Who else has a handyman?

[Chickenagain]

Another post mentioned the Handyman. I have one & wondered how many other people do too?
Would rather keep my Perfect Pete than have a cleaner!
Some of the jobs carried out by Perfect. Painted v quickly the sitting room. Less than a day. Fitted a proper light & switch in loft after going up there to look at tank. New shower pump fitted (bought from eBay) mended both showers, put up amazing driftwood shelf - v heavy & hidden fittings. Moved sockets, moved radiator, built s/h Ikea huge wardrobes (bought on eBay & included carrying all 6 upstairs) plumbed in new dishwasher, new kick board, jet washed both decks and the garden furniture without being asked, cut hedges (8ft tall) mended loo that slow filled for 6 years (part cost about £1). Painted my chimneys while scaffolding was up, laid fabulous terrace in front of house & moves amazingly heavy stuff up & down stairs. Dig up masses of bamboo, removed every scrap & laid turf. Moved flower bed to other side of garden entirely. Never ever moans, calls me "Boss". Brings me fresh eggs. Better than being married

We have one in Nottingham area. He is great. We can do most stuff but with 2 small kids, getting help to tick things off is great! 😀 He answers his phone, turns up when he says he will, is reasonably priced and does a really professional job.

My husbands a builder got all the contractors at he beck and call not ONE thing is finished in my house I need a handyman too

Yes! Ours has refitted and tiled our bathroom, fitted a new staircase, replaced all guttering and fascias, relaid the patio, replaced the garage roof, taken out windows so we could get furniture through, tiled the kitchen floor, fitted a wood burning stove and fitted a wooden floor. If there's anything he cannot do himself, he seems to draft in countless uncles/brothers etc eg spark, plumber. We have always been delighted with his work.

We do smaller jobs ourselves, but I thought he fits the bill of handyman hence my post!

misscph1973 don't assume ALL posters are female!

Also when you work fulltime, it is acceptable to outsource some jobs, whether it is cleaning, gardening or home repairs. There's no need to criticise people for doing so We don't all have time to do everything.......

Yep we do too. He comes once a week to do the garden but will happily do other jobs too. He now is getting a bit old and should of retired years ago and can't do a much as he could which is getting worrying!

Misscph

I have a full set of tools & can paint & drill & mend stuff too. BUT my Perfect comes every other week and I hand over a list of stuff and he zooms through it, has masses of tools & bits & pieces. Also, he saves me a fortune by repairing, not replacing. I don't want to spend leisure time doing DIY - I do enough work in my house as it is and DIY is very overrated IMO.

I thought it would be interesting to know how many other people employed what was seen 'old-fashioned' tradesman - it seems a bit 1950's - but with more women living alone i think it is possibly becoming the new 'in thing'. It's a bit like a dishwasher, once you've had one, you don't want to be without!!

DH's best mate has just started a handyman business - he's amazing at all the little jobs, and he even does simple car repairs. If DH and I ever split up, I've made him promise to let me have his friend in the divorce .