Handyman in Palo Alto
Your Palo Alto repair list, handled by one crew: doors that stick, tired caulk, wall patches, shelves and gate latches, with the price agreed before work starts.
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- 22 miles from our base
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Small repairs for Palo Alto owners and landlords
Close to half of Palo Alto's occupied homes are rented: the Census puts renters at 45.4% and owners at 54.6%. So repair lists here come in two kinds. Owners save the small stuff until it fills a page. Landlords need a unit patched, painted and caulked between tenants, usually on a tight window. Both lists end up with the same mix of doors, hardware, drywall and fixtures.
Text a photo of each item and we can often price the list before anyone drives down from San Bruno. If the house sits in one of the six Residential Preferential Parking districts, such as Old Palo Alto or College Terrace, tell us where the crew can park. Anything on the list that needs a permit is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.
Worth knowing about Palo Alto
- Joseph Eichler built some 2,700 homes in Palo Alto, mostly in the central and southern parts of the city that grew quickly after World War II.
- Professorville, settled by Stanford faculty in the 1890s, is a National Register district with 105 contributing homes built between the 1890s and 1929, many sided in wood shingle.
- The Palo Alto NOAA station averages a summer high of 78.8°F and a winter low of 39.7°F, with 12 days a year at 90°F or more.
Inside the house we do in Palo Alto
- Furniture assembly
- Faucets, shower heads and toilet parts
- Caulk and grout around tubs, showers and sinks
- Doors that stick, sag or won't latch
- Handles, locks and pocket door hardware
- Drywall patches and small ceiling repairs
Photos from our handyman jobs
What customers say
Copied word for word from Thumbtack, typos included.
Thumbtack reviews five stars on every review shown
Professional, quick and clean work recaulking our tub and kitchen sink! They also replaced a lightbulb and consulted on another project. Will use them in the future. Thank you, Junior!
Junior and his team were professional and went above and beyond. We have found our new handyman!
Value for money and flexible to work with. Would definitely hire them again, for all jobs around the house.
Handyman in Palo Alto: questions
Do you work in Palo Alto?
Yes. Palo Alto is about 22 road miles from our base in San Bruno, roughly 31 minutes without traffic. We work all over town, from Professorville to Charleston Meadows.
Who issues permits in Palo Alto?
The City of Palo Alto Planning and Development Services (Building Division). Repairs and like-for-like replacements often don't need a permit; layout changes, new plumbing or new electrical usually do. When one is needed, the job is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.
When can noisy work happen in Palo Alto?
Construction, deliveries included, is allowed 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, with no construction on Sundays or City holidays. We schedule noisy work inside those hours.
Do you take small jobs?
Yes. A lot of our work is exactly that: a door, a stain on the ceiling, a TV, a few lines of caulk. If the list is short, we try to fit it into a single visit.
Get a free estimate
Tell us what needs doing. Junior calls or texts you back with a price, or a time to come take a look. Estimates are free.
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