A Good Handyman

Helped me out with installing some window a/​c units, did a good job and did it right, and they completed the job within one hour. A good handyman is a great resource; always good to be able to get reliable help for a fair price and get it done right and quickly.

Fabulous service from Derhyl recently. I made a service appointment to have a rotting particle board replaced underneath our sink. Derhyl came by and did the work in a timely and very professional manner. This company is worth every bit of my five-​star rating and they will definitely be my first call for future home repairs and projects.

A Good Handyman was an excellent handyman service. They were fast to reply, very accommodating with the date/​time I needed (I needed earlier at 8am), and were fast and efficient at fixing things around our condo. They replaced kitchen and bathroom piping, fixed a previous crappy electrical job (an outlet was not flush with the kitchen backsplash), regrouted some of the backsplash, and ensured all of our drains were clear. Clay did an excellent job and was very friendly. I highly recommend!

A Good Handyman is beyond «good», they were an amazing service for renovation. They were fast, efficient and provided reasonable pricing at a high-​quality craftsmanship.
We are Chicago homeowners of a 2-​flat building. We first needed a rangehood installed in our unit and tiling work in the rental unit. Derhyl and his crew were able to fit us in a week, during the busiest renovation season. We were off to a great start when he and his staff came over for two assessments, one before for the estimate and another before proceeding with the renovation.
Throughout the process, we were informed of all the progress promptly, which also came with pictures. We were just impressed with their responsiveness, informing us about potential issues and providing education throughout.
Derhyl and his crew were amazing and have since asked them back for another project on two gates. They also provided some last minute finishes in other areas of our home as well. We will definitely be contacting A Good Handyman again for other home projects.

I found A Good Handyman from all the great Unilocal reviews and I will definitely be using them in the future. I had a vanity top and faucet replaced in my bathroom and Derhyl did an absolutely amazing job. Highly recommended!

This is a great company. A little slow to get back to me when I first called — not surprising as it a busy season. But once contact was made everything went smoothly. The woman who schedules is friendly and responsive. I had a small job — installing a window air-​conditioner. The man who showed up (on time) was friendly and very professional. Was quoted 80/​hour and there were no hidden or extra costs. Highly recommend.

The short– very responsive, punctual, courteous, professional, reasonably priced, came in under estimate & was able to handle a wide range of tasks around our house from plumbing to drywall. Will definitely be using them again.
The long–
We needed to have a number of items taken care of after the purchase of our new condo, and after several days of research I decided to reach out to A Good Handyman and one other handyman service for quotes. I heard back from Candace at A Good Handyman in less than 24 hours, and I never ended up getting a reply from the other service so I went with AGH.
They bill $ 80 an hour, and they were able to take care of the light plumbing, electrical & other misc. items from our inspection that we needed to have done.
Carlos was our handyman, and he showed up on time, and was very professional and courteous. He took time to walk through my list of issues with me, and then he set off on his way to make repairs. The main reason we needed to have them out was to fix a leaking shower head. It turned out to be a defective part & Carlos gave me the option to go look for the part on my own and bring him back another day to fix, or to have him go look for the part. Though I was worried about how long this task would take while we were paying by the hour, my husband and I aren’t handy at all, so I didn’t trust us to be able to take care of this task another time, so I chose to have Carlo take care of it for us. Carlos took off for the part, got back with lightening speed & was able to fix the shower.
He also took care of a number of other smaller items that we needed complete, like patching & painting over a crack in drywall, fixing loose outlets, replacing our fire & CO2 detectors & fixing a broken drain stopper.
He was able to fix most of what I needed to have done, and give me advice on future work that we plan to have done.
The only reason for 4 vs. 5 stars is they were booked up about a week out, and I’d imagine there may be times that we have different needs where waiting a week could be problematic. I can’t speak to their flexibility though if you did call with an urgent issue. Additionally, there was one job he couldn’t do on his own that day, and we may have been able to establish this before he arrived with more discussion about the work that needed to be done up front. If that issue had been one of the main reasons we had them out, I would have been frustrated, however, it was secondary work that we needed complete & I do need to have to have them out again in a few weeks to help with some other things so not a big inconvenience in my case.
All in all, I had a very positive experience with Candace, Carlos & team, and I will definitely have them back for our future handyman needs!

