American Handyman Services

William K.

Bill from American Handyman renovated an old, ugly wet bar area in the house I recently bought. He really impressed me with the variety of skills he possessed. He demolished the area , then put in a new countertop, all new tile, a Mexican style sink, and painted all wood areas. There were a few very minor glitches but the work did get done in a reasonable amount of time at a very fair price. Bill was always reliable, showed up when he said he would, and kept me informed every step of the way. Highly recommended.

Angela T.

Horrible company!!! $180 for maybe an hours worth of work. The mike the handyman was late, unprepared and lazy. He spent more time talking and spent more time procrastinating than working. He work was garbage at best. He left the work area a mess. He knew he was paid by the hour and took his time to get as much money as he could. These are the lazy scam artists you need to look out for.

Val H.

I wish I had read the reviews before hiring this company. Simple job: Calk my showers and kitchen counters. Chris said he would arrive ready to work. However, he left for over an hour and a 1/2 getting material. (Calk?) His invoice charged me for 4 1/2 hours. He invoiced me 63.41 for 2 tubes of calking.

He doesn't seem to pay any attention to detail. The calking bled into the grout lines of the shower. In the kitchen, he didn't scrape out the old calking before applying the new bead causing bumps and pits. I complained to the owner who said Chris was his best guy and he sent him back to fix his mistakes. Well, he didn't.

Chris started out pleasant and somewhat cleaned up the shower floor. But I had to follow him around and point out things he left undone. When I insisted he cut out old calking before he applied a new bead, he appeared angry running his knife back and forth quickly with force. He also damaged my sink with his knife or his calking gun.

I shouldn't have to follow a professional around telling what to do. A professional should take initiative and do a professional job. After setting up, the calking in the kitchen again shows pits and bumps on it. It looks like a do it yourself job. I would not hire them again for ANYTHING.

William O.

The worker was rushed to leave since his boss called him for probably another job. Couple things to mention.
1) the gravels at two sections I asked him to removed were left undone.
2) Few leaking resulted from the new irrigation replaced.

Overall, the price was reasonable, work done okay, but rushed and messy. Won't call them for work further.

Christa O.

We will never make a home improvement decision without Bill Gundlach of American Handyman Services. Bill really knows his stuff. He is multi talented and very experienced, having worked in the trades since he was a teenager. Bill is especially knowledgeable about electrical issues and in the course of replacing our kitchen, he exposed a serious fire hazard which was eminent. Also, Bill brought together the plumbing, which had been hidden for years and was also on the verge of a serious disaster. Heating, cooling, water heater, roof coating, wood replacement-- all had his involvement. Bill also replaced our entire master bath, from floor to ceiling with new tile, sink, toilet, plumbing and wiring after removal of three tons of concrete from just the shower! (Apparently, a previous owner just kept adding concrete when he would experience a leak.) Our kitchen renovation really benefitted from his expertise when Bill skillfully blended the tile we chose with the existing tile by using a beautiful mosaic border. This saved us having to replace all the tile throughout most of the house. He also created a really sharp backsplash using subway tiles enhanced by a mosaic. We appreciate his friendly, professional demeanor and are pleased with his impressive skill set.

Jeff S.

These guys did a great job with some sheet-rocking, texturing, light install, and other miscellaneous projects. I really enjoyed having them and was pretty excited with the finished result.

Kurt S.

I believe the first handyman skill should be is drywall repair. This is one skill set I am not good at and I thought calling a handyman service could repair 2 ceiling holes (4 x 4) and a drywall seam that was showing were fairly simple. Patch and texture.

First, he talked way too much......1/2 the repair bill was him talking and doing no repair. Then he charged me $24.60 for materials and $177.00 for labor. WTF... 2 pieces of 1 x 1 drywall and joint compound. OK... I can kind of get over that.

The repairs looked OK because the joint compound and texture was still wet, but the next morning when everything was dry...it was awful. One repair, the repair had a big crack and also you could see the seams and screw holes because he used a piece of drywall that was ""thinner"" than the original and filled it in with joint compound. This is what he told me. The second repair you, could see the seams and screw holes. I think he used the right ""thickness"" of drywall, but not really sure.

The ""handyman's"" skill for medium knockdown texture sucks. He could not remotely get close to the basic ""knockdown"" texture. He used a sponge???...No one with basic drywall skills uses a sponge for medium knockdown texture.

I did call and and email about the crappy repair. The same tech came out and tried to repair and retexture the previous repair. It's OK, but still not what I CONSIDER A GOOD DRYWALL REPAIR.

Eventually, I went over all the second visit repairs and re-applied joint compound, resanded and retextured everything the ""handyman"" was supposed to do originally.

For $201.64, I could have done a better job repairing 2 ceiling holes and a wall seam.

I am sure they are a good handyman service company, but they are as good as the employees they hire.

I will also be emailing the owner of this company a more detailed description of what transpired when the ""handyman"" visited my house.

Next time, I will hire a drywall guy that hangs, tapes and textures sheetrock. It will avoid the frustration.

Overall, not very happy.

Jennifer C.

American Handyman sent Paul to remove and replace our pergola. He was clear on price as well as how it would be constructed. Friendly and polite. He picked up and delivered the supplies and chose paints to match our HOA paint colors.
Our pergola was very old and had been put up very shoddily the first time with nails rather then long bolts. Paul used long bolts to make it extra sturdy. As a special added touch Paul put up and painted a new trellis at no extra cost. Afterwards he very thoroughly cleaned up the area.

We were impressed with Paul's workmanship and professionalism. Extremely happy with the finished project and would hire them again.

Greg P.

I can't express how happy they made me. They are miracle workers. They repaired some fire damage in my kitchen, but also fixed a dent in the plaster in a wall next to the kitchen. Bonus: they fixed the loose handle on the refrigerator! Very swift, very professional, very pleasant.

S. B.

About 1 year ago, they did a nice job with an installation of a small window air conditioner in my back room. It looks good, and the technician, Wes, put in extra thick plexiglass.