What's broken?
A handyman for Los Angeles homes. We work out which part failed and bring the new one with us.
From 7am to 7pm, you get the part's name and the price inside two hours.
- Free estimate, in writingYou see the number before we book
- One-year workmanship warrantyIf it fails, we come back free
- The part comes with usAt what it cost, receipt attached
- Open 7am to 7pm, every dayWeekends included
What we fix.
The things that stop working in Los Angeles houses, and the part behind each one. Pick the one that's yours.
The mountThe TV that needs a wall
Level and into the studs, with the cables inside the wall if you want them. No bracket yet? We bring one at cost.
TV mounting
Strike plateThe door that won't latch
Usually the strike plate, sometimes a hinge that's let the door drop. A short visit either way.
Door repair
The rollerThe slider that drags
The roller wears flat and the door rides on the track. We carry rollers for the common sliders.
Sliding door repair
The splineThe torn screen
New mesh and spline in the frame you have. A bent frame is what turns it into a new screen.
Window and door screen repair
The patchThe hole in the drywall
Patched and textured to match, then painted out. A second coat has to dry, so we say up front if that means a second visit.
Drywall repair
CartridgeThe faucet that drips
Usually the cartridge, swapped inside the faucet you have. We check the shutoff under the sink still turns before we quote.
Show us what's broken
The boxThe fan that wobbles
Often the box above it, which has to be rated for a fan. A plain light box isn't. We check before anything else.
Ceiling fan installation and repair
The beadThe tub that needs re-caulking
The old bead comes out and the joint is dried before new silicone goes in. Then it needs time to cure before the first shower.
Show us what's brokenSomething else?
Name it anyway: a gate that won't close, a plaster crack that keeps coming back, flat-pack in its box, a shelf or a mirror, a light fixture, a closet door off its track. If it's ours we price it. If it belongs to another trade we say so.
Show us what's brokenSeveral things at once? Send them all. Small fixes in one visit cost less each than the same fixes across several visits.
From 7am to 7pm, you get the part's name and the price inside two hours.
Which jobs are ours, and which belong to an electrician or a plumber.
Most of what breaks in a house is a handyman's job. Some of it belongs to an electrician or a plumber. We tell you which when you call, and the call costs nothing.
Ours
- A light fixture swapped for a new one on the same boxThe wiring is already there. We hang the new fixture on it.
- A faucet, disposal or toilet fill valve swapped like for likeThe pipe stays where it is. The thing on the end of it changes.
- A fan on a box rated to hold itIf the box up there is a light box, replacing it is part of the job and we say so first.
- Rollers, strike plates, spline, patches, anchors, caulk, hingesThe parts behind the everyday fixes. Most of them ride with us.
Another trade's
- A new circuit, a new outlet where there wasn't one, a panelWiring that doesn't exist yet is an electrician's job.
- Moving a pipe, a water heater, anything that carries water behind the wallA plumber's. A dripping faucet is ours. A re-pipe belongs to the plumber.
- Gas, in any formWe don't touch it and we don't price it.
- A roof, a sewer line, a wall that holds the house upEach belongs to its own trade. If yours is one, you hear that the same day, at no charge.
Not sure which side it falls on? Tell us what's broken. Working it out is the first thing we do.
How a fix goes.
From your first message to the worn part in your hand.
- Tell us what's broken, or call.
If a photo helps, we ask for one when we call you back. Say which room and roughly where in LA you are.
- We name the part and price the fix.
The number comes back in writing, with the name of the part it covers. If we need a measurement or a second angle, we ask before we quote.
- You pick the day.
If the part has to be ordered, you hear that now, and the visit is booked for when it lands.
- We arrive with the part.
Rollers, strike plates, spline, cartridges and fan boxes ride in the bag, so the common faults need one visit.
- We match the part before we start.
If what's there differs from what you told us, we stop and tell you. The price moves only if you say yes.
- You see the part that failed.
Keep it or we take it away. The floor stays covered while we work, and the invoice names the worn part, with the receipt for the new one.
What a fix costs.
A fix is two lines on the quote, and you see both before we book.
One number for the job, set on the phone, in writing. It covers the visit and the work.
Receipt attached. We don't mark parts up. If you'd rather supply the part yourself, say so before we book, because it changes the first line.
A part we only find on the day, or a coat of compound that has to dry overnight. Said before we leave and written on the quote.
| The job | What moves it |
|---|---|
| TV mount | The size of the TV and the bracket it takes. Cables run inside the wall or not. |
| Drywall hole | Its size and the texture to match. A second coat means a second visit or a long day. |
| Door that won't latch | A strike plate swap, or a door that has dropped and needs the hinges reset. |
| Torn screen | The size of the frame. Whether the frame itself is bent. |
Where we work.
Los Angeles, from the 1920s courtyards of Hollywood and Koreatown to the post-war tracts of the Valley, the stucco fourplexes in between and the towers Downtown. Worn rollers and painted-over strike plates turn up in every one of them.
Not named here? Put your ZIP in the form. The answer is usually yes.Show us what's broken
- Hollywood
- Los Feliz
- Silver Lake
- Echo Park
- Koreatown
- Mid-City
- West Adams
- Downtown
- Highland Park
- Eagle Rock
- Pasadena
- Glendale
- Burbank
- North Hollywood
- Studio City
- Sherman Oaks
- Van Nuys
- Panorama City
- Culver City
- Palms
- Mar Vista
- West LA
- Santa Monica
- Venice
- Marina del Rey
- Inglewood
- Long Beach
Asked at the counter.
- What does it cost?
- Labor for the fix, plus the part at what it cost with the receipt attached. You get the number on the phone before we book, and it changes only if you say yes to a change. Pricing is free.
- What if I don't know what the part is called?
- You don't have to. Tell us what it does wrong, like a slider that drags or a door that won't latch. Naming the part is our job, and that name goes on your quote and on the invoice. If we can't name it without seeing it, we come and look for free, and you hear that before anything is booked.
- Do you bring the part?
- For the common faults, yes: rollers, strike plates, spline and mesh, faucet cartridges, anchors, fan-rated boxes. If a part has to be ordered, you hear that before you book, and the visit is set for the day it arrives.
- What if it isn't a handyman job?
- Then we tell you so and name the trade it belongs to. Finding that out costs you nothing.
- Can you do several things in one visit?
- Yes. Send them all in one message. Small fixes in one visit cost less each than the same fixes across several visits, because the drive and the setup happen once.
- What if the fix fails?
- Fails within a year? Tell us what's broken. The return visit is ours. A faulty new part goes back to its maker on their warranty, and we fit the replacement.
We name the part and bring it with us.
Call, or show us what's broken in the form. Any day between 7am and 7pm, the part's name and the price come back inside two hours.