Alejandro Can Fix It

Peter P.

Alejandro reattached a towel rack that had been ripped out of the wall. Great, quick job, fair price, nice guy!

Ahreeman X.

When You Find a Great Handyman, Cling to Him Like Glue!

The door which connects the garage to the house is a Pre-hung, fire rated, self-dampening/closing hinges, heavy duty steel exterior door. It has retracting hinges which if you let the door go, it closes by itself. This door was out of alignment long time ago. The do it yourselfer that I am, I have fixed it & made it work; therefore, extended its life by 5 years. Lately the lock stopped functioning & I replaced it but it would not lock! I kept on messing with it, adjust it, readjust it and even moving around the latch but it would simply not want to lock. Then I noticed that the bottom hinge just like before, is completely out, so that is why it is not aligning & it has nothing to do with the lock! So as before, I took the hinge off, shoved some wood & glue in the 3 worn off screw holes and re-screwed the hinge back tight but it still would not lock; morely, now it would get stuck & not even completely shut!

I finally gave up because the man must know his limitation. There is a thin line between do it yourself & screwing up the job! As I had extended the life of this door by 5 years & this turn around, it would not work, I just decided to replace the complete door. So, I called Alejandro Alvizuri which is now my choice of handyman and I told him to come & replace the door.

Alvizuri was dead busy but he managed to shove me somewhere in between his appointments. He rushed over, checked the door & told me, why do you want to spend a lot of money to replace this door? This is a perfectly fine door, a very expensive door. Let's first try to align it and adjust the lock. To think of it, I looked at the door & said, yeh, there is nothing wrong with this door! You see, Alvizuri could simply replace the door & make much more money but he is a type of guy which would always try to fix things before replacing. He is a straight forward, honest man which knows what the hell he is doing.

Since my last review, Alvizuri had learned much more handyman tricks & techniques. As I have mentioned in my last review, he is a school teacher turned handyman to keep his sanity from the educational system! Even though he loves teaching but he wanted to be his own boss, have his own schedule & work on his own terms. He fixed his own house, neighbors' houses & the next thing you know, he become a professional handyman! According to Alvizuri, since he become a handyman, he is happier, calmer & his mental health is even better!

Alvizuri is a lovable man, courteous, big smile, funny & he knows what the hell he is doing; so, he will not screw up your house! I told him about his last name's history & had a scholarly chat with him.

Alvizuri = Al (The) + Vizuri (Good) = The Good

Which I prefer to call him that because he is really a good man. His name is a Spanish word, originally Arabic from the Golden Age of the Arab Caliphate Colonialism, went to West Africa & mixed with the Swahili language & from there to Morocco and Spain, when Arabo-Muslims conquered Spain. That is why a 3rd of the Spanish words are Arabic & Arabic rooted. Alvizuri is originally Hispanic & Peruvian but the originality of his name is Arabic. Now you may ask, how the hell do I know all this? Because I am a historian & a linguist amongst other things!

Alvizuri kindly shoved me in between his busy schedule & returned for a 2nd time to align the door & adjust the lock. I watched him work, so I could learn something from him. I always watch contractors work. A day you haven't learned a new is a day wasted! I noticed that Alvizuri is now even more detail oriented. He used long nails, not too long to wear out the screw holes & not too short to not make the door stable. After a neat alignment of the door & adjustment of the lock, finally he made it work & saved me big money.

Alvizuri said, let me give you a friendly advice, next time, do not mess things so bad that my job would become harder to fix it! Alvizuri is a funny guy, every time I see him, we have fun chatting about everything & laughing off during the time he does the job.

Alejandro Alvizuri is a decent, honest, humorous, courteous, knowledgeable, punctual, reasonable, hardworking handyman. Do you need anything else in a contractor? Do I know how to pick my contractors or do I know how to pick them?! I have just made your lives easier by finding you a fabulous handyman! Hire him now & you can thank me later! Yes, when You Find a Great Handyman, Cling to it like glue!

Sharmon S.

After using several handymen in the past, Alejandro was a find. He was polite, professional, and texted you the time of arrival. After getting several outrageous quotes to swap out my family room ceiling fan, his quote was the most reasonable and he did great job. He also redid our mailbox as the HOA wanted bigger mailboxes. Highly recommended.

Michael W.

So we have had Alejandro do so much work on our house I've lost count of the things he's done. What I can say is that we haven't found anyone who is as professional, friendly, and as talented as Alejandro. His work is EXCELLENT. The photos of the work he's done is worth 1,000 words, and we can't recommend him highly enough. He finished a cover for our pool equipment that matched the backyard perfect, is sturdy, and gorgeous! 5 stars all the way.

Anne C.

Alejandro responded in a very timely manner & let me know the job I needed done was, unfortunately, out of his service area. Thank you for your prompt reply, Alejandro, I do appreciate it. Wishing all the best.

Elizabeth A.

I needed some last minute hodgepodge of fixes that were time sensitive for some work around my condo, and reached out to Alejandro based on his Yelp reviews, and he did not disappoint!!! He was very responsive, reliable, honest, kind, and offered some great guidance and advice, and he fixed everything that needed fixing so efficiently and beautifully!!! I couldn't imagine using anyone else in the future after the kind of service and care he provides for his clients!!! Thank you Alejandro and I'm sure I'll be in touch soon with ever more work if you're willing :)

Valerie C.

Alejandro is a true gem. I called about 5 other handymen before I was able to find him, and none of them got back to me or were extremely expensive. I'm so glad I kept looking because Alejandro was so responsive, sweet, and respectful. He will be a part of our business moving forward. He hung shelves that were pretty tricky, and also found a solution for a screen mount that we did not have a stud for.

We love Alejandro and absolutely recommend him for any work that needs to be done in your home or office. Bravo Jandro!

Shannon D.

You can stop your search now and hire Alejandro! Amazing communication, honest nice guy, very competitive price and got the job done quickly. Will definitely be calling him again for all my home repairs.

Barbara M.

Although Alejandro has not yet done the work needed, his quick response, and reasonable pricing was so appreciated. He was a gentleman from the moment he responded to my text and also when he came to our home to go over the work I wanted done before the sale of our condo. I loved his ""back story"", his professionalism and feel so good about hiring this handyman. My only regret is that we had not known about him years ago. I will followup after the work is completed but have no doubt I will not be disappointed. Just read the Yelp reviews!

Kevin K.

Alejandro is very nice to work with. I have to reschedule my appointment with a very short notice. He is able to accommodate it. I need to remove and install a new Garbage Disposal. The job was nicely done and the price is reasonable. Will work with him again if needed in the future.