Your Local Handyman

Mike B.

Spoke to them in the evening. I had planned on leaving a message but they answered. Gave my info and explained I had a large list of work and he asked to call me on Monday to arrange meeting. Two weeks later its safe to assume he did not need my business. Which will be significant.

In response. Thank you for responding. I wish you had been as responsive to my request as you are to this review. It's great that your business is booming however if you don't want the work, don't promise a return call or text just say it. My feelings are not hurt that you didn't need my business. However my review is entirely factual. Thanks again for responding. However the fact remains, you simply blew me off.

Kyle M.

Chris is the best. We're new homeowners, and always feel safe in his hands. Incredibly communicative, and gets any job done in a quick and easy manner. We'd be lost without him!

Geraldine G.

Needed a door installation. I know I had asked him to install in without the door jam, sounding odd and stuff but the door installation went great. He installed the lock and knob and weather proofed it. This is not a simple task at all. I plan to call for jobs in the future.

Pam N.

Chris and his crew did a great job repairing an outside staircase that had wood rot. He made sure the staircase was strong and secure. Work was done in a timely manner and the area was cleaned up. It looks great.

Kenn F.

We hired Your Local Handyman for a small project to repair some water damage to an inside wall. As with these things, there was much more work to be done. They showed and explained to us each new problem, and did not proceed until we approved. Their prep, work, and cleanup was professional. Everyone was polite and conscientious. I waited until after the first rain to post this review; I can say now that the repairs were completely successful!

Ron C.

Don't know if their work is good or not. After I posted the job they stated they had substantial experience with the work to be done and asked for contact info. Sent requested info twice. No follow up.
Waste of time.

Aadila M.

Update:
-- I read his response, and want to point (1) I spoke on and off 1mos. He was polite but unpleasant. Then it seemed he fell off a cliff, ignoring us completely. No 'we're busy', nothing. = Unpredictable + Unreliable. 2 months I heard nothing, no response to messages/calls/VMs. (read my details below.) The day after this review went live he called me. (2) There's no 'we'. The multiple times we called/messaged, it's all Chris.
Wish him all the best of luck, and hope he improves his work style.

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Negative 100.
Skim through reviews...you'll see Many Zero rating, cushioned by 5star reviews. Someone is clearly trying to boost ratings.

I called over 10 handymen, and wanted to find right person for our jobs who'd get things right (because as they say, 'if you don't have time to do it right the first time, do you have time to do it twice').

Chris has a very unpleasant attitude, but I thought 'right now I mainly care about job done well.' So talked anyway. Every time I called it felt like he was busy and was just putting up with conversations.
My calls to him were scattered over a month period (as I called and had estimates from other handymen). In the beginning he called back and responded very promptly, though attitudey. His VM message notes a warranty on all their jobs. He didn't mention it, but when I brought it up, he said ""yes all our jobs have 1year warranty. If it fails, we'll come take a look, and if it's because of our work, we'll replace or repair it free of charge."" Well that was a bonus assurance.

He does not provide free estimates. Only estimates over phone by looking at pics. Our situation was a bit confusing (dif handymen suggested different solutions), so had him explain it. He did not like that. He told me a few times ""this is a small project"", as if it's not worth talking about ($4-500 work).
At the end of the month I said we'd move forward with him (due to some security from his warranty). Never heard back. I called, text-messaged a few times, left VMs, spread over a week. Nothing. It's been 2mos now, he never responded to anything. Then I realized, if he's flaky unpredictable with call-backs, and can so stubbornly ignore you, what's to prove he'd stick to his word and honor a 'warranty'? Prob if something breaks, we'd never hear back from him, same as we're not hearing back from him now.
Very unreliable.

Few of the other handymen contacted are below. These are the ones we almost went with. Many others contacted, who over the phone said they couldn't do the project so not much more interaction.

-- Altadena Handyman- Ruslan, Very nice, great attitude, provides free estimates, arrived on time. Would be great to work with, however he did not do the work we needed. He works alone, and said our project needed multiple hands.

-- Your Local Handyman- Chris, unpleasant, flake, do not recommend. See above.

-- Nick and Sons Handyman- Nick, very nice, great attitude, also provided free estimate, arrived on time, experienced, explained well, provided advise. Although he said he'd do our project, he did not seem very experienced with it (we had an atypical job), though seemed experienced in general. We decided we'd prefer committing to someone who'd done it a lot.

-- Jeff Kasper Services- Jeff, great guy, highly recommend. Also great attitude, great to work with. Said he does small to large projects, including adding rooms and such. Will prob go with him. (Found him last, via Nextdoor app.) Update: did go with him, he was Phenomenal. Skill+attitude+responsiveness. I'll be calling him for everything from now on.

-- Let Jim Fix It- Jim. Also great attitude, highly recommend. Free estimates, arrived on time, was pleasant with everyone in family including kiddies. Would be happy having him help out. Said he's been in business 40years, and has ""seen it all"". The solution he suggested wasn't ideal, would make the kitchen layout difficult to work with. It was a tie, but ultimately we decided to go with a more workable layout.

Rachelle H.

If I could give zero stars I would. This guy is the biggest flake I haven't met in my life. He was lucky that I even considered giving him a second chance to work for me. The first time he was quick to answer the phone, said he would come over the same day at 3pm. Sounds promising right? Uh no! Then it turned into 3:45pm. 3:45pm rolls around no Chris. Then I get a text at 3:50pm saying his ETA is 4:20pm. Well, I already had someone else coming at 5pm to offer another quote. Bad first impression. So I immediately canceled with him and didn't respond to any further texts. Then days later he reaches out again asking to reschedule. So I had my assistant deal with him directly. He was scheduled to meet myself and my team today at 4pm. He then, after he should have gotten he hint to deal directly with my assistant, continues to contact me directly. I should have gone with my gut as I normally do NOT give anyone who is late a second chance. Sends me a direct message claiming he is ""sick"" and can't come today and to reschedule. WHAT A JOKE! Get a life buddy. There are too many people that would not only LOVE to work for me in my beautiful home but to take my money. Also looked at fake spot.com and most of his reviews are FAKE. A FAKE FLAKE is what this guy is. I do NOT recommend wasting your time. Too many other great people out there that will do what they say.

Tori S.

I've had Chris and his crew come out twice now and am beyond pleased with their service. On time, courtesy, competent, and reasonably priced. We'll be calling back for a lot more jobs soon!

Jacquelyn C.

This guy is a joke... I have never dealt with a contractor who is as noncommittal as this guy was. Do yourself a favour and find somebody else to give your business to.