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Handyman in Pasadena
Send a photo of the job to (310) 857-2520 and a handyman in Pasadena will text you the price within the hour. We work from Madison Heights and Playhouse Village out to Hastings Ranch, and nobody drives over to look first.
Free to quote. Or text the photo to (310) 857-2520.
A 1920s bungalow and a postwar house in Hastings Ranch need different pictures from you, so the first thing we do with your photo is work out which one we are looking at.
After that, one or two clear pictures are usually enough for a price by text. The first time we drive over is to do the work.
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.
How your Pasadena picture becomes a price
- Text the picture to (310) 857-2520 and add your cross streets. We answer every day between 7am and 7pm.
- Within the hour you get the price, or one question if the picture leaves something open.
- The price covers our labor and the clean-up, and the same message names the parts the job needs.
- Reply with a morning or an afternoon that suits you, and most jobs are finished inside the week.
Our page on how it works goes through it in more detail.
Three kinds of Pasadena building, and the picture each one needs
Bungalows and period homes in Madison Heights
In a Craftsman bungalow or a period revival home, please include the trim around the problem and not only the problem. The age of the door, the baseboard and the window casing tells us what the repair is going to take.
Stand far enough back to get the whole door frame or a good stretch of wall, then add one close-up. If the job is in a detached garage down a long driveway, a picture from the street shows us the walk.
Postwar ranch houses in Hastings Ranch
These are usually easier to read, so one wide picture of the room often settles it. Try to get the wall, the floor and a piece of furniture in the same shot, because that gives us the scale.
For a sliding door screen replacement, shoot from the patio with the screen closed and show the top and bottom tracks. If the frame looks bent, add a close-up of that corner.
Apartments and condos around Lake Avenue
Tell us which floor you are on and whether there are stairs or an elevator, since that goes into the price. The picture of the job itself is taken the same way as in a house.
In Playhouse Village, the same wide picture and close-up work for a unit on any floor.
What changes the price on a Pasadena job
- How old the wall or the door is. We can do a drywall patch faster than a repair to old plaster, and a door frame repair in a 1920s house can take more fitting than it would in a newer one.
- How far we carry the tools. A detached garage at the end of the driveway or an upstairs unit off Lake Avenue adds time, and the text says so.
- Anything new. Hinges, a new screen or a new latch are listed with the price.
- The size of the job. If a visit minimum applies, it is stated in the text, so you see it before you say yes.
You can read more about how the price is set if you want it.
The day we come to your house
- We protect the floor. We wear shoe covers inside, and a cloth goes down under the work.
- We compare the job with your picture. If they don't match, you hear about it right there, and nothing changes without your OK.
- We leave it clean. The clean-up is already in the price you were texted.
Before you send a Pasadena photo
Can you price TV mounting from a picture?
Yes, that is how we price all our TV mounting. Get the whole wall and the nearest outlet in the shot, and text us the size of the TV.
What if I can't tell how old the house is?
That's fine, because the picture often tells us. If it doesn't, you get one question back, and telling us you don't know is a perfectly good answer.
What if the picture shows something that isn't handyman work?
If it shows work for a plumber or an electrician, the reply says so. It costs you nothing, and you know where you stand before anyone comes over.
Near Caltech, off Arroyo Parkway or just off the 210 Freeway, text your photo to (310) 857-2520 and the price is back within the hour.
You can send us a photo from Altadena, Alhambra or Arcadia too.
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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