The Austin Handyman

I had a great experience with Ron on a job he did for a rental property. Than i needed to have some work done on my own home that i couldn’t do. A squirrel had its way on the siding of my house near the roof, Ron replaced each corner of the top of the roof where the the squirrels can get to with a more durable material. Quick and done right for a fair price. Thanks!

I needed a relatively small job done. Ron worked me in after another job and showed up with supplies based on our phone conversation and knocked it immediately out. He even spent an extra 10 minutes to run up into my attic and spread a bag of insulation. Great work from an extremely nice guy.

Ron is very good! As a Realtor I deal with a lot of contractors and i can tell you Ron is one of the best. His breadth of knowledge and pace at which he completes jobs is impressive. He has fixed many things of me which other contractors could not. Stop reading reviews, you have found your handyman. Do not hesitate to call Ron.

Ron is fantastic. I needed him to come out and do one little 5 minute thing (I lacked the tools), he spent the rest of the hour checking common problems and get things tuned up to make sure I wasn’t paying an hours wage for a 5 minute job.
Nice guy too.
10/​10, will use again.
Thanks Ron.

Ron was awesome! We had him install curtain rods for 20ft ceilings and curtains on a bay window. Perfect and easy install all around! He even vacuumed the windows we couldn’t reach «because he was already up there» as he said. I will definitely be using him again for more home projects!

Have been working with Ron for various projects since last year. Very professional and alway has great results. I would recommend him to anyone. Re-​inforced and refinished our upstairs deck, installed attic ladders and added insulation. Great work, and nice guy.

Ron did a great job repairing our fence (it opens now!) and painting & repairing some areas on our roof. Would definitely hire him again.

Ron did a great job at repairing our kitchen cabinet and installing a new garbage disposal in one of our kitchen sinks. There were couple of spots where water was leaking underneath the sink. He identified those and fixed them. He is very friendly and fair with his prices. I would definitely call him next time and recommed him to others.

My experience with Ron was excellent. He returned my call early the next day and even finished my small project same day. He is very friendly and exudes a passion for his work. He went the extra mile by pointing out other small things that needed repair/​replacement. He even pointed out that he saw a snake in my yard, knowing that I had a small child. I’m happy with the results he delivered and will be using his services going forward. I highly recommend him.

We’ve used Ron for a couple of years now. I’ve always found him to be fair with his prices. When it comes to workmanship, you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who can do more and who has higher standards. I’d recommend him to anyone.

I found Ron through Unilocal after I was desperate to find someone to finish a job that another handyman started and, after leading me on for 6 months, didn’t finish! He worked morning, noon, and night for 10 days to get the job done so that my renter could move in on time. Ron and his crew are great. I don’t know where to begin; anything I write will not express how great Ron is. So, I will just say he was very knowledgeable about the many things my two rent houses needed, reasonable with his rate, honest, and hardworking. I will definitely be calling him again because HE IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB!

I emailed Ron Chandler through his website on June 4^th. I described exactly what I needed help with. The next day, he replied and said he won’t be available to come out and fix the issue for another 3 weeks. By anyone else’s standards, this is a long time. But I recalled the rave Unilocal reviews I’d read and decided to be patient. Patience is always rewarded, right? I replied within minutes of Ron’s email and told him I’m happy waiting 3 weeks and asked «what are the next steps?» to determine if we should set up an appointment right away so I can hold a spot 3 weeks from now. Well, disappointingly, Ron never wrote back or called me back. It’s now 6 weeks later and I’m not holding my breath anymore.

We had Ron come out to do some work on our backdoor — did great work and ended up better then I even expected. Great Work… looking to have him back out to add a deck and a slew of other things.

Our bathroom exhaust fan died, and I needed a replacement. I bought the fan, but didn’t feel like risking falling through the attic myself so I shot an e-​mail to Ron. He was extremely friendly, courteous, and happy to help.
He just left after replacing the fan for me. Cost was cheaper than anywhere else. He didn’t mind that I already had the fan. And he even took pictures of the work he did so I could see exactly how it was done. I would absolutely use him again for any of my needs! Totally worthwhile to give him a call.

