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Handyman in Highland Park
For small repairs in an older house, a handyman in Highland Park can tell a lot from one photo, so text yours to (310) 857-2520 and the price comes back within the hour. We also work in Mount Washington and Eagle Rock next door.
Free to quote. Or text the photo to (310) 857-2520.
A house from the early 1900s rarely has anything square in it, and that is fine. We know older Los Angeles houses well enough to read them from a picture, as long as the picture shows more than the broken part.
So please step back a little, and send the wide shot along with the close-up.
What you get when you send a photo
- A price within the hour. We text it back, or ask one question if the photo leaves one open.
- The reply costs nothing. That is true whatever you send.
- Open every day, 7am to 7pm. Most jobs go on a morning or an afternoon you pick, and they are done inside the week.
- No surprises at the door. If what we find isn't what the photo showed, you hear it right there, before any work.
- A year on our workmanship. If it comes loose, that visit is free.
What you might want to ask about an older Highland Park house
My house is more than a hundred years old. Can you still price from a photo?
Yes, keep the woodwork in the shot, because that is how we read the age of what we are fitting to. If something leaves us unsure, you get one question back.
I have no garage and the street is narrow. What should I send?
Send a picture from the street with any steps up to your door. The carry goes into the price, and the text says so.
Do you work on old doors, or only new ones?
Both. For an old door in an old frame, show the whole frame with a tape measure against it, and we save what we can with door repair.
Text, price, then a time that suits you
- Text a wide picture and a close-up to (310) 857-2520, between 7am and 7pm on any day.
- Read the reply within the hour. It covers the work and the clean-up, and it names the parts, or it asks one question first.
- Pick a morning or an afternoon, and we come then and check the job against your photo.
Our page on how it works has the longer version.
Craftsman, Victorian or courtyard: what we look for
Craftsman and Victorian homes off Avenue 50
Show the trim, the door casing and the window frame around the job. Old wood tells us what can be repaired and what may need a new piece, so a close-up by itself leaves us guessing.
For weather stripping or window caulking on an old window, take the whole window first, then the gap, and tell us if the window still opens.
Spanish bungalows on the hillside streets
On the hillside streets off Monte Vista Street, the way to your door is part of the job, so send one picture from the street. If there are stairs up from the sidewalk, make sure they show.
Older walls can have a lot of texture, so a wide shot in daylight helps us match a patch when we do drywall and plaster repair.
Small apartment and courtyard buildings
In a courtyard building, tell us whether we walk through the courtyard to reach your door. A picture from the sidewalk is plenty, whether you are near Sycamore Grove Park or anywhere else.
If the job is on the outside of the building, say so, and add a picture from the courtyard.
Mount Washington and Eagle Rock, next door
Both are inside our area, and the reply comes from the same number. Text your cross streets with the picture.
On a steep street in Mount Washington, send the same picture from the road that we ask for on the hillside streets here.
Why two Highland Park jobs can get different prices
- The stairs and the street. A narrow hillside street or a long flight of steps means a longer carry, and that is in the text before you say yes.
- The age of the wood and the wall. An old frame or an old plaster wall can take more fitting than a newer one, and the wide shot is how we tell.
- What has to be new. We name each piece right beside the price.
There is more on how the price is set.
Near the Lummis Home or anywhere up the hill, text your photo to (310) 857-2520 and the price is back within the hour.
Homes in Pasadena, Glendale and Alhambra get the same photo price.
Point your phone at it. We'll text back a price within the hour.
Free to quote, for anything on this page and most things that aren't.
Text a photo to (310) 857-2520
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