Homer The Handyman

Worst experience I’ve ever had dealing with a handyman!!! They completely took advantage of me! I’m a female that’s not living there and I own an apartment building they needed some work. They ripped me off in a huge way! They also charged me for service plus repair material, which they’re not aloud to do. Don’t make the same mistake that I did… RUN!!!

Loved this service the first time (see prior review) but sent a web request again for 2 service items in July and while the owner called back next day to say a craftsman would call, no one did. After getting back from a work trip, I contacted the owner by email and he called and left a message that his craftsman told him I had said I no longer needed the service. He said they didn’t have service availability again for two weeks and that was it. No offer to book the very next appointment for me; nothing. Unfortunate.

Read Unilocal reviews which indicated a record of very good work delivered and trust. Then found a very disappointing process attempting to secure an appointment to get an estimate. Called office number and was promised a return call to set an appointment. No call came. Called again and did recieve a return call. Scheduled an appointment and then the estimator was a no-​show. Called back to main number and empathy was low and no accomodation for two service failures was provided. Even got a little lecture from the scheduler about how busy they are. Really? So am I. Gave up and started searching for another provider.

Angel came out to install a storm door but had to do a bit of work around the frame to get it installed properly, with some new moulding and widening of the door area. He did a great job and it looks and works really well. I was quoted 5 hrs for the work and it actually took him about 5 and a half, but I was only charged the original estimate. I’m not sure if it’s standard in the industry to charge by the hour or by the job so can’t say whether I got a good deal on cost or not. $ 75 and hour seems high to me but I can’t fault the work.

I had a great experience with Homer the Handyman! I was quoted $ 340 to fix a leaky bathtub faucet, patch and paint a hole in the wall, replace and paint a broken door, re-​caulk two bathtubs, and fix various broken drawers around the house. The man who did the work, Evelio, was extremely competent, courteous and professional. I always feel like i’m taking a gamble when it comes to using a business like this– you never know what you are going to get from a google search… but I guess I lucked out. I would recommend Evelio at Homer the Handyman to anyone. He truly knew what he was doing and made the work seem effortless. The paint and texture of the patched hole in the wall matched perfectly and you couldn’t even tell it was there. The new door was perfect too. No more leaky bathtub faucet either. I was very satisfied with the work done and pleasantly surprised that I was only charged what I was quoted for the work and not a penny more, despite running into a few speed bumps in which Evelio was quickly able to adjust to. I will definitely be calling Homer the Handyman again when the need arises!