Handy Guy

All I can say is they called us back promptly but probably because they are on Angie's list they could not get the work done before our deadline. Note: we had about a six week deadline on deck work.

I was just days away from listing my home when this accident occurred. They made time in their busy schedule to fix the hole and indentations in the dry wall. This allowed me enough time to prime and paint the areas before the home was on the market. This couple is the best. I have used them in the past, and they are on my speed dial.

I did not use Handy Guy. I emailed Handy Guy thru Angie's List and asked them to call me. In the email left them my home and cell phone number. Handy Guy never called me but did email me through Angie's List. I expected them to call so I could talk to a person. Instead just got emails thru Angie's List. Then they asked me to measure something and I'm thinking that's why I am looking to hire you. I should have looked better at everything they had listed because I didn't realize that they charge $40 to give an estimate. Granted if you hire them you get the $40 back towards the bill. Really is that customer service? I don't think so! I was surprises they have such a high rating considering what happened. They must not need the work.

I did not use this provider.

I had a problem that needed a solution and wanted perspective on other things that I should be paying attention to in my house. I got a solution that I can complete on my own for the original problem and great advice what my priorities for house projects should be.

They did an excellent job. They came out promptly to do the work and I was pleased with the results. They were responsive to any questions I had and I would not hesitate to call them again.

I really could not speak more highly of the Handy Guy, Jeremy and his crew. I called the Handy Guy late on a Wednesday evening and to my surprise a real human answered. I explained the damage that a dog of mine had done to the house and the need for repairs to make sure there were no leaks. Handy Guy was at the house and had repaired the problem as well as provided future solutions for the door. This was all for about $100.00. I also had Handy Guy come and work on an internal cabling issue in our house. They spent nearly 7 hours trying to find a solution and eventually rewired part of our cable in a very difficult space and charged me a very reasonable rate. Jeremy is trustworthy, honest and great to work with. I would recommend them to anyone needing almost any type of repair on their home.

He was very punctual and nice but said he did not have a way to get up to the roof to do the repair. We had him look at one other repair which he said was not necessary. I appreciated his honesty but wish he had a way to do the work.

The Handy Guy said he would be there at 9 a.m. and he was there. He wasn't sure he could drill the holes in the steel doors but did the door in the basement and it went well. All locks were replaced and everything cleaned up by the 10 a.m. Very friendly and easy to work with. I told him I would be calling him again soon as my house needs many things done!

I called the phone number on the website and gave the operator the details of the work that I had thought would be needed. I only described that the weathered front door needed to be refinished and that the metal security-storm door may have sagged the front framing. She said that they could schedule the job in about four weeks time and that she would call back with an estimate of the cost in a few days. The next day, she called and said that the labor for the work would be $300 for the wooden front door finishing and $200 for straightening of the door frame. Any materials would be extra. Handy Guy and his wife arrived on time at 9:00 AM on the day we had agreed on. He was very professional and assessed the situation as I described what I saw as the problems with the front door. He then described what he would do to correct the problem with the front door combination and frame. Since the weather was threatening rain that day, I allowed them to use the garage as a dry work area. They put down several drop clothes to catch any debris, they positioned their saw horses for working on the front door, and they put cushioned the tops of the saw horses as not to scratch the door. I thought that they went the extra mile to protect my property! I left them to do the work as I went to my part time job across the street. They went right to work fixing the frame. I came back about 4 hours later to see how the work was progressing. I saw that they had sanded the wooden door, put on the stain, and had spread the first coat of finish on the door. I told them that I had two other problems that if they had time, I would surely appreciate any work that they could put toward solving. I have a redwood fence with two large gates. One of the gates had sagged so much that the latch could not be unlatched from the outside and I had a set of redwood steps which the insects had eaten away at most of the supporting structure so that the steps were unsafe. He said that he could temporarily reset the gate so that it would latch correctly but he would have to come back to make the gate support structure stronger for a permanent fix at a later time. He also stated that the supporting structure of the steps (only two levels) could be rebuild with green wood so that insects would not easily destroy the integrity of the steps. I went back to my job and came back 2 hours later. The two of them had completed the second coat of finish, had straightened out the gate latch, and had rebuild the supporting structure of the back steps. Handy Guy told me that another coat of finished should be applied as the front wood door was extremely dry and had soaked up the finish unevenly. Another coat could be applied now but the door would have to be left open for 8 hours afterward to thoroughly dry. I told him that I could wait until another time when they were available in order to have him repair the back gate permanently and to apply a third coat of shellac to the front door. After they finished the repair work, he and his wife took great care in cleaning up the debris in both the garage work area and the back patio area. I plan to have them back again to do the work that they suggested. Both of them were friendly and professional. I was extremely happy that I called them and very satisfied with the work they had performed.

