: VERY EASY TO SCHEDULE. THEY SHOW UP WHEN THEY SAY AND CALL TO GIVE THEIR ESTIMATE. THIS ESTIMATE WAS A BIT HIGH BUT THEY DID THE WORK THE SAME DAY. THEY COORDINATED WITH TENANT AND DID A GOOD JOB. JOB 2: CALLED AND THEY HAD AN OPEN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT DAY. REPAIRMAN CAME OUT, MET TENANT, AND CALLED ME WITH ESTIMATE. HE DID THE WORK THE SAME DAY.

Gentleman arrived on time, and was very personable. It became quickly obvious that electrical was not his forte. He spent over three hours searching and poking around the outdoor lighting, and in the process unwired a step down transformer for the outdoor heaters, and then proceeded to focus his attention on the low voltage lighting transformers that send power to the yard lights, but not the patio. After three hours, he called it quits, no closer to fixing anything, and leaving the heater igniter constantly firing after miswiring the transformer to the outdoor gas heater. If the company knew that it was going to be an electrical troubleshooting problem, as I told them, they should have sent someone more qualified in electrical to do the job. I'm sure the gentleman that came out is more that capable doing a myriad of other tasks, but he left leaving things worse, and I was out three hours of my life and $150.

We were very pleased with Chris's work. He was right on time, gave us a reasonable estimate, and substantially completed the job in one day. He returned the morning of the second day to fill in the grout and do the cleanup. We have never met a handyman who was so conscientious in cleaning up after the job. Chris dusted and vacuumed and left no trace of the repair. He computer-matched the paint sample on the wall repair so that it is impossible to tell that there was ever a hole in the wall! We asked him to paint over an old patch on another wall (not part of the original estimate) which he did gladly. The final bill was only a few dollars over the original estimate based on materials. Chris applied the 10% Angies List discount to the bill. We would definitely call Handyman on Demand again for our next project.

He showed up on time and was very easy to talk to. We first walked around and I showed him what needed to get done. He then calculated the estimate. I felt very comfortable with him in my house so I was able to leave and take care of some errands. The only that kept this from being a perfect experience was that he found out later that he needed a wet saw to be able to cut the tiles properly. This added almost 30% to original estimate for the job. I thought this was a bit high. He did a really nice job on everything he worked on and even gave me some tips for paint touch-ups. I would definitely call these guys again and would even try to get the same person over.

HE REPLACED A PLATE IN THE SHOWER. HE DID NOT REPLACE THE PLATE WITH THE RIGHT PIECE SO NOW IT JUST HAS A COUPLE OF SCREW HOLES IN IT THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY SCREWS. I ASKED HIM TO FIX THE SCREEN SLIDER ON MY PATIO DOOR, THE SCREEN DOOR WAS STICKING AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ROLLER ON THE BOTTOM WAS BROKEN AND THAT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROLLER. HE PICKED UP A ROLLER FOR IT, INSTALLED IT, BUT THE ROLLER IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THE SCREEN STILL STICKS. THERE WAS ONE JOB THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DO CORRECTLY, AND THAT WAS FIXING AN OUTLET IN MY HUSBANDS OFFICE. I PAID FOR SOME PARTS FOR A LIGHT OVER THE LAUNDRY ROOM CLOSET. HE LEFT THE PARTS, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO DO THE WORK.

We were so impressed by the quality of work that was done. Rodriques was courtesous, professional and a pleasure to have in our house. He was working throughout the day. He was a hard worker and not afraid to work. He paid attention to detail with laying the tiles always asking if the pattern was ok with us. I would use this company again and plan to do so in the future. He did not charge us for anything extra except what he purchased to complete the job. All and all it was a pleasurable experience. We were skeptical about using this company as we figured that the best tile layers would be from a tile company but since we couldn't get one of them to come we went with a handyman. Were we wrong. We couldn't be more pleased.

Rodrigo came out-he was very professional and polite. He started right away and the work was completed in three days. He was very knowledgeable and did a beautiful job! He explained everything at the end of each day and was done before noon on the third day. He paid attention to detail/called me from the store to ask what color porch covering I wanted. Very personable and nice. Cost did end up being higher than estimate but I was told at the beginning because he would not know if some of the wood was rotten until he got up there. As soon as he found the additional wood he let me know the cost.