Mr Handyman

A caveat: The woman who ran Mr. Handyman may not be connected with this business. When I called the number listed, got a listing change notice and new phone number. Derrick, whom others have discussed, answers. Has Derrick gone out on his own? If so, bad news. He told me he would be here at 9 am the following morning. At 10 I e-​mailed him, for the second time. Then called. He gave me a cockamamy tale about how his e-​mail goes into trash, but he would be here at 11:30 to take care of the several jobs I had listed. I found myself hanging out here all day, no further messages, no Derrick. He has no respect for potential customers and their time. I should have paid attention to an earlier reviewer who reported a similar situation. He may be a friggin’ genius as a handyman. I wouldn’t know; he never showed.

I had some issues with my garbage disposal and didn’t know whether it was jammed, broken, or if it was a drain issue.
I called the phone number (which had been changed to a different number) on Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m. and spoke to Derrick who said he was in Temecula and would be back in San Diego after about an hour. I waited two hours to call him (11:15 a.m.) since I had no word from him and asked whether I should call someone else or if he had an estimate. He said he’d be over by noon. 12:35 p.m. comes and no word. I called him again and he doesn’t pick up. He sent me a text saying he’s packing up his truck and will be over. I tell him I no longer need his services.
Luckily, I had a friend come by to pick something up, provided some advice on how fix the garbage disposal, and it worked.
Usually, I would give this type lack of communication/​customer service/​punctuality a one star business. However, since I (1) ended up fixing the problem myself with some advice from a friend, (2) didn’t have to pay him, and (3) he wasn’t a dick when I said I didn’t need him to come anymore, I give them 3 stars.
Be careful when he says «I’ll be down there in an hour.»

Our experience of Mr. Handyman was second to none.
The handyman showed up on time, did a fantastic job, and even saved us money by giving us clever alternatives to the work that we initially had planned for him to complete. Which in turn looks alot better than our original idea.
Overall the service was great and we will definitely be calling Mr. Handyman anytime we need work doing. The prices are completely reasonable for the high standard of work. We have been ripped off in the past and it was a relief to know that everything was done to the highest standard.
Our Handyman was friendly, extremely knowledgable… and most of all he was nice to my dogs. Which is always a bonus.

On Friday morning I realized I needed some plumbing help. I figured I would have to wait until Monday morning or pay extra for someone who could come over the weekend. Since it was to fix a nuisance, not an emergency, I filed out an online form to get Mr. Handyman to come out on Monday morning.
Within 20 minutes, I got a call from Nenette, the owner of the San Diego Mr. Handyman. She asked if I really wanted Monday morning or if I wanted someone sooner. I had a contractor at my house by 10am Friday morning.
Derrick, my contractor, assessed the situation and discussed the issues. He was very professional, gave me options on materials and explained which ones were worth the price.
Derrick was able to reconnect both of my sinks. (Just had new counter tops placed and the old plumbing didn’t fit with the old sinks.) He also had enough time to fix an electrical issue that had concerned me.
Based on my previous dealings with contractors and the thoroughness and professionalism of Mr. Handyman (from initial inquiry through the entire process), I will definitely use this service again.

I bought a house with a completely jerry-​rigged sprinkler system that kept leaking and looked like crap. Mr. Handyman came out and tried to work with the system as it was, sealing the leaks and even rebuilding some of it because my budget was tight and I didn’t want to replace the entire thing. Eventually, due to the way it was created — no fault on their part! — it started leaking again. Mr. Handyman came out again and we decided to have it completely rebuilt using the correct manifold parts. Nenette went way above and beyond by sourcing and bringing in an expert sprinkler guy who went through all the options with me, she supervised the entire thing, and then handled all the billing with him directly. BEST OF ALL — she credited the work Mr. Handyman had done on the repair earlier — even though it was MY decision to not do it right the first time, so the cost was VERY reasonable. I couldn’t ask for better service and the sprinkler system is wonderful now. HIGHLY recommend Mr. Handyman!!!

They were great helping me to finish an Escrow. Came out immediately, reviewed all Inspector’s tasks to be done, confirmed what did not really have to be done, finished what had to be done in reasonable time at reasonable prices. Ask for Derrick. Good worker!

Called Mr Handyman for emergency service. As it turned out, they were booked but were kind enough to refer two other possible sources of help. Got to calling the other handyman services they’d recommended, and the phone rang. They had been able to rearrange things to be able to accommodate our emergency. Showed up, did the work, were really nice, called to follow up. 100% satisfied.

5 stars for a Handyman Service? Hey I’m as surprised as you are.
The handyman arrived on time and fully prepared. I asked him to change out 5 light fixtures, swap out 8 light switches with dimmers, and install 2 ceiling fans. He walked through the job with me and gave me a firm estimate. My house is from the 1920’s which can make for lots of unexpected things during repairs. The handyman gave me information about what might cause problems or increase the costs.
He did run into a problem with one of the light fixtures. He presented three options 1 — do the job as I originally requested (most expensive due to a wiring constraint), 2 — make a minor modification which I wouldn’t have thought of myself (cutting out about 2 additional hours of work) or 3 — stop entirely. I went with his proposed option 2 and it’s been just fine, probably better than my original idea.
He initially estimated 4 – 5 hours and completed the job in 4 hours. He also was absolutely clean in his working habits. He left no dust, footprints, nails or screws anywhere in the house.
Overall, the company was very pleasant. The owner, Nanette called to follow up and make sure I was satisfied. Also, they left me with a bunch of promo coupons for 45 bucks off my next service call. I wouldn’t hesitate to call them again.

My mom wanted a handyman since we were running into trouble hanging shelves, cabinets, etc, so we called Mr. Handyman after doing a quick google search.
They sent a handyman over in 20 minutes of the call. Talk about fast service. The man they sent over was polite and gave us a few pointers on doing the work ourselves. He seemed to spend unnecessary time going in and out of the complex to his car, which ate up some of the pricey half hourly rate we were being charged, though he worked through the projects quickly, so I suppose that made up for it. He did a great job with all that we asked of him.
The first 30 minutes was something like $ 90 and $ 45 or so for each half hour after words. (I don’t remember exactly, but that’s a pretty close estimate.) The bill was pretty pricey, but my mom and I were in a pinch and working with limited time, so it was a relief for us to hire a professional.
I believe we might look elsewhere in the future. Also, while preparing to hang one of the cabinets, he flipped it and the glass door fell out and broke. We looked up the price value online and they credited us back the amount, without question. I understand accidents happen, but it’s always nicer when they don’t. After our handyman left, a representative from the company called asked us to complete a quick survey about our experience.
Overall, it was a relatively pleasant experience with quick professional service a bit on the pricey side.