Jerry and his wife worked together as a team. They showed up on time, did the work that was agreed upon, and cleaned up after themselves. Jerry seemed genuinely interested in finding the most economical way of accomplishing each task in order to save me money. I still thought the repairs were expensive but It was well worth the price given the quality of the work. Jeremy was able to match the stain on my replacement doors to my 17 year old oak woodwork nearly perfectly.

Handyguy did a great job. Highly recommended.

Not only did they install the fence, they corrected developer deficiencies which would have dramatically reduced the life of the privacy fence. They were extremely pleasant to work with. I would recommend them to anyone in the Des Moines area. They had previously done some electrical work for me. They are quality people who do a quality job.

Very professional, courteous and prompt. This is a husband and wife team. On the first visit he put in a new overhead light fixture while his wife worked on the dining room table downstairs, which was missing some pegs. They both worked on the dining table upstairs, which proved to be more of a challenge because of a missing part. I asked them to come back a week later to install a dimmer in the bathroom upstairs and to fix a porch screen door that wouldn't close properly. They did all this work satisfactorily. I would definitely hire them again and recommend to others.

First impression was excellent. I had a disposal that stopped working. I'd tried everything I knew to fix it. When I described what was was happening to Handy Guy on my first phone call to them, Jennifer told me about a breaker on the bottom of the disposal. When I tried resetting the breaker, the disposal was fixed with no service call. When I called back after fixing the disposal, she asked it I had email and suggested I send an email with my list of fix-it items and they would send me an estimate. I did and they did within just a couple of days. They suggested an appointment time which worked with my schedule and came to do the work. Everything was done perfectly. They were polite, efficient and very nice people in addition to doing an excellent job. They are now the folks I will call for any kind of handy help I need.

Very good job. They came on time and did a good job on the projects.

We had a leaky toilet that was making quite a mess. Got a rather high estimate from a plumber so we contacted Handy Guy. Jeremy and his wife arrived and my husband said they were very pleasant. They replaced the inside parts in the toilet and were done within a hour. He even instructed us how to treat the area with bleach so we did not get a mold problem. Great job. We hadn't used his services for a while but will call again in the future!

This was not a job I trusted myself and my husband to do. We are not good at hanging pictures to start with and I wanted to make sure the picturess we all hung evenly and do so without destroying my walls. All the pictures had wire hangers which made the job even more challenging. The end result was beautiful. This wasn't the cheapest quote I recieved but they were able to get the job done about a month sooner than other handy men i called. I wasn't disappointed with their work. They were also very nice and professional. I will definitely contact them again in the future

Jennifer and Jeremy asked all the right questions before coming to my home so that they could come right in and get the job done with the proper equipment to hang the items. They responded immediately to my message and were able to get me scheduled quicker than I had anticipated. In fact, I had to get my beau who had the day off from work to come over and let them into my house during my work day. I also had them provide me a quote on an electrical job while they were at the house. While I didn't meet them personally, my beau said they were great in person. I would definitely recommend them and will use them again.

They were easy to work with. Were very competent and friendly. Explained what they were doing. I even had to get some replacement outlets for the one's I purchased and they did not charge me for the time it took to go get them. I will definitely use them for all the jobs I need done in the house. They are great.

Didn't receive a quote so will try another company.

This was a positive experience.

Went well. Arrived on time, made preparations so that there was no water spilled, clean and punctional throughout. It is a husband and wife team that work well together.

I just built a new home and my general contractor hired this company to put the screen into a frame on the screened porch. The company was told the screen porch was second story height and the screen would be put on the outside of the frame. They were told it was an outside job and they wouldn't need access to the house. I made the assumption the company came out to look at the job before they agreed to do it - they did not. They arrived the morning of 8/14 and discovered they wouldn't be able to use ladders but would need scaffolding - which they didn't have with them. They measured the height and said they had the scaffolding to handle the job. They went home to get it and returned. They put the scaffolding up and started working on the screen. They completed approximately 1/4 of the job and let us know the job was taking longer than they thought and moving the scaffolding with just the two of them was an issue. They did not complete the job. My frustration is over the fact that they very easily could have come out to look at the job before they agreed. I waited until 8/14 to have them come and now I have to call someone else and wait longer to get the work complete. With regard to the work completed - it was well done as far as I can tell. Overall - This is not good business practice. I hope they have learned from this experience - best to look at a job before committing - so the next customer will not be disappointed.

He did some work for me inside the house, he hooked up some electrical things and he also did some carpentry work for me. He did a fair job, I think that his price was fair and his professionalism was very good.