Sherbrooke · Eastern Townships · no travel charge

The list sitting for eight months, cleared in one visit

Fourteen services, from the handle that comes off in your hand to the grab bar anchored into structure. Written price before starting, and a clear line on what we do not do.

  • Firm price given before starting
  • Fixings into structure, not into drywall
  • We tell you when it is a licensed trade's job
14services offered
10municipalities served
134reviews collected
4.8average rating out of 5

Our services

Fourteen services, grouped in three families

Most visits combine several. That is the point of a handyman: one mobilization for what would otherwise take three trades.

Inside the house

Minor home repairs

Minor home repairs

The little-jobs list that has been sitting for eight months, cleared in one visit.

Furniture assembly

Furniture assembly

Assembly, wall anchoring and rescue of furniture already put together wrong.

Drywall repair

Drywall repair

Holes, cracks and telegraphing seams, redone to vanish under paint.

Technical work

Minor plumbing

Minor plumbing

Faucets, slow drains and running toilets, within what is allowed without a licence.

Minor electrical

Minor electrical

Fixtures, fans and detectors, with a clear line on when a master electrician is called.

Caulking and sealing

Caulking and sealing

Tub, shower, counter and window perimeters redone with the right product in the right place.

Outside the house

How we work

Why a ten-item list costs less than three visits of three

Travel, getting tools out, laying protection and packing up are paid on every visit, whether there is one item or twelve. It is a fixed cost, and it is absorbed once when the work is batched.

Dead time also disappears: while drywall compound dries in the hallway, the garage shelving goes up. On a dedicated visit, that drying would force waiting or a second trip.

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  1. 1

    You make the list

    Note each irritant as you notice it, trivial ones included. When the list reaches eight or ten, it is time to call.

  2. 2

    We price on site

    We see the list, estimate the duration and give the price in writing. Anything beyond our scope is flagged then, not afterward.

  3. 3

    We work in the right order

    What needs drying goes first, the rest happens meanwhile. That is what allows clearing twelve items in half a day.

  4. 4

    You keep the written list

    What was done, what we found along the way and what needs watching. You do not start from zero next season.

Areas served

Ten municipalities, ten building realities

The plaster on lath in the Vieux-Nord has nothing to do with the roof trusses in Ascot Corner. Each area page explains what the local building stock changes.

Client reviews

What already-visited properties say

★★★★★
I had a list of eleven things piled up since moving in. All done the same day, and he showed me which ones I could handle myself next time.
Martine Béliveau — Sherbrooke
★★★★★
The 65-inch TV is anchored into the studs, not just the drywall. He took the time to find the structure instead of trusting the stud finder on the first pass.
Jean-Philippe Roy — Magog
★★★★★
The grab bars in my mother's bathroom actually hold. The previous person had screwed them into drywall only and I did not even know.
Sylvie Lachance — Coaticook

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Advice

Concrete answers, not generalities

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Frequently asked

The five questions asked at every estimate

Is there a minimum charge?

Yes, one hour, as everywhere in the trade. That is exactly why building a list pays: the first hour is billed regardless, so it may as well serve eight items rather than one.

How do you price the work?

Hourly, with the rate stated before we start and the estimated duration given after seeing the list. Common hardware is billed at cost with no markup. The invoice matches the estimate.

What will you not do?

Anything requiring a licence we do not hold: electrical panels, new circuits, piping inside walls, gas, roofing and load-bearing structure. We say so on the phone rather than once we are on site.

Do you serve outside Sherbrooke?

Yes, ten municipalities across the Eastern Townships with no travel charge, from Magog to East Angus. For outlying properties we suggest batching the work, since travel is absorbed once per visit.

Do you clean up afterward?

Always. Dust vacuumed, offcuts collected, old parts taken away if you do not want them. A visit that leaves a mess to clean is not finished.

Free quote

Make your list. Trivial items included.

One batched visit clears eight to twelve small jobs for the price of three separate ones. Price given before starting.