Handyman in Staten Island

Yes, I take jobs in Staten Island — by appointment, not “maybe if traffic’s good.” Minimum visit is $90, and you get a flat quote from photos before I cross the bridge. Most common calls here: door repairs, drywall patches, exterior caulking, TV mounting, and video doorbells. Evenings and Sundays available.

Houses change the job list

Staten Island is the one borough where detached and semi-detached houses are the norm, not the exception. That flips my work list compared to Manhattan or Brooklyn, where it’s all apartment interiors.

House stuff I see constantly on the Island:

Exterior small jobs. Weather hits a house from all sides. Caulk around exterior door frames and windows cracks and lets water in — re-caulking starts at $120 for a tub, and exterior beads are quoted from your photos. Storm doors sag, thresholds wear out, railings loosen. This is the borough where “small outdoor fix” is half my inbox.

Doors, doors, doors. Houses have a lot of them, and wood doors swell with humidity. Planing and hinge work from $110, lockset swaps from $95. If your front door needs a shoulder to close in July, that’s a normal Tuesday for me.

Smart home and security. Homeowners here actually own their front door, so video doorbells and smart locks (from $100) make sense in a way they don’t for a fourth-floor walk-up. Same for floodlight-style fixture swaps — light fixtures from $110.

Basements and garages. Shelving and storage systems from $60 per floating shelf, heavier garage shelving quoted flat from photos. Houses generate storage projects that apartments physically can’t.

There are condos and townhouse developments too — mostly along the North Shore — and some of those have management rules for outside workers: sign-in, work hours, sometimes advance notice. Forward me your building’s rules when you text and I’ll plan the visit around them.

One more Staten Island perk from my side: driveways. I can park at the job and bring everything, instead of the Manhattan routine of circling the block with a hand truck. That makes multi-task visits efficient — and since my hourly rate is $75–95, batching three or four small fixes into one visit is the smart way to book me here.

Honest logistics

I’ll be straight with you: Staten Island is a planned trip for me, not a swing-by. I group Island jobs into dedicated days, so same-day is rare. What works well instead:

• Next-day and scheduled visits — book a day or two out and I’m reliable
• Evenings — after-work slots when you’re actually home
• Sundays — when nearly every other handyman’s phone goes to voicemail

Because each trip is planned, it pays to send me your whole list, not just the one urgent thing. “Fix the door, patch the wall, swap the faucet” in one visit beats three separate trips for both of us. Full price list is on the pricing page — materials extra, cleanup included.

How to book

1. Text me photos of everything on your list — wide shot plus close-up per item.
2. I reply with flat prices. Me personally, not a call center.
3. Pick a slot: daytime, evening, or Sunday.
4. I show up with the van, do the work, and leave the place cleaner than I found it.

Send your photos through the contact page and let’s get your list handled.