Handyman & Home Repairs
The short list that never gets shorter — a TV still on the stand, a closet door that drags, a hole behind the kitchen trash can, a dishwasher leaning against the garage wall in the box it came in, a clogged gutter overflowing onto the foundation bed. Handyman and home repairs is the trade for the work that is too small for a specialty contractor and too varied for any single tool. Handis sends one vetted, insured handyman who carries the right hardware for eleven different repair classes (interior plus exterior) and works through the whole list in one visit — from $65 for a single screen patch to $1,800 for a full punch-list day.
Services
What Handyman & Home Repairs Covers
Handyman and home repairs is the catch-all trade for the work that does not need a specialty contractor — no permits, no inspections, no licensed sub. One technician, one truck, the right hardware for ten different repair classes. The work breaks into ten service families. Each family has its own pricing, its own hardware kit, and its own quirks. Gas, hardwired electrical, and inside-the-wall plumbing live outside this trade — those jobs route to a licensed Washington L&I contractor and we tell you upfront when a request crosses that line.
General Handyman Services
Hourly, half-day, and full-day handyman blocks for punch lists, move-in fixes, pre-listing repairs, and the miscellaneous list that does not fit into any single category. The most flexible booking we offer — bring the list, we work it down. From $160 for a one-hour minimum to $1,300 for a full day with two technicians.
General Handyman Services — hourly, half-day, full-day, punch lists
Mounting & Hanging
TV wall mounting on every wall type, picture and mirror hanging, floating shelves, curtain rods, blinds and motorized shades, and anti-tip anchoring for heavy furniture. The work that gets put off because a 30-second miss leaves a permanent hole in the wall. From $120.
Mounting & Hanging — TVs, mirrors, shelves, curtains, blinds, anti-tip
Furniture & Equipment Assembly
Flat-pack furniture (IKEA, Article, West Elm, Wayfair, Crate & Barrel), the full IKEA PAX wardrobe system, home-gym equipment (Peloton, Tonal, NordicTrack, racks and benches), trampolines, swing sets, and prefab sheds. We bring the right bits, the right level, and the right patience for hundred-step instructions. From $120 for a single nightstand to $1,800 for a multi-piece PAX system or a shed.
Furniture & Equipment Assembly — flat-pack, PAX, gym, trampoline, shed
Door Repairs & Adjustments
Interior doors that drag on the carpet, exterior doors that will not latch in winter, sliding closet doors off the track, screen doors with torn mesh, weatherstripping that has gone hard. Planing, rehanging, hardware swaps, track repair, screen replacement, and pet-door installs. From $150.
Door Repairs & Adjustments — planing, hardware, tracks, screens, weatherstrip, pet doors
Small Drywall & Patch Repairs
Fist holes, doorknob holes, picture-hanger holes, nail-pops, corner bead dents, and the half-dollar-sized patch behind every door in a house with kids. Tape, mud, sand, prime, texture-match. We do not paint the whole wall — we feather the patch and color-match if you have leftover paint. From $150.
Small Drywall & Patch Repairs — holes, doorknob, nail-pops, corner bead
Caulking & Sealing
Bath and shower re-caulk (the dark line of mildew at the tub edge), kitchen counter and backsplash seams, window and door perimeter caulk that has cracked, full tub re-seal, and trim caulking before painting. Mildew-resistant silicone where it gets wet, paintable latex where it gets painted. From $180.
Caulking & Sealing — bath, kitchen, window, tub re-seal, trim
Hardware & Accessory Swaps
Cabinet knobs and pulls, towel bars, robe hooks, toilet paper holders, house numbers, address plaques, smart locks (Schlage Encode, August, Yale, Level), mailboxes, doorbells, and curtain rod brackets. The cosmetic work that finishes a kitchen, bath, or entryway in one visit. From $100.
Hardware & Accessory Swaps — knobs, pulls, towel bars, house numbers, smart locks
Appliance Installation — Non-Gas, Non-Hardwired
Dishwashers (drain hose, supply line, mounting clips), over-the-range microwaves (mounting bracket plus venting tie-in), washer and dryer hookups (cold/hot lines plus 4-prong dryer cord on existing 240V outlet), and fridge water lines (ice-maker tap into the existing supply). Gas dryers, gas ranges, hardwired ovens, and new 240V circuits route to a licensed Washington L&I contractor — we will tell you on the call. From $200.
Appliance Installation — dishwasher, OTR microwave, washer/dryer, fridge line
Weatherization & Drafts
The cold draft under the front door in January, the attic-hatch outline you can feel with the back of your hand, the dryer-vent gasket that has dried out, the garage-door bottom seal that no longer touches the slab. Weatherstripping, door sweeps, attic-hatch insulation, gasket replacement, and dryer-vent perimeter caulk. From $120.
Weatherization & Drafts — weatherstripping, sweeps, attic hatch, gaskets
Safety & Childproofing
Whole-home childproofing for a baby on the way, anti-tip anchors on dressers and bookshelves, hardware-mounted stair gates at top and bottom, smoke and CO detectors swapped on the 10-year clock, and ADA grab bars in showers and beside toilets — backed into the stud or a rated solid-mount anchor, never an over-the-counter suction cup. From $120.