I’ve had bad experiences trying to get reliable help (handymen, moving, etc.), so was nervous about trying this new company. However, they returned my message promptly, arrived ON TIME (I cannot express enough how rare this is), and gave great service.
The job I needed help with was installing a simple window AC. When I called to make an appointment, I was told that this task would only take an hour, which I appreciated. (I had called other handyman services and found that very few companies were willing to give me such an assurance – one even told me it would take TWO hours to install this window AC, which is ridiculous.)
My handyman Jesse arrived on time and got to work right away. He even added some take to my window so that friends wouldn’t absentmindedly try to open the window and pull out the AC.
The one issue (which actually turned out to be very positive) was that Jesse had to run out to the car to pick up some additional materials. He was taking a little longer than I expected, so I called to ask him when would return. He could tell I was worried about exceeding the hour, so he assured me that no matter how long it took, he would only charge for the hour. I was really impressed by this.
As a final note, this is one of the few companies that doesn’t have a transportation or consultation fee. Most other companies charge around $ 80/​hour + $ 30 in some other fee. I was thrilled to avoid this set fee and have the assurance of only 1 hour of work.
Overall, wonderful and quick service (it did only take 1 hour exactly). I would definitely call on A Good Handyman again!

I wish I could give this place a good rating. I was excited about them when I found them. What’s better than a neighborhood handyman with great Unilocal reviews? Well I wish I could tell you. but I cant because I’ve been leaving messages for a week and I can’t get a returned call. So sad…

My heroes!
After contacting several handyman companies, these guys were the first people who seemed to know exactly what work I needed to do.
The problem: We have a broken interior door in our condo that needs to be replaced ASAP. We’ve tried looking for the door at Home Depot, but haven’t been able to find it.
The solution: Have a handyman come look at the door, go and find the door, and install.
Seems easy enough, right? One company I spoke with suggested I find the door first, and then call them back. Clearly not what I wanted.
The awesome gentleman who called me from A Good Handyman asked me a few quick questions, and immediately knew what kind of door it was, and had me scheduled with someone in 2 days.
Clay arrived on time, took measurements of the door, and went off to scour all the stores. He was relentless in his search. And after trying 3 stores, finally found it at the Crafty Beaver — and kept me updated via phone the entire time. He even scheduled to come back on Sunday and finish the job, as he needed to wait for the door and didn’t want me just waiting for 3 hours in an empty condo. Today, he called to let me know he was on his way, and now we have a wonderful bathroom door with no holes in it.
Labor is $ 80/​hour. I was initially quoted 2 – 3 hours, but the difficulty of finding this door led to 4.5 hours of labor time. Cash, checks, and CCs accepted (there is a 2.5% additional fee for CCs though).
I will definitely be reaching out to A Good Handyman when I need work done at the house.

Larry is superman!!!
Countless reasons why I would recommend Larry to anyone that is looking to hire a great Handyman! Here are three…
1. I had gotten several quotes on replacing my windows which wouldn’t stay up. The replacement bids were $ 2000-​$ 3000. I had asked Larry for a quote while he was doing some work in my condo and he said that there wasn’t a need to replace the broken windows but to rather fix it. He charged me $ 20.
2. There was water damage on my wall and crown molding. Everyone that came by to quote on the work either didn’t want the job or were not qualified to do crown molding. Larry was an artist and now I can’t tell the difference between the old and what was repaired.
3. Very considerate and conscientious about cleaning up each day and leaving my place spotless.
In addition to all of the above, he is just a really nice person. You can’t go wrong hiring him!
Chris

Had drywall repair in downtown condo. ~8 sq ft of dry wall repaired, reprimed/​painted (new paint combine the 2). they charge $ 90 an hour. also had baseboards replaced. Had estimate of 425 – 485 for initial estimate after giving a picture through email to Candy their secretory (see pictures). Got estimates from HandiCo, Lakeshore Handyman, Handyman matters. 2 best estimates were from handyman matters and this company (AGH). Handyman matters quoted 490 including extra materials and Mike from that company was very thorough and seemed like he would do a good job because he was very detail oriented and wanted an entire list of everything that would be done (Step by step). So overall, the 2 companies were very close in estimate.
A good handyman was very prompt because Candy handles all inquiries and was a pleasure to talk with about my concerns. I am very busy and couldn’t be there during the time of repair. They needed 2 days to do the job. Jesse worked on it (in pictures). He said he took a total of 6 hours, and initial total was over 550 dollars, because I was paying for their parking. He also thought the estimate did not include the materials, so I was paying for that as well. I was initially frustrated that he blew the initial estimate time. I have run a home painting business back in college, so I knew construction service tricks, and bad business practice of blowing time estimates, and I would not stand for it. I talked with Candy through email again, and she lowered it down to 5 hours, and broke down all the costs. I paid for some extra materials that Jesse bought, but it was 25 dollars. Total was 503. Overall, smooth experience. Final product is great and it helps to have a secretory who is organized and quick on response. This helped me make my decision to go with this company. I spent over 2 weeks in choosing a company, and overall I am very pleased with their willingness to get work done right, efficiently, and at a reasonable price.