I have never before used a handyman but our door needed repair so we called The Austin Handyman (Ron) and he is wonderful!!! He came over to repair the door and while his helper/​partner was working on it, he went around and fixed whatever else we needed, since he had the time and wanted to stay busy. He didn’t charge anymore than he’d quoted us for the door originally. We were blown away with his friendliness and services and would call him again in a second should we need anymore handyman services.

The single star is for the dead silence that you get from most handymen these days. Better than a no-​show though. No response for 2 days and he prefers to be contacted via email. A courteous «Nope — I’m too busy» note could have been sufficient to the email request. I’m moving on to the next fella, so should you.
— Responded after the review stating that he was going to be busy for a few weeks, so giving him the benefit of being too busy

I’m very late in writing this review, but I hired Ron October of 2011 after searching Unilocal.I wanted to finish painting up some areas that we could not reach and some rotted baseboards. We communicated through emails and we set up a time for him to come by and give us an estimate. He was able to give us a quote and we set up the dates for completing the job. The quote was very reasonable! Trust me I tried to get a brand name quote for half of the job Ron did and it was highway robbery! The whole project only took a day and half and turned out beautifully!
Ron was focused professional and courteous. I would definitely recommend him to anyone! If I ever need any other jobs around the house done I will definitely be calling him. Thanks Ron and I apologize for not singing your praises sooner!

I decided to use Ron based on Unilocal reviews, and I am signing up with Unilocal for the sole reason to give Ron a 5 star review. I completely agree with all of the other reviewers here.
He fixed a rickety attic ladder that would not shut well and was very wobbly, replaced the bottom wood plank under my kitchen sink that was water damaged and rotten, and fixed a front door that leaked when it rains and would blow open at a mild breeze.
He finished everything under the time estimate he provided and all work was very well done (quality definitely exceeded my expectations). I can think of no reason not to fully recommend Ron.

Update! When it came time to pull up the ol’ tent stakes and move to California, I knew it was time to fix that rotting trim on the chimney that would prevent us from selling our house for the price we wanted. Add on top of that all the other little things that had built up over the years and we felt in over our heads. We were on a tight deadline since I had to start my new job on a specific date and it was approaching quickly.
I gave Ron a call and he remembered me. After checking up on the door he’d fixed last time he was out, making sure that it was holding up (it was), we got down to business. I described the problem and Ron did his thing and worked up an estimate for me. He wouldn’t be able to get to it quickly since he was booked up, but he scheduled our apppointment. Given our tight schedule, I was nervous, but trusted Ron to get to it on time.
Wow! I’m convinced that our house would not have sold as quickly as it did without Ron’s quality work on the outside of the house. He replaced the entire wooden frame of the chimney (way more rotted than it had appeared on the outside), power-​washed the back, painted… I could hardly recognize it in the pictures he sent me. At this point, I was already in San Francisco while my honey was in Austin and Ron gladly coordinated with both of us, working with our insanity in the middle of a move to help us get our house in shape.
His estimate was right on, and his suggestions welcome. It’s easy to recommend him and I wish Unilocal offered more than five stars.

I went on David’s recommendation and called Ron after another handyman said he didn’t do the work we needed.
Ron was more than happy to take on the job. I like that he has an hourly rate that is different for weekdays and weekends. That makes a lot of sense if you have an ethical, hardworking professional, which he is.
My husband worked from home one morning while Ron came over and installed a new garage disposal and lubricated our crazy-​loud garage door. I was having to cover my ears and scrape all the plates in the trash– life wasn’t as good as it could be. Now, we are back in top top shape, all thanks to Ron.
Ron was clear and forthcoming on the phone, and very easy to schedule with. He sent me a confirmation email verifying the details of our appointment. He offered to either purchase the required materials himself, or that we could buy the disposal ahead of time to save on how much we’d pay him. He was very open about either option. We decided to buy a garbage disposal ahead of time for him.
He showed up precisely on time and solved both problems in just over two hours, working steadily the whole time. He was very polite and professional.
The bottom line is that we’re already thinking of other things we need to call him about! Thanks for your help, Austin Handyman!