Safety & Childproofing — childproofing, anti-tip, stair gates, detectors, grab bars
Exterior Maintenance
Gutter cleaning and guards (single-story and two-story), pressure washing (driveways, decks, fences, full house exteriors with soft-wash on vinyl siding), fence and deck repair (gate latches, board replacement, post sistering, rot patching), garage storage and organization (overhead racks into joists, slatwall, bike racks, full-garage layouts), and on-site window-screen rescreening (standard fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar). One exterior visit, one trip charge. From $65 for a single screen patch to $1,800 for a whole-exterior reset.
Exterior Maintenance — gutters, pressure wash, fence and deck, garage storage, screens
Handyman & Home Repairs Pricing
Final pricing depends on scope, materials, and how many tasks fit into a single visit. Each sub-category page lists detailed pricing for that family of work. Multi-task visits are cheaper per task than booking each item separately. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Send us the full list — we will quote the whole visit, not one task at a time.
Why Homeowners Book Handis for Home Repairs
Most handyman calls fail the same way — the technician arrives with a drill, a tape measure, and good intentions, then realizes the doorknob hole needs a corner-bead patch instead of a flat patch, the cabinet pulls are 96 mm on center instead of 3 inches, the dishwasher drain hose is short by four inches, and there is no closet door track in the truck. After a few thousand mixed-trade visits across Seattle drywall, plaster, brick, tile, and concrete, every one of those gaps has a fix in the truck. We carry ten repair classes of hardware, not one — and we ask you the right questions on the booking call so the truck shows up loaded for the actual list.
One handyman, ten repair classes, one visit
A typical Handis visit closes four to seven items in three hours — a TV mount, two cabinet pull rows, a caulking redo in the master bath, a sticky bedroom door, a pair of anti-tip anchors. The alternative is four separate $100 trip charges from four different specialty contractors. Multi-task visits are the cheapest way to run this work and the truck arrives loaded for it.
Clear scope, clear handoff to a licensed contractor
Gas appliances, hardwired electrical, new 240V circuits, anything inside the wall on a supply or drain line, structural framing, and any work requiring a permit live outside this trade. We will tell you on the booking call when a job crosses that line and route you to a licensed Washington L&I contractor for the part we cannot legally do — then we come back for the finish work after their rough-in.
Hardware on the truck for the wall you actually have
Drywall, plaster over lath, brick, tile over cement board, hollow block, and poured concrete each fail a different way with the wrong fastener. The truck carries toggles, snap-toggles, lag screws, masonry sleeves, carbide bits, and a diamond-tipped tile bit for every one of them — picked from the booking call against the wall types in your house.
Real estimates, not range cards
The quote on the call assumes the wall, the doorframe, and the supply line are roughly what you described. If we find rot behind the trim, a stripped doorknob hole that needs a metal repair plate, or a dishwasher drain that needs a high-loop bracket the previous installer skipped, we stop and tell you the new number before we touch it. No surprise line items at the end.
Insured, background-checked, 30-day workmanship guarantee
Every Handis handyman carries liability insurance and has cleared a background screening before the first job. If a mount shifts, a caulk seam pulls, a patch cracks, or a door we adjusted starts dragging again within 30 days because of our workmanship, we come back and fix it at no extra charge.
Estimate
List the tasks, the rooms, and any specifics you know — wall types, door types, appliance models, hardware on hand — and we will send back a clear estimate for the full visit.
What Our Customers Say
Recent handyman and home-repair reviews from verified customers.
Move-in punch list. A TV mount, three doors that would not close, two cabinet pull rows, a kitchen backsplash recaulk, and a half-dozen drywall patches behind every door. The crew worked the list in order — patches first so the mud could dry, doors next, then the cabinet pulls, mount and caulk at the end. House felt finished by dinner. One visit, one trip charge.
1924 bungalow, every wall plaster over lath. The drywall guys we tried before could not anchor anything heavier than a picture frame. Handis tech showed up with longer-shank toggle bolts specifically rated for plaster, hung four heavy mirrors, mounted a 65-inch TV, and re-caulked the original tile around the tub. Nothing has moved in six months.
Baby on the way, six weeks out. Whole-home childproofing in one visit — anti-tip on three dressers and the entryway bookcase, stair gates at the top and bottom, outlet covers in every room, cabinet locks under both sinks, magnetic locks on the oven and the laundry detergent shelf. Even pointed out the bookshelf in the office that the previous owner had skipped.
New dishwasher, a new over-the-range microwave, and a new washer and dryer set on the same day. Tech checked the supply lines and the dryer vent before he started, swapped the old dishwasher mounting clips for the new ones, vented the microwave through the existing exhaust, and hooked up both washer and dryer. He told me on the call that the gas range install needed a licensed contractor and gave me the name of one — appreciated the upfront honesty.
Half-day handyman block. A 75-inch TV above the fireplace, two IKEA PAX wardrobes, a Peloton in the bonus room, fresh caulking around the master tub, and a sticky closet door I had given up on. Showed up at 8, finished at 1. The PAX alone usually eats half a weekend — he did it in 90 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about handyman and home-repair services — pricing, scope, scheduling, what we handle, and what routes to a licensed contractor.