I had A Good Handyman come out and do some projects around our office today. Our handyman was on time, pleasant, efficient and did quality work. I will be calling them again if I need any other work done at my home or office.

I have nothing but great things to say about A Good Handyman. They were very quick to get back to me after I emailed for an estimate and were able to set up an appointment during a time that worked for my schedule. Derhyl, one of the owners of the company, arrived on time and completed everything I needed done meticulously and the price was very fair. I have more work that needs to be done and will be using A Good Handyman to take care of it. I cannot recommend them enough.

I just worked with A Good Handyman to install a sink in my bathroom and it was a great experience. I got slightly nervous the morning of the install as there was a last minute cancellation BUT Derhyl quickly stepped in and things got started only an hour behind schedule.
Derhyl did an excellent job and was very professional and efficient. While here he asked me about the lighting I was going to have installed and pointed out that the current wiring (hanging out of the wall) would need to be re-​done before anything could be put in. He asked if I wanted him to do it while he was there since the install would be faster than previously thought. He ended up doing this as well for about the price Lowe’s was going to charge just for the sink. Everything looks great, I’ll definitely be calling AGH again in the future!

«A Good Handyman» just finished their second project at our home and did a great job once again. The first job was creating «built in» shelves, and the second was a full remodel of the bathroom.
They are punctual, responsive, and every single person on the team is courteous. Derhyl, the owner, is completely hands-​on and involved with every step of the process in making sure the level of quality is maintained. After they finished the project, we looked at every inch of workmanship and could not find even the smallest flaw. They are the most professional team we’ve had since we got our house, and they run a modern day business, with email and text messages. You can tell that being calm, polite and extremely accommodating is a priority for every worker.

I was looking for a handyman in the Evanston area to improve a few things in my condo that I had been putting off for a few years. So I found AGH on Unilocal and put in the request on their website. I received a quick response and George came out to take a look at everything we wanted to do and provided an estimate later in the week. Once I had a chance to review all my estimates I contacted AGH and gave them the green light. They were able to start work on my projects within a week. Here are the projects I had them work on:
–Custom built cabinet/​pantry in my kitchen
–Custom backsplash above my kitchen counter/​sink
–Remove/​install new cabinet by my stove
–Recaulk bathroom window in my shower
From start to finish it took them about a week. Pretty reasonable given the amount of work I had done. They also stayed within the original budget that was quoted. They were also very clean and the workers that were in and out of my condo were very polite. I will definitely call them again for my next projects.
Only reason I don’t give 5 stars is because the communication could have been better coordinated. It seems they have different contacts for all aspects: estimates, payments, and actual work. This is my only knock on AGH, but overall I am very happy with all the work performed in my condo!

We had a front door that was very difficult to get into. They came out and realigned the door, replaced the door knob and deadbolt and tried to file down the frame to help the door close a little better. They were quick, friendly and courteous of our time and money. They were very helpful with making a determination on how to rekey our back door, as well.
We will definitely be calling them again when we need some other work done around our house.

As new homeowners we are compiling a list of go-​to companies, and A Good Handyman is now our trusted go-​to for both general and specialized jobs. George has provided three extremely fair estimates for us — to drywall our attic, to build and install knee walls and collar ties and to hang an original-​to-​the-​house-​but-​long-​unhung kitchen swing door. We were very impressed with the level of detail and transparency in the proposals, and from our experience and the experience of a friend A Good Handyman also has skills in spades. While we will be calling A Good Handyman for the other two jobs when we are able to complete the job (unforeseen complications) George did come by to hang the door. He did an amazing job, and provided a level of attention to detail and care that I believe puts any competition at a disadvantage. He is also super nice and fun to talk to. It is pretty amazing to find a company that treats your home with more care than you do! Overall, I would recommend this company to anyone who owns an old home and is looking for someone with both experience in dealing with, and appreciation for, the quirks of an old house.

We had some drywall repair that was needed and a few other things, and hired A Good Handyman to do the work. Jesse came to do the work and was very professional and did a GREAT job. There was another hole that needed patching (unrelated to the org issue) and he fixed it in btwn waiting for the bathroom to dry. Great job, great people to work with — definitely will hire them to do more work!